Announcements

The Christian Science Board of Directors  has elected Jonathan Wells to succeed Lyon Osborn as Manager of The Christian Science Publishing Society.  In his current role as Managing Publisher of The Christian Science Monitor , Jonathan has helped guide the Monitor through a period of significant transition and growth.

J. Edward (Ned) Odegaard has served as Treasurer of The Mother Church since January 2005 and has, for some months now, been expressing his desire to devote his full attention to the public practice of Christian Science healing.

With his heart full of gratitude for more than 40 years of service to The Mother Church and The Christian Science Publishing Society, Bill Dawley resigned his position as Editor of the Christian Science periodicals, effective June 6, Annual Meeting Day, to dedicate full time to the healing practice he loves so much. First hired by The Christian Science Monitor in 1968 as copy editor for the sports page, Bill later worked for the Monitor in various positions, including as a newscaster for the World Service of The Christian Science Monitor.

As a refinement to how Mary Baker Eddy’s name is cited in the Christian Science magazines, we are making an adjustment to the recently updated guidelines. After the initial reference to “Mary Baker Eddy” in an article, authors may now elect to subsequently reference her as they choose—either as “Mrs.

In response to an earlier column, in which we wrote openly about the fact that our current subscription prices are substantially less than the actual cost of producing our magazines, one reader wrote, “Greater value must be placed on the periodicals. ” He then wrote movingly about how various articles had brought comfort and healing throughout his life.

Institutions have alway s played a role in the shaping and forming of society. Perhaps that’s as true today as at any time in history.

Note from the editors: You’ll notice an editorial change going forward as to how we reference Mary Baker Eddy, Journal founder and Leader of the Christian Science movement. It has become customary for Christian Scientists to respectfully refer to her as “Mrs.

We’ll begin this series by highlighting the Sixth Tenet, and will focus on the other five in descending order each month, with the First Tenet leading our November issue—which also will mark National Bible Month in the US. Although many readers may know the Sixth Tenet by heart as a prayer, we hope this series will inspire you to look more deeply at all six “important points.

As Mother Church employees have traveled the world meeting with members, one interesting thing they’ve learned is that in some countries people may be asked to provide evidence of baptism in order to participate in certain public activities, such as voting or school attendance. Since baptism has an important and specific meaning in the teachings of Christian Science, it caused us to think about what such a statement might look like.

The Christian Science Board of Directors has appointed Russ Gerber, CSB, as Manager of Committees on Publication, effective November 22, 2010, succeeding Phil Davis, CSB, who tendered his resignation. After six years of front-line work as Manager of Committees on Publication, Phil will be returning to the Chicago area to continue his healing practice and teaching.