Magyar Egyház, 1972 (51. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1972-04-01 / 4. szám

MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 9 NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS AKRON, OHIO On Easter Sunday 231 persons par­ticipated in the Holy Communion ser­vices. 13 persons received the holy ele­ments in hospitals and nursing homes. Our total income was $3,652.% during the holidays. Baptism: On April 9, during the wor­ship service we baptized Joseph Lynn Sherwod, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Sherwood. Godparents are Stanley and Yolanda Flower. On the same service we baptized Jenny Elizabeth Flower, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Flower. Godparents are Brian Smith and Frances Flower. The newly bap­tized children are the grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Herczegh. Weddings: On March 18th Mr. Tho­mas Vernon Brandt and Miss Cynthia Ann Binkley were married in our church. Witnesses were József L. Piglia and Bonnie L. Piglia. On April 1st Mr. Paul Gene Overholt and Miss Debra Ann Bihary were married in the Calvin Presbyterian Church in Canton, Ohio. Witnesses were Burt Thompson and Lanny Steckel. The official groundbreaking of our Lorantffy Care Center will be on June 11th, Sunday. New members: Dr. Árpád Banda and Mrs. Terezia Banda. ALLEN PARK, MICH. Well over nine hundred were present on Easter Sunday to celebrate the re­surrection of Christ. The Lord’s Supper was administered at both services. Special gifts included $3,000 from the Ladies’ Aid Society, $2,000 from the Dorcas Guild and $200 from the Golden Circle Club. Our Pastor was elected to serve as Treasurer of the Allen Park Council of Churches. He also spoke at the Coun­cil’s annual Good Friday United Ser­vice. The Sunday School plans to hold its annual card party on April 11. All pro­ceeds are used for the benefit of our church’s educational program. The Annual Masonic Sunday is an outstanding event in the Downriver Area. It will be held on April 23 and will be followed by a dinner honoring our guests. No other Hungarian Re­formed congregation has as many active Masons as our own. In the first quarter of 1972 we have received five adults into communicant membership: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kess­ler, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Kocsis and Mr. Elmer J. Kulcsár. Fourteen young people were confirmed on Palm Sun­day. Baptisms: March 12, William S. Kish, Jr. and Jonathan E. King; March 19, John B. Sabo; March 25, Terry Hand­­ley (confirmand) and March 26, Max Roller, Jr. Death: Ernest Silye, a former elder in our church, died on March 21. Our condolences to his bereaved 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 BETHLEHEM, PA. The attendance during the Holy Week surpassed all previous years. On Easter our church was well attended by not only our older members, but by the young ones also. Flowers were donated for Palm Sunday by Mrs. Dezső Arnold and Mrs. Irene Kulcsár; for Easter by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Erdie, members of the Women’s Club and Erzsébet Zsamar. The elements for the Holy Com­munion were donated by Mr. and Mrs. John Simon. At the last Elders’ meeting a decision was made to put up a covered back porch on the rectory; a fence will be erected around the church, so the newly planted flowers will not be ruined. New member: Miss Ibolya Balogh. Our new bus driver is Balint Balogh, who took over from Edward Erdie, who for years diligently served in this ca­pacity. Our thanks to him for his ser­vice. CARTERET, N. J. We had a beautiful Easter—festive congregations and generous offerings. Spiritual growth is a gift of God and cannot be measured by outward signs; yet, we feel, it will be manifested in the life of our fellowship. The Rev. Dr. György Szőnyi (from Diósgyőr, Hun­gary, now a research fellow at Prince­ton Seminary) was our guest on Holy Thursday and Good Friday preaching in Hungarian and in English. The 50th anniversary celebration of the Lorantfy Society had to be resche­duled. The final date is Sunday, June 4. Ten young people will be confirmed on Mother’s Day, May 14; they will re­ceive communion for the first time on Pentecost Sunday, May 21. After the retirement of Mr. Alexan­der Kazup, Mr. Joseph Timari took over as custodian as of April 1. A dedicated church worker for many years, we wel­come him in this new capacity of ser­vice. Baptism: Anikó Erzsébet, daughter of Frank Delbács and his wife the former Ilona Szabó. Godparents: Sándor Máté and Mrs. Mary Dulemba. Funeral: László Sipos, 78, on April 10. DUQUESNE, PA. 250 members participated in Holy Communion during the Easter Season. Six shutins and sick members received the Holy Elements in their homes. Baptisms: Stephen W. II, son of Ste­phen W. Larkin and his wife, the for­mer Kathleen E. Quakers, on April 16; godparents: William D. Larkin and Ruth J. Macey. Kimberly Ann, daughter of Terrence Estu and his wife, the for­mer Kathleen Ann Morgan, on April 23; godparents: Timothy Estu and Claudia Mayor. Our Youth Fellowship attended a Youth Rally Day in Homestead. This Rally Day was also attended by the youth groups of all neighboring Hun­garian Reformed Churches of our de­nomination and the Calvin Synod. The Rally Day was a big success and for the time being two similar occasions are planned each year. The youth also de­cided to take advantage of the offer of the Hungarian Protestant Ministerial Association of Pittsburgh, and broad­cast an English youth service on WEDO 810 AM, a McKeesport CBS station, on May 14. This will be a “first” in our area, and it will help the youth of both denominations understand each other better, and work together. At the pres­ent plans are being made to bring the leaders of both denominations, clergy and youth, together for a discussion on possible cooperation between youth groups on a national level. This will take place in the near future, and Beth­len Home invited us to hold our meet­ings there. Our own youth, representa­tives of the BYF will also meet with our ministers in Ligonier, on a denomi­national level. Both occasions will serve to build a much needed bridge over the generation- and denominational gap. Our Women’s Club hosted a “calen­dar party”, entitled: “An Evening of Fairy Tales.” Our ladies put on a varie­ty show with great success. The party was held on April 23, at 7 p.m. The Youth Fellowship hosted a Hun-

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