Ain’t no party like a garden party

Many hands make light work, but six hands still get the job done 🙂

Last week, three regulars got together to clear, cut, mulch and plant in the Glendale New Church’s front garden. Always a happy time to be together and work in the dirt.

If you are interested in getting in touch with the Earth, the church’s garden is a great place to start. Sign up to weed, water, or just bring a blanket and picnic near the blooms!

New mulch, and blooms and the Glendale New Church sign

Eileen and Maggie’s obligatory selfie (Pete not pictured)

Did Swedenborg garden? He sure did! Read this post from the Swedenborg Foundation about what types of specimens were contained in his plot.

#ThankfulThursday: November ’22 Service Project

Remember our service project from November to Glendale Elementary School? We received a very thoughtful thank you letter from the principal of the school that was received by the Glendale New Church who forwarded it on to us. Your generosity was appreciated.

The garden gang is at it again :)

Spring garden preparation. Adding compost and mulching around plantings. Burying the soaker hose. Next time, adding annuals!

Dinner for Bethany House, Nov 1, 2021

On November 1st, we will be providing a dinner meal for 12 families experiencing homelessness. These families are housed in hotels through Bethany House Services.

If you are interested in providing something, we are asked to provide 48 servings divided into 12 paper grocery bags of four servings in each, containing the following:

Entree

Fruit

Vegetable

Dessert

Paper plates, napkins and plastic cutlery

Drinks, optional

Thank you to our members who have provided financial assistance toward the meal. If you would like to help out with this meal, please contact Maggie through the church at newchurchofmontgomery@gmail.com

Photo by Ron Lach on Pexels.com

Buy-a-Book Event for @BethanyHouseSvc Ends 10/1!

Buy-a-Book Oct. 1-10 for Bethany House

Since October 1, we have been collaborating with Blue Manatee Literacy Project and Bookstore to promote a book buying endeavor. This is a unique sale in that the purchase of each book generates the donation of a book to a child staying with Bethany House Services, a child experiencing homelessness.

Please go to http://www.bluemanatee.org/bethanyhouse to purchase or donate books. Use code bethany at checkout to save 15% off your order. Books can be shipped to you, or picked up locally at Blue Manatee book store in Oakley.

This is a great and simple way to help children. Book sale ends October 10, 2021.

Help Needed in the Garden: 11 am, 8/21/21

One of our helpers

Tomorrow, Saturday, August 21, 2021, we will be having a garden work party beginning at 11 am. Come help out at the Glendale New Church, if you can. 845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, OH.

Partnering with Local Business to Bring Food to Hungry People

Food made by the Supasirilertkul Family at Thai Terrace Restaurant in Mason, OH

On August 10, 2021, we enlisted the help of our friends at Thai Terrace Restaurant in Mason, Ohio, to provide a delicious meal for half the families being housed by Bethany House Services that night. Owner and cook Gigi and her sister Lak cooked up and donated Thai fried rice w/chicken and chicken pad Thai, with Spring Rolls, adding some bottles of Coke in to boot! Our friends from church provided mandarin oranges, cookies and tableware. Together, a full meal was created. We are so happy when we can partner with our neighbors to help our neighbors.

Life in the garden @GlendaleNewChu

#WeekendPlans: 4/11/21 @GlendaleNewChu week, #Gardening, #Swedenborg Study Group

The New Church of Montgomery does not have worship service this Sunday. If you are looking for a Swedenborgian service, please look for the link to Glendale New Church’s Sunday service, forthcoming, or visit their website: www.glendalenewchurch.org You can also attend a virtual service at one of our many sister churches.

Also, if you are interested in helping in the garden at Glendale New Church, we will be meeting this Sunday, 4/11, in the afternoon, weather permitting. If interested, contact church via email: newchurchofmontgomery@gmail.com

The Swedenborg Study Group will be meeting in the evening this Sunday. They will be discussing the book, Ten Commandments, Secrets of Spiritual Growth Found in God’s Principal’s for Living Contact the church, via email if you would like to attend. newchurchofmontgomery@gmail.com

#Tunesday/#PsalmOfTheDay: #Psalm125

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Psalm 125, New Living Translation

Psalm 125, Science of Correspondences

Mount Zion signifies the Divine good and the church as to that good. E. 405.

~Emanuel Swedenborg

Andrew McKain, guitarist