Magyar Egyház, 1976 (55. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1976-04-01 / 4. szám
MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 9 NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS ALLEN PARK, MICH. Almighty God has richly blessed our Easter holiday. Thanks and appreciation to everyone who made generous donations towards the various projects in our congregation. The beautification of the church and parsonage grounds started. The following worked many hours under the leadership of Mr. Andrew Faragó chief elder: Charles Köteles, Alex. Szénás, Elmer Erdig, Daniel P. Kovács, Joseph Vári, Louis Czankó, Frank Jacob, Louis Orosz, Bert Lovász, Frank Bányai; those who donated trees and planted shrubs: Andrew Mirka, James Gál, Steven Miskey, Mrs. Ilona Panevic, Joseph Vári, Louis Hörcsik, John Gaydos, Rudolph Poletto. Statistics. Baptisms: Julius Alex Sipkay, son of Julius A. Sipkay and Barbara Simon; Eric Steven Kovács, son of S/Sgt. Robert P. Kovács and Sandra Ponto. May God bless the children and their loved ones. Marriage: Charles Molnár and Patricia J. Johnson on March 27. May God bless their union. On May 8, there will be a Spring Dance for the benefit of the Hungarian Fair. Tickets are available from Mrs. Irene Széles. May 11-14 the Ladies Aid bake sale. May 21-23 International Festival in the city of Allen Park. May 27 Ascension Day examination of confirmation class. They will take their first holy communion on June 6, Pentecost. CARTERET, N. J. In deep sorrow we report four deaths. Alexander Comba, 65, was buried on March 11. He was born in Carteret and prior to his long illness he was, for ten years, a very active elder of our church council. — Walter (Béla) Kovács, 61, died after a year’s grave illness and was buried on March 30. Born in Carteret he was for many years an elder of the church council and the treasurer of the church; he also served for several years as treasurer of the Eastern Classis. This year’s congregational meeting honored him with the title of honorary elder. His father, Louis Kovács, was the first honorary chief elder of the Carteret church. — Joseph Molnár, Sr. was born in Szabolcsbáka, Hungary, first came to Canada then, in 1934, to Carteret. He was a faithful member of this congregation for over 40 years and was buried on April 1 at the age of 73. — From Hungary we received the sad news that the widow of our former pastor, Mrs. Sándor Hegyi (Etelka Dorogi), died in January in Nagykörös; she was 77. The Rev. Sándor Hegyi was pastor in Carteret from 1929 to 1935. Having returned to Hungary he was religious instructor at the high school in Nagykörös, also an army chaplain in World War II. Pastor Dr. Harsanyi will continue as chairman of the Reformed-Presbyterian delegation in the Roman Catholic/Reformed-Presbyterian Consultation which is about to begin its third round of conversations ; the new theme is “Ethics and the Search for Unity.” Dr. László Mester, professor of biochemistry in Paris, France and chief elder of the Hungarian Reformed Church in Paris, during his visit to this country was our guest on April 4 and spoke to the congregation at the Hungarian service. DUQUESNE, PA. Our Women’s Club will serve food on Election Day, April 27. We are planning the dedication of the new entrance to our cemetery, for the Memorial Sunday Service, at the end of May. The Rev. László Jinda was our guest minister in March. McKeesport, pa. On Palm Sunday the Sunday School participated in the worship service, and also, we had two soloists: Mrs. Louis Jardanhazy and Bill Orris Jr. On Good Friday we participated in the Community Service with Rev. Gondocz preaching and our soloist, Mrs. Louis Jardanhazy singing a solo. On April 4 our Youth Fellowship was represented at the 20 mile “Liberty Walk ’76” for March of Dimes by Enikő Göndöcz. We paid an extra sum of $25,000.00 to the principal of the loan taken from the Hungarian Reformed Federation bringing down our debts to about $100,000. PERTH AMBOY, N. J. In the certain hope of the resurrection, we would like to wish a blessed Easter to all our members and readers of the Magyar Egyház. On Good Friday, April 16, the United Community Service was held at the St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Our pastor participated in the service. Statistics. Funerals: Mr. John Bodnar of Keasbey. The Bodnar family requested that all memorial donations be given towards the Choir Fund. May Almighty God comfort the bereaved family. It is also with great sorrow that our church received the news of the passing of Mr. George Matey. Mr. Matey had served our church faithfully as its organist for 29 years from 1913 to 1942. May Almighty God bless his memory in our hearts and comfort his bereaved loved ones. Baptisms: Thomas Russell, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greene, the former Brenda Pirigyi. John Victor, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hansen, the former Judith Kostura. Stacey Lynn, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger O’Connell, the former Linda Kovács. Alex Jay, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dejong of Springfield, Illinois. Mrs. Dejong is the former Catherine Boelhower. Our warmest wishes to the parents, godparents, grandparents and loved ones. ROEBLING, N. J. During the 1st service of the month we celebrated Holy Communion. Our annual Elders’ Dinner was held on Sunday, March 14. We had a fine turnout as we came to honor our elders and the time and efforts they have made in leading the congregation. During the church service on that Sunday we made a special recognition of Mr. John Kollár, one of our elders who has served the church in innumerable ways. His dedication and service to our Lord is a wonderful example for all of us. A very unique service was held on Sunday, March 21 in the evening. It was called Jazz Vespers and was a service of worship with the major difference being, instead of the traditional church music, we had a jazz group provide the music. The service featured five renditions by the group, one of which was a singing of the hymn “Amazing Grace” followed by an exciting interpretation by the group of five men. Two of the talented musicians are members of our congregation, Bert Somogyi, Jr. and Jim Harkel, who led the group. During the service there were three short sermons based on both biblical and literary sources which dealt with the theme of using our gifts for others and ultimately, for God. It was a memorable evening and we felt it was a wonderful way to praise God, with jubilance and spirit.
