Calvin Synod Herald, 1993 (93. évfolyam, 2-6. szám)
1993-07-01 / 4. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD- 3 -REFOMATÜSOK LflPIA jtA. H<c\l\yirv et XaKvácsa Rt. Rev. Dr. Francis Vitéz Bishop (Püspök) Rt. Rev. Louis Medgyesi Auxiliary Bishop (Helyettes püspök) Rev. Albert Kovács General Secretary (Titkár) Rev. Raymond Kaiser Treasurer (Pénztárnok) Mrs. Irma Y. Carnevale Synod Presbyter (Világi tanácstag) t±j é GENERAL SYNOD 19 of the United Church of Christ will be held in St. Louis, Missouri from July 15-20, 1993 This highest body of the Denomination meets bi-annually. Synods are represented by approximately 700 voting delegates proportioned by membership figures. This years' invited guest speaker will be the Rt. Rev. Dr. Lóránt Hegedűs, ruling bishop of the Reformed Church of Hungary from Budapest. Our own delegates who attending the General Synod 19 will be: Rt. Rev. Dr. Francis Vitéx, bishop; (ex-officio); Rt. Revs. Dr. Dezső Parragh and Zoltán D. Szűcs and Mr. Joe Sonye from our Passaic, N. J. church. ___________ September 19,1993, the New Bishop's Solemnization of Installation will be held in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The Calvin Synod Conference of the United Church of Christ elected The Rt. Rev. Francis Vitéz as its new Bishop on May 14,1993, at its 55th Annual Meeting. At the close of this meeting he and the new officers of the Synod were sworn in. In accordance with the practice of The Hungarian Reformed Church, Service of Solemnization of Installation is set for September 19 at 4 p.m. in Perth Amboy in his church. He will be our 7th Bishop, and the 15th Chief Executive of our Synod in the course of the past 55 years. Thoughts fibout Freedom Every year, on July 4th, thousands of people line up for hours at the National Archives building in Washington, D.C., just to catch a glimpse of the original document which talks about freedom. Now, more than two hundred years later, that great document is being celebrated by a grateful nation. It is good, in the darkness, to believe in the light. It is good, in the midst of tears, to believe in joy. It is good, in the midst of death, to believe in the life. It is good, in the midst of captivity, to believe in the liberty. Southern Baptists OK Anti-Gay Amendments The Southern Baptist Convention, the nation's largest Protestant denomination, amended its constitution to give the denomination the power to oust congregations that condone homosexuality. Southern Batist officials called the action unprecedented for the conservative, 148- year-old denomination. "It's the first (amendment) to deal with a condition of membership based on behavior." The statement, written in 1963, lays out Baptist beliefs about God, the Bible, evangelism and various church practices. It does not mention homosexuality. The 15.2 million-member denomination includes about 37,000 congregations. > 1 ... , ...................... ,,,,, . ■ ... The Synodical Council Members
