Magyar Egyház, 1966 (45. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1966-01-01 / 1. szám
10 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS AKRON Order of Services: Hungarian Service every Sunday morning at 9:30, American Service at 11; Bible Study every Wednesday night at 7; Prayar Meeting every Saturday night at 7 o’clock. Our new acquisitions: a new typewriter with Hungarian board, a new modern duplicating machine and a used piano of a good voice for the Church Hall. BETHLEHEM Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Csontos joined our church. Burial: on January 6th, Stephen Kadar, 43 years old. We had our congregational meeting on January 16th. 1965 was a progressive year for us. We gained 14 new members. More than 11 thousand dollars were paid toward the mortgage leaving less than 4 thousand dollars to be paid. We hope to have a mortgage-burning ceremony at our 15th anniversary this coming Fall. CARTERET We can, of course, report of big congregations during the holiday season: over 200 people attended the children’s Christmas church program on December 19, 300 services on Christmas Eve and 250 communion services on Christmas Day. Grateful as we are for so many hearing the Christmas Gospel we must reach the hearts of our people with the message that Christ’s Gospel speaks to them every Sunday, all the time. The Junior Women’s Guild held an informal Christmas Dinner at Bethlen Hall to which husbands as well as members of the Men’s Fellowship and their wives were invited. Sunday School children, at their Christmas program, laid white gifts under the Christmas tree to be donated to the Migrant Ministry project of the Hew Jersey Council of Churches. Seven families with shut-in old or sick members were remembered with Christmas cheer-baskets; a gift-parcel was also sent to the widow of a former pastor (Alexander Hegyi) to Hungary. We welcomed into the communicant membership of the Church Mr. Forrest Poling at the Christmas communion service. Baptism: Sharron Dawn, daughter of Norman Palmer and Arleine Rompa. DETROIT All our Christmas services were well attended and we were thrilled to hold our first Christmas in the new church. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day offerings totalled $12,432. Our Annual Pork Dinner and Dance in honor of the officers of the church and its organizations was held on January 15th. A group of dedicated women of our church gave a congregational dinner on January 23, for the benefit of the Building Fund. They donated all the necessary food incidental to the dinner. This method of raising money has caught on at our church and we recommend it to other churches. These dinners are held immediately after the church services. The Sunday School presented a $500 stage curtain to the church and the necessary money was raised at a Card Party and Fashion Show held on January 20. Events coming up in the near future: February 1 at 6:30 P.M. Dorcas Guild Pot Luck Dinner; February 10, at 7 P.M. Golden Circle Card Party; February 14, 6:30 P.M. Boy Scout Dinner given by Dorcas Guild; February 19, at 7:30 P.M. Pre-Lenten Dance; February 27, after morning services, Congregational Dinner given by Dorcas Guild. DUQUESNE Baptisms: December 26th: John Allan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Harold Mansfield from Stamford, Conn.; January 2nd: Darryl William, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Genes Jr. Funeral: Ignác Cheke, Sr., on December 7th. Lester Helmeczi, our theological student, preached at our Christmas Eve service. Charlene Nagy was the lay-reader. Lester Helmeczi also assisted on Christmas Day. On December 19th a large number of people attended the Sunday School Christmas Pageant, The Coming of Christ in Living Pictures. The Adult Choir and Children’s Choir assisted in this presentation. 199 members came to the Lord’s Table on Christmas Day. Elder Miklós Balázs assisted the pastor in the visitation of our shut-in members. Congregational Meeting and Fellowship Dinner on January 30th, at 6 P.M. PERTH AMBOY During the Christmas holiday, as it was reported all over the area, less people frequented church services than in previous years. 493 persons participated in the Holy Communion. Mr. Leslie Borsay Jr. from Princeton Theological Seminary, was our holiday assistant. The Christian Youth Fellowship members visited many homes with their caroling groups. The Sunday School teachers and children donated $100 at Christmas toward the Chapel Fund. The newly elected officers of the Women’s Guild include: Mrs. Margaret Molnár president, Mrs. Margaret Szilágy vice president, Mrs. Elizabeth Larson secretary, Mrs. Helen Deák treasurer, Mrs. Elsie Löki chaplain, Mrs. Margaret Ábrahám adviser. The Men’s Club’s New Year’s Eve dinner dance was attended by 200 people. Thanks to Richard Hodan, chairman, and the faithful workers who helped. To honor the newly elected officers of every organization of the church, the Women’s Guild will sponsor the annual Installation Dinner on Sunday, January 30th. at 12 noon. Tickets may be obtained in advance at the church office. The elders will participate in corporate holy communion on February 6th, during the first service, when the newly elected officers will take their offical oath. Baptisms: Jeffrey Allen, son of John L. Latkovich and Helen P. Szraga; Kelly Ann, daughter of Mr. Edward McKeon and Joan H. Brown; Amy Lee, daughter of Anthony Lopez and Elaine Brown. ROEBLING Once again God had granted us a blessed Christmas Season both spiritually and materially. The Worship Services were well attended. On Christmas Day 120 people lived with the Lord’s Supper. The total offerings were $820 which does not include the gifts from different organizations of our church. At this Christmas Season the elements to the Lord’s Supper were given by Mrs. Frank Csik. Our guest minister was the Rev. David T. Wilson, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church, Roebling. He was very much impressed the way we administer the Lord’s Supper. On December 18, we buried Mrs. Demeter Todash. Our pastor was elected secretary-
