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• September 21, 2024 October 3, 2024
  Stephanie Samson and Ilona Terts from Budapest visited Felsőrákos for Transylvanian Thanksgiving, September 29 and spent about 5 days there. In preparation she held a zoom call with Rev. Mónika, Szabolcs Kerekes and the Joses on September 9. We learned that Mónika’s installation as minister was a touching, 3-hour ceremony that brought the community closer ...
• April 16, 2024 April 18, 2024
  Here is the latest news from Rev. Mónika and Szabolcs Kerekes in Felsőrákos, Romania. It looks like they had a beautiful Easter celebration. The team hopes to Skype with them soon. We had a very very busy March :Prayer weekWomen’s World Day of Prayer5 youngsters testified of their faith on the occasion of the ConfirmationWeek of ...
• February 1, 2024 February 1, 2024
  Here’s the latest letter from the Minister of the Unitarian Church in Felsőrákos, our partner church. Rev. Mónika Kerekes and her husband Szabolcs really worked on creating community during the Christmas season. Zádor is their 6-month-old son. The Advent period was very busy. We made Advent wreaths with the women and baked gingerbread on another occasion. ...
• September 14, 2023 September 19, 2023
  Here is the latest letter from the minister in Felsőrákos, Romania. It has been edited it slightly for clarity. Rev. Kerekes began her ministry in March of 2023. Thu, Sep 14 Dear Julie and Jerry, Sorry for the delay in replying, but we have been very busy lately. Zador is making good progress, trying lots of things, especially ...
• March 12, 2023 March 21, 2023
  On March 5 we learned from Rev. Todd’s interview with Rev. Előd Szabó, a District Dean in Transylvania, that our Unitarian partners had called a new minister, their first woman. In fact Rev. Mónika Kerekes preached for the first time from the Felsőrákos pulpit that very morning.  We have learned that there were a hundred ...
• July 10, 2022 July 12, 2022
  We have some sad news from our partners in Felsőrákos. You may remember that Rev. Palkó and his wife Orsolya have been living apart because of their jobs in different towns. We have received the following letter from them: Unfortunately, I have to tell you some bad news. Yesterday, after the Sunday service, I gave my ...
• Partner Church News April 20, 2022
  Thank you to our generous congregation for $2,154 in support of our program. We will send $600 to the Women’s Group and $400 to the Youth Group, who want to buy some chairs for their meeting room. Our partner congregation shared in the creation of the March 6 service, and you can see them watching ...
• March 26, 2022 March 29, 2022
  Rev. Palkó responds to our partner church service of March 6 which was designed to be shared with the Felsőrákos congregation. Dear Jerry, Julie and Team! When I recorded the video, I already knew it was long, and that’s here in Transylvania, what the saying is that the dog and the priest are being held for their ...
• January 25, 2022 January 25, 2022
  The month of December was a bit snowy. Not literally, because the snow was gone by Christmas Eve, there was a lot to do. Advent Sundays was very beautiful. In the first, we volunteered at a homeless hostel in one of the nearby towns, in the second we lit outdoor Advent candles in the town ...
• December 6, 2021 December 7, 2021
  The month of November was also slowly ending, in which we had many beautiful moments. I am writing to you about these. You know, on November 1, we remember the dead in the cemetery. Unfortunately, we weren’t many, but worship was touching in nature and candlelight. On November 15, we commemorated our bishop Ferenc Dávid, ...