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Written by Kurt Fekete SCYL Memorial Day Teen Retreat for ages 13 – 20Almont New Church Assembly in Allenton, Michigan Friday, May 27 at 7:00 PM ET – Monday, May 30 at 10:00 AM ET At our retreats we offer life skills and spiritual sessions based on the principles of the Swedenborgian Church. We strive […]
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Written by Kurt Fekete SPLATz (Super-Powered, Lovable, Almost, Teenz) Ages 10–13 As Covid restrictions begin to ease up and people slowly and cautiously begin to gather together in-person once again, it’s time to start to consider beginning our pre-teen retreats for ages 10–13. This age group, called SPLATz (Super-Powered Lovable Almost Teens), hasn’t met in-person
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Registration is Online OnlySwedenborg.org/Events-Activities/Annual-Convention Saturday, June 25th – Wednesday, June 29th 2022 This summer’s 198th annual convention, from Saturday, June 25 to Wednesday, June 29 will convene in Southern California at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). This annual convention is hosted by Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, The Garden Church in San Pedro,
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Written by Almont Survivors: Tam, Craig, Betsy, Charly, Amy, Jack, and Rose Did you realize that over 250 campers have been initiated into the Almont Survivors since its inception in 1982? That’s a lot of people! At camp this summer, we will initiate a big group— “The Covid Generation,” as it were. We will have
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Written by Herb Ziegler Over a long weekend in February, a crew of Swedenborgians assumed the task of sorting through files and various collected items that convention had stored in the basement of Swedenborg Chapel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The collection of papers and other items has been piling up for many years and only occasionally
Cleaning Out Central Office Read More »
Written by Jane Siebert The Board of Trustees of the Center for Swedenborgian Studies, (CSS) the Corporation of the New Church Theological School, is delighted and honored to announce the selection of our new dean, Dr. Rebecca Esterson, starting July 1, 2022.Rev. Dr. James Lawrence is retiring after twenty-one years as dean and will become
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From the Social Justice Committee Written by Robert McCluskey I first learned of Christian nationalism in 1984, when I joined the Religious Liberty Committee of the National Council of Churches. The specific issue was “Christian Identity,” a new militia movement at the time. Its strange, underlying tenet was that White people, not Jews, are the
