Dear Fellow Members and Friends,
It is with much joy that the Board of Education shares with you the following announcement about the recent Normal class.
Warmly,
Suzanne Riedel
Clerk of The Mother Church
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Every three years, the Board of Education, an auxiliary to the Massachusetts Metaphysical College, holds a Normal class to train and authorize dedicated practitioners of Christian Science healing to take on the additional responsibility of teaching this healing practice to others. For the first time, the entire membership of The Mother Church was invited to prayerfully support this activity so fundamental to our Church and our Cause. We want to thank everyone who answered with their prayers. We are delighted to tell you that this had a noticeable effect in awakening thought to the role of the Normal class. A new group of teachers, full of devotion and unity of heart and spirit, has now completed the 2015 Normal class, which was held in early December.
Allison W. “Skip” Phinney, Jr., C.S.B., of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, taught the class. As a teen Skip heard life-changing Christian Science healings recounted in casual family conversation. But what he says most stirred him was the entirely new dimension of God’s actuality he sensed behind those healings. College, service in the United States Army, work in publishing, and his own growing family came along. In 1960, however, he was drawn to work at The Mother Church, and positions followed as Manager of Committees on Publication; Senior Manager of the Committee on Publication, Film and Broadcasting, and Production and Design departments, during which time he helped to write and produce the Bible Exhibit “A Light Unto My Path: Exploring the Bible in Sight and Sound”; Clerk; Editor of the Christian Science periodicals; President of the Board of Education; and in 2009–2010, he served a term as President of The Mother Church. He is currently serving as a member of the Christian Science Board of Directors. His earliest glimpses of spiritual reality have deepened, but still impel his vision of the role Christian Science will continue to play in freeing and lifting the hearts of humanity.
The 2015 Normal class consisted of students who will teach and strengthen the practice of Christian Science in 12 different countries: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Germany, Greece, India, Nigeria, South Africa, Switzerland, and the United States. Students in the United States came from California, Connecticut, Idaho, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont.
Below is a list of authorized teachers of Christian Science who currently teach Primary classes of instruction in Christian Science healing. Members of the most recent class have an asterisk (*) by their name.
Adams, John Quincy, III
New York, New York, USA
Anakor, Godwin Anayochukwu
Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria
Arneth, Heike *
Munich, Germany
Bakarey, Bosede Funmilola
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Beattie, Mary *
Canberra, Aust. Capital Territory, Australia
Beddoes-Mills, Beverley
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Benjamin, Louis E.
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Bennetts, Fenella
Esher, Surrey, England
Bikaï, James Pascal
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Bothwell, Mary
Pasadena, California, USA
Bouffé, Anne-Françoise
Paris, France
Brown, Katie Sue
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Bulloch, Georgia Powers
Houston, Texas, USA
Burris, Kittie M.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Butler, Diana Davis
Fresno, California, USA
Carlson, Lois Rae
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Carnesciali, Al M.
San Juan Capistrano, California, USA
Chaffee, Olga M.
Chapin, South Carolina, USA
Clague, Cynthia L.
Eugene, Oregon, USA
Clements, Janet Heineman
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Coddington, Connie
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Collins, Susan Steinemann *
New York, New York, USA
Colombini, Alessandra P.
São Paulo, Brazil
Concar, Pamela Joy
Laguna Beach, California, USA
Croft, Ann M.
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Dailey, Diane P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
Davis, Philip G.
