Fraternity-Testvériség, 1991 (69. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)

1991-04-01 / 2. szám

FRATERNITY

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Buckeye State, as the delegates elected a member of the First Hungarian Church, Cleveland, Mrs. Julia Reitz, Synod Presbyter. Her predecessor, Mrs. Irma Carnevale, chaired the Nominating Committee.

One of the most moving moments of all was the Ordination of the Rev. Eva Buthy as a Minister of the Lord Jesus Christ. She will serve the Buffalo, NY congregation as an Associate Minister with the Rev. András Czecze Springer. The opening service of Holy Communion, in its quiet solemnity, brought the delegates from many places into a sense of their true unity in Christ and set the tone of mutual respect that characterized the entire meeting.

Calvin Synod reaffirmed its commitment to be a part of the greater Church and to strengthen its ties with Hungarian Reformed Churches and other churches of similar faith. It agreed to work for a national Convention of these in Ligonier in 1992, along with the Hungarian Reformed Church in America and the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America. The necessity for a united front to tackle issues in Washington and elsewhere, which concern American- Hungarians, was outlined by the Bishop and Dr. John Butosi. The working partnership in a new Coalition was approved, which would lobby in the Capitol to express our members' heartfelt concerns.

With the construction of the Bethlen Museum and Archives Building to begin this summer, the churches were urged to pledge their moral and financial support for the effort. A spirited discussion ensued, concluding that this was not intended to be a tombstone just to remember the achievements of the past. The facility's design as a multi-purpose structure was

Rev. Raymond R Kaiser, Auxiliary Bishop of the Calvin Synod

construed to make better use of the Bethlen Home for everyone, with adequate room for groups to meet and foster a better church life for all.

The Conference Council had asked the Rev. Dr. László Medyesy to prepare "A Position Paper on Homosexual Ordination", reflecting its views, for presentation to the Synod's delegates. Upon hearing its sensitive and compassionate handling of a thorny issue, the delegates voted overwhelmingly to accept its conclusion that such ordinations would not be in the best interest of the churches for biblical and

Participants at the Annual Meeting of theCalvin Synod Ligonier, Pennsylvania, May 1991