Magyar Egyház, 1969 (48. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1969-01-01 / 1. szám
14 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ around carolling and visited 40 homes. The Lorantfy Society re-elected their faithful leadership. New officers of the Junior Women's Guild, sworn in by the Pastor at the worship service on January 5. are as follows: Mrs. Geza Megyesi president, Mrs. Ben Matto vicepresident, Mrs. Stephen Nemish treasurer, Mrs. John Nemish recording secretary, Mrs. Joseph Timor i, Jr. (37 Holly Street, Carteret, N. J. 07008) corresponding secretary, Mrs. John Szemanszky chaplain. Burials: during Christmas week, Charles Comba, 60, Charles Soos. 71, and Elder Charles Varga, 45. Statistics for 1968: 16 infant baptisms, 8 confirmed, 5 weddings, 16 burials. Income in 1968 (without 1967 balance) $28,935, expenses $25,347, carryover (including 1967 balance) $12,206. Donations toward the Building Fund amounted to $5,200 including $1,800 from the Lorántfy Society, $350 from the Junior Women's Guild and $100 from the Men's Fellowship. 25 monthly payments were made to the Reformed Federation toward our mortgage-loan. DETROIT-ALLEN PARK, MICHIGAN Our Christmas offering was $12,000. We thank God for His continued blessings. Our Annual Pork Dinner and Dance honoring all the officers of the church was held January 25th. The Rev. August Molnár, director of the Hungarian Studies Foundation will be our guest on February 2nd. We shall hold the Annual Congregational Meeting on February 9th. Other coming events: February 11 — Golden Circle Card Party, 22 —- Men’s Guild Millionaires’ Party, 23 — Youtli Fellowship Pancake Breakfast. DUQUESNE, PA. Baptism: December 15th, Joell Lee Nagy, daughter of Alex Nagy Jr. and Sharon Lou (Nestor) Nagy Godparents: Emma Nestor, Marily Nagy and Richard Apáti. Wedding: January 12th, Marilyn Mae Nagy and Richard Apáti. Witnesses: Mrs. Sharon Nagy and Jon Apáti. New Members: Mr. and Mrs. William Kovac. Funerals: January 3, at Donora: James Balogh; January 8th, in Duquesne: Frank Wood. Interment in our cemetery. 190 members and 6 shut-ins received the holy elements in the Christmas Season. The Young People’s Club decorated the Christmas trees again this year. John Darnay, Jr. and John Darnay, III. decorated the front of our church with the traditional luminarias (Christmas lanterns.) The Women’s Club sent gifts to the Bethlen Home. The Sunday School Christmas Party was a great success. The students and teachers performed in a modern Christmas play, utilizing the methods studied earlier this fall in Pittsburgh Theological Seminary’s Drama Workshop. After the play Santa Claus gave gifts lo every child present. The Jr. Youth Fellowship presented the older members of the Hungarian congregation with home-made gifts. They also sang “Silent Night” in English and in Hungarian at the Christmas Day Hungarian service. Their future plans include a Valentine Day Party for all Protestant Youth Fellowships in Duquesne. Our church will host a service in January, in the course of the Week of Prayer, sponsored by the local ministerial association. Our pastor will preach in the local Presbyterian church the following day. NILES, OHIO (Southside United Presbyterian Church) After two years’ experience with the Boy Scout Troop, sponsored by our congregation, a newly organized Cub Scout Pack came into being with 17 young boys enrolled in December. The following youngsters took their public examination and their conformation vows after two years of preparation, on December 22: Susie Nagy, John Szuch, Kathy Szuch and Debbie Téglás. Jeanette Balias and Cheryl Balias were sick at that time, so they will appear before the Elders for a private examination in January. Dr. Sewell will give a lecture on “The minister as the preacher of the Word of God” to the Niles Clergy Association, a new ecumenical group of both Roman Catholic and Protestant churchmen. We buried Charles Kudary, 49, and Mrs. John {Rose) Nagy, 83, in December. Married: Clarence E. Fizet and Linda S. Ramsey. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. The attendance at the Christmas holiday service was comparatively less, than in previous years. Our guest minister was the Rev. August Molnár, director of the Hungarian Studies Foundation, New Brunswick, N. J. The Women’s Guild officers for 1969 are: Mrs. Margaret Silágyi president, Mrs. Helen Bercik vicepresident, Mrs. Margaret Seemann, secretary, Mrs. Rose Nagy, treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Dudich, chaplain, Mrs. Margaret Abraham, adviser. The new officers and leaders of the various organizations will be honored at an “installation dinner” in February to be prepared by the Women’s Guild. The third edition of the Women’s Guild’s cook-book is available for $1 per copy, plus 25c postage. Members of the Christian Fellowship prepared a special mimeographed “newspaper” with 12 pages for Christmas and passed it out to church members after services. Statistics for 1968: baptisms 4 boys, 5 girls, total 9 (this is the lowest figure in years) ; confirmation: 3 boys, 6 girls, total 9; weddings: 8 couples; deaths: 4 men, 10 women, total 14; new members: 8; losses: transferred to other churches: 2, mixed marriages contrary to our laws: 2. ROEBLING, N. J. Our Christmas Season was blessed both spiritually and materially. Most of our members were faithful in church attendance, in partaking of the Lord’s Supper, and
