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Library in Bryn Athyn in February, the Rev. Dr. Jonathan S. Rose offers
insight into discoveries about Swedenborg from his translation work with the
Swedenborg Foundation: “Indexing his Way into Further Enlightenment –
Discovering Swedenborg’s Process Through Translation.” (Page 222)
Bronwen Henry writes about an important event in Bryn Athyn in April:
Finding Hope—Talking About Addiction, Suicide, Domestic Violence and
Mental Illness. This included other churches and neighbors from surrounding
communities and many people felt greatly helped by the program. Bronwen
encourages other communities to host similar events and offers help in doing
so. (Page 232)
During Tara Dugan’s four years at the Academy of the New Church Girls
School she loved getting involved in community service through Delta Mu.
Working with a grant from the Charity Works Foundation in Bryn Athyn, she
took that love into El Salvador where she helped build a home with Habitat for
Humanity. She describes what the experience taught her about taking the New
Church mission into the world. (Page 237)
Have you ever thought about a systematic plan for reading through the
Arcana Coelestia? Here are two charts for doing just that – how much to read
each day to do it over one, two, three, four or five years. (Page 230)
Church News (page 241) includes:
• Announcement of a General Assembly to be held in 2020 in Bryn Athyn
• A series of Sunset Organ Vespers at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral this
summer, which will be live streamed
• Highlights from meetings of the General Church and Academy Board
and Corporation meetings
• Bryn Athyn College awards for Academic Achievement
• The 30 th anniversary of the Sower’s Chapel in Sarver, Pennsylvania
• Report on a Sunday School Conference under the auspices of General
Church Education
• Election of board members for the Swedenborg Foundation
• The Jacob’s Creek and Living Waters Family Summer Camps
• The ongoing and amazing reach of the New Christian Bible Study
Project throughout the world
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