Magyar Egyház, 1976 (55. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1976-10-01 / 10-11. szám
10 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ have been two Inter-Guild bible hours in Trenton, initiated by Mrs. Margaret Connor, president of United Church Women. It seemed, however, more practicable that each church have its own study group. The traditional annual congregational dinner, on October 30, was a very well attended affair. The excellent co-operation of all assured the evening’s success. There were no speeches except greetings including the Mayor of Carteret, Dr. John Fenick and the Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy from Ligonier. According to old custom candidates running for borough offices were introduced. A gift of $1,000 by the Lorántffy Society was presented by Mrs. Frank Csizmadia, Sr.; it was greatly appreciated. Baptism: Melissa Ann, second daughter and fourth child of Clinton H. Miller and his wife, the former Judith Ann Varga, on October 24. The 20th anniversary of the 1956 uprising and the 300th anniversary of the liberation of the Hungarian Reformed and Lutheran preachers and teachers from galley-slavery was commemorated at services on October 24 and 31, respectively. Two hundred guests attended the Fashion Show sponsored by the Junior Women’s Guild on September 27 in Bethlen Hall. Dresses for various ages and occasions, furnished by Rose’s House of Fashion, Carteret, were modeled by members of the Guild and of the Youth Fellowship of the church. The Lorantffy Society sold hundreds of Hungarian style sausage sandwiches and stuffed cabbage at the Carteret International Festival and Bicentennial Celebration in Carteret Park. The Hungarian Folk-Art Group, directed by John and Jolán Benga from Perth Amboy, staged a beautiful exhibition of various kinds of Hungarian embroidery. New officers of the Christian Youth Fellowship were sworn in by the Pastor at the October 3 worship service. They are Brian Chizmadia president, Carol Kovács vice-president, Robin Finn secretary and Mitchell Peter treasurer. Baptism: Reina Joy, daughter of Lawrence John Gudmestad and his wife, the former Janet Elizabeth Kovács, on September 12. Funeral: one of the congregation’s most active elders, Stephen Comba, Sr., 70, passed on into eternal rest on September 13. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.” DUQUESNE. PA. Our Women’s Club celebrated its 25th anniversary on September 25, Sunday evening at a banquet. Present and past members and officers of the Club were hosted, the banquet included entertainment. Mrs. Irene Zeleznik and Mrs. Janice Demes were the liturgists during the morning Worship Service, representing the Women’s Club. Communions: October 3rd was World Communion Sunday. 140 members received the Holy Elements. This number includes those who received communion in their homes. November 21 was the date of Thanksgiving Communion. Attendance on communion Sundays and in general is slowly but surely improving. Our Fall Fellowship Dinner was held on October 24. Slides from Europe, taken by the Pastor and the Rev. Zoltán Kovács, pastor of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Munhall were shown. Hallowen Parties were held during the end of October by our Sunday School, Branch 202, Hungarian Reformed Federation of America, and our Girl Scouts. An Election Day Dinner, Bake Sale and White Elephant Sale were sponsored by the Women’s Club with excellent results. Our Women's Club started a Workshop, members exchange skills and ideas, some of the items are sold to the benefit of the Club. Our newly formed Couple’s Club will hold its first meeting on November 14. Everyone is invited to the meetings. A final name will be chosen later. Wedding: Thomas Oeler and Debra Sabo were married in our church on November 6. New members accepted into our church during the fall months: Frank Poliak, Mrs. Stella Poliak, Stalla Poliak, Nicholas Fuller, Robert Shields, Mrs. Betty Shields, Diana Davis, Robert Wargo. Diana Davis also received the Sacrament of Holy Baptism. Several other new members are in the process of being recived. McKeesport, pa. The Lord’s Supper was served on October 3. Our Women’s Guild participated in the Annual Women’s Day on September 28. The Women’s Guild had a successful Harvest Dance on October 23; they had a sausage sale in October and hurka sale in November and they will have their annual Salad Bar and Card Party on November 17. At the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Youngstown our congregation was represented by the minister and the chief elder, Mr. Joseph Szarka. A preparatory meeting was held, with elders and members participating, on October 31 to discuss the new By-Laws and the election of officers and elders for the next term. Our annual Congregational Meeting will be on November 15 when the new officers and elders will be elected. The Halloween Party sponsored by the Sunday School on October 31 was a great success. Funeral: Frank Z. Gerzsenyi, 47, died unexpectedly on November 7. Funeral Service was held on November 10 in our church. May God comfort the family. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. By the grace of God the month of October has come upon us again reminding us of so many beautiful historical happenings. On the first Sunday of the month we participated with our Christian friends all over the World in the World Wide Communion of our Lord Jesus Christ. The feeling that settled in our hearts was one of satisfaction to know that the command of our Lord in same loaf of bread was fulfilled. We are of the same body and partakers of the same salvation. On this Sunday the walls of that Upper Room melted away and we all had our places around the Lord’s Table, saw with our spiritual eyes our Lord at the head of the table. Our assistant pastor for this occasion was the Rev. Nicholas Nyári, retired pastor of the Staten Island Church. We thank him for his help during the services. On October 9, we celebrated at our Annual Grape Festival. We cannot give any reports on the success of the affair until our next edition of the Magyar Egyház. However, we hope that the music provided by the Chubak-Kara- Nemeth Radio Orchestra, just as well prepared Hungarian food specialities will help us to achieve the desired success. On October 10, Sunday afternoon, our church was the host of the Eastern Area Classis Meeting of our Denomination. The meeting was held in a peaceful atmosphere as it befits us as Christians. We felt that it would be wonderful if we could meet and talk about our churches, its life, its difficulties at other times as well. Projected happenings in our church: Europe in words and in pictures—our pastor and his wife will introduce Europe as they saw it through their eyes in their recent trip to Europe. The date and time will be announced in our church. Rummage Sale: sponsored by the Women’s Guild on October 21 and 22.
