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Annual Meeting 1998 Annual Meeting of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, will convene on Monday, June 8, at 1:30 p. m.
One Sunday morning I was called by the clerk of my branch church to be substitute Second Reader. It had been over fifteen years since I had read as a Second Reader, but I joyfully agreed to fill the need.
Ways in which you can give Members and friends often ask how they can contribute to the needs of The Mother Church—in addition to the annual per capita tax and ongoing donations—both now and in the future. The Gift Services staff of the Treasurer's Office can help you learn more about different types of gift arrangements including Life Income Gifts, current gifts of appreciated assets (such as securities or real estate), or gifts created through your will.
The Christian Science Monitor. is in the midst of an editorial renewal! By the time you read this, our third special section, "Learning," will have been introduced.
"Will you sign my application for membership?" Does your heart leap at the opportunity to help someone apply for membership in The Mother Church? In the Manual of The Mother Church, Mary Baker Eddy gives every member this privilege: "Only members of The Mother Church are qualified to approve for membership individuals who are known to them to be Christians, and faithful, loyal students of the textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" ( Art. VI, Sect.
Mother Church membership—a global healing ministry All around the world, people are discovering the spiritual power and joy of membership in The Mother Church. One member wrote us: " I was always searching for a church [that] really meant what [it said].
Carved into the stone of the Christian Science Publishing House are these words from Psalm 68: The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. Following her discovery of Christian Science and her writing of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , Mary Baker Eddy completed, step by step, the design necessary to spread universally the word of God and the good news of His healing Christ.
The buzz about the Sentinel Were happy to report that since the newly designed Christian Science Sentinel went out to subscribers in January, the feedback on the new format has been overwhelming. Weve received so many wonderful comments.
In December the 1997 Normal class (a class for preparing teachers of Christian Science) was held by the Board of Education of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, as provided for in the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy (see Art. XXVI, Sect.