Magyar Egyház, 1974 (53. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1974-05-01 / 5. szám
10 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ the coming decades. The name of the donor will be permanently engraved in the rooms. For a 1,000 dollars we will engrave the name of the donor on one residential room. This is a nice way to make a living memory, which will be read and acknowledged by thousands. For a 500 dollars donation we will list your name among the donors on a plaque in the big hall. If you cannot donate a big sum, please donate whatever you can and pray with us for the success of the Lorantffy Care Center. We will publicly acknowledge every donation. Your donation is deductible from your U.S. income tax next year. Please send all the donations to: Christ Reformed Church Building Fund, 2631 Copley Rd., Akron, Ohio, 44321. If you request further information you can write to the same address. Joseph Cardinal Mindszenty the living martyr of Hungarian Christianity will visit the Lorantffy Care Center on May 31-st, Friday afternoon at 5:30 p. m. At 6:00 p. m. he will participate with the minister of our church in the ecumenical worship service. After the worship service our church leaders and members will greet the distinguished guest. We cordially invite our church members and friends to attend and participate in the ecumenical worship service. ALLEN PARK, MICH. Special thanks to the officers and members of the Dorcas Guild, Ladies’ Aid Society, Young Adults Club who worked faithfully during the past weeks and made the various affairs in our church hall successful. Our appreciation is expressed to the Rev. John Ettema, pastor of the Grace Reformed Church, and the Rev. Ernest Zugor, pastor of our sister church in Windsor, Canada, who helped us during the past months while we were waiting for our new pastor. May God’s blessing be upon them! The children, who were confirmed on last Sunday in May will participate in Holy Communion for the first time at Pentecost. May God grant them faithfulness to keep their oath. The new pastor, The Rev. Dezső Abraham will assume his duties on June 1st. HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH COOK BOOK (11,000 copies sold) order from: The Dorcas Guild 9901 Allen Road Allen Park, Mich. 48101 (3.00 - Postage .30 additional. CARTERET, N. J. Eastertide worship services were very well attended. The number of those who participated in the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday night and Easter Sunday morning was larger than last year; donations surpassed expectations. “Bethlen Home Sunday” was observed on April 28. The Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy, Superintendent of the Home preached in English, the sermon in Hungarian was delivered by the Rev. Béla Szabó who will soon take charge of the church in Phoenix, Arizona. On the same Sunday Pastor Dr. Harsanyi preached in Munich, Germany, at the anniversary convocation of the Hungarian Association of the Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem; Dr. Harsanyi is chaplain of the Order. The examination of eight senior and eight junior year confirmands will take place in the sanctuary on Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. Confirmation of the senior class members will take place in the sanctuary on Tuesday, May 21, 6:30 p.m. Confirmation of the senior class members will be on May 26 at the 9:30 worship service; they will participate in holy communion for the first time on Pentecost Sunday, June 2, at the first service. Funerals: Mrs. Robert Tempalski (the former Ida Tami), 63, on April 8; Joseph Demko, 72, on April 15. DUQUESNE, PA. During the Easter Season 250 members of the congregation received Holy Communion in the sanctuary or in their homes. Our congregation celebrated its 20th year in the present building on April 28th. The Right Rev. Dezső Abraham was our guest preacher, and the Very Rev. Tibor Dömötör, dean of the Western Classis, the Rev. Kálmán Adorján, and clergy of the Hungarian Reformed, Lutheran and Roman Catholic churches of the Pittsburgh area also participated in the liturgy. The worship service was followed by a banquet, and a light program provided by members of our organizations. The Right Rev. dr. Zoltán Béky, president of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America greeted the congregation in a telegram, and the Rev. Stephen Szőke, our pastor during the building of these buildings sent a message on a tape. Numerically and financially the celebration was a total success. Baptism: On May 19th we baptized Wendy Lynn, daughter of Andrew Peclet and his wife, the former Sandy Gizzi. Godparents were Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Hildebrand. May 26th two boys and two girls were confirmed during the morning worship service: Jeffrey Gwynn, William Sabo, Marsha Gougler and Janet Seman. In the afternoon at 3 p.m. we held our annual worship service in our cemetery, a memorial service. McKeesport, pa. The installation of Rev. Kalman A. Gondocz on April 21 was officiated by the Rev. Kalman Adorján. Guest speakers were Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy in Hungarian, and Rev. Dr. András Harsanyi in English. The other ministers who participated in the service were Rev. Denes Tamas, Weston, W. Va.; Rev. Zoltán Kovács, Homestead; Rev. Dr. László Berzeviczy, McKeesport; Rev. Dr. George Csia, Pittsburgh; Rev. Louis Illés, Duquesne; Rev. Sándor Mészáros, Pittsburgh. At the banquet that followed the installation service, Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy served as toastmaster. The main speakers of the evening were Rev. Dr. András Harsanyi and the Hon. John E. Pribanic, mayor of McKeesport. On April 28 at the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Duquesne Hungarian Reformed Church in their present church building our congregation was represented by the minister and his wife, the chief-elder, vice-chief elder and other members of the church. The Annual Spring Women’s Conference of the Hungarian Reformed Churches of Western Pennsylvania held on May 5 was a great success. Our church was the host to the conference. The Homestead, Duquesne, Springdale, Johnstown and Rankin Hungarian Reformed Churches together with our church participated in the conference. It was the first time that the churches belonging to the Calvin Synod and the Free Hungarian Church joined together officially in one united organization. The proceeds of the conference (about $300.00) were donated to the Hungarian Reformed Radio Program. The expenses of the delicious dinner by the Women’s Guild was paid from its own treasury. The guest speaker was Mrs. Albert Sieben. She was accompanied on the organ by Mrs. Roy Barns. We had a wonderful Mother’s Day celebration on May 12. During a combined worship service the children of the Sunday School presented a nice program to the mothers. White and red carnations were distributed to the ladies. At 12 noon after the worship service a Mother’s Day Dinner was waiting for the congregation prepared and served by the men. They earned many compliments. Funeral: Stephen Cetto died on May 3 and was buried on May 6 in Smithton, Pa. He was a faithful member of our church.
