Magyar Egyház, 1977 (56. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
1977-12-01 / 12. szám
12 MAGYAR EGYHÁZ DR. JAMES I. McCORD — St. Andrews, Scotland — “The notion of the glory of God appears to constitute something of an embarrassment to certain strands of contemporary thought”, according to Dr. James I. McCord, president of Princeton Theological Seminary, USA. He said this in the opening address to the Centennial Consultation of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches, held here August 22-28, 1977, under the theme: “The glory of God and the future of man”. Dr. McCord countered some of the current theological trends by affirming that “however thoroughly the transcendent God may have been replaced by the religion of humanity, the old theme of the glory of God still abides”. “As the history of Marxism has made clear, commitments to changing and improving the world — if they are to have more than passing power — must be undergirded by at least quasi-religious allegiances”, said Dr. McCord. Referring to the second part of the Consultation’s theme — the future of man —, the American theologian spoke about the quality of life as it relates to human future, and stressed that the quest for this “quality” cannot be fulfilled without the corrective that glory belongs to God alone: “It serves to correct social optimism by remembering the fact of sin and corruption, which keep even the best designed schemes from attaining full success . . . and it balances social pessimism by noting that sin itself is not ultimate and carries seeds for its own destruction.” The glory of God, affirmed Dr. McCord, is seen in his works, in the covenant with Israel and, supremely, in the sending of his Son: “Indeed, in Christ God and man meet amid all the contingencies of historical existence”. RPS NEWS FROM THE CONGREGATIONS AKRON, OHIO Our church bazaar in spite of the bad winter weather was a great success. Our clear income was over 2,000.- dollars. On December 5th we buried József Kovács 88, from Kertész Funeral Home to Greenlawn Cemetery. May God comfort his loved ones. During the Christmas holidays our Sunday School children and the members of our Youth Group, visited the elderly and sick in the Lorantffy Care Center and their own homes. Our children were singing Christmas carols and gave small gifts to our lonely members. New donations for the construction of the new wing of our Lorantffy Care Center: John Toth $2,000.-, Julia Toth $2,000.-, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sala $500.-. May God bless richly the donors and the donations. “KITCHEN QUEEN” (Famous Hungarian Recipes) Published by the Dorcas Guild of the Christ Reformed Church, Akron, Ohio — Fourth Edition — More Than 4,000 Copies Sold. Order from: DORCAS GUILD 2631 Copley Rd., Akron, Ohio 44321 Price: $3.50 p.p. ALLEN PARK, MICH. May God grant a blessed, peaceful and joyful Christmas holiday to every member of our church, and continue His blessings in the New Year. Every organization of our church had special Christmas socials, when members enjoyed the fellowship of each other. The Allen Park Symphony and Choir rendered a beautiful Christmas holiday concert attended by many people from every denomination in the city. A special Thanksgiving service collection on November 23rd ($400.00) was forwarded to the Transylvanian Earthquake Relief Fund. We need one hundred dollars more to reach our goal of $1,000.The ancient custom of caroling in the church was carried on in previous years by the choir. We need volunteers to cover the great metropolitan area and help carry on this beautiful tradition of our church. The New Years’ Eve celebration will be sponsored by the Golden Circle Club. Tickets are in limited number. For reservations call the office. The Hungarian Heritage Exhibit Committee with the cooperation of the MELLUS newspaper had a very successful Christmas bake-sale and demonstration. Full page coverage with pictures, stories and recepies carried the news in the downriver area communities. Thanks and appreciation to Mrs. Betty Kish and Mrs. Bessy Fritz, chairpersons and their hard working comnittee. Statistics: Baptisms: Daniel Scott Simko, son of Daniel C. Simkó and Ann Hammermaster; Shawn Michael Thibeau, son of Jeffrey Ehibeau and Gayle Chwierut; Ryan Edward Silye, son of Edward W. Silye and Elizabeth Gesquire. Marriages: Richard D. Varga and Patricia A. Hall on Nov. 5th, Albert M. Rose and Pietrina I. McAfee on Mov. 30th. HUNGARIAN REFORMED CHURCH COOK BOOK (11,000 copies sold) order from: The Dorcas Guild 9901 Allen Road Allen Prak. Mich. 48101 $3.00 - postage JO additional. CARTERET, N. J. The list of worship services during Christmastide were sent to all church families and many friends in a Christmas Letter. Here are the main dates: Christmas Eve: Hungarian at 6:30, English (Candlelight Service) at 8; Christmas Day communion services: English at 9:30, Hungarian at 11; December 26: Hungarian at 11; New Year’s Day: English at 10, Hungarian it 11. The Junior Women’s Guild had two Christmas parties this year. Members (and husbands) had dinner together in an area Hungarian restaurant with
