Calvin Synod Herald, 2017 (118. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

2017-11-01 / 11-12. szám

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CALVIN SYNOD HERALD

The American Hungarian Reformed Presbyter’s Association

AHRPA RECOMMENDATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT 2017: Paul Bodo, Chairman

It is recommended that:

1. A copy of these recommendations be mailed/emailed to the attention of the Secretary of the Consistory and be read to the congregation of all our churches. Further, it is requested that these recommendations be published in the Calvin Synod Herald.

2. The Vice Presidents gather from each church in their districts an updated list of church chief elders, consistory secretaries and/or a designated contact person’s mailing and/or email address.

3. The Presbyters’Association will donate $100.00 to the youth camp.

4. The Presbyters’Association will donate $100.00 to the Trenton Mission Trip Fund.

5. Our churches do whatever they can do to support the Bethlen Communities annually which may include a Bethlen Sunday.

6. The AHRPA Treasurer will send out a notice by mail/email in January to all our churches that their annual dues are $3.00 per Presbyter. Included w ith this notice/email should be the AHRPA Treasurer’s name and address. The President’s invitation to the AHRPA Conference should also include a reminder of the annual dues per Presbyter along with the AHRPA Treasurer's name and address.

7. Our churches should inform each other by mail, email, or other technology, upcoming Hungarian cultural and other church events in a timely manner so that we m ay support each other’s events.

8. Lay leadership in all churches should be encouraged to attend their classis meetings, Synod conferences and workshops so that they may grow in their faith journey to be better prepared to serve the Lord.

9. All churches reach out to their communities for service and mission to God.

10. The next meeting of the AHRPA will begin at 9:00 a.m. with a church service Saturday morning in the Chapel, before beginning our regular meeting and will conclude our business meeting on Sunday no later than 11:30 a.m.

11. The American Hungarian Reformed Presbyter Associations next meeting will take place earlier in 2018. The meeting will be August 11 and 12,2018. MARK YOUR CALENDARS.