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Charlotte Davis Cole Memorial Address
Memorial Service - 5 May, 2019
May 14, 1928 to May 2, 2019 | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Marcia Henderson Pendleton Memorial Address
Memorial Service - 6 Apr, 2019
June 25, 1926 to January 6, 2019 | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Parable of the Dragnet
Worship Service: Informal Family - 31 Mar, 2019
Nets have both good and bad connotations for most of us. We are wary of entanglements that may reduce our freedom, and yet we depend on our connections with other people, and especially on our connections to heaven and the Lord. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
The Dishonest Manager
Worship Service: Informal Family - 13 Jan, 2019
The Lord’s parable of the “Unjust Steward” in Luke 16, about the firing of a manager for mismanagement and corruption, has a message for all of us about how we manage our own spiritual lives. We have a tendency to claim for our own what the Lord has given us. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Refrain Your Voice from Weeping, Rachel
Worship Service: Sermon only - 30 Dec, 2018
"Refrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears; for they shall come back from the land of the enemy." (Jeremiah 31:16) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Escape to Egypt
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 30 Dec, 2018
Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him." (Matthew 2:13) Offertory replaced by hymn from the next service because it was copyright protected. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Dickens' Christmas Carol
Doctrinal Class - 19 Dec, 2018
Dickens' 1843 classic tale forged an enduring cultural link between the celebration of Christmas and the practices and attitudes of a Christian life. Richard Lines, president of the Swedenborg Society, calls it "Dickens' Swedenborgian Fairy Tale." Dickens apparently wrote it shortly after reading the work "Heaven and Hell" Background tones are from church organ being tuned. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social Hall
Snow White - A Christmas Story ?
Doctrinal Class - 5 Dec, 2018
In 1812 Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm first published their collection of old tales. Devoutly Christian, the brothers believed that "fairy tales are survivals of an ancient faith that goes back to the earliest times, a faith which is expressed in the pictorial representations of things that go beyond the senses." (The Owl, the Raven and the Dove" by G Ronald Murphy, Oxford, 2000, p. 20) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social Hall
The Birth of John the Baptist
Worship Service: Informal Family - 2 Dec, 2018
We begin a series this week leading up to Christmas. Our first topic is the story surrounding the birth of John--how he would prepare the way for the Lord, and how his father Zacharias went from doubting the word of the angel to blessing his son and giving a prophecy of his future work. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Signs that Someone is Trustworthy
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 25 Nov, 2018
"Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels." (Hebrews 13:2) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Are You Trustworthy?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 25 Nov, 2018
"My Lord, if I have found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant." (Genesis 18:3) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Last Judgment
Doctrinal Class - 26 Sep, 2018
A Three Class Series on "The Last Judgment" and "Continuation Concerning the Last Judgment" by E Swedenborg. Some discussion and a slide representation not included. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral Social Hall
Don't Bring Your ‘Dog’ to Church
Worship Service: Informal Family - 9 Sep, 2018
We look at the story of Lazarus, the dogs that licked his sores, and the need to quiet our inner “watch-dog” and be willing to believe. | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Lazarus In Heaven
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 2 Sep, 2018
The rich man begged Father Abraham to send Lazarus down from heaven to his brothers to convince them that there is life after death, but he refused. Why wouldn't Abraham do it? | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Why Don't People Believe in Life After Death?
Worship Service: Sermon only - 2 Sep, 2018
"And he said, 'No father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent. 'But he said to him, 'If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.'" (Luke 16:30-31) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
The Curse of the Dragon
Worship Service: Sermon only - 29 Jul, 2018
"So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood." (Revelation 12:15) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
What Is Wrong with Dragons?
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 29 Jul, 2018
"So the serpent spewed water out of his mouth like a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away by the flood." (Revelation 12:15) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Spiritual Bears
Worship Service: Informal Family - 22 Jul, 2018
There are several stories in the Word about bears. What is the spiritual significance of bears? | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Heilman Hall
Spiritual Bears
Worship Service: Sermon only - 15 Jul, 2018
Your servant used to keep his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth. (I Samuel 17:34-35) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
David Rescues a Lamb from a Bear
Worship Service: Family (may include music) - 15 Jul, 2018
"Your servant used to keep his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth." (I Samuel 17:34-35) | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Barbara Blackman Packer Memorial Address
Memorial Service - 23 Apr, 2018
July 14, 1922 to April 13, 2018 | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Muriel Rose Genzlinger Memorial Address
Memorial Service - 21 Apr, 2018
March 6, 1920 to April 9, 2018 | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Ruth Barry Zuber
Memorial Service - 14 Apr, 2018
September 23, 1927 to March 27, 2018 | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Carolyn Simons Soneson Memorial Address
Memorial Service - 2 Apr, 2018
May 21, 1921 to March 19, 2018 | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral
Beth Synnestvedt Johns Memorial Address
Memorial Service - 25 Feb, 2018
June 25, 1923 to February 9, 2018 | By Rev. Jeremy F. Simons , Bryn Athyn Cathedral