Bethlen Almanac 2001 (Ligonier)

The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America

themselves to provide quilts for the young populace who have the rare genetic disease FAP/GS. The organization which serves these patients, GARDENVoices, Inc., has been able to disseminate almost 200 quilts to children in chemo, hospice, and home care.

In mid-March, 70 quilts were handed out to children on the Oncology and Immunology Ward at St. Christopher’s Hospital in Pennsylvania. In April, a student volunteer brought 10 quilts to the hospital where he himself was undergoing testing. In May, more than 40 students from Carl Sandburg Middle School presented their quilts to children with cancer and leukemia. In the future, children from a Colonia, NJ school will be gifting quilts to children with cancer and AIDS in a New Brunswick hospital.

Sewing and gifting a quilt means a lot to these children and their parents. Getting your teens involved in such a project allows them to gain perspective on their own lives and to see that they can make a difference.

Deneice Oroszvary, Br. Manager, Br. 20, Trenton, NJ

Donation to the Bethlen Home

Traditionally, members of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania exchange Christmas cards. This year, in lieu of the postage cost, a donation was collected and delivered to the Bethlen Home. Volunteers sorted the envelopes in specially built sorting boxes.

Bert Olah, Br. Manager, Br. 202, Duquesne, PA

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 presented. It was a meaningful

Volunteer Shirley Knafler sorts Christmas cards for church members.

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