Calvin Synod Herald, 2016 (117. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2016-11-01 / 11-12. szám

CALVIN SYNOD HERALD 5 timely manner so that we may support each other’s events by mail or technology. 9. Lay leadership in all churches attend their classis meetings, synod conferences and workshops to grow in their faith journey to better prepare all to serve the Lord. 10. All churches reach out to their communities for service and mission to God. 11. We continue to hold our meeting in August for 2017 in Ligonier, PA and strongly encourage our members to attend the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in Niagara Falls, Ontario in June 2017. 12. The guest speaker and topic for the 2016 AHRPA Conference be secured by March and announced in May if possible. 13. We give the Bethlen Communities $95 in honor of their 95th Anniversary. WOODBRIDGE, NJ CHURCH NEWS It is with heavy hearts that we began the fall season with a memorial service for our Pastor Emeritus, the late Rev. Albert W. Kovács, who passed away on July 2, of this year. Fie served this congregation for 17 years. Service was held on Saturday, October 22 with several area ministers participating. A fellowship hour followed the service. We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his wife, Theresa, his children and Albert’s sister, our very own Margie Gross. May he rest in peace. Church activities have started up. A successful kolbász making was held on October 14. Kolbász orders came from as far away as Maryland where one family made the 4 hour trip (one way) for this delicacy. We mourn the loss of our member, Imre “Jimmy” Gorcz who was always there to help out. Fie so loved to be a part of this activity. Fie will be sorely missed. We also said our final farewells to Charlotte Robe and Judith Vincze Quinn (daughter of the late Rev. Dr. Charles Vincze) who both passed away in October. God be with you till we meet again. As was stated in a previous issue of the Herald, Rev. Stefan Torok was given the gift of a new ministerial robe by the Lorantffy Guild as a Christmas present. The robe was handmade in Miskolc, Hungary. The dedication took place during the November 6th church service. Even though the robe arrived midsummer, it was decided to hold off on the dedication so that Rev. Torok’s brother, Janos, and his wife Zsuzsa, from Király Helmec, Slovakia, could be present. They were very instrumental in securing the robe and made sure it arrived safely in America. We welcomed them with open hearts. On November 19th, we held a chicken paprikas dinner made by the Toroks, Rev. Torok and his wife, Cindy, and Janos and Zsuzsa Torok. We thank the Lorantffy Guild for the hors d’oeuvres and the members for the many delicious baked goods. To usher in the Christmas season, a pot luck Mikulás (St. Nicholas) dinner was held on Saturday, December 3rd. It was wonderful to enjoy a variety of delicious food, fellowship and singing of Christmas carols. We take this opportunity to wish all of you a blessed Christmas. Cindy Torok Rt. Rev. S. Torok Auxiliary Bishop; Audrey Marcinak Lorantffy Pres.; and Ernest Balogh Sr., Chief Elder at the robe dedication

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