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New Church Family Camp at Jacob’s Creek
The popular, annual New Church Family Camp at Jacob’s Creek is scheduled
for July 24-27 at the Laurelville Mennonite Church Center in Mt. Pleasant,
Pennsylvania, about 50 miles east of Pittsburgh.
The theme for this year’s camp is The Heavenly Marriage. The Rev.
Matthew Genzlinger, pastor of the Concord New Church in Massachusetts
and pastor for the camp, says:
“The Lord has gathered into the marriage relationship all joys and delights,
from the first to the last of them. We are also taught that chaste marriages
are the support of heaven. In the presence of a chaste marriage the hells
become ‘furious, insane, mentally impotent and cast themselves into the deep.’
(Apocalypse Explained 1002)
“This year we will be exploring the beautiful (and sometimes challenging)
teachings about marriage. We’ll see that The Heavenly Marriage does not only
refer to the marriage between a husband and wife; it refers to the marriage
between goodness and truth, love and wisdom, the Lord’s Divine itself with
His Divine Human.
“I am personally looking forward to exploring how exactly a husband and
wife interact with each other on a spiritual level, causing them to become like
one angel. How is a wife the spiritual heart of a marriage? How is a husband
the spiritual lungs?
“These wonderful teachings about The Heavenly Marriage can inspire
all of us, whether we are currently married or single, feeling good about our
marriage or struggling.”
The camp includes a full children’s program. In addition to daily worship
and presentations on the theme, there will be a host of activities, including
hiking and sports, field day, talent night and campfire songs and stories.
In addition to Matthew Genzlinger the pastoral staff includes: the Rev.
Ryan Sandstrom, pastor of the Ivyland New Church; and the Rev. Brian
Smith, assistant pastor of the Washington New Church and principal of
its school. The Rev. Brad Heinrichs, pastor of the Carmel New Church in
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and other ministers will be helping in many areas.
Camp Directors are Blake and Paul Messman, and Jamie and Julie Uber.
Last year the camp was completely full, with a record attendance, so
anyone interested should register as quickly as possible.
For information and registration forms
• Contact Jamie and Julie Uber: 412-782-2710 or [email protected]
• Online: www.jacobscreekcamp.alotspace.com
• Facebook: www.facebook.com/JacobsCreekFamilyCamp
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