Magyar Egyház, 1999 (78. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1999 / 1. szám
10. oldal MAGYAR EGYHÁZ We recommend that our Synod will organize classes and presentation to further the education of our church leaders and officers. We recommend that the bylaws and constitution of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America be prepared and printed in both English and Hungarian with the constitutional amendments and made available to all our congregations in the future. We recommend that the group subscription for the Magyar Egyház be raised from $4.00 to $5.00 beginning the year of 1999. Individual subscriptions will remain $6.00 per address. We recommend that the Synod acknowledge before God and men the great spiritual contribution of the following individuals: the late Rt. Rev. Dr. Andrew Harsanyi, Bishop Emeritus, the late Rt. Rev. Dr. Dezső Abraham, Bishop Emeritus, the late Mr. Julius Furrier, Synod Counselor, the late Rev. Sándor Babos, the late Mr. Lajos Erdos, the late Dr. Andrew Schilling, the late Rev. Prof. Louis Nagybaczony Nagy, the late Mrs. Elizabeth Nyári, wife of the late rev. Dr. Nicholas Nyári and the late Mr. Lajos Szabó. May their names be written by our God into the book of life. Memorial service with one-minute silence and service conducted by the Rev. Arpad Drotos. We recommend that a committee be formed under the guidance of the Editor in Chief, Bishop Alexander Forro, and Editor, Mr. Stephen Szabó. The last official act of the Assembly was to administer the Oath of Office to the elected leaders of our Synod. The General Assembly of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America concluded with the singing of the Hymn 374:4 “Maradj velünk, áldott Szent Lelek”, with the Benediction of the Rt. Rev. Alexander Forro, Bishop. (Our report is based on the minutes of Synod Secretaries: Rev. Stefan Torok and Mr. Zolten Ambrus.) „AKIK SOKAKAT AZ IGAZSÁGRA VEZETTEK, FÉNYLENI FOGNAK, MINT A CSILLAGOK, MINDÖRÖKKÉ” (Dán 12,3b) Dr. CZEGLÉDY SÁNDOR nyugalmazott teológiai professzor a Budapesti Református Teológiai Fakultás díszdoktora Csokonai-díjas egyetemi tanár életének 90. évében, 1998. október 19-én csendesen elhunyt. VEGGIETOWN SUNDAY SCHOOL A BIG HIT The goal of the VeggieTales video founders was a simple one: to share God’s truth with children in a fresh, engaging way. They felt very strongly that if children fell in love with their characters instead of Hollywood’s, they could use the characters to point children toward God and build a foundation of biblical values strong enough to last a lifetime. VeggieTown Values - Building Citizens for God’s Community provides an extraordinary opportunity for children to gather in Christ’s name. Designed as a Vacation Bible School, VeggyTown Values is adaptable to meet any church’s needs. We have chosen to use this program as our Sunday School curriculum from September 1998 through June 1999. The curriculum is based on Ephesians 2:19-22. Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and aliens, but fellow citizens with God’s people and members of God’s household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord. In addition, in Him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. (NIV translation.) Not only is the curriculum an innovative, biblicallybased program, it also provides - Christian values for children of all ages, help with real-life problems that children have, develop family relations, biblical life applications, snacks, games, videos, special prayers and notes for home to review the weekly theme with parents. Some of the values that are taught are accepting others, overcoming fear, doing what is right, forgiving one another and serving others. The children’s response to this program has been one of much spiritual growth, that has not only been seen in Sunday School, but in school and at home as well according to the children’s parents. Our Sunday School has not only doubled in children, more importantly; the children have become more regular in attendance. Bottom line - the children love it and it is working to build Christian citizens. I would enjoy sharing the children’s experiences from this program thus far, if you are interested you can leave a message along with your number with the church office. Growing in Christ, Mrs. Dona Latendresse Christian Education Director Allen Park MI Tel: 313-382-1001
