Magyar Egyház, 1967 (46. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1967-06-01 / 6-7. szám
10 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ Deák, Mrs. Andrew Harsanyi, Mrs. Alex Peter, Mrs. Dan Williams, Miss Lynn Ullersberger and the Pastor. Pastor Dr. Harsanyi, accompanied by Mrs. Harsanyi, spent three weeks abroad in May. As president of the American Hungarian Reformed Ministers’ Association Dr. Harsanyi participated in the 400th Anniversary celebrations of the Reformed Church in Hungary. After the synod meeting in Debrecen his preaching assignment took him to Hajdúszoboszló. Baptisms: Raymond Michael, son of Raymond Denton and Elizabeth Mary Legeny (godparents: Robert Legeny and Mrs. Judith Farkas); Ronald Alex, son of Alex Varga and Joan Brady (godparents: Tibor Varga and Mrs. Judy Smolinski). Wedding: Ronald Piszar and Janet Elizabeth Hannapple (witnesses: Stephen and Norma Piszar). Funeral: on May 31 Joseph Bartus, 68, who died in Florida. The Rev. Dezső Ábrahám officiated in the pastor’s absence. Ship 84 Thresher, Sea Scout unit sponsored by our church won first place honors at field day events held by the Raritan Scout Council. Erwin Huszár is the skipper. Ronald J. Pross, a past president of our Youth Fellowship, was placed on the dean’s list of the American International College. Springfield, Mass., for the fourth consecutive semester. This year’s high school graduates from our congregation: Mildred Blankley, Gus Fabian, Attila Huszár, Erwin Huszár, Jr., Bruce Kalas, John Lazar, Vivian Lazar (Second Honors), Frank Papp (First Honors), Gloria Pokol (Second Honors), Paul Remeczki (First Honors), Ronald Sebok, Linda Fabian. A congregational meeting held June 30 approved the church renovation plans submitted by the Board of Elders. Outside the church will be brick-veneered, inside a new balcony will be built, ceiling renewed, new lighting fixtures installed. In addition to several other minor improvements the sanctuary will be carpeted wall-towall and air-conditioned. The Board was authorized to get a $35,000 loan from the Hungarian Reformed Federation of America. The work has already begun, completion is forseen for October 1. Worship services in the meanwhile will be held in Bethlen Hall, 60 Cooke Avenue at the regular hours of 8:15 (Hungarian) and 9:30 (English). The Lor antfy Society has already pledged $6,600 toward the costs, the Junior Women’s Guild will pay for the air-conditioning ($2,300). DETROIT The Golden Circle Club will have no meetings until September. A family picnic will be held sometime in August. The annual outing on the Birthday Fund was very enjoyable; it was held at the Grosse He Country Club. There were two dinners served by the Dorcas Guild to the Great Lakes Steel Management, one on June 9th, netting almost $500 and the other on the 26th with $700. An outing to see the Thoroughly Modern Millie movie was attended by the husbands also. In lieu of the annual picnic members of the Ladies Aid decided to make “kolbász.” The Young Adult Club dance, Melodies in Gold, was a huge success, the hall was beautifully decorated, the food was excellent and everyone looked elegant in their formals. “More of these dances” was the unanimous feeling of all who attended. The Zolten Ambrus family hosted the Junior Youth Fellowship at a “pool party” in their back yard . . . no one wanted to go home. With summer here, the schedules are the same with English at 9:45 and Hungarian services at 10:45. We are still going strong on our coffee after services, it has proved so successful that no one wants to give it up even for the hot summer months. This is an opportunity for everyone to meet and make plans for the coming week. It has given our church a more friendly atmosphere and has been a source of encouragement for others to join in the regular church activities. DUQUESNE Baptism: William Heyz, Jr., son of Richard and Malvene Heyz, on April 22nd. God-parents: Francis K. Helmeczi and Charlene Nagy. Funerals: Károly Györkös, June 10. Mrs. Sophie Nagy (Szalko), June 30. John Wargo, Sr., July 1. 180 members came to communion at Pentecost; 10 shut-ins received the holy elements in their homes. On Mother’s Day the Men’s Club sponsored and prepared a dinner. At this occasion, the united Duquesne-Mc- Keesport Youth Fellowship had a Minstrel Show. Various members of the congregation performed at this show, western songs, and dance numbers were on the program. June 23-25 was the date of the BYF Western Classis conference, hosted by the Youth Fellowship in Duquesne. Our Vacation Bible School was conducted June 12-23 with 52 children participating. Teachers and staff included: Mrs. Ann Shigo, Mrs. Jeanne Bodnar, Mrs. Margaret Horvath, Mrs. Peggy Tusay, Mrs. Helen Homoki, Mrs. Barbara Revak, Mrs. Irene Vockley, Mrs. Irene Zeleznik, Mrs. Margaret Kovach, Rev. Louis Illés, Mrs. Irene Dobos, Mrs. Lisa Kovach, Mrs. Christine Dobos, Miss Sharon Sapos, Miss Diane Vockley. McKeesport Vacation Bible School was held for two weeks, June 12-23 with 66 children attending. Our thanks to the teachers and helpers: Mr. Earl Starry, Mrs. Mary Brindza, Mrs. Mary Fedor, Mrs. Helen Jordanhazy, Mrs. Norma Jordanhazy, Debby Jordanhazy, Diane Rausch, Alex Me szar, Mrs. Emma Meszar, Jolán Nagy, Elizabeth Nagy, Mary Kay Starry, Debby Solvay, Ellen Fustos, Mrs. Helen Fustos, Lynn Serfoze, Eddy Jordanhazy and Keith Jordanhazy. Income for the first half of this year was $14.489.93. expenses $10.055.97; the building fund shows $59,235.24. While the Pastor attended the 400th anniversary of the Reformed Church in Hungary, the following ministers substituted: the Rev. Louis Illés, the Rev. Stephen Szőke, and the Rev. Kálmán Csia. On Laymen’s Sunday the following served: Earl Starry, Andrew Toth and John Kontz. On July 2nd the Rev. Paul Ferenczy served at both services. Our Youth Fellowship is planning to rent a bus with Duquesne, Youngstown and Akron to travel to the National Youth Conference to be held in Detroit in September. We hope this will be a successful enterprise. NILES The Young Ladies Auxiliary honored the following graduates: Carol Ashton, Nancy Marscio, Mary Muccio, Sandra Lee Sisko, Stephen Mawby, and Stephen Pirigyi. The congregation paid tribute to the memory of the war heroes of this church on Memorial Sunday. The bronze memorial plaque was placed upon the Lord’s Table, decorated with live flowers and U.S. flags. Our Boy Scouts with the Scout Master and Assistant Master stood color guard and the Pastor said appropriate words and offered prayers remembering the dead and the three members we have in the Armed Forces now in Vietnam. Vacation Bible School was held July 10-21. Upon several requests (mostly from non Hungarian origin) a Hungarian language course was also given. Dr. Nicholas S. Sewell pastor attended a conference in Fairport Harbor. Ohio. This was the first time when the Calvin Synod and the Hungarian Presbyterian churches held a joint (all day long) session to work out a more permanent form of joint cooperation. Rev. Dr. John Bütösi, Rev. Zoltán Szabó, Rev. Sándor ]. Farkas and Dr.
