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By Rev. Nanci Adair The Portland New Church, long known for its Swedenborgian heritage, is experiencing a remarkable renewal. What was once a small, fledgling congregation is blossoming into a vibrant center for Sacred Arts, a living ecosystem of spiritual seekers, healers, and artists who are co-creating a new vision for what church can be […]
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By Kurt Fekete At this year’s Swedenborgian Church Youth League (SCYL) Fall Teen Retreat at Cedar Hill Retreat Center in South Duxbury, Massachusetts, we dove fearlessly into the theme The Beautifully Wicked Trap: How Hell Captures Your Soul.Eleven teens explored the subtle ways the Hells try to lure us in, and how we can recognize these
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By Rev. Kevin Baxter I can’t quite remember when the idea first took root—maybe at the Fryeburg Assembly—but at some point, I decided I wanted to volunteer at the Fryeburg Fair New Church Food Booth. I started asking around, just enough to learn what was involved without actually committing. But by September, I’d spoken with
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Support Our Little Church with Its Special Purpose Most of the time we understand church as an organization on earth. Swedenborg recognizes this and calls this form “the church specific.” But he also shaped a powerful perspective on the way church exists as a form of spiritual force. We individually can be understood as a
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Save the date for the 2026 Convention! Please plan to join us for the 202nd Annual Convention of the Swedenborgian Church where we will return to the east coast with our gracious hosts from the Boston Church on the Hill. Convention will be from June 26 – June 30 (includes travel dates). Meetings and lodging
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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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