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The 2024 Convention resulted in the election of the following people and the passing of these two Standing Resolutions and one amendment. Election ResultsPresident: Rev. Dr. Jim LawrenceVice President: Kurt FeketeSecretary: Karen CongerGeneral Council: Herb Ziegler, Kei Pang, and Rev. Thom MullerStanding Committee of Communications and Information: Tara ConklinStanding Committee of Education and Resources: Rev. […]
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Hybrid Event Free to All on Saturday 6/29/24 at 12:00pm ET/11:00am CT/10:00am MT/ 9:00am PT in Room 134 in the Brody Commons for in-person Convention attendees, on Zoom Events for virtual Convention Attendees and on YouTube for everyone else. Many of us cherish profound and lifelong memories of the sacred space we call Wayfarers’ Chapel.
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A Message from the President Swedenborg says the correspondence of summer signifies the height of formation. It is when nature is in full bloom and maturity, and so spiritually speaking summer means the height of charity and happiness, and it even means the fullness of the Church (see Secrets of Heaven §935 and Divine Love
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Four-Part Webinar for the Month of May Tuesdays in May: 7, 14, 21, and 285:00 – 6:30 PM PT / 8:00 – 9:30 PM ET In this four-part free webinar offered by the Center for Swedenborgian Studies (CSS), we explore how Genesis and other sacred creation stories can inform contemporary environmental ethics. The Swedenborgian tradition
200th Convention at the Kellogg Conference Center in East Lansing, Michigan Friday, June 28 – Tuesday, July 2, 2024Registration will be open from April 15 – May 15 on swedenborg.org Friends, and colleagues of the Swedenborgian Church, we are eagerly preparing for a historic 200th annual convention at Michigan State University that will be robustly
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A Message from the President Most have heard about the dramatic closure of Wayfarers Chapel due to massive landslides and structural damage to the famous “glass church.” Despite geologic stability for three quarters of a century, two years of atmospheric rain waves compounded by water flow and drainage complications associated with local utilities have created
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The Social Justice Committee (SJC) is thrilled to share its new logo pictured here as designed by Swedenborgian Church Youth League (SCYL) East Coast Officer, Zsa Zsa Dolley (she/her). The Social Justice Committee reached out to the SCYL towards the end of 2023 for logo ideas to be considered. Interested teens worked on their ideas
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Dear Friends and Members of the Swedenborgian Church of North America, Wayfarers Chapel lies in the coastal Abalone Cove area of Palos Verdes, California, which began to experience some landslide activity in July of 2023 due to the heavy rains the previous winter. Damage we are seeing from this new land movement on the Chapel
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By Karen Conger The General Council (GC) of the Swedenborgian Church of North America (SCNA) met in a hybrid format Friday and Saturday, November 3 and 4, 2023, at Mercy Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The business undertaken included hearing reports from the officers and others, such as the chairs of the Council of Ministers,
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