Chicago, Illinois, USA
DeBolt, Pamela
Santa Rosa, California, USA
Dickinson-Scott, Jane
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Douglass, Colleen Feldmann
Los Angeles, California, USA
Driessen, Christine
New York, New York, USA
du Mars, Candace
Olympia, Washington, USA
Eichenberger, Jürg *
Basel, Switzerland
Eller, Joseph
Ithaca, New York, USA
Ennemoser, Robert
Salzburg, Austria
Estes, Dorothy
Sacramento, California, USA
Evans, Richard Hunt
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Falso, Stormy Becker
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Farkas, Caryl Emra
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Fife, Barbara
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Fish, T. Michael
Northern Virginia, USA
Fitzwater, Bruce
Portland, Oregon, USA
Fiuty, Kristin K.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, USA
Foerster, Margaret
San Jose/Los Gatos, California, USA
Fogg, Rosalind Childs
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Frizotti, Evelin Castellar D. *
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Gerber, Russ
San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Geyer, Ruth
Bellingham, Washington, USA
Gilbert, Robert
Los Angeles, California, USA
Goldsmith, Beverly
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Gonga, António
Luanda, Angola
Gooding, Jill
Ripley, Surrey, England
Gort, Lesley
Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Graunke, Kevin G.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Griffith, Don
Elberton, Georgia, USA
Harding, LaMeice Elaine
Los Angeles, California, USA
Harris, Virginia
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Haughton, David
Exeter, Devon, England
Hayward, Heather M.
London, England
Hegarty, Janet Ivcich
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Helm, Marie Ann
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Herr, Klaus-Hendrik
Berlin, Germany
Herr, Lois
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Hill, Barbara Hand
Orlando, Florida, USA
Hoagland, Robin
Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA
Hohle, David Drew
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Huebsch, Deborah Appleton
San Juan Capistrano, California, USA
Hyatt, Patricia Tupper
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Hyatt, Sarah G.
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Jackson, Lynn Gray
Lubbock, Texas, USA
Jensen-Moulton, Paula Violet
Canton, New York, USA
Johnsen, Thomas *
Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Johnson, Barbara Thiel
Bellaire/Houston, Texas, USA
Johnson, Howard E.
La Jolla, California, USA
Johnson, Kate *
Westminster, Maryland, USA
Johnson, Stephanie S.
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Jones, Gary
Washington, DC, USA
Jones, R. Bradly
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Kapur, Neera
The Philippines
Kaseroff-Smith, Manya Ann
Palo Alto/Sunnyvale, California, USA
Keeler, Jan K.
Austin, Texas, USA
Kennedy, David C.
Naples, Florida, USA
Kianga, Makanga
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Kibbe, Madora M. *
New York, New York, USA
Kininga, Muanda Joachim
Boma, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Kirkpatrick, Jeanne
Washington, DC, USA
Kissock, Brian J. S.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Klein, Juliane *
Berlin, Germany
Kohler, John *
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Korinek, Kim Crooks *
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
LaMaster, Devon C.
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Lavigne, Juan Carlos
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lessa, Leide
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lewis, Carol Dee
Buena Vista, Colorado, USA
Likhi, Sushil Kumar
Chandigarh, India
Little, Christiane West
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Little, Edward W.
Bellevue, Washington, USA
Lobl, Jenny
Greater London, England
Luedeman, Ginny
Salem, Oregon, USA
Ma Pululu, Makengo
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
MacDonald, Timothy A.
Washington, DC, USA
MacKusick, Robert R.
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Manchester, Chet
King Ferry, New York, USA
Mangelsdorf, Ronald
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Marquardt, Lois Royle
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Marrapodi, Diane Uttley
Towson, Maryland, USA
Mashos, Kari
Portland, Maine, USA
Mata, José de Dios
Madrid, Spain
Matthai, Annu *
Bangalore, India
Mavungu, Mabiala
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
McKinstry, Brenda I. *
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mehlenbacher, Evan
Richland, Washington, USA
Melville, Anne
Kaikohe, New Zealand
Mennel, Volker
Munich, Germany
Miller, Carol Rockhold *
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Milone, Estela Mari Grasso de
Montevideo, Uruguay
Minard, John D.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mirianki, Jane Kanugu
Nanyuki, Kenya
Mitchell, Robert H.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Mitchinson, Thomas Richard
Naperville, Illinois, USA
Moersberger, Helga L.
Stockholm, Sweden
Moffett, Martha Roadstrum
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Moody, William E.
Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, USA
Moore, Elise L.
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Nanouche, Michelle Boccanfuso
Paris, France
Nesi, Giulia
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Ness, Beverly J.
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Niles, Joshua *
Boise, Idaho, USA
Olson, Judith Hardy
Westport, Connecticut, USA
O’Neal, Betty Jean
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Overton-Jung, Joni
Port Hope, Ontario, Canada
Pabst, Michael
Freeport, Maine, USA
Passaglia, Mónica Esefer
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Peake, Beverly
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Pennix, Brian G.
San Francisco Bay area, California, USA
Perkinson, Marilyn Jean
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Pettis, Barbara R.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Phinney, Allison W., Jr.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Preller, Scott F.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Preston, Gloria Jean *
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Prinsloo, Yvonne Joy *
Johannesburg, South Africa
Putnam, Scott
Portland, Oregon, USA
Reed, George
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Rennie-Sytsma, Lisa M.
Denver, Colorado, USA
Richardson, Laurie Q.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Ridgway, Mary
Dallas, Texas, USA
Riedel, Suzanne
Denver, Colorado, USA
Rivas, Heloísa G.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Rodríguez, Lorenzo
Miami, Florida, USA
Rodríguez Peláez, José
Alhaurín el Grande, Spain
Rogers, Margaret
San Rafael, California, USA
Romero, Estrella de
Mexico City, Mexico
Rose, Mary Alice
Brookeville, Maryland, USA
Saldivar, Ricardo E. *
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Salt, Steven A.
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Sandberg, Karl S.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Schaefer, Elizabeth
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Seek, Michael A.
Berlin, Germany
Sheridan, Juanita White
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Shivers, Nancy H.
Austin, Texas, USA
Signs, Fujiko
Tokyo, Japan
Simpson, Julie Mensing *
Petaluma, California, USA
Sirota, Martin
New York, New York, USA
Smara, Fabián Héctor *
El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina
Smeke, Enrique
Miami, Florida, USA
Smith, Lynnette R.
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Snipes, Susan Booth Mack
Orland, Maine, USA
Solanke, Mojisola Anjorin *
Lagos, Nigeria
Spencer, James
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Spotts, Sue A. *
Glastonbury, Connecticut, USA
Stay, William S.
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Stevens, David F.
Petaluma, California, USA
Stillwell, Sabrina
Greater Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Stocks-Copley, Linda
Noordhoek, Western Cape, South Africa
Stranathan, Robert D.
San Francisco, California, USA
Suitt, Alice W.
Sacramento, California, USA
Swinney, Mark
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Talbot, Nathan
Boise, Idaho, USA
Talcott, Brian D.
Berkeley, California, USA
Taylor, Lindsey J. *
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Ten Eyck, Mary Elizabeth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Thatcher, Margarita Sandelmann
Denver, Colorado, USA
Thurman, James E., Jr.
Tampa Bay, Florida, USA
Tis, Marjorie R.
Metrowest Boston area, Massachusetts, USA
Trammell, Mary
Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Trentini, Orlando
Chácara, Brazil
Tuttle, Patricia
San Francisco, California, USA
Tyler, John M.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Tzanetea, Ligery *
Athens, Greece
Ulich, Doris *
Bamberg, Germany
Vining, Barbara M.
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Wahlberg, Curtis J.
Los Angeles, California, USA
Walker, Kim Robert
Orange County, California, USA
Wallace, Beatrice W. Reinertson
Gig Harbor, Washington, USA
Waller, George Theodore
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Walters, Maryl
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Ward, Julie Anne
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Warmack, Debra Nelson
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Warneck, Robert T.
Burlington, Vermont, USA
Warrick, Abigail Mathieson
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Weisz, Judith M.
Brighton, East Sussex, England
White, Louise
San Diego, California, USA
Wigger, Irmela
Hamburg, Germany
Williams, Jacklyn J.
St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Wolff, Judy L.
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Wommack, Keith
Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
Young, Lyle
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
