News & Announcements
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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By Karen Conger The General Council of the Swedenborgian Church of North America met in a hybrid format Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16, 2024, at the Sonesta Select hotel in Torrance, California. The business undertaken included hearing reports from the officers and others, such as the Chair of the Council of Ministers. Rev.
Fall General Council Meeting Report Read More »
By Kurt Fekete The annual Swedenborgian Church Youth League (SCYL) Fall Retreat took place in October 2024 at the beautiful Cedar Hill Retreat Center in Duxbury, Massachusetts. This year’s theme, “Buried Treasure, Hidden Gems, and Heavenly Secrets,” set the stage for a weekend of spiritual exploration and personal growth. Twelve ecstatic, borderline hysterical, teens burst
Ethical and Spiritual Considerations (ESG) in Investment Decisions for the Swedenborgian Church of North America (SCNA) By Paul Martin and Holly Gottschalk What is ESG? ESG refers to a wide variety of criteria that is used by socially responsible investors to look at environmental, social, and governance practices in the companies in which they invest.
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By Sage Cole The Helen Keller Spiritual Life Collaborative (HKSLC) is getting ready to incorporate as a unique constituent body of the Swedenborgian Church of North America. The seed planted in 2018 at the Cambridge Swedenborg Chapel has sprouted! What a journey to get to this moment, and what a journey ahead. Originally conceived as
Helen Keller Spiritual Life Collaborative Read More »
By Rev. Dr. Amanda Adams Riley, Rev. Dr. David C. Brown,Pastor Connie McOsker and the 2024 PCA Planning Committee It was October 2018, in the toasty warm fireside room of the Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco, Nancy Richardson stood up and invited everyone to cruise on a tall ship. The decision was being made as
A SoCal Kind of Pacific Coast Association Meeting Read More »
Sermon from October 15, 2024 Written by Rich Tafel Over the last few weeks, I’ve been filling up bags and boxes as I’m leaving old spaces behind. As I helped clean out my father’s apartment, I returned to D.C. only to have to clean out my office here. God is not being subtle with me
The Spirituality of Place Read More »
By Leone Dyer All fundraisers start with a vision of soliciting income through selling a craft. Whether it is selling tickets to a concert, lecture, or raffle, asking people to run three miles, or trading food for cash, it all starts with a vision of what can be created to sell. Each year, the Fryeburg New
Building Community at the Fryeburg Fair Read More »
By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence The Swedenborgian Church of North America has supported a denomination project for an online community that collapses geographic separations. For two decades, with the work and support of many laypersons and under the leadership of three ministers, the denomination’s project has steadily grown and evolved in its skills and practices
Celebrating “Spiritual Sunshine” and Our Twenty-Year History of Online Ministry Read More »
