WSHRC - Cleveland, OH

May 14 - Mother's Day Bilingual Worship Service at 11AM followed by a freewill donation festive congregational luncheon. Registration required! Deadline: Thursday, May 11.

May 20 - Interactive Hungarian Wedding sponsored by the Lydia Ladies Guild & John Calvin Brotherhood with great food (Hungarian chicken soup with csiga, lamb stew, stuffed chicken) and live music, provided by the Hungarians. Donation: $28. If you come in traditional costumes you get $4 worth of tickets. Tickets are available in the office or call 216-476-3736.

May 21 - Confirmation - the Candidates are Nicole Körössy, Alexandra Petrulis, Zsófia Szélpál, and Bence Tóth. May God bless them all abundantly!

HRC Fairport Harbor, OH

May 5 - Youth Group Eastlake Captains Church Night. Tickets $6.00.

May 6 - Youth Group sponsored Cake Walk at Fairport Harbor Community Carnival, McKinley Elementary School.

May 7 - Youth Group Pancake Breakfast 9-10:30AM; $6 a person, $3 kids 12 & under. Come for Breakfast -- STAY for church.

May 14 - Combined Church Service at 10:30AM. Sunday School Recognition during Church. Mother’s Day Lunch by the Men of the Church following a Combined Church Service.

May 20 - Women's Fellowship Chicken Paprikas Dinner 4-7P:M. Sit down and carry-out reservations by May 15.

May 28 - Confirmation: 5 Confirmants.

June 2 & 3 - Church Cabbage Roll Sale.

HRC Lorain, OH

May 7 - The Men's Brotherhood will celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a dinner for all congregation members.

May 9 - The Busy Martha Guild will hold a Tea for all women of the congregation and their female relatives. Mother's Day will be the theme. Southview High School's Chamber Chorale will provide the entertainment.

May 11-14 -Pictures will be taken for the new church directory.

May 21 - Our young adults who will be making their confirmation will be examined during the English Service. Congregational Meeting.

May 28 - Confirmation during the English Service.

FHRC-LA Hawthorne, CA

Our congregation is interested in forming a bell choir and we are wondering if another church in our Synod has used choir bells for sale. If so, please contact the First Hungarian Reformed church of Los Angeles at 310-355-1475.

May 7 - Mother's Day Program and Congregational Lunch.

May 21 - Spring Bazaar!

Old Troy Pike CC - Dayton, OH

May 19-21 - World A'Fair - visit the Hungarian Booth at the Dayton Convention Center!

Classis News

Calvin Synod Annual Meeting
The Annual meeting of the Calvin Synod will be held May 16-19, 2006, in Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Special Events

CRADDOCK PREACHING WORKSHOP AT AVON LAKE UCC
The Rev. Dr. Fred B. Craddock will give a preaching workshop at the Avon Lake United Church of Christ on Monday, June 5, from 9:30 to 11:30 AM. Craddock is minister emeritus of Cherry Log Christian Church in Cherry Log, Georgia. To register, please send your name, address, phone number and e-mail address, along with a check for $25 (made payable to the Avon Lake UCC), to: Avon Lake UCC, 32801 Electric Blvd., Avon Lake, OH 44012. The deadline is May 15, but the church encourages early registration. For more information, please contact Kelly Boyte Peters at 440-933-3241 or pastor@thealucc.org.