Magyar Egyház, 1971 (50. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1971-08-01 / 8-9. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 19 September, our regular hours will be — English at 10 o’clock, and Hungarian at 11 o’clock. STATEN ISLAND, N. Y. Our recently organized Young People’s Club under the leadership of Miss Carolyn Kosa arranged a bus trip with 45 participants to the Marine Historical Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. It was a very pleasant and rich historical experience visiting the 130 years old whaleships and museums. World wide communion will be observed on October 10. Mr. Bela Pauliny, a resident of Staten Island, was received into our church membership. Steve Nemeth, Sr., father of our treasurer Steve F. Nemeth Jr., deceased after a long illness. He was blind since 1938, when he lost his sight due to an accident on his regular working duties. We resume our regular schedule of the Sunday School on September 12. The annual bazaar shower will be on September 13. Church Council meeting on September 15. The Annual Bazaar is the most favorite affair of our people. We plan to have it on two Saturdays, September 25 and October 2. We invite all our members and friends to these affairs. TRENTON, N. J. Our pastor and his wife returned from their vacation. They visited our pastor’s 90 year old mother in Hungary and their son, Stephen and his family, in Turkey, where he is serving at the NATO headquarters, as captain of the American army. During the absence of our pastor the Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy, the superintendent of the Bethlen Home and the Rev. August Molnár, professor, conducted the worship services. Baptisms: On July 11 Rt. Rev. Louis Nagy baptized the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. William Toth. On July 18 our pastor administered the sacrament of baptism to Victoria Felice, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mario Felice, and on August 8 to Melissa Francine Payran, the child of Mr. and Mrs. George Payran. Weddings: June 5: John Pelc and Gloria Horvath; July 22: Alexander Kuscsik and Helen Franko Suth; July 24: Julius Sombatti and Gertrude Fahr; August 14: Patrick Tobin and Ivy Stevenson. Funerals: June 11: Louis Katona, June 22: Mrs. Frank Vereb, June 24: Mrs. George Majors, July 6: Stephen G. Toth, July 29: William Elias. The ceiling of our Church is newly plastered. Both the ceiling and the walls will be repainted. Not only the exterior but the sanctuary of our church will be in excellent condition. The “thanksgiving for the new bread” communion service was attended by 150 on August 1. The church picnic was held on June 27 with $500 clear proceeds. The Scholarship banquet of the Men’s Club was held on June 13. Robert Czarnecki was the recipient of the scholarship. YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO On June 20 during a combined service the Men’s Club presented the Man of the Year award to Mr. Matthew Mrakowich a faithful elder of our church. The Father’s Day Dinner, sponsored by the Yolanda Circle, was a real success. The annual picnic for our Sunday School children was held at the Pine View Acres on June 27. On June 27, during the English service we baptized William James, the son of William Berkinyi and his wife, Wanda Wradle. Godparents: Mr. and Mrs. James Foore. Weddings: May 15—Howard R. Lowry and Brenda Jean Bayus, wittnesses: William Lowry and Kathy Allgood. On May 23 — Andrew Charles Lovász (Fords, N.J.) and Pamela Sue Switka, witnesses: James A. Hance and Mrs. Michael D’Onofrio. May 29—William E. Trella and Wilberta L. German, witnesses: Paul Trella and Mrs. Stephen Hanshaw. ALUMNI NEWS ATTENTION ALL B.Y.F. ALUMNI: The proposed Alumni Conference for 1971 has been cancelled due to poor response. More information about the Alumni will follow in coming issues. I would like at this time to thank those who responded with their cards and to remind them to keep the Alumni in mind because we will not let the idea die. Thank you, Robert A. Szepesi YOUTH NEWS CHRIST IS NOW! Have you seen signs and bumperstickers like the one above? I’m sure you have. There has been an increasing interest in Jesus Christ in recent years and it is still on the up. People are forming more Bible study groups. Colleges have an increasing membership of Christian fellowships. And those of the drug culture are finding new direction with Jesus and the Bible. One thing that made this possible was the rock opera and record of “Jesus Christ Superstar”, a very controversal and interesting topic of many discussion groups. Whereever the opera is performed, the theater is packed, a standing ovation is given, and a few protesters against the opera march outside. Recently, the record won the Golden Record of the Year award and yet it is banned in some places. What makes it so controversal? First of all, the music is rock, which mixed with Christianity, may be a little hard to swallow for those with conservative tastes. Secondly, the work was written by two young men with no authority in any Christian denomination. They are just two people searching for something to believe in, found Christianity and liking it so much so that they expressed themselves the best way they knew how, by creating a rock opera. The third reason and probably the most important, which deserves special treatment, is the context of the opera itself. Jesus Christ is thought of by many people as a religious, sinless man, without any personal problems, fears, and doubts. Whereas, in the opera He is portrayed as a real person, someone with whom you can indentify. He does not want to be the Christ and asks the Lord to be relieved of the responsibility. His association with Mary Magdoline does not leave Him a sinless man. And yet He has faith in God and His purpose, and those who see and believe this, identify with Jesus and have faith also. This is not an ad for the record or the opera, but an ad for the youth of today who honestly try to seek the Christ, a timeless Christ, for Christ is now! Frank Papp, President Bethlen Youth Federation
