Magyar Egyház, 1968 (47. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1968-12-01 / 12. szám
18 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ bér 22, 6:30 p.m. The Christmas events will be dramatized in song, poems and plays. Through the generosity of the Ladies Aid Society ever}' child attending this party will receive a Christmas gift. Order of services during the holiday season: December 24, 7:30 — Christmas Eve service; December 25 — Christmas Day communion services, English at 9:30, Hungarian at 11; December 26 — Hungarian at 11; December 29 — English at 9:45, Hungarian at 11; December 31 — New Year’s Eve service at 7:30; January 1 •— New Year’s Day service at 11 o’clock. The Young Adults Fellowship is giving a New Year’s Party and Dance on December 31st, beginning at 8:30 p.m. Pancake Breakfast by the Golden Circle Club on January 12, Annual Pork Dinner and Dance on January 25. DUQUESNE, PA. Wedding: Frank Pulkownik and Carolyn Lietzell exchanged vows in our chapel on November 15th. Both are new members of our church. Funeral: James Stiver, on November 7th. Interment was in our cemetery. The Senior Youth Fellowship is being reorganized into a Young People’s Club, which will be open for single and married young people. Their first meeting was on November 25th. At the present they are working on several projects, e.g. Christmas decorations. Our Sunday School sponsored a field trip for its pupils on November 16th to the Junior Playhouse in Pittsburgh, financed by the bakesale. The trip was highly successful and memorable. The pastor of the church was the speaker at Thanksgiving Eve Union services sponsored by the Duquesne Ministerial Association. Christmas caroling will be done by the church council in Hungarian, and the two Youth Fellowships in English and Hungarian. Dates will be determined later. Christmas Season services: December 20th, Friday, Advent Vesper Service, bilingual, with communion at 7 p.m.; Christmas Sunday, December 22nd, Hungarian at 9:45 a.m., English 11 a.m.; Christinas Eve, bilingual at 7 p.m.; Christmas Day, Hungarian at 9:30 with communion, English at 11 a.m. witli communion; Christmas’ Second Day, Thursday, December 26th, Hungarian at 11 a.m. New Year’s services: Watchnight, Thursday, December 31st, at 7 p.m. bilingual; New Year’s Day, Hungarian at 11 a.m. Other Sundays we will observe the regular schedule: Hungarian at 9:45 a.m., English at 11 a.m. Christmas Parties: Sunday School on December 15th, Women’s Club on December 4th. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. The pastor and officers of the church wish to all our members a blessed holiday season! The order of services will be mailed to all. The Christian Youth Fellowship will visit the homes with caroling from Friday, December 20th to Monday, December 23rd. Th ere will be a dinner-dance on New Year’s Eve for the benefit of the air conditioning fund; tickets are available from Joseph Bányácski, vice-president. Several new immigrants arrived to the United States from European refugee camps; their names are printed in the Hungarian section. The 65th anniversary of our church was celebrated Sunday, November 17th, with English and Hungarian worship services in the morning, and a banquet in the evening, attended by 435 members and guests. The Women’s Guild’s annual bazaar on December 1st was a very successful affair. Thanks to all who helped and made it possible. The Women’s Guild published a new edition of their Hungarian Cook Book. Write for a copy to the church; $1 plus postage. ROEBLING, N. J. The Rev. Kálmán Göndöcz was our guest minister on Mission Sunday, November 3. Many of our members were quite generous in their mission offerings. It is comforting to know that they take the mission command of our Lord seriously and follow the example of Christ’s compassion and love. Our annual bazaar was successful. The total profit was $834.34. We are grateful for all donations. Above all, we are deeply indebted to the few members who worked so diligently to bring about the success of the bazaar. The Pastor of our congregation was re-elected as the president of the Christian Churches of Florence Township. Our church was represented by five elders at the Elders’ Conference. Elder Bertalan Bartha was elected as one of the auditors of the Elders’ Association. Worship Services during Christmas: December 24, Combined Worship Service at 7:00 p.m. — December 25: English Worship Service witli Holy Communion at 9:00 a.m., Hungarian Worship Service with Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m. — December 26: Hungarian Worship Service at 10:00 a.in. STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Thanksgiving Communion was observed November 17 and the elements were donated by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph O’Donnell. Thanksgiving service was conducted in both languages and members of our neighboring American Reformed Church were our guests. The Rev. Charles E. Bloodgood delivered the English message. After the worship services a social hour was held in the church hall. Our annual bazaar reached the highest profit in the last years: $1,460. Many thanks to the untiring workers. The order of Christmas services is as follows: December 22, Sunday, 3 P. M. — Sunday School Christmas-party; Christmas Eve— Candlelight service, after which the carolers will visit the homes; December 25, 10 A. M. — English service, 11 A. M. Hungarian service, both with Communion; December 31, 6:30 — New Year’s Eve combined service; January 1, 10 A. M. — New Year combined service. YOUNGSTOWN, O. The Rev. Alexander Daroczy preached at the combined Orphanage Sunday Service on November 17th.
