NCOM at M25M, Volunteers and Topics of Interest

Last Saturday, we had a nice crew chip in at Matthew 25 Ministries for some volunteering. Volunteering always turns out to be a great time to catch up and learn fun things about each other, all while lending a hand for a greater cause. Topics of conversation covered were dogs, religion and music! 😊 Some of us gathered for lunch afterwards, at Sammy’s.

Church Volunteer Crew

#Tunesday: “Among Angels” by Kate Bush

After listening, check out Rev. Dr. Devin Zuber’s sermon “Angels Among Us” and see “what Swedenborg’s “angelology” might practically mean for how we live our lives; that angels might be less a matter of spectacular wings and complicated wonder, and more embedded in our daily experiences than we tend to admit.” https://sfswedenborgian.org/angels-among-us/

Memorial Service for Larry Vaughn

Larry Vaughn

Blessed child of God, Larry Vaughn transitioned into the spiritual realm on March 1, in the early hours of the day. He said that he was ready and awaiting his reunion with his wife, Jerry Ellen, and was talking a little and smiling at conversation and jokes the night before he passed.

A memorial service for Larry will be held at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Batavia [8101 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45255] on April 30th, 2024, at 3 pm.

Donations may be made in his memory, to his favorite charities, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the SPCA. Donations can also be made to New Church of Montgomery.

#WeekendPlans: Virtual Field Trip to Fryeburg New Church 4/28/24

This Sunday, NCOM will be making a virtual field trip to the Fryeburg New Church in Fryeburg, Maine. Rev. Catherine Lauber is the pastor there.

Here is the bulletin for Sunday. Just a note for the community prayer time. They gather prayers from the community and share them during prayer time. People can put them in the chat box on Zoom and Rev. Catherine will read them out.

#Tunesday: To the Full and Rising Moon

For today’s full moon, we listen to:

Sung by Stephanie Hollenberg, leader of the the Tuesday Taizé at the Swedenborg Chapel.

The moon as a symbol corresponds to, and in the Word represents, mans faith or belief, as the sun does his charity or love. ~SwedenborgStudy.com https://www.swedenborgstudy.com/books/T.Plantz_Testimony-of-Genesis/sun.html

“Tombstone or Cornerstone?”

Join us this Easter Sunday, as Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence guides us for hybrid zoom/in-person worship. We will gather in person for a pancake breakfast at 10 am, worship begins at 11.

“Christianity began as a tiny band of enthusiasts numbering no more than a few hundred in a backwater region of the Roman Empire known as Judea. Among the thousands of religious movements in world history, that tiny band has become by far the largest at approximately 2.1 billion adherents. Various reasons for the astonishing reach of the faith are surmised by scholars, but they’re all summed up in the Easter event where the God of all creation becomes intimately personal in a relationship that has no end.” – Rev. Dr. Jim Lawrence

Williamsburg, VA Lamb, Copyright Natalie Seip Pho, 2020

“Receiving the Gift of Grace” w/Rev. Dr. Sherrie Connelly 3/10/24

Join us, this Sunday, March 10, 2024, via Zoom when Rev. Dr. Sherrie Connelly will give her sermon on “Receiving the Gift of Grace.” Fellowship begins at 10:30 am, Worship at 11:00 am. Link will be provided to church members and their invitees.

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