Calvin Synod Herald, 2009 (110. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2009-03-01 / 3-4. szám
2 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD calvin urnAi n synod nbryMLy Official Organ of The Calvin Synod - United Church of Christ Founded in 1900 AMERIKAI MAGYAR REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA Volume 110 MARCH-APRIL 2009 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 Assistant to Co-Editor: Ms. Tünde Garai 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 • 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: Columbus, OH Dayton, OH Kalamazoo, Ml CONGREGATIONAL and CALVIN SYNOD NEWS DECEMBER 2008: Calvin Reformed Church, Norwalk CT Rev. Dr. Ervin Betts and church member Gail Deaver, an English teacher, decided several months prior, that their church should offer English classes to the group of immigrant day laborers they passed by each Sunday on their way to Worship. With that goal in mind, Mrs. Deaver and Rev. Betts both completed a Community College course for teaching English as a second language. The English they teach to the students is the type of English that is required to work and get through everyday life. At Christmas, the students learned Christmas Carols - in English of course - that helped them remember English phrases. Rev. Betts says that as former immigrants or descendants themselves, the Norwalk Congregation has become so interested in helping new immigrants that they also held a Voter Registration Drive - and that in the fűmre they may also hold Citizenship Classes. The Church and their English Language Ministry was featured in the local Norwalk Paper: www.thehour.com/storv/461913 DECEMBER 28: The Reformed Presbyterian Church in Manassas, VA conducted a Communion Preparatory Service. This was a special Evening Service where the Congregation was called to reflect soberly before coming to the Lord’s Table for Communion the following Lord’s Day, Jan. 4. Believers were urged to take moral inventory and consider their shortcomings before the Lord, and their dependence on Him. JANUARY 18-23 2009: The Hungarian Reformed Church of Fairport Harbor OH joined other Fairport Harbor Congregations in the Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. JANUARY 20: The Western Classis of the Calvin Synod met via Teleconference from 6:30 PM (PT) and 8:30 PM (CT) The topic of the meeting was “The Present About the Past and the Present About the Fűmre.” Participants were asked to email material for the Classis report to Synod on “Ecumenism and Social Witness,” describing their 2008 church’s efforts re: 1. Evangelism 2. Missions 3. Witnessing our Reformed Faith to Others Who Profess Jesus Christ as Lord and 4. Charitable Outreach. FEBRUARY 7: The Lakeside Classis of the Calvin Synod conducted their Spring Meeting in the Bethlen Hall of the First Hungarian Reformed Church of Walton Hills, OH. Lunch was at NOON, Opening Worship followed at 1 PM. The Meeting began at 2 PM. The theme of this meeting was “Our Purpose Driven Churches” presented by Rev. Imre A. Bertalan. 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. FEBRUARY 14: The Central Classis of the Calvin Synod conducted their Winter Meeting at Third Avenue Calvin Church, Beaver Falls, PA. They gathered at 9:30 AM, and began worship at 10:15. The theme of this meeting was “Christian Education”. The goal was to prepare their report for the Annual Calvin Synod Meeting May 19-22.
