News & Announcements
By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence For the past five years, Beki Greenwood has wowed our world with beautiful issues of the Messenger, and while we wish her well in her departure, we are surely sad to see her go. Her first issue was the February/March issue in 2020, which we will remember was at the […]
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Remaining Rooted Through AdversitySeptember 25–28, 2025 Save the Date for Gathering Leaves 2025, the international retreat for all Swedenborgian/New Church women! It will be an in-person and online event, held September 25–28, 2025, at the Temenos Retreat Center, a Swedenborgian facility and church, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. The theme this year is “Remaining Rooted
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By Kurt Fekete Six years ago, a six-day International Camp for SCYL teenagers was held at Purley Chase, England and for those who came along, amazing memories were made, and lasting friendships were formed. We feel it is time to do it again and want to invite you! Where? The camp will be held at
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A Message from Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence and the Executive Committee of the Swedenborgian Church of North America Dear Members and Organizations of the SCNA, We are reaching out to our wonderful benefactors, both individuals and organizations, to consider a contribution helping us provide this significant annual experience for all of our members and friends.
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By Nora Barnaby, SCYL Clear Blue Sky Editor This Winter Retreat we got to explore the topic of Heaven and Hell: Here and Now. I personally thought this was very cool and sparked a lot of interesting discussions between the adults and teens. We had a packed house with nineteen teens! Everyone had a lot
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The Year of the Word By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence The Swedish seer in his mature theosophy claims that before the current “Word” came to be there was an earlier “Word” in the world that maintained the crucial nexus between heaven and earth. Abiding among peoples in “Greater Tartary,” a region in his time understood
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By Rev. Kevin Baxter With joy, the Church on the Hill (Boston Society of the New Jerusalem) is pleased to announce that on November 24, 2024, the Boston Society of the New Jerusalem rejoined the Massachusetts New Church Union, and with it the General Convention of the New Jerusalem! The church left the denomination twenty
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By Ronnie Viges The Transitions (young adults ages 18–30) group met once again in November for the second annual Friendsgiving and third camp winterizing using the wisdom passed down from Tom Neuenfeldt. This gathering brought together twelve young adults and seven facility supervisors (and two little helpers!) to put camp to rest for the winter,
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence Intense emotions concerning public affairs in the past few months have soared to an extent I’ve rarely seen in four decades of ministry. Swedenborg does have something to say to us in our current moment. A message can be heard from Swedenborg in his basis as a “realist” because from
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