Magyar Egyház, 1972 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1972-12-01 / 12. szám
16 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ MAGYAR EGYHÁZ wishes all its readers a blessed Christmas Season and a happy, peaceful New Year. NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS AKRON. OHIO Our Christmas schedule: December 24, Christmas Eve, 7 P.M. Candlelight service with the participation of our Sunday School children, our Youth Group and our Choir. December 25, 9:30 Hungarian worship service with holy communion, 11 A.M. English worship service with holy communion. December 26: Holy communion for shut-ins, sick and old people. December 31: 7 P.M. combined worship service. We wish a very blessed Christmas to our Church members, friends and to the members of our sister Churches. Baptisms: Donna Jean Burchett, Julia Lee Burchett, Tracy Lynn Burchett, David Gregory Burchett, all the children of James and Marjorie Burchett. Godparents are Stephen Vazsonyi and Linda Vázsonyi. May God bless richly tht newly baptized children, their parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and godparents. Funerals: Simon Mocsary, 83, on December 2, Alex Sivo, 75 on December 7, Mrs. Barbara Criswell, 62, on December 13. May God comfort their relatives and friends and may their memories be blessed among us. Our minister visited our Bethlehem Church and preached the Word of God among our brethren in Bethlehem, Pa. ALLEN PARK, MICH. At the end of this year of grace we as a congregation express our heartfelt thanks to God for all his blessings. The work of the church continued in a time of great indifference to spiritual matters, the officers and members bore witness anew to their commitment as fellow servants of Christ. Holiday services were well attended. We are the only church in this community which retains the ancient custom of administering the Holy Elements on Christmas Day. Although our membership is increasingly moving to the further suburbs of Detroit, loyalty to the church remains constant. The Sunday School had its annual holiday party on December 17th. Holiday customs of the nations were the theme of our play, presented by the various church school classes. The Young Adults again sponsored their annual New Year’s Eve Dance, which was again well attended. The Men’s Guild is grateful to all members who brought in food items for its holiday appeal. A number of needy families had brighter holidays as a result. Our new confirmation class is faithfully engaged in the study of our faith. They will be formally examined at the Palm Sunday service next April. Work has begun on the Annual Report of the congregation. All organizations are requested to prepare their activity and financial reports. We have received a very encouraging letter from the chief elder of the Hungarian Reformed Mission in Buenos Aires. Though now without a pastor, the congregation retains its enthusiasm, with services conducted by the elders. Our church sends a monthly donation toward this necessary work. Baptism: Silvia, daughter of Ferenc and Cecilia Imre, was baptized on December 17th. Death: Mrs. Kalman Zsidi died on November 20th. May the risen Lord comfort her family. HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH COOK BOOK (7,700 copies sold) order from: The Dorcas Guild 9901 Allen Road Allen Park, Mich. 48101 $2.50 — Postage and Handling .30 CARTERET, N. J. The Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy, Superintendent of the Bethlen Home, Ligonier, Pa., was the guest preacher on both services December 10 while Pastor Harsanyi visited the congregation in Miami, Fla. for the dedication of new stained glass windows. The stained glass windows of the Carteret church will soon be repaired and the names of donors repainted. The schedule of Christmastide services was sent to all church families in the Christmas-letter; for the benefit of visitors we quote here the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day hours: December 24, 6:30 in Hungarian and 8:00 in English, December 25, 9:00 in English, 10:45 in Hungarian—Christmas Day worship includes holy communion. The congregation sent Christmas gifts to Mrs. Hegyi, widow of a former pastor and to the work among Hungarians in Italian camps. The Junior Women’s Guild had a nice Christmas Party December 7 in Bethlen Hall. Funerals: Kálmán Kerékgyártó, 84, a former vice chief elder and William Kovács, 75. DUQUESNE, PA. Baptisms: Nov. 26th, Jay Everett, a son of Louis A. Genes and his wife, the former Adrian Celesky. Godparents are Mr. and Mrs. Richard Heyz. Dec. 10th, Bethany Dawn, a daughter of Gary Nagy and his wife, the former Daryl Horvath. Godparents are the Rev. Louis Illés, Alan Nagy and Joanna Vasy. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Kiss celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Members of the congregation collected labels and coupons to help UNICEF. The Women’s Club gave Christmas gifts to residents in the Old People’s Home and the Children’s Home of Bethlen Home, and to our sick and shut-ins. They also purchased a permanent Christmas tree for the fellowship hall. Other organizations of the church helped to purchase the lights and decorations for the tree. A new outdoor bulletin board insert was donated by the Zeleznik family in memory of loved ones. Christmas parties will be held: Dec. 17th for the Sunday School, Dec. 20th for the Women’s Club, Dec. 6th for the Cancer Dressing Group. Our Youth Fellowship will participate in a new venture of the youth fellowships of the area Hungarian Reformed Churches. They will broadcast Youth Worship Services. This undertaking is sponsored by the Hungarian Protestant Ministerial Association of Pittsburgh and Vicinity; our councilman and youth advisor, Frank Demes is the sound technician. Services will be held on Dec. 21st, 7 p.m. Advent vespers with Communion. Dec. 24th, 7 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service. Dec. 25th, 9:30 a.m. Hun-
