Calvin Synod Herald, 1980 (80. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1980-09-01 / 9-10. szám
REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA 7 The entire setting for this occasion was by candlelight. The sanctuary and Calvin Center glowed with the soft shimmer of candlelight and silver. A three piece Musical Ensemble entertained guests with quiet music as a background to the formal reception which followed. The highlight of the reception was a towering six foot anniversary cake decorated with hundreds of silver roses, silver foliage and red carnations. A large silver cross supported by a bejeweled crown of rhinestones sparkled at the very top of the cake. Thirty circular tables were decorated with large wreathshaped centetrpieces of red and white roses, white gypsophilia, green foliage and trimmed in silver stars of tinsel to accomodate the many guests who attended the lavish Reception. The subdued lighting gave evidence to candles burning everywhere. A lovely sight to behold! This Celebration will remain one of the most beautiful and meaningful experiences in the history of our Church as well as in the memory of all those who participated and attended. We congratulate The Reverend Frank Juhasz Shepherd. Soli Deo Gloria! INSTALLATION IN LORAIN The Rev. Dr. Zoltán Szűcs, newly elected pastor of the Hungarian Reformed Church of Lorain, Ohio, was installed by Bishop Desmond Parragh and Dr. Jacob Wagner in a uniquely ecumenical installation service on May 18, 1980. The installation was conducted by the Western Reserve Association of the UCC, Calvin Synod, American Hungarian Reformed Ministerial Association and the Presbytery of the Western Reserve, United Presbyterian Church USA. More than thirty-five ministers participated in the installation service representing seven denominations in the USA and Canada. Bishop Parragh ad Dr. Wagner shared the official installation procedures. Dr. Aladar Komjáthy of Montreal, Canada preached the sermon. Dr. Csaba Baksa of Hamilton, Ontario gave the charge to the pastor and Bishop Louis Nagy of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania addressed the congregation. Mr. Julius Pongracz, general chairman of the Lorain church presented the Rev. Dr. Szűcs to be installed, and Mrs. Elizabeth Chonka, the president of the Senior Ladies Guild presented a new white Hungarian robe (palást) to their pastor. The service was concluded with an abbreviated THE PORTLAND STRING QUARTET IN BUDAPEST Since its inception in 1969, the Portland String Quartet has been concertizing and steadily building an enthusiastic following both in this country and abroad. The ensemble is in residence and its members are on the faculty at the University of Southern Maine. The four artists are: STEPHEN KECSKEMETHY, 1st violinist; (the younger son of the Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Kecskemethy of Portland, Maine.) RONALD LANTZ, 2nd violinist, of Houston, Texas; JULIA ADAMS, violist, of Greensboro, North Carolina, and PAUL ROSS, of Winnipeg, Canada, cellist. These fine young musicians with a world-wide reputation of excellence in the course of their European concerttour visited Hungary also and on June 19, 20 and 21, gave three excellent concerts in Budapest. The concerts were held in the newly built and impressive GEODESIC DOME, that housed this year’s “America Now Art Exhibit” in Budapest’s scenic People’s Park, the “Népliget”. The Quartet played altogether nine quartets, six Classical-European and three Modern American compositions: works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Shostakovich, then Walter Piston, Ruth Crawford Seeger and Charles Edward Ives. At all the three concerts, given under the auspices of the American Embassy and at the invitation of Harry E. Berghold, Ambassador to Hungary, the four brilliant musicians delighted select and cultural audiences, elicited enthusiastic comments and many requests for return engagements. After their intelligent and artistic performances, music experts, professors, conductors, performers as well as reporters expressed high praises of their brilliant playing. The AMB and P & C reporters wrote the following reviews: “The Portland String Quartet displayed virtuoso talent stemming partly from their enjoyment of the mastery of their instruments and the way their strings responded to the pulse of their obvious emotions.” “Their playing was highly inspired, their tone subtly graded. To the listeners, their instruments spoke with intensity that evoked the thrill of the senses. At the drama or the sweetness, they produced brilliant music . ..” (Continued on next page) Holy Communion Service. Bishops Parragh and Nagy distributed the Holy elements. The Chancel Choir of the Lorain Church sang several anthems under the direction of Mrs. Jill Murrell, choir director. Mrs. Roberta Kalassay Super was the organist. More than three hundred worshipers were present. A congregational supper followed in the Church Hall, where several dignitaries brought greetings to the new pastor, among them the mayor of the city of Lorain. A beautiful brotherly atmosphere prevailed during the entire evening, the different organizations of the Lorain church expressed their love for their new pastor and his family and their hope of a glorious future.
