Magyar Egyház, 1964 (43. évfolyam, 3-9. szám)
1964-03-01 / 3. szám
10 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ THE SECOND HELVETIC CONFESSION RENDERED IN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SECTION HI. God, His Unity and the Holy Trinity 1. What do we believe and teach of God? We believe and teach that as to His substance or nature God is one. 2. What are the attributes of God? God has his origin in himself; He is self-sufficient; He is invisible, incorporeal, infinite and eternal. God is the creator of all visible and invisible things. He is supremely good; He is living and giving life and sustaining everything. He is almighty, all-wise, merciful, gracious, just and true. 3. What else do we believe and teach of God? We also believe and teach that the one, indivisible God exists in three inseparable yet distinct Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. 4. What is the relationship between the three Persons? The Father had begotten the Son from all eternity in an unexplicable mode. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son eternally, and He is worshipful with both. 5. Are there not three Gods then? No. There are only three Persons of the same divine substance. Although as Persons, they are distinct and precede one another yet are perfectly equal. So God is one in the three Persons as the Holy Trinity. 6. How do we know this? We know this because the Bible and the Apostles’ Creed clearly teach the existence of the three Persons. 7. With whom, do we disagree concerning God the Holy Trinity? We disagree with the Jews, the Mohammedans and all those who blaspheme the most holy and worshipful Trinity and teach contrary to the Bible about Him. (To be continued) Stephen Kovács YOUTH NEWS CARTERET YOUTH NEWS Members of the Youth Fellowship have ordered uniform sweaters which will also bear the BYF-emblem designed and produced by the Trenton Fellowship. Preparations for the Labor Day Weekend BYF Conference are progressing well. DUQUESNE YOUTH NEWS Our Youth Fellowship held four meetings jointly with the McKeesport group during this winter, alternating the place of meeting between the two churches. The next district meeting will be held in Youngstown, Ohio on Sunday, April 12. NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS BETHLEHEM On March 6, Dean Dezső Ábrahám held his annual visitation in our Church. Our Church became a member of the Greater Bethlehem Area Council of Churches. The dinner of the elders held on February 23 was a great success. Mrs. Elsie Klink joined our Congregation. Our Sunday School will hold their usual Easter Party with egg-hunting on Palm Sunday. CARTERET The holy elements for Lenten Communion were donated by Mrs. Elizabeth Cinege, Mr. & Mrs. William Lazar and the Youth Fellowship whose members came to the Lord’s Table in a body. The Board appointed five standing committees with each elder serving at least on one committee. They are Finance, Christian Education, Buildings and Grounds, Public Relations and Affairs, and General Membership Committees. The Public Relations and Affairs Committee handles all relations of the Church with outside organizations in the borough or elsewhere. The Junior Women’s Guild will be host to an Interguild Social on April 2nd. The theme is “Easter in Hawaii.” Baptism: Wayne Michael, son of Richard Charles Patrick and his wife Margaret Esther Sebok. DUQUESNE We opened the Lenten Season with the Lord’s Supper having been administered on the first Sunday, when 181 members lived with the sacrament. The Wednesday evening services are fairly well attended, between 35 and 50 in attendance. The Schedule for Holy Week and Easter may be found in the combined schedule of this issue, and will be mailed to every member. The Lord’s Supper will be administered both on Thursday evening and on Easter Sunday morning. Our student assistant during the Holy Week and Easter services will be Lester Helmeczi who is now a student in Lancaster Theological Seminary. PERTH AMBOY May God grant a blessed Easter holiday season to our members and friends. The order of services will be mailed to our church members. Change of address should be brought to the attention of our church office. From Palm Sunday to Easter our sick and shut-in brethren will be called upon with holy communion; relatives, please, notify the Pastor about those who are sick! A Sunday and Bible School Teachers Training Course will be held for 10 weeks beginning Monday, April 6th in Perth Amboy; those who are interested should contact their church office and register. The meetings will be held alternately in Perth Amboy, Carteret and New Brunswick (Somerset St. Church). Our Men’s Club will sponsor the film: “I Beheld His Glory.” It is a color motion picture with the story of the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord. Plan to come and bring your friends along: Palm Sunday night at 7:00 P.M. in our auditorium. No admission! Everyone welcome! Our Men’s Club is sponsoring an excursion to the New York City World’s Fair on Saturday, May 9th. Those who would like to go should contact Norman Bright and Norman Rhodes; tickets $5 each! A few more reservations are still available on the 2nd bus. The annual Women’s Conference will be held on Sunday afternoon, May 3rd in our sister church at Roebling, N. J. If sufficient people sign up. we shall charter a bus. The Youth Fellowship of our church will sponsor a social on Saturday, April 4th, from 8 P.M. to 11 P.M., for the members of the area youth groups.
