Fraternity-Testvériség, 2004 (82. évfolyam, 2-4. szám)
2004-07-01 / 3. szám
Page 22 Fraternity- Testvériség One youth said that “the project took time from a normal Saturday and gave me useful things to do.” Another person mentioned that helping the community was his favorite part of the project. This year again we partnered with Chesapeake Fraternal Congress. The other organizations that took part in this project were: Peace Lutheran Church; American Red Cross Youth Task Force; Girl Scouts of America Troops 167, 2311; Glories Happy Hats; Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Chapters 30957, 30970; Woman’s Life Insurance Society, Branch 3; Knockout Entertainment, Inc.; Day Break; Points of Light Foundation; Morgan Stanley; Washington, DC Parks and Recreation; and Fire Department Station 30. Our project, as well as another one in Washington, DC, will be considered for the 20 Join Hands Day Excellence Awards. These annual awards are given to top-quality projects that meet the Join Hands Day criteria to build youth/adult partnerships, as determined by an independent panel of judges. Recipients will be announced on September 25 this year, and receive $1,000 awards. Opening of An Art Exhibit at the Home Office “Credo: A New Dimension” by Csaba Osvath On Friday evening, June 18, 2004, the Hungarian American Foundation in cooperation with our Branch invited members and friends to a unique exhibit of the Rev. Csaba Osvath at the Home Office. The Rev. Osvath’s work, The Tree of Life, Christmas 2003, was on the cover of our Christmas 2003 issue. The Rev. Osvath said the following about the theme of his exhibit: “Life is an exploration of meaning. Credo, a new dimension, recently grew out of a personal decision in my life. For years, I discovered my prophetic voice in the pulpit. Through spoken words, I could paint meaning and impact lives in my ministry. In May, I found myself choosing a path that I had rejected and at times resented. The path of the artist burned my credo, and tossed me into an arena that went beyond the spoken words. It was a place where the prophetic voice had to lift people through images, colors, and textures. Where the ordinary face, flower, bird, transformed into the extraordinary. I found a place where my credo was a new dimension.” In August of this year, the Rev. Osvath and his wife, Erica, will be relocating to Tampa, Florida, where he would like to pursue his vocation as an artist and preach God’s word in a Hungarian-speaking congregation. Invitation We invite our members and friends to come to honor our WW1I veteran, Géza Katona, on Sunday, September 26, 2004, at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC For information, please call the Branch Manager. Bidding Farewell to Helen Elizabeth Soos Helen Elizabeth Soos, formerly of Montreat, North Carolina, died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends in her home at Falls Church, Virginia, on Thursday, May 13, 2004. Helen was bom a refugee in Switzerland, with no nationality, as her father was stripped of his Hungarian citizenship. At the age of 4, she moved with her Hungarian-born parents to Montreat. She was a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University (B.A. 1971), received her M.A. at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in 1973 and Ph.D., except dissertation, in 1974. She was a Foreign Service Officer - United States Agency for International Development 1974-96. She was assigned to the National Security Council in 1985-87 and was Director of African Affairs. One of her duties was to introduce visiting heads of states and other dignitaries to President Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office. She was on nationwide television to read the President’s message for a World Vision fund-raiser to relieve famine in Ethiopia. On May 14, 2004, Congressman Dennis Kucinich read a citation on the floor of the United States House of Representatives in appreciation of her worldwide humanitarian activities. Helen was the beloved mother of Heidi and Kristi Haus- man; daughter of Geza and Helen Soos; and sister of Zoltán, Emese, Piroska, and Geza Soos. She lived a complete and passionate life exploring the globe while touching the lives of countless people. Her work with USAID took her to Africa, South America, Asia, Europe and beyond. Branch members the Rev. Imre Bertalan; Mrs. Eva Kiss; daughter Bori; and Teri and Tibor Pflum attended a memorial gathering at her home on Saturday, May 15, at which her countless friends and family members gave loving testimonies of her courageous, intelligent, optimistic, and vivacious spirit. We will all miss her greatly. Teri Pflum, Branch Manager Tel: 301-251-1754 Taking a rest from the hard work : Left to right: Tibor Pflum, Leslie L. Megyeri CFO. Mrs. Kathy Megyeri, Mrs. Teri Pflum and Mrs. Cynthia Torok. Photo by: Rev. Torok
