News & Announcements
202nd Convention at the Babson Executive Conference Center in Wellesley, Massachusetts Friday, June 26 – Tuesday, June 30, 2026 In-person registration is open until May 15,Virtual registration is open until June 15 on swedenborg.org Members and friends of the Swedenborgian Church, we are happily planning to gather again in a lovely conference hotel setting that is
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By Dell Rose The Swedenborg Library in Chicago (swedlib.org) is pleased to announce a series of spring programs exploring one of the most enigmatic and philosophically challenging texts in the Hebrew Bible: the Book of Job. Beginning in April and continuing through May 2026, the Library will host a multi-session online seminar titled “The Book
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By Rev. Catherine Lauber “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” —Matthew 5:3 From a Swedenborgian perspective, we enter Scripture most faithfully when we understand that it is speaking about our inner life. The Word is not primarily about managing the world outside us, but about revealing the world
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence It is good to routinely make a pilgrimage to sacred beginnings, and a case can be made that our shrine city is Boston. That is where the Swedenborgian movement originally congealed in a fulsome way in America, and it still boasts more Swedenborgian churches in the greater Boston area than
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By Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence and Rev. Robert McCluskey The first round of grant applications was accomplished by the trustees of the New York New Church Legacy Fund with the guidance of PENN Creative Strategy, a New York consulting group that specializes in strategy and planning. The trustees are led by Rev. Robert McCluskey, who
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By Dr. Page Morahan On February 4, the Social Justice Committee sponsored “Service and Justice: Organizing for Change in Our Communities,” a virtual workshop led by Jackson Malkus of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). The workshop challenged the participants to examine the critical distinction between Service and Justice work. While service projects like
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The Helen Keller Spiritual Life Collaborative is thrilled to announce a number of Be Love, all adult, retreats happening this spring in the Midwest and on the East Coast with the theme: Kindling Our Light in the Darkness. In the midst of the challenging times we live in, there is so much light! These retreat
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By Rev. Sage Cole When the nudge to make space for a new form of new church life first began to land in me back in 2018, it was Helen Keller’s image that quickly came to mind, in part, of course, because she’s amazing, but also because she is a she. Sitting in Cambridge amidst
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Paulhaven’s Children’s Camp is seeking a caring and enthusiastic Camp Pastor for our summer camp week, July 19–25, 2026, located in Ashmont, Alberta. The Camp Pastor will lead the religious program, developing and implementing a continuing spiritual program that includes worship, chapel, and faith-building activities for campers ages 8–16. We are looking for someone who
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