Calvin Synod Herald, 2008 (109. évfolyam, 1-10. szám)
2008-03-01 / 3-4. szám
2 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD CALVIN UCDAI n synod ntryALU Official Organ of The Calvin Synod - United Church of Christ Founded in 1900 AMERIKAI MAGYAR REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA Volume 109 MARCH-APRIL 2008 No. 3-4 Official Organ of the Calvin Synod United Church of Christ - Founded in 1900 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD (ISSN 0161-6900) is published bi-monthly for $10.00/year for individual subscriptions; $8.00/year for groups; $6.00/year for 50 or more copies. Please make checks payable to the Calvin Synod Herald Editor in Chief: Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, Bishop Co-Editor: Rev. Dr. Edwin P. Elliott 9400 Fairview Avenue • Manassas, VA 20110 Tel.: 703-335-2844 Co-Editor: Rt. Rev. Joseph Vásárhelyi 220 Fourth St., • Passaic, NJ 07055 Tel.: 973-778-1019 • Fax: 973-778-1026 e-mail: vasarhel@optonline.net Business Manager: Wilburn A. Roby Jr. 264 Old Plank Rd„ • Butler, PA 16002 e-mail: warajr@embarqmail.com Newletters prepared by: Cathy Paksi 419-942-1763 • e-mail: cp72@bright.net Newletters printed by: Gazette Printers 724-349-3434 Periodicals postage paid at Butler, PA POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: CALVIN SYNOD HERALD 264 Old Plank Rd„ Butler, PA 16002-3810 Manuscripts and photographs are not preserved or returned. Send all correspondence to the Editor. The views and opinions of the writers are their own and do not necessarily represent the position of the magazine or Calvin Synod. CALVIN SYNOD HEADQUARTERS: Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, Bishop 7319 Tapper Avenue Hammond, IN 46324 Telephone: 219-931-4321 e-mail: KKLudwig@aol.com OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS Vacancies: Beaver Falls, PA Norridge, IL Norwalk, CT The proper procedure is for all interested ministers to send their completed PROFILE (as provided by the United Church of Christ) to the Bishop’s office at Rt. Rev. Koloman K. Ludwig, 7319 Tapper Avenue, Hammond, Indiana 46324. Questions may be directed by telephone to (219) 931-4321. CONGREGATIONAL NEWS To the Ministers and Congregations of Calvin Synod: Dear Friends: I bring greetings to each of you. My best wishes for a prosperous and successful year in your congregation. I am including three issues in this letter of importance to your congregations. 1. This past year at our Annual Meeting a “Layperson’s Workshop” was held to deal with difficulties in congregations, how to identify and address them, and resources available to deal with them. The workshop was well-received, and there were requests that similar workshops be presented throughout the year. How has your congregation taken advantage of the resources and information presented in the workshop? 2. Also addressed in the workshop was “church growth” and resources to assist in strengthening the church in areas of identity and membership involvement. The delegates to the Annual Meeting voted that every congregation in Calvin Synod could receive a grant of $2,000 (two-thousand dollars) to assist them with evangelism and “church growth.” The concept is that every congregation should have resources available for evangelism, resulting in “church growth,” without having to use their limited income. Has your congregation applied for the grant to begin growing your membership? 3. In order that you be able to make plans for our Annual Meeting, I am reminding you that the meeting this year will again be in Somerset, Pennsylvania, beginning with a Service of Worship the morning of Tuesday, May 20, and ending the morning of Friday, May 23. More information will be coming concerning the schedules and program. I hope to be receiving applications for the $2,000 from each of you to build your congregation! Your fellow servant in Christ, Rt. Rev. Koloman Karl Ludwig, Bishop “Faith Comes By Hearing” On-Line Program Faith Comes By Hearing has a program that lets your church listen to the New Testament in 40 days without cost. This can be a wonderful project to do as a church for a Lenten discipline. They do ask for a love offering, but 100% goes to creating recordings for languages that need these tools. You can read more about it all here: http://biblestorvtelling.blogspot.com/2007/12/4Q-dav-bible-listening-challenge.html 550 OR
