Magyar Egyház, 1959 (38. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1959-08-01 / 8-9. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 15 CHURCH ACTIVITY NOW GROUNDS FOR DIVORCE IN EAST GERMANY (Berlin, EPS.) — An East German court has ruled that active participation in church life constitutes “strong grounds for divorce.” In awarding a divorce in a recent case the court was reported to have said that “progressive-thinking people in our state of workers and farmers cannot be expected to remain tied to a marriage partner who leans more and more towards the Church.” The case in point was said to involve a woman who had led “a good married life at first, but since 1946 leaned more and more towards the Church.” Testimony was offered to the effect that she attended services on Sunday and also took part in other church activities “at least twice a week.” By so doing the court said the defendant “created an estrangement between herself and her husband” which constitutes sufficient grounds for divorce. Protestants in Argentina Protestant services may now be held in any premises in Argentina without special permission, as long as the Ministry of Religious Affairs is informed, according to a new government order which ends the requirement for obtaining permission for all church gatherings. Statistical information including the number of members, names of ministers and addresses of churches and parish houses must also be sent to the Ministry of Religious Affairs. NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS CARTERET, N. J. Rally Day on September 20 marked the beginning of our fall activities. On this day a service of rededication was held to the Church’s teaching and serving ministry. We shall observe World Wide Communion on October 4. Services will start at 9 in English and at 10:30 in Hungarian. Preparatory services will be conducted on the preceding Friday in English, on Saturday in Hungarian; both evenings at 7:30. The Junior Women’s Guild will gather for a covered-dish supper and birthday party Thursday, October 1st. Dr. Andrew Harsanyi, Pastor, has been elected president of the Carteret Council of Churches for this year. Turn to the Hungarian section of congregational news for recent baptisms and funeral. DETROIT, MICH. Twelve of our young people attended the National Youth Conference, held at McKeesport, Pa., on September 5, 6, and 7. They enjoyed the Christian Fellowship and returned home enriched with spiritual benefits that will aid them in their work locally. During the Labor Day week-end a caravan of 60 members of our church visited the Bethlen Home at Ligonier, Pa. For many this was their first opportunity to see the work carried on by our charitable institution. On September 2th, Rev. Alexander Daroczy, Supt. of the Bethlen Home was our guest at the Annual Bethlen Home Sunday. So far this year our congregation has contributed over a thousand dollars toward the support of our charitable institution. Our Bowling League of 16 teams has started the season and we have a lot of good clean sportsmanship every Thursday evening. The Fall Bazaar will be held on October 15, 16, and 18th. New Wine Communion will be on November 1st. A Communion Preparatory and Reformation Memorial service on October 31, Saturday 7:30 P.M. The Harvest Festival and Dance is scheduled for November 7th. DUQUESNE, PA. Now that the summer is over we resumed our regular Sunday morning schedule: Hungarian Service at 9:45 a.m. and the English Service at 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all classes, except pre-school department, at 9:45 a.m. and Nursery during the English Service. We had very little summer activities with but one exception: a visit to the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, Pa. About one hundred men, women and children, visited the home and made a substantial contribution toward the building fund. This year’s total of contributions for the Bethlen Home (building and general fund) will amount to about one thousand dollars. The fall activities of our groups are in full swing, our Sunday School, choir, Youth Fellowshiy, Women’s Club and Men’s Club all are active again. A general visitation of the congregation will be made by the Church Council before World Wide Communion. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. The Sunday School continues from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00. Our Bible School and Confirmation Classes started September 19 every Saturday from 9 to 12 noon. Bring or send your children. 12 young men and women attended the National Youth Conference from our church in McKeesport, Pa. 7 delegates represented our congregation at the Presbyters’ Conference in Ligonier, Pa. Loyalty Month will be observed in the church in connection with this nationwide movement; in October. The first Sunday will be Holy Communion Sunday, then Youth Sunday, the third, Guest Sunday and the last, Reformation festival. The Women’s Guild shall sponsor an autumn cabaret dance on October 11th. Their yearly celebration of the traditional “grape harvest festival” used to be a success, and they hope, the affair this year will be a memorable one. The Christian Youth Fellowship, Youth Club, the women’s organizations and the Men’s Club will continue their regular meetings and work as before the summer vacation. ROEBLIG, N. J. Our Sunday School sponsored the participation in Christian Youth Camps of the following youngsters of our Church: Ernie Stefan, who went to Camp Mensch Mill for the second time, Roger Csogi, George Bordash, Marge Botiinger, Beverly Genosky, Eddy Stefan, James Botlinger and Arlene Nagy. Our Church has been represented by quite a few members of the Church Council at the National Elders Association Conference in Ligonier as well as by our young people at the Annual Conference of the Bethlen Youth Federation in McKeesport, Pa.
