Calvin Synod Herald, 2014 (115. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2014-11-01 / 11-12. szám
2 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD CALVIN MmAI [) SYNOD ntrj/ALly Official Organ of The Calvin Synod - United Church of Christ Founded in 1900 AMERIKAI MAGYAR REFORMÁTUSOK LAPJA \_______________________________________ Volume 115 NOVEMBER - DECEMBER 2014 NO. 11-12 Official Organ of the Calvin Synod United Church of Christ - Founded in 1900 CALVIN SYNOD HERALD (ISSN 0161-6900) is published bi-monthly for $15.00/year for individual subscriptions; $10.00/year for groups; 50 or more copies. Please make checks payable to the Calvin Synod Herald Editor in Chief: Rt. Rev. Bela Poznan, Bishop 79 Birchwood Drive • Fairfield, CT 06430 Tel.: 203-259-6392; FAX: 203-255-0713 e-mail: belapoznan@aol.com Co-Editor: Rev. Stefan M. Torok 68 Cherrywood Drive • Somerset, NJ 08873 Tel.: 732-917-4566 e-mail: sctorok@comcast.net Co-Editor: Rev. Joseph Vásárhelyi 220 Fourth Street • 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 Road • Butler, PA 16002 e-mail: warajr@embarqmail.com Newsletters prepared by: Cathy Paksi 419-733-5829 • cathy.paksi@gmail.com Newsletters 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. Bela Poznan 79 Birchwood Drive • Fairfield, CT 06430 Telephone: 203-259-6392; e-mail: belapoznan@aol.com OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS Vacancies: Beaver Falls, PA Columbus, OH Dayton, OH Kalamazoo, Ml 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. Béla Póznán 79 Birchwood Drive • Fairfield, CT 06430 Questions may be directed by telephone to 203-259-6392 CONGREGATIONAL and CALVIN SYNOD NEWS Blessing of the Animals and Pediatric Puppies The Blessing of the Animals took place at the United Church of Christ in Bridgeport, CT on Saturday, October 4, 2014. Though it was a very rainy day, a tent was set up outside the church to greet the visitors. Many churches celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi with a Blessing of the Animals because of the saint’s love of all creatures and his designation as the patron saint of animals and the environment. Rev. Dr. Mark Horton, our pastor, blessed many pets and they were given a certificate recognizing them as being blessed as one of God’s creatures. Helpers included Sandra Stasko, Bill Bero and Claudia Margitay-Balogh. In connection with this, and our 110th Anniversary of our church, we also have a community outreach project upcoming. We purchased 100 stuffed puppy dogs that are being donated to the Bridgeport Hospital pediatric unit. They will go into their Toy Closet and whenever a patient visits the hospital, they will been given a stuffed puppy to love and take home with them. The puppies all come with their own bib that is imprinted “Blessings from the United Church of Christ Bridgeport, Connecticut.” The puppies were blessed by Rev. Horton during our Sunday, October 6th worship service before they go off to the pediatric unit. Our congregation is very greatful that we can do this project for our community and its children. James Balias Stuffed puppies blessed in church on Sunday, October 6th Rev. Dr. Mark Horton, church member Claudia Margitay-Balogh and Chief Elder Joseph Poruban.
