Magyar Egyház, 1969 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1969-11-01 / 11. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 19 Jesus: Let the children first be fed, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs. Mother: Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs. Jesus: Woman, for this saying you may go your way. The demon has left your daughter. Mother: O, be your name blessed, my Lord! Jesus: Go with peace. Narrator: The mother went home. She ran as fast as she could. What will she see? She went straight into Deborah’s room. Deborah: Mother? Mother: Deborah, darling, are you all right? Deborah: Surely, why not? Mother: You were so sick that I thought you would die. Deborah: Was I? I don’t remember. Mother, I’m so hungry! May I have something to eat, and a big, big glass of milk? Mother: The Lord heard my supplication. He talked to me, He looked down at me. He brought my little daughter back to life. For this 1 will love Him, I will believe in His Name, and I will praise Him until the last day of my life. ☆ The Rev. Ákos G. Papp, a former minister of the Reformed Church in Hungary, who spent about a decade in the United States serving Presbyterian, Evangelical United Brethren and United Methodist Churches, accepted an invitation from the Conservatory in Jyvaskyla, Finland, to become a member of its faculty. Readers of Magyar Egyház have enjoyed both, his meditations in Hungarian and his biblical playlets in English. We shall see more of them coming now from Finland. The Papps — Mrs. Papp is the daughter of a Finnish Lutheran pastor — left with their two children in mid-August. NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS AKRON, OHIO Our new concrete circle driveway was completed in October. The cost of this project was $3,200. At New Wine Holy Communion service 152 participated. On October 12th Joseph Paneel, missionary, occupied our pulpit. He is the son of our oldest member Mrs. Joseph Páncél, Sr., 90. The 13th anniversary of the Hungarian Freedom Fight was celebrated on October 26. A delegation attended the mortgage burning celebration of our sister church in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, where we shared the joy of our brethren. We will hold a Thanksgiving Service on Thanksgiving Eve at 7 p.m. We invite all the members of the congregation to attend. Funeral: Mrs. József Tenke on October 17; she was 74 years old. Baptisms: Jon Joseph Apáti, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Apáti on October 26. Godparents are Richard and Marilyn Apáti. Stephen Joseph Gyokor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gyokor on November 9th. Godparents are Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Six. William Adler Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. William Adler on November 16th. Godparents are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fitts. BETHLEHEM, PA. With a group of nine we took part in the celebration of the 75th Anniversary -of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Trenton. The cost of renovations in our church kitchen was over $2,000. The construction of a new porch for the parsonage and a new sidewalk in front of the house is under way. We observed the Lord’s Supper on November 2. CARTERET, N. J. 250 members and guests heard Dr. Robert T. O’Donnell, superintendent of schools, speaking on the new aspects of education at the Annual Dinner. Bishop Dezső Abraham congratulated the congregation on the large-scale renovation of Bethlen Hall. Elder Frank Vérségi, chairman of the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Church Council and director of the renovation work gave a detailed report emphasizing that although the cash cost of the renovation was only $7,000 (including special donations of $1,500 from the Lorantfy Society and $550 from the Junior Women’s Guild), 17 members donated their labor of many hundred hours which amounted to—according to conservative figuring — at least $10,000. The work was completed in 4 months. — In the course of the evening additional donations were presented towards the church’s general mortgage fund: $2,000 by the Lorantfy Society and $500 by the Junior Women’s Guild. Chief Elder Leonard Sendelsky gave the welcoming address, Hon. Chief Elder John Nemish acted as toastmaster. 100 members shared holy communion on World Wide Communion Sunday. Thanksgiving Communion will be celebrated on November 23. The Junior Women’s Guild is planning a Christmas Party for December 11 to which all those who worked on the Bethlen Hall renovation will be invited. The Sunday School Christmas program is scheduled for December 21. Baptisms: Kevin Douglas, son of Norman Leslie Palmer and Arleine Rompa; Ami Joan, daughter of Michael Nicholas Tzatzos and Eileen Gloria Katko. Wedding: John Shpunder, Jr. and Loretta Jane Medwick. Burials: Daniel Nagy, Sr., 81, on October 23; Geza Megyesi, Jr., 27, on November 4. Young Geza Megyesi, son of Geza and Julia Megyesi, was the victim of a tragic auto accident. Deepfelt sympathy of congregation and community surrounded the mourning family.
