Parish Council

PREAMBLE: We, the members of the Christian community of St. Stephen's RC Magyar Church, Passaic, NJ, in an effort to become more expressive of our concern with our faith and Hungarian heritage declare ourselves as willing to fully participate in spreading the message of our Lord Jesus Christ, through this Parish Council, established and maintained with the authority of the Code of Conduct and Canon Law and operated as a consultative body to the Pastor.

PURPOSE: The purposes and functions of this organization shall be:
* To promote the spiritual growth of the parish community and to plan ways for the parish to carry out the mission of the Church.
* To provide assistance to the Pastor in his administrative and pastoral duties.

(taken from the Constitution, Parish Council of St. Stephen's RC Magyar Church)

 

Pastor:

Fr. Laszlo Vas

 

Trustees:

Laszlo Karoly
Frigyes Kormann

 

Delegates of Parish Organizations:

Marta Huszti, Family Circle
Csaba Kertesz, Holy Name Society
Laszlo Marshall, Youth
Thomas Marshall, Youth
Helene Pihokker, Hungarian Rosary Society
Gloria Visco, English Rosary Society

 

Elected Parish Representatives:

Csilla Banyai, January 2008
Lou Bartucz, January 2008
Stephen Devald, January 2009
Agnes Kovacs, January 2009
Evelyn Hurley, January 2009
Florian Zimmermann, January 2008
Akos Felsovalyi, January 2010
Deborah Hudzik, January 2010
Hajnalka Kovacs, January 2010

 

Officers for 2007:

President Agnes Kovacs
Vice-President Akos Felsovalyi
Secretary Laszlo Marshall
Chair, Financial Committee- Robert Esik
Chair, Buildings & Grounds Committee- Stephen Devald
Chair, Publicity Committee- Marta Huszti
Chair, Liturgical Committee- Thomas Marshall
Chair, Recreation Committee- Harold Sylvester
Chair, Volunteer Committee- Agnes Kovacs & Marta Huszti
Education Committee- Robert Esik
Membership Officers- Thomas Marshall & Marta Huszti
Legal Advisor- Kalman Magyar

In June 1991, Fr. Mustos gathered members of the parish for a general meeting to announce plans to create a council of lay members that would help to govern the church community. This new group, the Parish Council was created as a consultative body to the pastor of the church. The council consists of the pastor, two trustees, nine elected members, and five representatives of parish organizations. Thus, the Parish Council was born.

Ever since its creation, the Parish Council has been a support to the pastor in his administrative and pastoral duties. Providing leadership for parish committees and people to organize activities, the Parish Council has become the engine that moves the parish forward together with the pastor. The committees of the Parish Council include the recreation committee which sponsors regular trips for parishioners, the building committee which takes care of the needs of the facilities of the church, the liturgical committee which oversees all those serving the Holy Mass and coordinates special services including holidays and processions, the financial committee which plans activities to raise funds for the church, the public relations committee which advertises the activities of the parish to outer circles, and the Jubilee committee which has worked on planning the church’s 100th anniversary over the course of the last two years.

Activities that were started and/or maintained by the Parish Council since the early 1990’s include parish trips, luncheons, cultural events, church decoration, dinner dances, church cleanup, liturgical events, the annual St. Stephen’s Day picnic, art auctions, and organ concerts.

The turnover of membership with annual elections keeps the council vibrant. In 1997, two youth representatives were installed to make the council a more representative body of the entire parish. The Parish Council offers its support to the pastor in matters both within and outside the parish community. God bless all those called to serve as Parish Council members. Their work is greatly appreciated!

 

Members of the Parish Council

1991-present

László Abonyi        Anthony Jaskot +        Fred Kormann        John Sakovits
Arthur Barillo          Imre Karaszegi           László Marshall       John Staudinger
Stephen Devald      László Károly             Thomas Marshall     Harold Sylvester
Agnes Esik             Frank Keresztes         Ernest Mozer           John Szilasie +
Robert Esik            László Kerkay            György Pándi          Robert Tomaskovic
Joseph Fett             Csaba Kertész           Réka Pándi             Gloria Visco
Evelyn Hurley         Joseph Kóczán           Helene Pihokker      Peter Wolauschek
Louis Bartucz         Márta Huszti               Eva Kazella             Julius Kovács
Árpád Pándi

 

     
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