Partnership Highlights

HOPEDALE UNITARIAN PARISH

One of the painted glass decorations given to supporting members of the Hopedale Unitarian Parish.

2008 October The congregation comes together for a photo to be used in our Christmas Greetings

May 2009 - Rev. Noémi Moldován Szeredai and her daughters Lilla and Eszter in their traditional folk dress – next to the Kopjafa that celebrates the completion of the partnership-enabled addition to the Parish House.

February 2009 - Rev. Noémi Moldován Szeredai visits Hopedale. She also attends the first International Unitarian Universalist Women’s Conference in Houston, along with our parishioner, Ann Gary

Rev. Noémi presents hand painted plates to our congregation and our interim minister, Rev. Anita Farber-Robertson. The plates show our special partnership logo, pairing a chalice and a tulip.

Rev. Drinon presents Hopedale, Massachusetts memorial carpet. 2001

Members of Hopedale Unitarian Parish celebrate Partnership Sunday.

Plaque on the completed Parish House project.

2006: Two boys from the village are confirmed. They wear traditional Székely dress with embroidered pants and tall leather boots.

2005: Eszeter Moldován

Bishop Francis David Unitarian Youth. Csekefalva, Transylvania, Romania. 2000

2004 Lucille Grant knits more than 40 winter caps for the children of Csekefalva and sends them with love.

2003 Tim House and Ann Gary and their son Alex House spend 8 days in Csekefalva and broaden Hopedale’s connections in our partner parish. They bring back many stories and photos to help make the partnership feel as real as possible. Work begins on the parish house while they are there. The partnership is celebrated at a partner Sunday in the spring and Frances David Sunday in the fall.

2002 Rev. Noémi Moldován Szeredai and her husband, Gergely visit the U.S. and Hopedale to meet our congregation. A 10-day visit is a great success. Read Noemi's sermon delivered to the congregation in October. After this visit, the parish votes to support the renovation and addition to their aging parsonage and parish house in Csekefalva to build greater community in the village.

2001 Rev. Drinon stays in the village of Csekefalva and establishes contact with the parishioners there. He helps in the garden in the warm summer sun. E-mail connection between the two parishes greatly enhances communication back and forth.

2000 The partnership is formalized.

1999 Rev. Richard Drinon of Hopedale Unitarian Parish visits Hungary and Transylvania, meeting Rev. Noémi Moldován Szeredai.