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Registration Opens for Both In-Person and Virtual Attendees on April 15th

Registration for in-person attendees is open until May 14, and until June 14 for virtual attendees.Registration is online only. The 199th annual convention of the Swedenborgian Church will be hosted by the Massachusetts New Church Union at Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, from Saturday, July 1 through Wednesday, July 5, 2023. This area of […]

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Seeing Rainbows: Queer Swedenborgians and Queering Swedenborg

Swedenborgian Church

A Virtual Educational Offering for the Planet with Dr. Devin Zuber, Associate Professor Center for Swedenborgian Studies, GTU.Free online webinar.Meets over six Tuesdays, from 3:00—5:00 PM Pacific time, on the following dates in Spring 2023:4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16. To register email info@swedenborgianstudies.org This 6-part public seminar is built around of a set of interrelated

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Support the 2023 Convention

Swedenborgian Church

Dear Swedenborgian Church Friends and Colleagues, We are rapidly preparing for a wonderful annual convention in the Boston area from July 1 – July 4 that will be hybrid in format again. We are planning both a wonderful in-person setting at Bridgewater State University and will provide robust tech support for virtual participation in key

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Call for 2023 Convention Mini Course Presenters

Swedenborgian Church

Would you like to offer a Mini Course at the 2023 Convention gathering of the Swedenborgian Church of North America? The Standing Committee for Education & Resources for Spiritual Community (SCER) is currently accepting Mini Course suggestions. They can be offered fully online, fully in-person, or in-person with online live streaming. The theme of this

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Save the Date for Convention 2023!

Messenger Editor

The Massachusetts New Church Union is Excited to Welcome You to Bridgewater! Saturday, July 1st – Wednesday, July 5th, 202 This summer’s 199th annual convention will convene in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, at Bridgewater State University. This annual convention is hosted by the churches of the Massachusetts New Church Union: Bridgewater Church of the New Jerusalem, Cambridge

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Sometimes We Just Have to Speak Up and Speak Out

Holly Bauer

Written by Rev. Jane Siebert Sometimes we just have to speak up and speak out. We cannot stand by, and watch people being hurt or ostracized or put down by the church in the name of God. This is our God, too, and our God loves every lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, pansexual, two-spirit, non-binary,

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Now Hiring! Digital Communications Manager for the Swedenborgian Church of North America

Swedenborgian Church

POSITION: Digital Communications Manager for Swedenborgian Church of North AmericaTo apply please email résumé and cover letter to manager@swedenborg.org Job Summary: The Swedenborgian Church of North America (SCNA) is looking for a Digital Communications Manager to join our organization. This is a permanent half-time employment position. This employment position will be performed remotely from home

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Learning From Our Past, Healing Our Future: Dismantling Colonial Dominance in Western Christianity

Swedenborgian Church

Presented by Swedenborgians in Action Against Racism, the Center for Swedenborgian Studies, and Born Brown: All Rights Reserved Free on Zoom Monday, February 13, 7:30pm-9pm ET/6:30pm-8pm CT/5:30pm-7pm MT/4:30pm-6pm PT The history and theology of Christianity is unfortunately intertwined with the colonizer impulse, to the detriment of many indigenous cultures. Even today, Christian ideas, perspectives, language,

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