Calvin Synod Herald, 2010 (111. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2010-03-01 / 3-4. szám
CALVIN SYNOD HERALD 9 Christ is Risen! There is no Christianity without the resurrection of Jesus. It is biblically and historically the foundation of the Church. It is presupposed in every part of the New Testament and it is appealed to as a most certain fact that confirms other facts. To the women who saw the empty tomb and the disciples to whom Jesus appeared, He was all He claimed to be: Messiah, Savior, Son of God, Lord. So through history and around the world on Easter Day, we proclaim our bed-rock faith: “Christ is Risen!” If we really believe this, then nothing can keep us from the Lord’s Supper on Easter Day to meet the resurrected Jesus in the blessed sacrament of His body and blood. Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one word, “Remember.” Jesus himself said, as He shared the Last Supper, “Do this remembering me.” However, we must note that the Christian life is not a mere memory. It is a memorial and a witness - of Him as He is, and a union with Him, as He acts. Holy Week and Easter are important times of remembrance and reflection. May our life together in the community of faith be a living reminder of all that Christ has done for us and means to us. Dr. Bela Daniel Bonis Dr. István Komjáthy examining headmaster Pastor László Toth Annual Report 2009 Hungarian Reformed Church Passaic, New Jersey Minister: Rt. Rev. József Vásárhelyi Dean of Eastern Classis - Auxiliary Bishop Chief Elder: Kiss Béla Our Church Services are held regularly every Sunday at 9:30 am in English, and at 11:00 am in Hungarian. We have coffee hour every Sunday between Church Services. We celebrate together birthdays, wedding anniversaries; we congratulate parents and grandparents of newborn babies and we remember friends and relatives who passed away either here or in the old country. Here are our statistics: Baptism: Feb. 15 - Hamar Andrea, Kocsor Gabriella Mar. 15 - Totyik Anna Mar. 29 - George Liebau Apr. 5 - Gróf Vécsey Kinga Aug. 16 - Cloe Rose Muller Sep. 27 - Kaitlyn Marie Pistek Funerals: Feb. 1 - Paróczay Zoltán May 11 - Bollok Ferenc (Friend of our Church) June - Dr. Roy Raymen (Friend of our Church) July 18 - Tilger István July 25 - Louis Sonye (Friend of our Church) Sept. 11 - Julius Procovic Sept. 23 - Vámay Rudolf Oct. 2 - John Bajo Oct. 28 - Helen Miklós Oct. 29 - Kiss Magda Nov. 12 - Finkey Rózsa (Miskolc) Nov. 30 - John Leitner (Friend of our Church) Dec. 17 - Josephine Csáki “Great is the Lord, and most worthy of praise.” Psalm 48:1.1 greet the readers with the greeting of the psalmist. Our nicely decorated Church carries over the Christmas Spirit into the New Year. Thanks for the beautifully decorated Christmas tree donated by Kiss Béla & family, in memory of their parents, and for the Christmas flowers donated by the members of the congregation. Our Church, The Hungarian Reformed Church of Passaic does everything in its power to celebrate Sundays with great love and fellowship. We give thanks to God for all the things we were able to achieve in 2009. We held all our worship services and Christian events. We had seven baptisms, 8 funerals and participated or remembered in the passing of friends and relatives of church members. We began the year with celebrating the 50th Wedding Anniversary of Karaszegi Imre & Julia. God bless them with their loving family. Nagybereg Reformed Church
