Calvin Synod Herald, 1996 (96. évfolyam, 1-6. szám)
1996-05-01 / 3. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD 3 AMERIKAI MAGYAR REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA Forth-Coming Events i. OUR ANNUAL SYNOD MEETING '96 SYNOD MEETING -The days of May 21-24 were set aside for the Annual Meeting this year, in Ligonier, PA at the Ramada Inn. The fifthyeight Annual Meeting of the Calvin Synod, Conference of the United Church of Christ, will be held from the 21st of May to the 24th in Ligonier, PA. This is the constitutional meeting of our congregations with legisltive, administrative and jurisdictional powers invested in our Synod for the benefit of all local congregations. This year's meeting will again be an historical meeting with a very important and heavy agenda. The opening service will be followed by Holy Communion. Our democratic system of church government operates through the balanced power of elected ministerial and lay delegates from all our local congregations based in ten states in America. It is indeed extremely important that all lay delegates (one from each congregation) should accompany the pastor for this legislative meeting. The Bishop's usual letter with all details was sent to all congregations. □□□ The months of May and June bring us some of the warmest occasions to remember. May 12 is Mother's Day May 26 is Memorial Sunday and Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Church, June 16 is Father's Day. It is more than proper to convey in this Issue some illuminating glimpses to lead our thoughts and prayers in this season of remembering HOME, NATION and CHURCH. THE ANNUAL YOUTH CAMP AND CONFERENCE will be held on the last week of July, 1996. All congregations are asked to send their youth delegations to that important gathering together with the youth of the Reformed Church in America. □□□ THE HUNGARIAN REFORMED FEDERATION OF AMERICA will observe the 100th Anniversary or their founding in 1996, followed by 35th quadrennial convention. The festivities will commence in Trenton, NJ. on September 15th with a Worship Service. On September 16th, a Banquet will be held in the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Brunswick. The convention will end on September 19th. □□□ 100th Anniversary Celebration of the HRFA Opening ceremonies marking the 100th Anniversary of the founding of The Hungarian Reformed Federation of America will be held on Sunday, September 15, 1996 at 3:00 p.m. at the Hungarian Reformed Church, 180 Home Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey, followed by a banquet at the Beky Hall in the school building at 6:00 p.m. 35th Quadrennial Convention Reformed Federation of America will hold its 35th Quadrennial Convention at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Hotel, 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey on Monday, September 16 through 19, 1996. III. World Convention of the Hungarian Reformed Churches Pre-eminent events in the Partium - Synod of Királyhágó (Headquarters at Oradea with Dr. László Tőkés as bishop) and Transylvanian Synod (Headquarters at Kolozsvár, Cluj with Dr. Kálmán Csiha as bishop.) Solemn Opening Service on August 3, 1996 at Oradea (Nagyvárad) Solemn Closing Service on August 10, 1996 at Siátul-gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) Ecumenical Seervices all week long at locations of the two Synods. Following services from August 10- 12,1996 at Budapest, Debrecen, Kecskemét and Sárospatak in Hungary; Komárom in Slovakia and Breszász in the Carpatho-Ukraine. "Lef the favor of the Lord our God be upon us!" (Psalm XC. 17). Arrangements through MRETZS (Hungarian Reformed General Konvent -Consultative Synod). Abonyi út 21, 1440 Budapest, Hungary. ooo
