Magyar Egyház, 1988 (67. évfolyam, 2-4. szám)

1988-03-01 / 2. szám

MAGYAR EGYHÁZ 11. oldal all my life in the church, I rolled up my sleeves, opened the phone book and looked for lost Hungarian souls. After many hours of prayers asking God to guide me, the miracle happened. Now, thanks to God and the friendly Christian people of John Calvin Presbyterian Church, we can worship in the little chapel. We meet every third Sunday each month in the morning, sing the Geneva Psalter Psalms, and pray and worship in our Hungarian mother tongue. We have twelve faithful members, most of whom immigrated to this country thirty years ago from Hungary. Now, twelve faithful members are out there looking for more lost souls. Why twelve? Think about that. Isn’t that a miracle? All you need is the guidance of the Holy Spirit, faith and constant prayer. Soli Deo Gloria! Katherine M. Nagy NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ Every Sunday the English Worship Service is at 9:00 a.m. and the Hungarian Worship Service is at 11:15 a.m. Sunday School is at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. Last year we baptized 9 children, 9 couples were mar­ried, 12 young people were confirmed and 22 people were hurried. Our income was $162,722.00 and our expenses were $153,031.00. Our proposed budget for 1988 is $171,677.00. We are grateful to our members for their generous support and encourage them to continue to help our church with their sacrificial gifts. The last Congregational Meeting elected the following officers for 1988: Fred Bernath — chief elder, Naomi Fur­rier and Alexander Murguly — vice chief elders, Louis Filep — clerk and Edward Wiersielis — treasurer. Elsie Bodo, Harry Knabe Ernest Kovács, Margie Katko Pepin, William Rohaly, Julia Tompa and Edward Wiersielis were elected to be elders for three years term. The Nőegylet donated $5,000 toward our Building Fund. Our many thanks for the generous gift. Great honor came to our former pastor, Rev. Imre Bertalan, when Hope College granted him the degree of Doctor of Divinity, honoris causa. Our best wishes and con­gratulations to the Rev. Dr. Bertalan. The Annual Hungarian Festival will be held on Satur­day, June 4, 1988. All are welcome. Baptism: Feb. 7 — Katherine Elizabeth Puskas, daugh­ter of William and Linda Puskas, Jr. Wedding: Feb. 14 — Daniel Rella and Brenda Kalman. Funerals: Jan. 6 — Frank Deak of Houston, Texas, at the age of 67; Feb. 3 — John Toth of Edison at the age of 76; Feb. 22 — Joseph Bauer of New Brunswick, at age of 77; Mar. 4 — Elizabeth Menhart of New Bruns­wick, at age of 84. “Death has been swallowed up in victory” (1. Cor. 14:54.). PERTH AMBOY, NJ Annual Congregational Meeting for our church was held on February 7th, following a combined Worship Ser­vice. The meeting was friendly and peaceful. Reports by the individual church organizations and financial account­ing was followed by the elections. All officers were re­elected for another term, new council members chosen by the congregation are as follows: Larry Molnár, Attila Szűcs, Lajos Dobosh and Richard Hodan. It is our hope that with the new members our church will prosper to the greater glory of God. Following the meeting the Pastor and his wife Cynthia extended an open invitation to the parson­age for an “Open House.” A great majority of those at­tending the meeting participated. The newly elected officers and Church Council mem­bers took their oath of office on March 6th when they participated in Corporate Holy Communion. On this same day members of our Women’s Guild commemorated their 41st Anniversary, and Corporate Holy Communion was served in their midst. On this same afternoon the meeting of the Eastern Classis of the Hungarian Reformed Church in America was held at our church, and delicious fellow­ship supper was served by the catering committee. We are preparing in these days for Easter. Holy Com­munion is served for our sick and shut in, Christian Edu­cation children have their Easter program entitled “Were You There?” on Palm Sunday. All worship occasions were communicated through our newsletter to the members. It is our hope that every member of the congregation will par­ticipate. Vital Statistics: Baptisms: February 14th Amanda Leigh and Ashley Lynn twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Wines; February 21st Jason William, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Halle; March 13th Daniel Stephen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ziznewski were accepted into the fellowship of the Church of Christ. Wedding: March 12 th Charles Abbey and Barbara Fiure Ablonsky were united in Holy Matrimony. Congratu­lations. Funerals: February 26th Charles “Sam” Buda entered into eternal rest; March 20th during our regular worship service a memorial service was held in remembrance of Steve Rákos, former member of our church and March 22nd Mrs. Helen Csipo entered into eternal rest. May God send His comfort into the hearts of loved ones and find in Him their peace and rest. TRENTON, NJ On Sunday, January 31st, after a combined church ser­vice the Annual Congregational meeting was held. The Congregation elected the following officers: Mr. Joseph Jenei, Chief-Elder; Mr. Imre Bogár, First Vice Chief-Elder; Mr. Gabriel Csapó, Second Vice Chief-Elder; Mrs. Margaret Ture, Treasurer; Mr. Anthony S. Beke, Assistant Treasurer; Mr. John Waldner, Secretary; Mr. Gaza Hegedűs, Control­ler; Mr. Anthony C. Beke and Mrs. Margaret N. Ero Trustees. Before the meeting was closed the newly elected officers and elders took the oath of office. Statistics from 1987: 8 children and 1 adult was bap­tized, 3 young people were confirmed, 3 persons converted to our faith, there were 5 marriages and 16 funerals. Our Annual Elders Dinner was held on Sunday, March 13th. During this dinner, the leaders of our congregation were honored and at the same time the “Person of the Year” award was presented. This year this award went to Mrs. Elizabeth Molnár Katona. Actually she received the honor for many years of faithful work with the Women’s Guild. As a member of the Guild she was and is working

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