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The Holy City

- June 2003

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There are a variety of materials and programs available to help you learn more. Contact the nearest location.

Additional Resources

General Church Educational Materials

Selections from the Catalog of Religious Materials

For Children:

The Birthday of the New Church

The story of the woman clothed with the sun and the dragon who tried to destroy her baby. The simple text by Carol Buss and illustrations by Mary S. Cooper describe the wonderful story of the birth of the New Church. Excellent preparation for June 19th. Suitable for 3-9 year olds. 32 pages. Illustrations re-formatted in 2001.
BK-010 $5.95

The Story of Revelation

Text from the New King James Bible and full-page illustrations by Mary S. Cooper beautifully describe the visions John saw. Each vision also includes a brief summary statement of the internal sense adapted for family use. Especially recommended for daily reading in the month of June as preparation for New Church Day.
BK-011 $10.00

The Wonder Footprints

This old favorite by Cyriel (Sigrid) Odhner Sigstedt was reprinted in 2001 with all-new pictures by Jacqueline Bostock. Children can join Jenny Lynn on six magical journeys taken with her wise Uncle Theophilus as companion and guide. Following the wonderful footprints of Emanuel Swedenborg as they visit the ages of gold, silver, copper, and iron. 76 pages.
BK-043 $9.95

This is the Day

A "talk-about" book for toddlers. Set to the popular hymn, brightly colored pictures show thirteen special days in a child's life. Christmas, a new baby, visiting grandparents, family day, etc., introduce spiritual values as parents and children talk and sing their way through this happy book. Illustrated by Michele Bongers Smith.
BK-026 $4.95

An Alphabet of Prayers from the Psalms

Rev. Nathan Gladish has chosen 26 prayers, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. The prayers are now in book form illustrated with ornamental letters printed on parchment paper—a lovely gift for friends and family. Also included is a brief introduction on the story of illuminated manuscripts by Lisa Parker Adams. 59 pages.
BK-046 $9.95

So Sweet and Clear-Selected New Church Festival Hymns
This CD captures the special quality of New Church holiday music for use by families at home and for smaller societies with limited musical opportunities. Includes songs for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Palm Sunday and Easter, and New Church Day.
18 tracks. Approx. 36 min. total.
AT-100 $12.00

Family Lessons

Each lesson includes a worship talk and activities for five age levels from preschool children to young adults. A family can focus together on a story from the Word, yet each child can also learn individually through age-appropriate activities. Lessons can also be used by Sunday Schools and visiting ministers.

Three of our nine lesson packets are listed below.
You can also order single lessons by title for $3.00 each.

New Church Holy Days (Packet 9):
Christmas Prophecies	The Holy Supper
The Crucifixion	The Sealed Scroll
The Judgement and the Holy City
John’s Vision of the Throne in Heaven
FA-309 $15.00

Festival Felt Figures

Create beautiful, non-breakable representations! Young children can make effective, colorful pictures of the beloved festival events over and over again while parents read or retell the stories. In total, there are 46 felt pieces which can be mixed and matched with each other to create numerous scenes. 24 Christmas figures can be used to form ten different pictures, including the Annunciation, the Wisemen visiting Herod, the Flight into Egypt, and the Presentation in the Temple. 12 Easter figures make the Triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and the wonder of Easter morning. 10 pieces for New Church Day include Michael, the Great Red Dragon, and the Woman Clothed with the Sun. You will also receive a piece of flannel to form the backing. All you will need is a large piece of cardboard or foam-core to attach the flannel to.
PS-001 $10.00

For Adults:

City of God Study Manual

26 classes which include assigned readings from the book The City of God. This is a popular introductory study of the doctrines of the New Church by the late Rev. Karl A. Alden.
HS-002 $10.00
Availible from the General Church Book Center.

Correspondences

A survey of the New Church doctrine of correspondences, the “science of sciences.” Rev. Stephen D. Cole includes an historical outline of the knowledge and use of correspondences and a discussion of the application of correspondences to the understanding of the Scriptures and more. Taped in 1995.
20 cassettes. CA-102 $45.00

Introduction to New Church Doctrines

Given at Bryn Athyn College as Religion 101, this is both a foundation and a summary course. Rev. Prescott Rogers includes discussion of regeneration; the life after death; and religion as an institution, way of life, and a discipline. Uses New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine as a text. May be taken for credit.
AC-A03 $30.00 rental only.

New Church Education T-shirts

To mount up with wings as eagles means to grow in the understanding of truth.

All T-shirts are heather grey.

Child Size	TS-C01	$8.00
Adult Small	TS-A01	$8.00
Adult Medium	TS-A02	$8.00
Adult Large	TS-A03	$8.00
Adult X-large	TS-A04	$8.00
Adult XX-large	TS-A05	$8.00

Show your pride in New Church education and your dedication to its goals! New T-shirts depict a keen-sited eagle in a flight and explain the meaning of the symbol. Ideal gift for students, teachers or anyone who loves the principles of New Church education.

To order contact:

The General Church Office of Education
P.O. Box 743 - Cairncrest
1100 Cathedral Road
Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
Phone: 215-914-4949
Fax: 215-914-4935
E-mail: oed@newchurch.org

browse The General Church online bookstore at www.newchurch.org