Calvin Synod Herald, 1979 (79. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1979-03-01 / 3-4. szám
8 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD The Magyar Reformed Church of New Brunswick, New Jersey, the Rev. Imre Bertalan, Pastor, will sponsor their 15th Annual Debutante Ball on April 28, 1979 in the Grand Ballroom of the East Brunswick Ramada Inn. Pictured above are the Debutantes and Gents of the 1978 Debutante Ball: Suzanne Griffin and David Pleban; Liza Bianchi and Csaba Szucs; Doris Takacs and Kenneth Ericksen; Julianna Vitéz and Bela Kantor; Antoinette Schepise and William Kovács; Viola Kovács and Frank Koye; Kathryn Griffin and James Kiss. vides more than $1.5 million each year to meet disaster anywhere in the world. $5,000 was sent to Transylvania for reconstructing earthquake-damaged Hungarian Reformed churches. “Hope for Life” a 36-minute color motion picture, is available in Bishop’s Office as an interpretive resource for OGHS. FIRST NATIONAL GATHERING of UCC clergy will be held before the 12th General Synod, June 19-21 in Indianapolis. Registration deadline: May 15, 1979. Forms are in Bishop’s Office. The UCC YEARBOOK is mailed only to those who order it for $7.00. ON THE SICK LIST: Mrs. Zoltán Kovács (Homestead) underwent an operation, the Rt. Rev. Arpad Beretz was hospitalized, Rev. Victor Orth resigned as dean of Western Classis on account of his sickness. Pray for them! “OLYMPIA” TYPEWRITER with English-Hungarian letters (almost new) is for sale. Call Mrs. L. Böszörményi, 503B Opa La., Oronoque, Stanford, Ct. 06497 — 203-375- 7079. FORTHCOMING EVENTS: March 25: One Great Hour of Sharing April 1: Eastern Classis Meeting in Bethlehem, Pa. April 8: Palm Sunday Conference in Wallingford, Ct. April 18: HAPPY EASTER TO ALL OF US! April 22: Installation of the Rev. N. Novak in Pittsburgh, Pa. May 6: Lake Side Classis meeting. May 6: Installation of Dr. L. Medyesy in Wallingford, Ct. FUNERALS: Dr. L. Füsti Molnár on October 8, 1978; Rev. John Makar died on January 3, in Switzerland, buried on January 13 in Franklin, N.J., Rev. John Bőtty died on January 5, Mr. Nicholas Szegedy of Wallingford on March 1. THAT BOY He is a person who is going to carry on what you have started. He is to sit right where you are sitting, and attend to those things which you think are important, when you are gone. You may adopt all the policies you please, but how they will be carried out depends upon him. If you make leagues and treaties, he will have to manage them. He is going to sit at your desk in the Senate, or occupy your place on the Supreme Court bench. He will assume control of your cities, state and nation; your prisons, churches, schools, universities and corporations. All your work is for him. The fate of the nation and of humanity rests with him. Selected THE SIGNS OF DEATH IN A CONGREGATION: 1. Lack of outreach. All activity is centered on the membership. 2. Excessive emphasis on the past. 3. Neighborhood church which no longer draws from the neighborhood. 4. Church attendance is less than 40% of the membership. 5. Baptisms are less than 2% of the membership. 6. Median age of the congregation is 20 years above the median age of the community. 7. There are more neutral or negative people in the church leadership than there are positive. Quoted by Rev. Dr. Eva M. Fabian 70th Anniversary Album, McKeesport, Pa. 1978.
