Magyar Egyház, 1999 (78. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1999 / 1. szám

MAGYAR EGYHÁZ

7. oldal

SYNOD MEETING 1998

The Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America met on Saturday, November 21 at the Hungarian Reformed Church of New York City.

The meeting was opened by the presiding Bishop Rt. Rev. Alexander Forro and Chief Elder Mr. Stephen Szabó at 10:05 AM with the singing of Hymn 374:1 “Szállj ala oh áldott Szent Lelek”. Opening devotions were offered by Bishop Forro on the Gospel of St. Luke 6:36-40 prayer by the host Pastor, the Rev. Arpad Drotos.

Greetings were extended to the members by: Rev. Arpad Drotos and Mr. László Vanyi of the host congregation; Rev. Francis Vitéz from the Calvin Synod, United Church of Christ; Rev. Stefan Torok, President of the American Hungarian Ministerial Association; Rev. Peter P. Toth, President of the Eastern Area Ministerial Association; Mr. George Dózsa, President, Hungarian Reformed Federation of America and Rev. August Molnár, President of the American Hungarian Foundation.

In his remarks, Mr. Dózsa touched upon the role of the Federation in the lives of our churches and pledged support for assistance to the flood victims and destitute of the Carpathian basin.

Bishop Forro established a quorum present and the 1998 Meeting of the Synod of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America was declared fully constituted.

The two secretaries read the minutes of the 1994 Synod meeting held in New York. The minutes were distributed to all and were read and accepted.

The Synod Treasurer, Miss Priscilla Hunyady gave separate reports on the financial status of the General Fund, the Mission Fund and the subscription to the Magyar Egyház for the years 1993 to 1997. The Treasurer’s report was accepted with the recommendation of approval by the Finance Committee.

Report of the Bishop:

Bishop Forro began his report to the General Assembly by defining the role of the church as the visible body of Jesus Christ and his disciples. Our reformed faith is Calvinistic in that it is based upon the Bible and supported by the Heidelberg Catechism and the II Helvetic Confession. As citizens of the United States of America, we should be grateful and faithful to this nation that welcomed us and gave us freedom and a home.

The leaders, the delegates and the guests of the meeting