Magyar Egyház, 1996 (75. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)
1996 / 2. szám
12. oldal MAGYAR EGYHÁZ — NEWS FROM OUR CONGREGATIONS — — EGYHÁZI HÍREK — PERTH AMBOY, NEW JERSEY Pastor: István Torok, Dean 331 Kirkland Place, Perth Amboy, New Jersey 08861 Telephone: (908) 442-4799 By the grace of God, the Easter holidays are behind us. It was a wonderful feeling to see our church filled with worshippers. During the holiday, the Sanctuary was beautifully decorated with easter lilies. Many thanks to those whose generosity made this possible. Our holiday assistant was the Rev. Joseph Varadi from Hungary. From the month of April we would like to mention that on April 3rd, Wednesday, we hosted the Sárospatak Collegium Choir which held a concert in our church. Participating churches responsible for the concert were: the Hungarian Reformed Church of Carteret, NJ., the Hungarian Reformed Church of Woodbridge, NJ, the John Calvin Magyar Reformed Church of Perth Amboy, NJ, and our congregation. We were happy to work together on behalf of the Sárospatak School and the receipts from the concert with donations from the above-mentioned congregations that amounted to more than $2,500.00 which was mailed to the Treasurer of the American Clergy Association. We held worship services on Maundy Thursday in English, Good Friday both Hungarian and English. We have been blessed by the wonderful program of our Sunday School on Palm Sunday. On Sunday, April 14th, a successful Chinese Auction was held by the Women’s Guild with a profit of $2,400.00. Many thanks to those whose hard work helped to achieve this success. On May 5th, in accordance with our church traditions, Holy Communion was observed at both divine worship services. On this same afternoon, we gathered with the women of the sister congregations at Carteret, NJ, for the Annual Church Women United Conference. We are happy that one of our own church member, Dr. Pamela Hall, was the main speaker on the topic of “The Role of Women in the Development of Christian Families. On Mothers’ Day on the 2nd Sunday in May, we gathered in church to pay tribute to mothers. One combined divine worship service was held at which time flowers were presented to all women of the congregation. On May 16th, Ascension Thursday, during our divine worship service, commemorating the Ascension of our Lord, we witnessed the open confession of our young people in the Confirmation. Two young people made their confirmation, Mr. Matthew Orosz and Miss Lorraine Orosz. Following the service, a reception was held in their honor. On May 24th, again, under the sponsorship of the Women’s Guild, a successful spaghetti dinner was held. Thank you Ladies for coming forth again with a great job. On May 26th, we celebrated the birthday of the Christian Church, Pentecost. Holy Communion was observed in both divine worship services. The month of June also held a special interest for many of our members. On June 16th we celebrated Fathers’ Day. Special presentation by the Women’s Guild was made to the fathers. On Jun 23rd, once again, all of our church members looked forward to the Annual Open Air Church Service and Church Family Picnic, held in the yard of the congregation. From our vital statistic records, we are happy to share the following: Baptism - April 21, we baptized Emily Rose Mann, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Mann, on June 30th we baptized Michael Vincent Ludwig, son of Mr. & Mrs Vincent Ludwig. May God bless the newborn and their families. Weddings: on April 13th, Miss Jeanne Ellen Niemiera and Mr. Peter Francis Marshall were united in holy matrimony. Funerals: in January, Mrs. Ethel Demesh Kampó and Mrs. Charlotte Pastor, in March, Mr. Roger O’Connell and Mr. Alexander Toth went to be with the Lord. May God grant them a peaceful rest and to us the assurance of meeting again in the Kingdom of God. STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Pastor: Ágoston J. Molnár P. O. Box 1084, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 Telephon: (908) 846-3777 The year of 1995 was a banner year for the Magyar Reformed Church of Staten Island. We celebrated, rejoiced and remembered that in our church sanctuary, Magyar Reformed Church life has continued for 80 years since 1915. On October 8, 1995, our Sunday morning worship service was dedicated to this 80th anniversary and was followed by a reception in the church hall for our guest pastors, visitors and members. Our guest preacher was the Rev. Dr. Imre Bertalan, a former pastor of the congregation. Others participating in the service were Bishop Alexander Forro, the Rev. Dr. Dezső Abraham, Bishop Emeritus, and the pastor
