Calvin Synod Herald, 2010 (111. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2010-03-01 / 3-4. szám

CALVIN SYNOD HERALD

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Rev. Albert W. Kovács Elected as Pastor

The Hungarian Reformed Church of Johnstown-Windber elected a new Minister on January 31,2010. Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, Bishop, conducted the Special Congregational Meeting and vote.

The Rev. Albert W. Kovács led the Lord’s Day Service at 10 o’clock Sunday morning and Rev. Imre Bertalan, Dean of the Eastern Classis, assisted in the Worship Service. Afterwards, Bishop Ludwig conducted the meeting and vote.

The Rev. Kovács was ordained fifty-five years ago in Trinity Reformed Church in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania by the Pittsburgh Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church. He recently served for 18 years at the Hungarian Reformed Church of Woodbridge, New Jersey, which honored him with election as Pastor Emeritus. He is a graduate of Elmhurst College (IL) and Lancaster Theological Seminary (PA). He was President of Pennsylvanians for Human Life and also of Pro-life Protestants of Pennsylvania.

Rev. Kovács and his wife Theresa have been married fiftyfive years and are the parents of three children and grandparents of four young ladies. They live in the Bethlen Communities at Ligonier, Pennsylvania.

The Johnstown-Windber Congregation is observing its 110th Anniversary this year.

The Windber Hungarian Reformed Church joined with the local congregation after their church was lost in a fire some years ago. Rev. Kovács has been serving the Congregation since last April.

All of God’s rich blessings to Rev. Kovács and the Congregation as they serve Him and each other.

Tünde Garat

Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, Bishop;

Mr. Nicholas Kovach, Chief Elder;

Rev. Imre A. Bertalan, Dean; Rev. Albert W. Kovács at Johnstown-Windber Pastor Election

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BREAD + WINE

S.M.

Jesus invites his saints To meet around his board;

Here pardon’d rebels sit, and hold Communion with their Lord.

For food he gives his flesh;

He bids us drink his blood;

Amazing favor! matchless grace Of our descending God.

The sacred elements

Remain mere wine and bread;

But signify and seal the love Of Christ our cov ’nant head.

This holy bread and wine

Maintains our fainting breath,

By union with our living Lord,

And int 'rest in his death.

Our heav ’nly Father calls Christ and his members one;

We the young children of his love,

And he the firstborn Son.

We are but sev ’ral parts Of the same broken bread;

One body hath its sev ’ral limbs,

But Jesus is the head.

Let all our pow ’rs be joined His glorious name to raise;

Pleasure and love fill ev ’ry mind,

And ev ’ry voice be praise.

From a Reformed hymnal of 1834

The above is a hymn from an old German Reformed Hymnal of 1834 used in the USA.

The word German was dropped years later and the ReformedAmerican-Hungarians merged with the Reformed Church in the United States in 1921.

This hymn is suitable for Easter, but also appropriate for Pentecost or a church anniversary and other special celebrations.

Submitted by Rev. Albert W. Kovács

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