Magyar News, 1990. november-1991. augusztus (1. évfolyam, 1-10. szám)
1991-06-01 / 8. szám
FAIRFIELD MINISTER TO PREACH IN BUDAPEST Interview with The Rev. Dr. Alexander Havadtoy, minister of the Fairfield Calvin HungarianReformed Church, who will have the opening sermon in Budapest at the World Meeting of Hungarian Reformed Christians. Q. What are your feelings going to the world meeting? A. Being away for 43 years, I'm very happy that I have the opportunity to fly back to Hungary, to stand on Hungarian ground amongst Hungarians. Q. What are your goals? What would you like to achieve at this reunion? A. Our old dream is to establish a Hungarian reformed ecumene. In the last 7 years I had the opportunity to visit Hungarian congregations all over the world from Canada to Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Venezuela. I visited our brothers and sisters from South Africa to Australia and even on the Island of Fiji. We were very happy to worship God with those who have the same faith, same past and even the dreams are the same about the future of the Hungarians. At this meeting we will have a chance to meet Hungarians from all over the world. Q. Do you see any kind of barrier in realizing this goal? A. Now that Eastern Europe is free, there are no more political barriers. Most of the religious organizations had free elections, nothing stands in our way to have meetings except irresponsibility. Q. Is this Hungarian Ecumene a new organization? A. I do not mean a new organization. This world meeting urges more responsibility towards each other. It is a good feeling for every Hungarian Christian to feel that he or she is not alone, because we are sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ and we help to carry each others burden. Q. Taking in consideration your experiences with radio free Europe, what type of radio or television programs will be helpful in Hungary? A. In the past 25 years we preached the Gospel on the radio program of free Europe. We tried to make the message as accurate as possible for the Hungarians all over Eastern Europe. We received many beautiful letters from the listeners and those who visited the homeland came back with greetings and well wishes on behalf of the listeners. According to the statistics of free Europe radio, over 1 million people were listening to a Sunday sermon. The radio and television program is extremely useful. It reaches every part of the country, even places where there arenoChristian communities or churches. A whole generation grew up without any biblical knowledge whatsoever. It is indeed extremely important to use all the technological developments to spread religious education. We believe that this meeting will be a major event in your life being face to face with all those who knew only your voice till now. It will be a great event. Thank you for this interview. Rev. Joseph Vásárhely HUNGARIANS SHOW THEIR PRIDE The New Brunswick area seems to have the mostactive Hungarian population in the eastern part of the U.S. A. With the effort of the Hungarian Civic Association that includes all the churches and organizations, they are putting on a large festival. Starting with the opening ceremonies at the Athletic Club, a nine block territory will give an idea of what the Hungarians in America are proud about. An exhibit will show the history of the Hungarians. A continuous video presentation will also talk about history and about current political topics. An exhibit of Hungarian porcelain, folk art and artifacts will be put together from a large number of pieces. All the text will be in English, so everybody can understand it. For those who are looking for Hungarian reading material, the book fair will be the place to browse. With many more to enjoy the whole day, you will be entertained by terrific Hungarian music; and to keep your body in good condition to go along with your high spirits, you will have a great variety of unparalleled Hungarian cooking. The festival will take place on Saturday, June 1 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in New Brunswick, NJ. Take Exit 9 on the NJ. Turnpike, go North on Route 18 a short distance, take Route 27 West and you are there. You may call (201) 846-5777. Have a good time. BATTLE OF FOOD AND GOOD TIMES Every year the International Institute of Connecticut puts on a very enjoyable festival at the Captain's Cove. Twenty or so food-booths offer a variety of ethnic specialities for the gourmet or for just the hungry. All day long music, singers and dance groups entertain under a big top. Exhibits of professionals and ethnic crafts people make it worthy to browse around. You could also intermingle with the activities of Captain's Cove. Naturally die Hungarians will be represented. The American Hungarian Heritage Association is sponsoring a food-booth and also a cultural booth for the Hungarian Embroidery Circle. This is the time when the American Hungarian Heritage Association is doing a fundraising for our scholarship program. Besides cooking, we will sell pastry donated by the lovely Hungarian ladies of our area. We hope that these ladies will not be shy and they will come forward with their pledges to contribute to this nice cause. The donations are tax deductible and you will receive an acknowledging receipt. To make your pledge please call these numbers: 336-5958,334- 7817, 377-0569, or in Norwalk 866-6871 or 866-8619. The International Festival will be at the Captain's Cove in Bridgeport on Sunday, June 2, from 11 a.m. till 8 p.m. Be there. WE VISITED HUNGARY It was a terrific travel lasting an hour. We saw many of the interesting parts of the Magyar land. The American Hungarian Heritage Association sponsored a video event, the Global Travel supplied the video and the First United Church of Christ was our host with a super size video screen. The audience naturally was made up of members of our community, and let me add to it, that they had a good time. If you weren't there, you missed out on an enjoyable evening. William Penn Association Founded 1886 Fraternal Life Insurance and Annuities • 856 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, CT 06604 203/368-1851
