95 result(s) for churches in Community & Culture
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Students At Church Schools Double In 6 Years
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The number of students attending church schools in Hungary has almost doubled over the past six years, the daily Magyar Nemzet reported. The number has risen from around 112,000 to over 200,000. At the same time, the number of church schools has risen by around two-thirds.
Zemplén Festival, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
The 'Zempléni Fesztivál' celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with an outstanding program of musical events. The first major festival established in the Tokaj Wine Region brings some of Hungary’s best talent together for a week and a half of music. Classical, jazz, folk, church – you’ll find something to your taste in inspired and unusual venues from castles to hunting lodges, churches to ...
Saint Ladislaus Memorial Year In 2017
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Saint Ladislaus (László) memorial year will start on January 1 next year, the state secretary for nation policy said. The memorial year will mark the 940th anniversary of Saint Ladislaus becoming the knight-king of Hungary and the 825th anniversary of his canonisation, János Árpád Potápi said.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Give Free Community Concerts
- 17 Jun 2016 12:55 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra will give free chamber concerts in communities around the country between June 15 and 24, the ensemble said on Sunday. The concert series has been designed to take classical music to people who have no access to or cannot afford such performances, the orchestra said. The orchestra’s chamber group will perform concerts at churches in Pannonhalma, Sellye and ...
Gabrieli Choir's Concert, Herminamező Church, 10 June
- 2 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Gabrieli Choir's final concert before the summer break takes place on Friday 10th June at the Herminamezői Szentlélek templom (Bp., XIV., Kassai tér), starting at half past seven. There are four contrasting works on the programme - dating from the 18th to the 21st centuries - and chief of these is a joyful jazz mass: the Mass in Blue by Will Todd (1970- ).
Mayor’s Charity Accumulates Homes
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Benefícium Szeretetszolgálat, a charity organisation headed by Orosz Mihály, the mayor of Érpatak, has acquired at least 47 homes in the village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, anti-corruption site Átlátszó learnt from the land registry.
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Christmas Fair At Basilica In Budapest
- 13 Dec 2015 6:55 AM
- community & culture
During the Advent fair on Saint Stephen’s Square, the area of the Basilica is turning into a magical festive quarter. From the last weekend of November visitors may enter this joyful world decorated with Christmas lights. Here the festive ambience of the 5-week long Christmas preparation is ensured by almost 200 programmes, the handicrafts of 80 vendors and the international food and drink ...
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Students At Church Schools Double In 6 Years
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The number of students attending church schools in Hungary has almost doubled over the past six years, the daily Magyar Nemzet reported. The number has risen from around 112,000 to over 200,000. At the same time, the number of church schools has risen by around two-thirds.
Zemplén Festival, Now On Until 21 August
- 18 Aug 2016 11:40 AM
- community & culture
The 'Zempléni Fesztivál' celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with an outstanding program of musical events. The first major festival established in the Tokaj Wine Region brings some of Hungary’s best talent together for a week and a half of music. Classical, jazz, folk, church – you’ll find something to your taste in inspired and unusual venues from castles to hunting lodges, churches to ...
Saint Ladislaus Memorial Year In 2017
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Saint Ladislaus (László) memorial year will start on January 1 next year, the state secretary for nation policy said. The memorial year will mark the 940th anniversary of Saint Ladislaus becoming the knight-king of Hungary and the 825th anniversary of his canonisation, János Árpád Potápi said.
Budapest Festival Orchestra To Give Free Community Concerts
- 17 Jun 2016 12:55 PM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra will give free chamber concerts in communities around the country between June 15 and 24, the ensemble said on Sunday. The concert series has been designed to take classical music to people who have no access to or cannot afford such performances, the orchestra said. The orchestra’s chamber group will perform concerts at churches in Pannonhalma, Sellye and ...
Gabrieli Choir's Concert, Herminamező Church, 10 June
- 2 Jun 2016 9:04 AM
- community & culture
The Gabrieli Choir's final concert before the summer break takes place on Friday 10th June at the Herminamezői Szentlélek templom (Bp., XIV., Kassai tér), starting at half past seven. There are four contrasting works on the programme - dating from the 18th to the 21st centuries - and chief of these is a joyful jazz mass: the Mass in Blue by Will Todd (1970- ).
Mayor’s Charity Accumulates Homes
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Benefícium Szeretetszolgálat, a charity organisation headed by Orosz Mihály, the mayor of Érpatak, has acquired at least 47 homes in the village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, anti-corruption site Átlátszó learnt from the land registry.
Historic Churches Address March Of The Living For The First Time
- 18 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
This year’s March of the Living marked the first time that commemorative event was addressed by representatives of Hungary’s historic churches. Chief Rabbi Róbert Frölich said that although the Synagogue and the Basilica are just a few minutes’ walk apart, “there were times when the sobbing of the Synagogue and the cries for help from Jews who were to be sent to die fell on deaf ears and closed ...
Christmas Fair At Basilica In Budapest
- 13 Dec 2015 6:55 AM
- community & culture
During the Advent fair on Saint Stephen’s Square, the area of the Basilica is turning into a magical festive quarter. From the last weekend of November visitors may enter this joyful world decorated with Christmas lights. Here the festive ambience of the 5-week long Christmas preparation is ensured by almost 200 programmes, the handicrafts of 80 vendors and the international food and drink ...