Magyar Egyház, 1979 (58. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-05-01 / 5-6. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 15 honor the fathers with a dinner on Father’s Day. The Women’s Guild arranged several successful functions during the winter and spring: Chinese Auctions and Kolbász Sales. On June 8th a Strawberry Festival will feature a Chinese Auction also. For the festival of Pentecost on June 3rd, the congregation gave thanks during both morning worship services for the spiritual blessing that have come to the people of our church. The annual congregational picnic will be arranged on the church grounds on Sunday afternoon, August 12. TRENTON, N. J. The Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter worship services were well attended. 360 communicants took the Lord’s Supper. The Rev. László Pal from Princeton assisted our pastor both in the pulpit and at the Lord’s Table. Baptisms. The following children were baptized: April 1, Wesley Louis and Christopher William, the children of Mr. and Mrs. William Kiss. Godparents were Henry Cunningham and Beverly Daisley; April 29, Marc Anthony, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Allyn D. Alphonse. Godparents were Harold Coleman and Gloria Lee Katona, and Lisa York, the child of Mr. and Mrs. John Furda. Godparents were Mr. and Mrs. Julius Juhasz; May 6, Melissa Maria, the child of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Jones. Godparents were Mr. and Mrs. Walter Haupt. Marriages. April 21: Alexander M. Parrey and Linda Ann Maltby. Witnesses were Richard Parrey and Cerifem Reichert; April 28: Richard Jedynak and Margaret Dempster. Witnesses were David Meyer and Mrs. Jane Nagy. Funerals. On March 21st Mrs. Helen Kovács, on March 22nd Mrs. László Kiss, on March 30th Mr. Nándor Pálmái, on April 10th Mrs. John Lakatosh, on April 27th Mr. John Tyler and on April 28th Mrs. Stephen Foldvary were buried. The elders of the Eastern Classis held a preparatory meeting on April 29th to revive the Presbyters’ Association of the Eastern and New York Classes. The Lorantffy Zsuzsanna Society sponsored a Mother’s Day Dinner Dance with great success on May 12th. The Trenton Chapter of the American Hungarian Federation had a wreathlaying ceremony at the Kossuth Plaque in the Trenton City Hall, on March 17th. This was followed by commemoration of the 1818-49 Hungarian Independence War, with a meaningful program in our school. The May Women’s Conference in the Staten Island church was attended by a group of our women on May 6th. The Young Married Couples Club was selling Easter flowers on April 7th. The Women’s Guild had a bake sale on April 7th. A group of 48 persons went to Hungary, with Mrs. Stephen Kovács, to visit the historical places of the Hungarian Protestantism, from May 10th to May 24th. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO During the Easter season 206 members of the congregation took Communion in the church and 8 in their homes. This number represents almost 75 percent of those who may come to the Lord’s Table. During our regular service on Palm Sunday, we dedicated 6 palms to the Glory of God in memory of the Rev. Alexander Marton, who was the pastor of this church for 36 years. It so happened that the date fell on the 2nd anniversary of his going home to the Lord whom he served so faithfully. On the same day we dedicated two offering plates in the memory of Mr. Zsigmond Varga, who for many-many years was a faithful elder of our church. We would like to extend our congratulations to Tilly Tatar, faithful member of our congregation, whose name and biographical record appears in the 11th edition of “Who’s Who of American Women.” Congratulations are also in order to our young sister Beth Ann Chepke, who was the runnerup of the Miss Mahoning Valley contest. On Pentecost our worship service will start at 10 A.M. During the service the Lord's Supper will be administered. On this occasion two of our young sisters will take Communion for the first time. They are: Diane Lynn Chepke and Natalie Ann Takacs. On April 28th were married in our church Patrick Stevan Barry and Nancy Allison Mislevy. Witnesses: Mr. George Barry and Mrs. Gloria B. Flick. God’s blessing be upon the young couple. On April 1st, we baptized in our church Heather Lynn, the daughter of Mr. James Scott Houston and his wife Diana Lynn Combs. Godparents: Mr. David Combs and Miss Debra Combs. On April 12th we baptized in our church Christina Marie, the daughter of Mr. John J. Waring and his wife Diana L. Such, Godparents: Mr. Robert Lee Spin and Kathleen Mary Baird. GYÜLEKEZETI ÉLET AKRON, OHIO Templom: 2625 Copley Road Telefon: (216) 666-9777 Lelkipásztor: Dömötör Tibor eaperea 1657 Centerview Drive, Akron, Ohio 44521 Telefon: (216) 666-4600 Az elmúlt hónap kiemelkedő eseménye Húsvét ünnepe volt. Mindkét istentiszteleten teljesen megtelt templomunk. Úrvacsorával éltek 183-an a templomban, 22-en a Lorántffy Otthonban és 15 testvérünk házaknál vagy kórházakban. Áprilisban 20,000 dollárt fizettünk ki az újonnan megvásárolt 2 holdnyi területre és lakóházra, a fennmaradó összeget 2 éven keresztül törlesztjük. Lelkészünk szentföldi útja miatt a legközelebbi úrvacsoraosztás nem pünkösd vasárnapján, hanem szentháromság vasárnapján lesz templomunkban. Az elmúlt két hónap folyamán a következők adtak 1,000-1,000 dolláros adományt Lorántffy Otthonunkra: Juhász Miklós, Szedenits Jenő és neje, Hamar Erzsébet, Sala Ernőné, Gáli Lajos, Svertina Anna, Dr. Skolnyk Alexandra, Kubicza Ágnes, Sabaka Anna, Lukács István, Havas László és neje, és Bortnyik Mary. Isten áldása legyen az adakozó testvéreken és adományaikon. ALLEN PARK, MICH. Lelkipásztor: Ábrahám Dezső püspök Lakás: 18700 Midway Telefon: 313-381-8400 Templom: 9901 Allen Rd., Allen Park, Mich. 48101 Telefon: 313—382-1001 Egyházunkat szép csoport képviselte a szomszédos Windsor, Kanada-i testvér egyház ez évi “anyák napi bankettjén”. Ugyancsak résztvettünk az itteni távolságokhoz mérten, közel 50 mérföldre, 80 km-re lévő szomszédos Toledo, Ohio-i egyház lelkipásztorának, Nt. Hartó András és nejének búcsú bankettjén, május 20-án. A mi Nőegyletünk tagjait az ifjú Nőegylet meglepetésszerűen anyák napi ünnepséggel vette körül a havi rendes gyűlésük alkalmából. A Férfi Kör és a Vasárnapi Iskolások is külön-külön virágokkal kedveskedtek az édesanyáknak Anyák Napján. Kö