Magyar Egyház, 1979 (58. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-05-01 / 5-6. szám
14 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ Baptism: Michael Frank, a son of our chief elder, Frank Demes and his wife, the former Janice Horvath on May 27th. Godparents are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Szepesi. Funeral: András Kiss, our honorary elder was laid to rest on May 12th in our cemetery. McKeesport, pa. On April 6th council members cleaned up the ground in front of the church and parsonage. The Christian Fellowship organized a successful easter egg hunt for the children of our congregation on April 14. About 300 people attended the worship services during the Easter Holiday, and 190 partook of the Holy Communion. We started a Hungarian language course on April 19. End of April the new organ of our church arrived. Also a part of the furniture ordered for the church lounge by the Women’s guild, came in. We are grateful to God for thus manifesting His grace in the life of our congregation. Installation of our pastor, Rev. Árpád Cs. Orosz, will be held on J une 10, 1979. Worship service at four o’clock in the afternon, followed by a banquet at six o’clock in the Church Hall. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. In reporting on our church life we would like to mention the following. On Palm Sunday under the sponsorship of the Fellowship Circle we spent an enjoyable afternoon with our young children during which time an Easter Egg hunt and Gospel Magic Show was held. We all enjoyed to see our young people. Participation at the Easter Services was satisfactory even though we had less members attending our services. In Holy Communion 284 took part at the English worship and 73 at the Hungarian. We would like to thank those donating flowers for decorating the house of God at Easter. On May 6th according to our traditions we observed the Sacrament of Lord’s Supper with our assistant Ted Vanderhom assisting. In the afternoon about 15-20 of our ladies participated at the Annual Women’s Conference in Staten Island. On May 13, Mother's Day during the worship service (combined at 9:00 a. m.) we witnessed the Mother’s Day program of our Sunday School. Following the service the Fellowship Circle invited our members for a mother’s day breakfast, held in our social building. At this time we gave our honor and appreciation to Mrs. Elizabeth Sabo, who has been chosen as the Mother of the Year, for her dedication to church and family. We also congratulate and express our best wishes to her. On May 27th our Sunday School and the Sunday School of our sister church in Roebling will get together and share their experiences. We hope that this occasion will help to create friendship between our young people. On June 2nd or 9th weather permitting, our Fellowship Circle together with our Christian Youth is sponsoring a hike. We hope that this plan will generate interest among our people and many will join us. For the information of our members with children: Our Vacation Bible School will start on July 2. Please register your children as soon as possible. HUNGARIAN COOK BOOK Order from: THE WOMEN’S GUILD 331 Kirkland Place Perth Amboy, N. J. 08861 ROEBLING, N. J. Minister: Rev. Debra Johnson 200 Norman Avenue Roebling, N. J. 08SS4 Telephone: 609—499-0717 During Lent, members of the congregation participated in a biblical study of the passion story from the Gospel of Luke. Parishioners and the pastor benefited from the study, as our appreciation of the meaning of Easter was enhanced. During Holy Week, we commemorated the Last Supper with a Communion Service on Maundy Thursday. On Good Friday, we held an evening service, as well as participating in the Florence Township Ministerium^ afternoon service based on the Seven Last Words from the cross. On Easter, there was an early morning service, followed by a congregational breakfast prepared by the Women's Guild. We are looking forward to a busy month of May. On May 6, the Ministerium is sponsoring a walk for CROP, the Community Hunger Appeal of Church World Service. Most of the young people of our church will participate, and are being sponsored by members of our congregation and others in the area. We hope to raise a significant contribution for the hungry people all over the world. Our Women’s Guild will be attending the United Church Women’s Conference in Staten Island on May 6. Two of our members, Mrs. Helen Bordash and Mrs. Georgiana Harkel, will be among the speakers at the conference. May 13 will be our annual Mother’s Day Dinner, prepared for the congregation by the Church Council. We will confirm two new members of our churcli during the Pentecost service, Karen Harkel and Michele Jacoby. During the last two years, these girls have prepared for their confirmation^ through study and service to the church. We look forward to their assuming the responsibility and the joy of full membership in the church. Children's Day will be on June 10. On that day, the youth and the children in the church will help to conduct the service. Recently, the family of Mr. and Mrs. Bertalan Bartha contributed Bibles to be placed in each of the pews in the sanctuary in their memory. These Bibles have added considerably to the hearing and understanding of the Word of God in our church. STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Several additional women members of the congregation were among the newly elected Board of Elders for 1979. Officers and board members are: Jerry Nagy, president; Ralph Krumbach, vice president; John F. Kosa, secretary; Olga Szabó, treasurer; Helen Cutler, Esther J. Kosa, Rose Kosa, Elizabeth Lovas, Margaret Munch, Joseph Balia, Alexander Kish, Alexander Kosa, Charles Kosa, Sr., John Kosa, George Munch, and Robert Roudi. Honorary members of the Board of Elders are Louis Kish, Joseph Doch, Stephen Albert and David Walters. The officers of the Women’s Guild for 1979 are: Elizabeth Szász, president; Jennie Torzsas, vice president; Helen Cutler, secretary; Rose Kosa, treasurer; Helen Kosa, financial treasurer; Carolyn Johnson, chaplain; and Esther J. Kosa and Mary Wilson, sick committee. The 20th annual conference of the Eastern Division of Churchwomen United was held at the Staten Island church on Sunday, May 6th. The theme of the conference was: “What are my commitments to God, Church and World?” Following the morning worship service on Mother’s Day, the men of the congregation served a dinner honoring the mothers of the. church and their families. The Women’s Guild plans to
