Magyar Egyház, 1975 (54. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1975-04-01 / 4. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 11 The Ladies Aid Spring Bazaar and bake sale will be held on May 14th-18th. 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 well attended, even on Easter Monday morning; the only exception was Saturday before Easter when the congregation was very small — as a matter of fact, it gets smaller each year. The number of participants at holy communions and the total amount of offerings surpassed expectations. The dinner in honor of the team from the Lorantffy Society preparing the monthly sausage-sale was attended by sixty people: members of the team and their spouses and the elders and their wives. Chief Elder Leonard Sendelsky gave the testimonial address; Pastor Dr. Harsanyi spoke about the history of the words “kolbász” and “hurka.” Examination of confirmands will take place Tuesday, May 6, 6:30; confirmation on Sunday, May 11, 9:30; the newly confirmed young people will share in holy communion on Pentecost Sunday, at the first service. Funerals: Mrs. Elizabeth Mikics, 82 (bom as Erzsébet Fodor in Révleányvár, Zemplén county), on March 19; she was a church member here for 57 years. Stephen Nemish, 68, on March 29. Mr. Nemish was bom in Peekskill, New York, his parents came from Fényeslitke, Szabolcs county. The deceased was the brother of Chief Elder John Nemish. DUQUESNE, PA. During the Easter Season 225 members received the Holy Elements in church and in their homes. Representatives of our church attended the Western Classis meeting in Windsor, Canada on April 13th. Members of our church participated in the Laymen’s Conference, sponsored by the Hungarian Protestant Ministerial Association of Pittsburgh and Vicinity. The Conference was held in Johnstown, April 20th. Members of our Youth Fellowship attended an all-night bowling party with the McKeesport Youth Fellowship, with the pastor and Frank Demes youth advisor. We plan to attend the Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio Youth Conference, slated for early June. This conference is a joint effort of all Hungarian Reformed churches, regardless of denominational ties, in the above-mentioned geographical area. Confirmation Sunday is May 11th, Mother’s Day. The following members of the confirmation class will be admitted into communicant membership: Carla Bence, Susan Cheke, Debbie Heyz, Susan Kish and Shari Zeleznik. Pentecost Sunday will be the time of their first communion. McKeesport, pa. Our Flower Committee decorated the church during Palm Sunday and Easter with beautiful flowers. During the holidays all the worship services were well attended. The new officers of the Women’s Guild are: President Mrs. Mary Arokhaty, Vice-President Mrs. Betty Balogh, Secretary Mrs. Ethel Gorum, Treasurer Mrs. Margaret Pankó, Sunshine Lady Mrs. Betty Olyarnik. The Women’s Guild had a bake sale for Easter on March 24-26. At the Meeting of the Western Classis on April 13 in Windsor, Canada our congregation was represented by the minister, and the chief-elder, Mr. Joseph Szarka, who would like to thank the Windsor congregation for the kind hospitality. Bethlen Home Sunday was observed in our congregation on April 13. Rev. Kalman Csia was our guest minister. The confirmation will be held on May 11 during a combined service. The same day at 12:00 noon Mother’s Day Dinner will be served. Women United will hold its Annual May Fellowship on May 2, Friday at 1:30 in our church. The Youth Fellowship in cooperation with the Duquesne Youth had an allnight bowling party on April 11. Congratulations to Tünde Gondocz for being awarded with the first place for her exhibit in the Annual McKeesport Area Senior High School Science Fair; and to Steve Balogh Jr. for being on the Dean’s List. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. On April 6, our church celebrated the installation of the new pastor, the Reverend Stefan M. Torok. The divine worship service for the occasion was held at 3:00 p.m. The following ministers from the neighboring sister churches participated in the service: the Rev. Dr. Andrew Harsanyi, Dean of the Eastern Classis, the Rev. Gabor Csordás, Dean of the New York Classis, tre Rev. Stephen Kovács from our Trenton church and Rev. Szabolcs Nagy of the Alpha, N. J. Presbyterian Church. The occasion was very well attended by members of our sister churches as well. We were very glad to greet in our midst a delegation from the Allen Park, Michigan church with the leadership of Mrs. Dezső Abraham and Mr. Andrew Faragó, Chief elder of the Hungarian congregation. The banquet honoring the new pastor was attended by approximately 500 people. Greetings were given from the city officials and delegates of other churches. The home church had presented the newly-installed pastor with a gift which will serveto buy a new ministerial robe. This was also the first occasion when our newlyformed Hungarian Folk Dance Grout performed on the stage. We hope that all will remember this occasion especially the pastor and members of the congregation, since it was their union of marriage and service for the Lord. Other activities in April: the continued work of our Senior Women’s Club with their Hungarian noodlemaking project on every Tuesday. The annual Chinese Auction of our Women’s Guild was held on Friday, April 18. ROEBLING, N. J. Our two Women’s Guild organized a successive World Day of Prayer service last month. Many people came to our annual Sandor-Joseph dinner also, we had guests from other local Churches too. The Youth Fellowship invited the Perth Amboy Youth Fellowship for an evening of recreation. Later both went to see the ‘Gospel Road’-Johnny Cash film in the Holy Assumption Catholic Church. In the last month we had also two Kolbász Sales, with very good profit. In the Lent and Easter period many people attended the Church services. On Good Friday and Holy Saturday evening there were combined services. On Easter the Sunrise service was followed by a community breakfast. At 10 o’clock Hungarian service. Our minister since Easter replaces the minister on vacation of North Mutchmore Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia. On the Easter holidays our young minister’s mother was present. She is a student in Bangor, Maine Theological Seminary and after completing her studies, plans to serve in a Hungarian Congregation. We already started the preparation for our Church’s 60th Anniversary, which will be held on October 19. The Church Women’s Conference this year will be held in our Church on May 4th Sunday at 2:00 P.M. All our sisters in
