Meeting Boglarka in her Hometown

Hospitality, A Welcoming Congregation

Going to church, Not Understanding 90% of the Service, Still Feeling the Love

 The Unitarian Church in St. George graciously welcomed us with a special dinner just for us and Boglarka and her family.  Above, our driver Otilla, Istavan- the Minister, Erol and Margaret Fikrig, Mary Jo Ross and Mary Strieff's arm!

 Rev. Claudia and Boglarka meeting after corresponding for two years. She will graduate from high school in one more year and hopes to become a lawyer.

 Csilla, our fearless leader, Istavan and Otilla, above.
Mary Jo looking at carved wood exhibit.

 Sylvia, our intrepid Pilgrim from New London as we celebrate her 80th birthday!  Pat Abraham, also from New London, left and Elizabeth Sanrtoro to the right. Left, Boblarka's arm.

                        Sierra-Maria explaining something!

Rev. Claudia, Boglarka and her parents Zoltan and Melinda.

For 20 years Melinda has been working with

a school for Gypsy children

and has learned to speak Roma. The cross in the background was

part of an exhibit of carved wood.  You rarely see a cross in the Unitarian Church here. In fact, if you look at steeples, Unitarians have

stars or crescents on the spire while Reformed or Catholic have crosses. Orthodox have double crosses.

Rev. Ishtavan in his lively presentation style! Left, Paul Carmichael, Jan van Heurck, Margaret Fikrig and Mary Jo Ross' back.

This is their new sanctuary build about ten years ago. 

Rev. Istavan's English is excellent and we had a very candid exchange about Unitarianism both in Transylvania and Amercia.  Ask one of us to tell you about it!