William Penn Life, 1982 (17. évfolyam, 1-4. szám)
1982-07-01 / 3. szám
Ordination and Installation Ceremony Celebrated in Homestead, Pennsylvania Standing —Mrs. John S. Toth and Mr. John S. Toth, Sr. Seated —Mrs. Elmer Charles, Pres. Elmer Charles, Rev. Dr. Eva Fabian, Rev. Imre Bertalan and Mrs. Bertalan. On June 20, 1 982, National President Elmer Charles participated in the service of the Ordination and Installation of Rev. Sándor A. Kovács, Minister of The First Hungarian Reformed Church of Homestead. After the service, a Dinner-Dance was held at the Duquesne Golf Association in West Mifflin. Rev. Sándor A. Kovács was born in 1952 in Budapest, Hungary. He came to the United States in 1956 after the Hungarian Revolution, and was raised in Southern California where he lived until 1979 when he moved to New Haven, Conn. He married Agnes Ilona Loerincze in 1976. They have three children, Angela 4, Sándor 3, and David 1. Rev. Kovács served the Lord in various capacities since his graduation from high school. He served as camp counselor at Quaker Meadows Camp and the Hungarian Reformed Church Youth Camp, as Youth Pastor and Director of Christian Education at the Hungarian Reformed Church in Bridgeport, Conn. He also served at quite a few churches in the California area. Rev. Kovács graduated from West Covina High School in 1970; completed his Bachelor of Arts degree at Azusa Pacific University in 1 975; attended School of Theology at Claremont for two years and received his Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School in May, 1982. Also taking part in the service were Rt. Rev. Dr. John Butosi, Bishop of the Calvin Synod, Rev. Dr. Eva Fabian, Rev. Lajos Illés, Rev. Standing —L. to R. —Mr. and Mrs. Kovács, Rev. Dr. John Butosi, Mrs. Sándor Kovács, Rev. S. Kovács. Seated — L. to R. — Mrs. Louis Hies, Rev. Louis Hies, Rev. Dr. László Borsay, Mrs. Borsay. Mrs. Miklós Novak, Rev. Miklós Novak. Paul Kovács—Administrator of the Bethlen Home, Rev. Miklós Novak, Rev. Denes Tamas, Mr. John S. Toth, Sr.—Chief Elder of the Homestead Church, Rev. László Borsay, and Rev. Imre Bertalan, Pres, of the Hungarian Reformed Federation. A large representation of the Home Office Family was present at this event. Rev. Kovács and his family are all members of the William Penn Association thru the efforts of our Branch Manager, Elmer Toth of Branch 89, Homestead, Pa. PAT AMATO Patricia Amato, a member of Branch 14 graduated from the Medical College of Ohio in Toledo as a Doctor. She will join her sister, Dr. Maryellen in St. Louis, Missouri, to do her Internship in Pediatrics. Her mother, Betty Cherney Amato was formerly from Sagamore, Pa., when her father, Stephen, was a delegate for the Verhovay, and enrolled them all as members. We wish Pat a lot of luck in her future work. 3
