Short account about our activity

The youth camp organized in 2007

That camp took place in Felsőbánya (Baia Sprie) between 29 July – 3 August, and was attended by 23 youngsters. Four of them were delegated from the behalf of the Dutch Party SGP from The Netherlands. Its theme was: The role of the volunteer work in the life of the church. Beside the regularly morning devotions and Bible-studies we had the opportunity to listen 4 different lectures about the appointed subject. We had also the possibility to visit the picturesque places of the surroundings, respectively we attended a one day sightseeing-tour around the beautiful countryside of Máramaros (Maramures).

The scholarship-program of the years 2006-2007

Within the frame of that program we distributed 5.500 Euro among 31 youngsters (scholars and students). Our main sponsors in this were the Deichmann Company (Germany) and the Foundation Hulp Oost Europa (The Netherlands).

The scholarship-program of the years 2007-2008

In that year of study we supported financially 19 scholars, with a sum amounted totally to 3.800 Euro. Our main sponsors in that case again were the Deichmann Company (Germany) and the Foundation Hulp Oost Europa (The Netherlands).

An account about the activity of Studium Academicum in 2008

Conference

On 7th of June 2008 took place in Szatmárnémeti (Satu Mare) organized together with the Dutch SGP the conference with the title: “The losers of those countries which joined the EU and the answer of the Church on this challenge.” The more dozen of attendants, after the devotion as it is the custom, could follow the lecture delivered by Jacques Bazen, in which the lecturer outlined the Dutch experiences regarding the subject. The cross section of the Romanian situation was presented by the sociologist Dénes Kiss from Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca), underlying especially the situation of the small settlements and that of the roma (gypsy) communities which very often seems to be without any perspective. Those who also commented from among the audience, contributed by their opinion from political, sociological and church-sociological point of view in understanding the problem more nuanced and more detailed. After that the attendants of the conference could enjoy the hospitality of the Reformed Chruch of Szatmárnémeti-Kültelek.

Youth camp

In this year the Study House of the Roman Catholic Church of Gyergyószentmiklós (Gheorgheni) offered place for those youngsters who attended the meeting in 4-8 August organized by our Foundation and the youth department of SGP. The 26 attendants (among them 5 Dutch people) arrived from 7 different Reformed congregations. The main idea or subject of the camp was: The charity service role of the Church. The regional leader of the Organization Caritas Catolica presented the most important fields of their activity, especially highlighting the care for the aged and the different programs they run for large families. When visiting the elderly home in Gyergyószentmiklós (Gheorgheni) which is sustained by them we had the opportunity to see the use of their social activity. In Sepsiszentgyörgy (Sfantu Gheorghe), where Makkai Péter, reformed pastor outlined the activity of the new founded social center, signalized that there are good attempts also within the Hungarian Reformed Church in Romania by which he wants to ask and also to fulfill a place and a task in the Romania social network. Beside the fixed program, the free programs, the evening discussions and the excursions made in the neighborhood highly contributed to the building and strengthening of the sense of community. This last one was also the purpose of the trip made by bus, during which by the help of our skilled guide we could come to know the beauty and the historical renowns of the Basin of Gyergyó.