Fraternity-Testvériség, 2002 (80. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
2002-07-01 / 3. szám
FRATERNITY Page 5 gregations. The Divine Liturgy was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Joseph Posta, Chaplain of the Bethlen Home. The Hungarian sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. Imre Bertalan, former President of the Federation. The English sermon was offered by the Rev. Ilona Komj athy, Pastor of the Pittsburgh Hungarian Reformed Church and Dean of the Central Classis of Calvin Synod. It was good to acknowledge that truly all gifts come from above. The little chapel was filled with gratitude by all worshippers expressing our thanks to God who so richly blessed us as a community of faith. By this time, the reader may wonder how all these events could fit into one short week, but there was more. Following the worship service, a Fraternal Day, sponsored by the Bethlen Home, was held. The spacious grounds which had been filled with hymns of praise, changed to heart warming Hungarian folk songs and the sounds of young dancers and the smell of unforgettable ethnic Hungarian food. Everyone was able to pick whatever their stomach or eyes could wish for from goulash soup, to pecsenye and langos to the traditional American picnic foods of hot dogs and hamburgers. Steve Peipock, second to the right, is shown receiving the award from Dick Groat, owner of Champion Lakes, and Goeff Mayer, right, of Farabaugh. Steve’s team members, from left, are John Kiser, Scott Jones and Jay Brown. A happy group congratulating Steve Peipock for a hole-in-one and winner of the Chevy Trail Blazer. It was at this gathering that we kicked off the Capital Campaign Fund Drive. As an act of good faith, the Officers and Board members of the Federation presented the first check toward the building of the new nursing home in the amount of $25,000. The total HRFA contribution will eventually reach $300,000, in accordance with the decision of the last Convention. On behalf of the Golf Tournament, a check for $5,000 was presented toward the Building Fund. It was early Sunday evening when people slowly thought about going home and cherishing the events of the day or the week. Looking back, it was an unbelievable week in Ligonier. Now, as the events that took place there in mid-July are recalled, we know that it was only the beginning of good things to come. Let us conclude by saying - God has been good to us - and now it is our turn to do great things to His glory. Let us pledge ourselves to complete the work that He has entrusted to us Rev. Stefan M. Torok HRFA President/CEO Chaney Woodring’s daughter visiting the Golf Tournament with the Bethlen Home’s staff and friends. A group of children and adults from the Hungarian Ethnic Dancers at the Annual Fraternal Day of the Bethlen Home. Everyone looks forward to Director Clara Csikesz’s delicious langos.
