Fraternity-Testvériség, 2001 (79. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2001-07-01 / 3. szám
FRATERNITY Page 19 Branch 134 - Gr. Pittsburgh, PA (cont’d.) Congratulations to member Julia Kubar and her husband Ken on the birth of their first child - Jessica Faith. Proud grandparents are Jules and Julia Nagy. Julia Nagy, Branch Secretary Mrs. Betty Phillips was recently hospitalized. She is now at home recuperating, and we wish her the best of health. Olga Darnay, Branch Manager, and Julia Nagy Secretary Branch 151 - Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania We are happy to welcome Scott Clair Bürgin, Jr., newest and youngest member of our branch. His sister Lynn is also a member of the HRFA. We are grateful to their grandmother Jackie Bokor for bringing both children into our fraternal society. God bless Jackie and her family. Scott Clair Bürgin, Jr. with his grandmother Jackie Bokor. Operation Christmas Child Our project for Operation Christmas Child this year is the Samaritan’s Purse. Operation Christmas Child provides an opportunity for individuals to reach out to needy children around the world. This project of the International Christian Relief Organization sends a message of hope to children in desperate or crisis situations. The Samaritan’s Purse is a shoebox filled with the needs a child might have according to his or her age, and gift-wrapped. The idea for this project came from the Internet. We visited a church, received the Christmas boxes, and a video explaining how the Samaritan’s Purse helps those in need. Last year they went to Romania. Many neighbors turned out for this fun project. To encourage the children to participate in helping others less fortunate, we extended this project to our CMA Church Sunday school classes. The children hope to complete the boxes by Thanksgiving. Thank you to all those who shared in this year’s Operation Christmas Child. Evangelism to Our Community’s Young People Our church has a youth program on Wednesday night called, “Excite Night.” Recently a group from our church visited children and families of low-income neighborhoods. We introduced ourselves to parents and invited children to attend our Wednesday evening program. Our hope is to build relationships between the children of the community and the youth of our church as the Word of God is preL. to r.: Pastor Tim Connor, Sarah Connor, Mike and Kristy Leiper, Autumn Finnick, Peg Fabri, Dan Straub, and Jonathan Connor. (Picture taken by Joe Fabri.) sented. It was a meaningful and rewarding time. The program continues each Wednesday night with transportation provided for 35 children or more. We hope this program leads to reaching the community in even greater ways. Lighthouse for the Blind Joe and I attended a seminar October 2, 2001 and met a couple of women who were volunteers at the Lighthouse for the Blind. We talked about the HRFA. On our way out, the women asked us if we could make a presentation on the HRFA at the Lighthouse. We gladly accepted the invitation. Our appreciation and thanks to Director Fay Lentz and Ed Decheliff for making arrangements suitable for our presentation. Peggy Fabri, Branch Manager 724-843-6162 Dinner Dance Sponsored by the Kossuth Club of the Western PA Branches On September 14th, 2001 at the Free Hungarian Reformed Church of Duquesne, PA the branches of the HRFA in and around Pittsburgh established the Kossuth Club to further the fraternal activities in Pittsburgh and vicinity. Their first fraternal joint event was the Hungarian dinner dance held at the Hungarian Club in Hazelwood, Pittsburgh. The menu consisted of home-made meat sausage (kolbász) and rice sausage (hurka). The side dishes were potato and sourkraut. Delicious pastries baked by the ladies topped off this wonderful dinner.
