William Penn Life, 2010 (45. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2010-05-01 / 5. szám
Branch News The Rev. Dr. Csaba Krasznai, a member of branch 14 Cleveland, wears the doctoral robes of the late Dr. Tibor Chikes, which Rev. Dr. Krasznai received as a gift from Maria V. Chikes. Continued from Page 20 to Budapest to serve as an assistant pastor. He was also involved with the Campus Crusade for Christ in Hungary and also participated in the Jesus Film project. In 2003 he began his pastoral ministry at the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Cleveland, Ohio. His dear wife, Beata, graduated from Teacher Training College in Debrecen. In addition to her teaching qualification, she also received a diploma in religious education. She is planning to pursue a master of school counseling degree at Cleveland State University. They have been married since 2000 and have three children: Ráhel, Joel, and Olivia, all William Penn members. Branch 14 is proud to have Rev. Dr. Krasznai as a member. The branch welcomes new members Lynne Beardsley, Zachary Hein, Drake McCandlish, and Anthony Davenport. Call the Ward Agency at 440-838-1200 to refer new members and earn Recommender bucks! The next branch meeting will be held Wednesday, May 5, at 7:30 p.m. at the Bethlen Hall of the First Hungarian Reformed Church located at 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills. All adult branch members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Branch 18 Lincoln Park, MI by Barbara A. House Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers in our world. We hope you have a wonderful day spent with all your loved ones. Speaking of loved ones, Tommy, Gabby and I are leaving our wonderful family behind in Florida. We have had a super time with our family. Even the lousy winter weather wasn't so hard to endure thanks to all the fun we had with them. Thanks, Debbie and Glenn, for making our first cruise (definitely not our last) so much fun. We spent quality time with our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren. Thank you so much. We will miss you all. Welcome, Dave Despot, to the WPA family. We hope you will be with us for a very long time. Happy May birthday to Rose Wickers (you do so much for Branch 18), Jason Wolfe (love you) and the Rev. Barnabas Kiss. May you all have many more. Please remember in your prayers our deceased members and their families, especially Andrew Dichazi, Joseph Hagen Jr., Barbara Yonish and Rose Boschi. May they rest in peace. Our next Branch 18 meeting is May 12 at 7:00 p.m. at the Hungarian Reformed Church on Allen Road. We will discuss our annual June trip and our Join Hands Day project. We will conduct our project on June 5. If you can not attend the May meeting, please call me for any information you may need. Remember: many hands make short work. Those who help will be eligible for a member bonus. Holy Cross Hungarian Catholic Church is celebrating its 105th anniversary on June 13. The celebration will begin with Mass at 11:00 a.m. followed by a banquet and special program at 12:30 p.m. At 2:00 p.m. there will be a raffle with a first prize of $1,000 and many other smaller prizes. Please call the church for more information at 313-842- 1133.1 understand there will not be a festival this year. Please support this event and the raffle. Our WPA trip to Hungary is Sept. 28 to Oct. 13. Sure hope you plan to join us. We have many wonderful surprises planned. Our annual golf tournament and scholarship days will be held July 16 and 17. The particulars appear elsewhere in this issue. Branch 18 will sponsor a bus to the WPA Picnic-A Great Fraternal Fest on Sept. 10 and 11. Please call me for information. Remember: you may call me anytime at 313-418-5572 or 734-782-4667. Remember to call your mother. Branch 27 Toledo, OH by Linda York Spring is here, and we're looking forward to seeing our members at our future activities and events. Members and friends of Branch 27 are invited to join us for a "Night with the Mud Hens" on Sunday, June 13, when the Toledo Mud Hens will be hosting the Rochester Red Wings. Game time is 6:30 p.m. All branch members and their guests are invited to attend, but seating is limited. For more information or to reserve your seats, please contact one of the following branch officers:- Robert Ivancso, 419-841-5351, wpa2 7bob@bex. net;- Paula Bodnar, 419-693-5509; or- Linda York, 419-343-6834, after 7:00 p.m. See you at the game! Branch 59 Windber, PA by Shirley A. Rakoczy Przywara Branch 59 currently has 385 members and is growing. I was pleased to read Endre Csornán's story about Windber in the April issue of William Penn Life. In May 2009, after spending 55- plus years in Michigan—almost 50 of those years employed by the Ford William Penn Life 0 May 2010 0 23
