Magyar Egyház, 1998 (77. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1998 / 1. szám
12. oldal MAGYAR EGYHÁZ American Immigration History (1990), he wrote the entry listed under “Hungarian”. He served as an editor of the writings of Edmund Vasvary that was published in Hungarian in Szeged, Hungary, under the title Magyar Amerika (1988). Professor Molnár has served on several advisory boards, including the Ohio Northern University documentary film project about the Toledo, Ohio, Hungarian Community, film project about Bridgeport, Connecticut, Hungarian Community and documentary film project depicting three generations of a Hungarian family in New Brunswick, New Jersey, under a grant awarded by the New Jersey Humanities Council. He has regularly participated in national and international conferences. His research and travel have taken him to Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria and Western European countries. Since 1991 Professor Molnár serves as a trustee of Corvina Foundation, Inc., Princeton, NJ. He serves as a member of the New Brunswick Sister City Committee, which arranges programs for the City of New Brunswick with its sister cities in Japan, Hungary (Debrecen) and Ireland. An economic development program, TRADE 2000, has been developed under this committee for Hungary and Debrecen during the past eight years. His wife of 43 years, the former Priscilla B. Arvay of Toledo, Ohio, died in 1995. They are the parents of a son, August J. Jr., and a daughter, Katherine Marie, and he has three grandchildren, Jessica, Christopher and Alessandro. NEWS FROM OUR CONGREGATIONS — EGYHÁZI HÍREK — ALLEN PARK, MICHIGAN Pastors: Dr. Thomas L. Burbridge, Attila Szemesi 9901 Allen Road, Allen Park, Michigan 48101 Telephone: (313) 382-1001 Chief Elder: +Robert Bone’ One of the most encouraging aspects of our church involves the men who are participating in our monthly men’s prayer breakfast. These men participate in various ministries within the church and are actively involved with the Promise Keepers in the Detroit area. Our men presently meet every Monday evening for Bible Study and prayer. The next Detroit Promise Keeper Rally will be May 15 and 16. Nine men from our church have signed up to attend this year. Last year a group of men went to the Detroit rally and then decided to go to Washington, D.C., where men from all over the United States gathered for a time of prayer and repentance. As spring approaches, we look forward to the planning stages of our next community Vacation Bible School here in Allen Park. Last year we had 150 children attend our Vacation Bible School, which was held on five consecutive evenings. Our church hosted the Bible School last year, and this year it will be held at a local Catholic church. We anticipate a large crowd of children who will come to study the life of Jesus. We continue to have Bible Studies at our church on Sunday morning before our worship time and during the week both in the evening and during the day. Confirmation classes meet every Saturday morning at which time our young people learn about our church and God’s word. One of our new programs started this year at our church is our Missionary Program. We now contribute to the monthly support of a number of missionaries around the world. It is blessing to share in their ministry as they communicate to us how God is using our prayers and financial contributions. We look forward to serving the Lord in many ways in our church here in Allen Park and ask you to pray for us. Rev. Dr. Thomas L. Burbridge Senior Pastor MIAMI, FLORIDA Lelkipásztor: Lukácsi László és Éva 2236 Mindszenthy (NW 14TH) Street, Miami, Florida 33125 Telefon: (305) 638-1631, Fax: (305) 638- 4595 Egyházi, gyülekezeti életünkben sok szép és jelentős esemény történt 1997-ben, s ezt szeretnénk folytatni Isten kegyelméből az új esztendőben is. Ez az év fontos mérföldkő: 50 éve alakult egyházunk Miamiban. Őszre tervezünk egy szép jubileumi ünnepséget. Ha az új év eddigi szakaszát, s a múlt évet egy szóval kellene jellemezni, ezt mondanám: a csapatmunka az, ami megvalósult. Isten megáldotta munkánkat, s gyarapítóit bennünket lelkiekben és anyagiakban. Kiegyesúlyozódott az egyház és szervezetei élete: jó közösségi szellemben élünk és szolgálunk. Egyre többen állnak felelősen őrhelyükön. A február 15-i egyházközségi közgyűlésen
