Reformátusok Lapja, 1968 (68. évfolyam, 8-12. szám)
1968-11-01 / 11. szám
14 REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA SYNOD NEWS The Synodical Youth Cabinet met in Hammond, Indiana on November 24th to set up the program for next year’s Camp. ★ The Rev. Andrew Arvay was elected pastor of the Emmanuel United Church of Christ, Valley City, Ohio. ★ The Eastern Classis sponsored workshops on November 24th in So. Norwalk in regard to ministers salary, pension, insurance and hospitalization insurance. ★ Donations are still being received for the Heart-Lung Unit for Hungary and for the Debrecen College. All contributions should be mailed to the treasurer, Rev. Joseph Marsalko. ★ Denominational, Synodical and Classis support payments should be made before the end of the year. Our work can only be accomplished if our proposed budget is fulfilled. ★ The Springdale, Pennsylvania Church Women’s group in order to help pay for their new church have compiled and written a most wonderful cook-book. All our most cherished Hungarian re- ceipes are included. If you would like a copy sent to you please send check or money order for $1.50 to: Miss Sue Szalai 728 Garfield Avenue Springdale, Penna. - 15144 News from the Denomination Conferences in the Middle Atlantic region are cooperating in a program of youth caravans for the summer of 1969. Interested youth at least 17 years of age from any part of the country are invited to apply. Teams will be assigned for one-week periods to churches in the region. For details write, Miss Ethel Shellenberger, 1505 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19102. ★ TUNE IN, a book of prayers for teenagers, has been published to meet the demands of readers of Youth Magazine. According to Youth editor, Herman C. Ahrens Jr., who also edited the book, the interest of young people over the years in the prayers that have appeared in the magazine prompted him to put the book together. The 61 prayers deal with the sense of loneliness and misunderstanding that young people feel, and the joys of being young and healthy. ★ Hunger In America, the story of ten million Americans who go hungry every day, shows Negro sharecroppers, Navajo Indians, tenant farmers who live just 25 miles outside of the nation’s capital, and Mexican-Americans within sight of San Antonio’s HemisFair. This CBS film, takes a long, hard look at the Dept, of \griculture’s surplus food, farm subsidy and food stamp programs. This film is available from: Office for Audio Visuals, United Church of Christ, 1501 Race St., Philadelphia, Penna. 19102. ★ Church News from Hungary The school year for the Reformed Theological Seminary in Budapest opened on September 24th with 69 students, and only 11 new students enrolled. ★ In the Hungarian News, published in Hungary during the week of September 21st, an article with two pictures appears in regard to the Heart-Lung Unit donated by Calvin Synod to the Reformed Church in Hungary. ★ In the Deak Square Lutheran Church in Budapest, the Ecumenical Council sponsored a Schweitzer Commemoration on October 6th. ★ The Reformed Church in Hungary has begun the publication of a new Bible Commentary, which will be about 1,300 to 1,400 pages. They are also planning a new edition on Church History and a new Order of Worship. ★ The 431-year old Reformed Gymna- zium in Debrecen began its school year on September 2nd with 346 students enrolled. The Seminary in Debrecen began its school year on September 27th with only 17 new students on roll, ★ In Buenos Aires, a City Square has been named after the great Hungarian General, John Czetz, who fought under Kossuth in the Hungarian Army. In the Square, a commemorating plaque was dedicated in his honor. News of Interest Congressman Edward J. Patten, of New Jersey, presented a speech entitled “East European Problems” before the Congress. In his speech, he spoke of the Hungarian Freedom Fighters of 1956. He presented the officers of the American Hungarian Federation to the Speaker of the House, John W. McCormack. News from Abroad In the Luzancy chateau in Paris, a huszar festival was held in commemoration of László Bercsényi, who established the huszar regiments for France. At one time, Bercsényi owned and lived in this chateau. In the program, the orchestra was under the direction of Attila Kubinyi, a Hungarian conductor. Also taking part in the program were Yves de Daruvar, a French Army officer of Hungarian descent, and the Dance Group of the Hungarian Gymnasium in exile, from Burg Kastell, Germany. Buffalo, N. Y. Ordination and Installation The Rev. Paul Kantor was ordained on November 17 and at the same time installed at the West Side Hungarian Reformed Church of Buffalo, New York. The Ordination by Calvin Synod was performed by Dr. John Butosi, and the Installation by the New York Conference through Dr. Julius Kuck. Rev. Kantor was born in Hungary and received his preliminary education there. He and his family arrived in the United States in 1956 and settled in So. Norwalk, Conn. It was not until 1958 that he entered Bloomfield College and thereafter studied at Bloomfield Seminary. When he was called to serve in the Hungarian Presbyterian Church in Yonkers, he transferred to Biblical Seminary in New York City. The Buffalo congregation called him to be their pastor in 1963, and a year later, he passed his examination for ordination. THE ACTING EDITORIAL BOARD of the Reformátusok Lapja are the following: Editor-in-Chief—Dr. John Butosi, President of Calvin Synod. Editor—Rev. Francis Vitéz. Board Members—Rev. Leslie Egry, Rev. Aaron Elek, Rev. Frank Endrei, Rev. Zoltán Kovács, Dr. Stephen Bessemer, Dr. Alexander Havadtoy, Rev. Joseph Kecskemethy, Rev. Joseph Marsalko. Representative of U. C. C. Churches in other Synods— Rev. Emil Nagy. Liaison Representative of Hungarian Presbyterian Churches—Rev. Stephen W. Csutoros. Liaison Representative of Hungarian Reformed Churches in the Reformed Church in America—Rev. Imre Bertalan. Send all correspondence and subscriptions to: Rev. Francis Vitéz, editor 493 Amboy Avenue, Perth Amboy, N. J. 08861 Telephone: 201-826-3513
