Magyar Egyház, 1975 (54. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1975-01-01 / 1. szám

MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 11 NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS AKRON, OHIO The 1975 officers of our Dorcas Guild: President Mrs. Margaret Race, Honorary President Mrs. Elizabeth Domotor, Vice President Mrs. Helen Farkas, Secretary Mrs. Ann Druga, Treasurer Mrs. Anna Sala, Sunshine Fund Mrs. Ann Bukovey, Chaplain Mrs. Ann Druga. Presently we have 28 residents in our Lorantffy Care Center. For further information write to Lorantffy Care Center, 2631 Copley Road, Akron, Ohio 44321 or call 216-666-2631 telephone number. “KITCHEN QUEEN” (Famous Hungarian Recipes) Published by the Dorcas Guild of the Christ Reformed Church, Akron, Ohio — Fourth Edition — More Than 4,000 Copies Sold. Order from: DORCAS GUILD 2631 Copley Rd., Akron, Ohio 44321 Price: $2.50 p.p. ALLEN PARK, MICH. Almighty God has richly blessed the holiday festivities and services of our church. The officers and elders of the congregation wish ouf members a blessed and peaceful new year. The following organizations made generous Christmas donations to the church: Ladies Aid Society $6,000.00, Dorcas Guild $1,500.00, Golden Circle $1,000.00, Sunday School $1,000.00, Men’s Guild $750.00, also for the pur­chase of a school bus the Dorcas Guild and Ladies’ Aid Society each gave $750.00, and the Sunday School $200. The New Year’s Eve dinner dance was an outstanding success: thanks and appreciation to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Booth and those who helped and par­ticipated. The Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy, Superin­tendent of our Bethlen Home, will con­duct the annual “orphanage Sunday” on January 26th, when he shall be our guest minister. The annual congregational meeting and election of new officers and elders is scheduled for Sunday, February 2nd. Statistics: baptisms: Jennifer Lynn King, daughter of Robert Edward King and Carol Hendry, on December 1st; Robert E. Lee Culpepper IV, son of R. E. Culpepper III and Karen Ruth Gass­­mann on December 27th. May God bless the children and their loved ones. Last year eight children were bap­tized, 18 married, seven received into the membership of the church, and 27 of our members died. More detailed report will be given in the next issue. 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. The size of Christmas congregations exceeded those of last year, so did the amount of Christmas donations even taking inflation into consideration. Caroling Youth Fellowship members visited sixty-four homes on three eve­nings. The Lorantffy Society re-elected their officers for another year. About 50 “white gifts”, brought up to the Sunday School Christmas Day by the children, were turned over to the Salvation Army in time for Christmas distribution. On January 4, the Sunday School took a bus trip to Radio City Music Hall in New York to view its Christmas Pro­gram. Vital statistics for 1974: baptized 4, confirmed 8, married 4 couples, buried 7. Preliminary financial statement: $46,693 receipts, $44,502 expenses. At Christmas services the Pastor re­membered the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Hungarian Re­formed Church in America. DUQUESNE, PA. During the Christmas holidays 190 members of our congregation did par­take of Holy Communion, including the sick and shut-ins. The congregational meeting for the year 1975 will be held on January 26th, combined with the regular January fel­lowship dinner. Officers and new coun­cil members will be elected and sworn in. Beginning with Ash Wednesday, every Wednesday during Lent vesper services will be held at 7:30 p.m. Lenten communion will be observed on the first Sunday in Lent, February 16th. McKeesport, pa. Our Annual Congregational Meeting is scheduled for January 26 after a combined service at 10:00 a.m. (2nd call). The Ladies donated $8,000.00 toward the Building Fund at Christmas. With a previous donation their gift for the church in 1974 totalled $9,000.00. Our Women’s Guild with this accomplish­ment set a good example for hard work and success. The Women’s Guild had an after- Christmas Party with dinner-meeting on January 14, at Chef Paul’s. Steven D. Balogh and K. Andrew Gondocz from our church attained the Dean’s list for the fall term at Mc­Keesport Campus, Penn State Univer­sity. Baptism: Matthew John, the son of John and Linda Horvath was baptized in our church on December 22. God­parents are Judy Bittner and Bennett Berkowitz. Funeral: Mr. Michael F. Bartos, 71,. died on January 8; the funeral service in our church was held on January 11. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. Our first words in our report couldn’t be anything else than the words of thanks to Almighty God for this new year, and to wish a Happy and Blessed New Year to all our readers, their fami­lies and friends. Since January is the time when every­one reflects upon the past year, we will do the same. However, we must first give a report on the past month of De­cember since it was the busiest month in the short time our new pastor served in the congregation. Our church attendance according to some of the church council members was the highest in comparison with the previous years. Our church was full with people worshipping God and the God­child of Christmas, Jesus. The big ques­tion remains, however, did this Christ­mas change our lives? Participation in the Holy Communion was satisfactory. During the English service, 347 partici­pated in the Lord’s Supper, while dur­ing the Hungarian service, 162 mem­bers took Holy Communion. Other memorable occasions in our church were: the dedications of me­morial Bibles in the memory of late Mr. Joseph Seemann, dedicated by his grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kauffmann and children Richard, Tho­mas and Nancy. Our grateful apprecia­tion and thanks for this most fitting memorial placed in each pew of our church. Also on December 22, Sunday,

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