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We will be following up this event by putting the presentations online on
YouTube.com as soon as possible, to be followed later with a book containing
some background material and the presentations. Both of these endeavors are
important for continuing the momentum of this watershed event. Financial
contributions to defray continuing costs would be welcome.
boynton beach retreat
The Boynton Beach Retreat for 2018 in Florida is scheduled for January 28
through February 1. Registration fees remain the same: $235 per person
through October 15 and $260 thereafter. That fee includes an opening night
barbecue and lunch each day.
The Duncan Center, which hosts the retreat, will have the same rate for
rooms for those who wish to remain on site, which also includes breakfast. The
cost of the banquet – included in the registration fee – also remains unchanged.
The speakers lined up for the 2018 Retreat include:
• The Rt. Rev. Thomas Kline
• The Rev. Barry Halterman
• Chara C. Daum
Bishop Kline’s topic is to be announced.
Barry Halterman, who is chaplain and religion teacher in the Academy
Secondary Schools, will be talking about his study of world religions
Chara Daum expects to talk about her translation work on The New
Century Edition of the Writings, her work with the offTheLeftEye team for
the Swedenborg and Life videos, and her involvement with the Spirit and Life
Bible Study. All of this, she says, “has me bridging the very beginning of the
New Church on earth (Swedenborg’s Latin) with the current edge of the New
Church on earth – being on the front line for newcomers.”
Registration materials and materials will be mailed in late August or early
September. Meanwhile you can check the Boynton Beach Retreat Facebook
page for updated information. Questions may be directed to bbretreat@
newchurchboyntonbeach.org.
clergy meetings 2017
(Editor’s note: Below is a report of the General Church Clergy Meetings held in Bryn
Athyn June 19-23. It was written as a Pastor’s Message for the Bryn Athyn Post by the Rev.
Jeremy F. Simons. We anticipate a complete report in the September/October issue.)
Last week the General Church Clergy gathered from all over the world to the
Academy of the New Church Dining Hall to share studies of the Heavenly
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