Calvin Synod Herald, 2012 (113. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2012-11-01 / 11-12. szám
4 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD Sunday morning's Guest Speaker, Rt. Rev. Louis Medgyesi spoke on Evangelism. He had a great presentation. Evangelism is a testimony of our faith. Faith is not a possession but a gift from God. We should continually urge others to believe in the Trinity - "God, the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit," and to believe in the hope God's word gives us daily in our lives. The meeting was closed with a Divine Worship Service in Moriah Chapel at 11:30 a.m. The Service and Lord's Supper were led by Rev. Gabor Nitsch, Rt. Rev. Louis Medgyesi and Rev. Imre Bertalan assisting with the Lord's Supper. We thank the Bethlen Communities for the hospitality. We look forward to seeing you at next year's meeting. Respectfully submitted by Wilburn A. Roby Jr, Central District Vice-President AHRA Recommendations Committee Report 2012 1. It is recommended that a copy of these recommendations be mailed to all churches marked "Attention to the Secretary of Consistory" to be read to the congregations. Further, we request that these recommendations be published in the Calvin Synod Herald and the Magyar Egyház. 2. It is recommended that Officers of the Presbyter's Association and the Officers of the Ministerial Association meet before next year's conference to share ideas and concerns. 3. It is recommended that the Vice Presidents of each district collect an updated list of all church Chief Elders, Consistory secretaries, and/or a designated contact person's address or e/mail from each congregation and forward them to the Secretary of the Presbyter's to collate and distribute. The President should receive the list so that information about the conference can be sent to each Chief Elder as well as ministers of the church. 4. It is recommended that the District Vice President have a meeting in their districts during the year in order to include the concerns of more lay people. 5. It is recommended that the Presbuter's Association make a donation of $100 to the Youth Camp. 6. It is recommended that we give an honorarium of $ 100 to each of our guest speaker(s) and $ 25 for each of the youth who spoke. 7. It is recommended that every church do whatever thay can to support the Bethlen Communities. 8. It is recommended that all churches actively promote youth fellowship. 9. It recommended that all churches that are a part of the association are strongly urged to pay their dues annually. 10. It is recommended that all churches reach out to their communities for service and mission to God. 11. It is recommended that all churches support each other by attending/participating in their Hungarian cultural activities. 12. It is recommended that lay leadership in all churches attend their Classis Meeting, Synodical Conferences and workshops to grow in their faith journey to better prepare all to serve the Lord. Respectfully submitted, Jill Pongracz Murrell, Committee Chair American Hungarian Reformed Ministerial Association Right Reverend Koloman Karl Ludwig, President 7319 Tapper Avenue - Hammond, IN 46324-2713 219-931-4321 Guvemul Romaniei 27 August 2012 Prime Minister Victor Ponta Piata Victorieu nr. 1, sector 1, Bucuresti, Romania Your Excellency: We are the American Hungarian Reformed Ministerial Association, uniting Hungarian Reformed ministers in the United States of America and Canada, meeting at Ligonier, Pennsylvania. While we are far from our ministerial colleagues and members of the Reformed Churches in Romania, we have heard of their plight due to the denial of their rights as equal citizens of Romania. A new urgency has aroused our concern by the recent imprisonment in Romania of the three members of the Special Committee on Church Property Restitution, for three years of confinement, because they acted under the law to arrange for the return to former ownership of the Szekely Miko Reformed High School in Sfantu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyorgy) to its rightful owner, following upon its unlawful seizure by the former Communist government. Our concern for them as human beings unjustly convicted and imprisoned, with its contingent consequences for their families now and their future, adds to the necessity for our involvement and pleas on their behalf. We have been aware for years of the Romanian government’s resistance in the return of confiscated properties, including many schools and colleges, to the ownership and control of the Reformed Churches. We have watched with hope the passage of laws to follow through with this, but at every turn a concurrent refusal to implement the same laws. We have been aware of the constant prodding by the Parliament of the European Union, and the persistent failure of Romania to honor its promises, in the fulfillment of its obligations and duties toward its minorities, made in its application for membership. We are also aware of its promises, still unfilled, in seeking most favored nation status from the United States government. We respectfully ask the Romanian government to set free the Special Committee members, to drop all fines and charges against the Transylvanian Reformed Church District in connection with the Szekely Miko Reformed High School, and insure that it remains in possession of its rightful ownership with the Reformed churches. Respectfully yours, President Cc: Reformed Churches of the United States Reformed Churches of Canada Parliament of the European Union Senators and Congressmen USA
