Calvin Synod Herald, 2012 (113. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-01-01 / 1-2. szám
12 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD seek to recognize and respond afresh to God’s presence in our lives and in our world. We seek to place our needs, our fears, our failures, our hopes, our very lives in God’s hands, again. And we seek by abandoning ourselves in Jesus’ death to recognize again who God is, to allow His transforming grace to work in us once more, and to come to worship Him on Easter Sunday with a fresh victory and hope that goes beyond the new clothes, the Spring flowers, the happy music. Dennis Bratcher A New Year Prayer Holy Father, God of our yesterdays, our today, and our tomorrows. We praise You for Your unequaled greatness. Thank You for the year behind us and for the year ahead. Help us in Your new year, Father, to fret less and laugh more. To teach our children to laugh by laughing with them. To teach others to love by loving them. Knowing, when Love came to the stable in Bethlehem, He came for us. So that Love could be with us, and we could know You. That we could share Love with others. Help us, Father, to hear Your love song in every sunrise, in the chriping of sparrows in our backyards, in the stories of our old folks, and the fantasies of our children. Help us to stop and listen to Your love songs, so that we may know You better and better. We rejoice in the world You loved into being. Thank You for another new year and for new chances every day. We pray for peace, for light, and for hope, that we might spread them to others. Forgive us for falling short this past year. We leave the irreparable past in your hands, and step out into the unknown new year knowing You will go with us. We accept Your gift of a New Year and we rejoice in what's ahead, depending on You to help us do exactly what You want.. I say it again, we rejoice! In Jesus name, Amen. Calvin Synod Homeland and Overseas Mission Jesus says: “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you ” (Luke 6:38 NIV). In this Bible verse Jesus teaches us specifically how to live a life of stewardship. Stewardship means managing the resources wisely that God has given you and me. According to Christ’s teaching, being good stewards of God needs to be our lifestyle. Three different times, in Luke chapter 6, Jesus said that if we don’t make this lifestyle of giving, sharing, and loving there is nothing that separates us from the sinners and the world (v. 32- 34). Let us follow our Savior Jesus Christ who modeled this lifestyle for us. We will reap many benefits and blessings by living a life of stewardship. May God bless us in our Christian calling of being good stewards. Your kind and generous donation to the causes and missions listed below can help many. USA 1. We encouraged our congregations to attend the annual Calvin Synod Summer Youth Camp. 2. Support the Bethlen Communities Heritage Center Museum and Archives. TRANSYLVANIA 1. Fund Reformed schools and help poor people in Transylvania via Transylvania Reformed Assistance Committee (TRAC). 2. Ms. Gabriella Nádas - School Fund in Kolozsvár. 3. Fund charitable and mission work as requested by Rt. Rev. István Csűri in Nagyvárad. 4. Fund requested by principal Zsolt Tőkés to support the school in Székelyudvarhely. UKRAINE 1. Support the Good Samaritan Orphanage and School in Nagydobrony in their mission work. 2. Support the food pantry named Crumbs for Lazarus feed the hungry in Csap as requested by Rev. János Balogh. Please hold the above causes and individuals in your prayers. Please send donations to the Calvin Synod Treasurer: Ms. Lisa Susan Toth-Maskarinec, 1836 Timothy Drive,West Mifflin, PA 15122 Tel.:412-872-5644 When sending your donation, please write the name of the Mission in the Memo section of your check. For more information please contact: Rt. Rev. Dr. Krasznai Csaba, Homeland and Overseas Mission Coordinator, 14530 Alexander Road, Walton Hills, OH 44146. Email: revkrasznai@gmail.com -Tel.: 440-221-5334. May God bless you for your kindness and generosity! I
