Fraternity-Testvériség, 2008 (86. évfolyam, 1-3. szám)
2008-07-01 / 3. szám
BRANCH NEWS BRANCH NEWS BRANCH #3 Fairport Harbor, OH. The Rt. Rev. Louis Medgyesi from Fairport, OH was happy to report upon the success of this summer’s Hungarian Reformed Youth Camp, held in July in Laurelville, PA at the Mennonite Conference Center. An annual event, the camp hosted 40 youth, 10 visitors, and staff with 25 counselors for a one- week program. Their theme promoted historical figures in the Bible that inspire youth to become spiritual heroes in their own right. Entitled “God’s Peculiar People,” the program included daily devotions and Bible studies as well as a set of “team challenge” programs where campers team up to make their own presentations. The camp also coordinated a visit to the Bethlen Home, where youth interacted with residents, toured historic Ligonier and attended a fireside meditation led by Rev. Zsolt Otvos. The campers, staff and visitors appreciate the financial and fraternal support of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America and look forward to the spiritual growth that these youth can achieve as the staff prepare for next year’s camp. Rt. Rev. Louis Medgyesi, Branch Member BRANCH #176 Gary, IN, 45. házassági évforduló. Mischák István és Kati nemrég ünnepelték 45-ik házassági évfordulójukat a Szent Háromság Templomban. A boldog családról ezen a szép napon készült a fénykép, Skerl Alfonz tisztelendő úrral. Minden családtag, és a tisztelendő úr is tagja az Amerikai Magyar Református Egyesületnek. Fiaik, Steven, László és Tamás, menyeik Becky, Karen és Renee, unokáik, Nicole, Gracie, Kate, Madeline, Sam, Jack, Emily és Megan, valamint az Amerikai Magyar Református Egyesület sok boldogságot kíván a Mischák házaspárnak! BRANCH #250 After Rev. Albert W. Kovács retired, from September Rev. Stefan M. Torok will be the pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Woodbridge and the John Calvin Magyar Reformed Church in Perth Amboy, NJ. “I’m really glad that I can serve as a full-time pastor for the Reformed Church in America. This has always been my call,” says Rev. Torok, who feels at home in this area because he was the pastor of the Magyar Reformed Church in Perth Amboy for about 30 years. Rev. Stefan M. Torok was born in 1947 in Slovakia (formerly Felvidék, Upper Hungary). He was raised in a very religious family and at the age of 14, decided to dedicate his life to God. Upon graduation from high school, he entered the Komensky Theological Seminary in Prague. After Soviet troops invaded Hungary, Rev. Torok went on to study in Vienna, and then to the United States at the invitation of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America in order to complete his education and to serve the people here. Rev. Torok earned his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at the New York Theological Seminary. He served in New York City, Roe- bling, Perth Amboy, Carteret, NJ and in Staten Island, NY. Over the FRATERNITY - TESTVÉRISÉG 25 BRANCH 176, GARY, IN. FIAIK: STEVEN, LÁSZLÓ ÉS TAMÁS VALAMINT; MENYEIK: BECKY, KAREN ÉS RENEE; UNOKÁIK: NICOLE, GRACIE, KATE, MADELINE, SAM, JACK, EMILY AND LITTLE MEGAN.
