Fraternity-Testvériség, 1994 (72. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1994-07-01 / 3. szám
Page 26 TESTVÉRISÉG riRST HUNGARIAN .EFORMED CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL AUG, 22 to 26 600 P.M, EVERYONE waCOME ~c HUNGARIAN 1115 AV Mr. Endre Csornán, Secretary of the HRFA, honored us by his presence and presented the gifts of the Federation to our very talented children. Many parents and grandparents attended this joyful evening. The following Sunday, all our children proudly wore their HRFA pins as they were presented their certificates by Chief Elder Wilburn A. Roby, Jr. All children of the Bible School are enrolled as juvenile members of the Federation. Bert Olah, Branch Manager BRANCH 250 - WOODBRIDGE, NJ Branch 250 in Woodbridge, NJ conducted its first ever bake sale on May 29, 1994. Steven Kovach, Branch Treasurer and Elder of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Woodbridge, turned over the proceeds of $ 110.00 to Rev. Albert W. Kovács, Pastor, to be used for the benefit of the Sunday School Children’s Picnic. Plans were also discussed for the continued participation in the 2nd Annual Maria Poes Fellowship Day held on Sunday, August 7, 1994 at the Basilian Father’s Home in Matawan, NJ. Margaret Pauli, Branch Manager Secretary Endre Csornán and Rev. Aladar Komjáthy with some of the children of the Bible School Back row: Treasurer Steve Kovach, Branch Manager Margaret Pauli, Rev. Albert Kovács and Lyn Fanich. In the front row are Erin and Holly Bonner, granddaughters of Rev. and Mrs. Kovács. In the immediate foreground is the Pastor’s wife, Mrs. Theresa Kovács. BRANCH 259 - LOS ANGELES, CA I wish to introduce the following new members of Branch 259: Nathan Wright, my grandson, who was bom July 14, 1993. He is growing by “leaps and bounds”, and he is the only one in his family to have slept through the Northridge earthquake! BRANCH 203 - RANKIN, PA Rev. Aladar Komjáthy together with the children in front of the stained glass windows of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Pittsburgh, Pa. Our Rankin branch together with the cooperation of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Pittsburgh, PA held a joint vacation Bible School and Hungarian School in the basement of the Church in August of this year. Dr. Aladar Komjáthy was the teacher, assisted by Mrs. Julia Olah and Mrs. Amy Vargo. The classes were held in the evening, and we studied the Biblical and historical message of the beautiful stained glass windows of the Church. The children also learned Hymns both in English and Hungarian. The closing exercises were held Friday, August 26, 1994. We also honored the past and present Sunday School teachers, one of them being Mrs. Julia Detilla, Sunday School teacher in the 1930’s and 1940’s (one of her pupils being Branch Manager Bert Olah), who gave a beautiful inspirational talk during the evening.
