Calvin Synod Herald, 1990 (90. évfolyam, 2-6. szám)
1990-03-01 / 2. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD - REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA-2-MAGYAR EGYHÁZ - MAGYAR CHURCH (ISSN 0161-6900) CALVIN SYNOD Roformátusok Lapja HERALD Editor in Chief: DR. ZOLTÁN D. SZŰCS, Bishop Editor and Publisher: DR. STEPHEN SZABÓ 415 Steven Blvd., Richmond Hts., Ohio 44143 Telephone: (216) 481-3648 Published bi-monthly Individual Subscription $6.00 yearly Group Subscription $4.00 yearly Postmaster send 3579 Form for change of address to 415 Steven Blvd., Richmond Hts., Ohio 44143 Second Class postage paid at Cleveland, Ohio Printed by: Classic Priming Corp. 9527 Madison Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Three of our Fold Honored by the Mother-Church On March 14, 1990 the Theological Faculty of Debrecen conferred Honorary Doctoral Degrees on Dr. John Biitösi, former bishop of Calvin Synod, Dr. Andrew Harsányi, present bishop of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America, and Dr. Imre Bertalan, president of the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America. Through the three honorees all our Reformed people in our Continent received distinction and honor at the most proper time. Rt. Rev. Dr. John Bütösi Rt. Rev. Dr. Andrew Harsányi Rev. Dr. Imre Bertalan (ISSN 0360-5760) (QXQH oo tc Editor in Chief: DR. ANDREW HARSÁNYI, Bishop Editor: REV. STEFAN M. TÖRÖK 331 Kirkland Place, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 Telephone: (201) 442-7799 Published bi-monthly Individual Subscription $6.00 yearly Group Subscription $4.00 yearly Publication: 175 Pershing Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008 Return Postage Guaranteed A Heartbeat away from our approaching Centenary Celebration October 12,1990 is the actual Date of the beginning of our Hungarian Reformed Church-Life in America. The Historic Day was October 12, 1890 when the very first Hungarian Reformed Church Service was held with the celebration of Holy Communion by the Reverend Gustáv Jurányi, the very first minister sent over by the Mother Church to start organizing work among the Hungarian immigrants in the New Land. The First Service was held in the Seventh German Reformed Church of Rev. J. H. C. Roentgen in the city of Cleveland, Ohio. In consenquence Lakeside Classis Meeting The Spring meeting of the Lakeside Classis was held on March 5, 1990, at the Lorain Hungarian Reformed Church, Lorain, Ohio. According to custom, the meeting started at noon with the host church providing the victuals. Rev. Dr. Stephen Szabó JOINT ISSUE In the year of 1987 leaders of Calvin Synod, U.C.C. and the Hungarian Reformed Church in America made a solemn agreement to combine our two publications twice every year. The Easter Issue and the Christmas Issue to appear jointly. Since then one Joint Issue appeared. Let us hope we will be able to carry on this long overdue Decision! gave the devotion for our spiritual nourishment. The purpose of our meeting was to discuss and formulate overtures and/or recommendations for consideration at the annual meeting of the Calvin Synod in May. Perhaps one of our recommendations should be the fine tuning of the Synod By-Laws regarding the role and duties of Assistant Pastors, especially when the pulpit becomes vacant. As administrator of the West Side Hungarian Reformed Church in Cleveland, I receive a need for greater clarification on this topic for the leadership as well as the general membership. Sincerely Louis Medgyesi, Dean First Church of Cleveland was soon organized and all others followed in a long line of succession till the number reached the mighty figure of onehundred-twenty congregations. Calvin Synod already voted on its last year’s Annual Meeting to make a proper Celebration together with the other leaders of all American Hungarian Reformed factions. Bishop was authorized to get in touch with the Bishop of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America and other denominational leaders to make it a National Event. Our “Tribe”, called the “Eighth Tribe”, is unfortunately split into exactly eighth fractions at the present. (Not in tradition of the Mother- Church, that has never been divided in close to five hundred years of its History.) Let us now make an unprecedented grand Move to produce a never to be forgettable Historic Celebration in these exciting times of our present History!!! VACANT PULPITS: The following churches are searching for pastors: United Church of Christ, Bridgeport, CT; Cleveland, Ohio West-side Reformed Church; Johnstown-Vintondale, PA, Yokedchurch. Beaver-Falls, PA. Reformed Church. * For information you may call the bishop ’s office of Calvin Synod.
