Category Archives: Uses

#QuarantineReading: #ThisIsGodsTable @annawoof

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

Many of you heard Rev. Anna Woofenden speak about her passion for the Garden Church when she visited the New Church of Montgomery several years ago. A beautiful book has come out of her experiences in cultivating and growing the … Continue reading →

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#ThursdayThoughts: #Survival, #Sanity, #Attention #Delight

Posted on March 19, 2020 by

“Survival lies in sanity, and sanity lies in paying attention…The quality of life, is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight.” Julia Cameron As we weather these days ahead, days of uncertainty, let us pay attention and enjoy the … Continue reading →

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SaturdaySpecial: #Crochet #PlasticBags

Posted on November 2, 2019 by

New Church of Montgomery Board Member, Gloria Shepherd took time out of her Saturday to share a special skill: Crocheting sleeping mats made of plastic bags! These mats require some basic materials: About 800 plastic bags! (collect them from your … Continue reading →

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How were you useful today? #AddBeauty #Cincinnati

Posted on July 8, 2019 by

The end of the day is a good time to check in with yourself and see how it all went. One question you can ask is how were you helpful or useful. Little things count, because they sure add up … Continue reading →

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Finding things in Common #FridayFeeling #ReligiousPlurality

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

from Swedenborg.com Zen meant giving up the love and sense of a separate self and living passionately in the moment so as to leave one open to the influx of wisdom and enlightenment. Zen included the notion of work or … Continue reading →

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Include Those in Need in Your #BlackFriday Shopping,#Cincinnati

Posted on November 23, 2018 by

The New Church of Montgomery is collecting Winter Coats, Hats and Gloves for children in need who attend Glendale Elementary. Sizes 5-14 for boys and girls will be accepted on Sundays at the Glendale New Church; 845 Congress Avenue, Glendale, … Continue reading →

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We are the opposite of the Megachurch. And it’s ok. #smallwonder

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

Things you find in a megachurch: numerous people, anonymity, big voices, one main charismatic pastor, multiple service times, a big rockin’ band. Things you will find at our church: faces you recognize week after week, a feeling of community, acceptance … Continue reading →

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#FridayFeeling #DoSomething

Posted on February 16, 2018 by

We are losing young people to gun violence at an alarming rate. Being useful is one of the main tenets of our church. If you feel compelled to advance the development of the human race, be useful; do something.

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