Upcoming events and items of interest.

Announcements
Designing the periodicals An attractive issue of a weekly magazine appeared this last February. Its contents were devoted to helping readers find a sounder understanding of family.
Busloads of visitors People from all over the world—as many as two hundred thousand a year —visit and tour the Christian Science Center. How they are received by The Mother Church and its guides is a story in itself.
A Normal class will be held by the Board of Education in December 1988, in accordance with the provision in Article XXVI, Section 4, of the Manual of The Mother Church by Mary Baker Eddy. Practitioners meeting the qualifications of Article XXIX, Section 2, of the Church Manual who wish to apply for this class should request an application from: The First Church of Christ, Scientist Board of Education, A-191-N Christian Science Center Boston, MA, U.
Giving gift subscriptions to The Christian Science Monitor The following letter was sent to the Manager of The Christian Science Publishing Society. I am a Journal -listed practitioner living in a suburb of Philadelphia.
The lead editorial in the February 1987 issue of The Christian Science Journal furnishes a broad view of the educational system established by Mary Baker Eddy, a system of continuing education. A most important step in spiritual progress is Primary class instruction from an authorized teacher of Christian Science.
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Lecture for the community "Free lecture for the community," the large banner in the churchyard read, and the community came. The church was so packed that the ushers had to add chairs.
Fruitage for Annual Meeting 1987 During the year a constant flow of correspondence telling of spiritual progress and healing is received by the various departments of The Mother Church. This material will be drawn upon in compiling the 1987 "general reports from the Field" (see Art.
An honest look at advertising in The Christian Science Monitor There's an implicit bond of trust between the readers of The Christian Science Monitor and all the people who make that newspaper possible. Advertisers are an important part of the team that brings this newspaper into our homes and offices.
The periodicals: new prices, continuing gift rates Effective October 1, 1986, there will be new prices for The Christian Science Monitor and The Herald of Christian Science. We are continuing the year-round gift rates for the Monitor, the Journal, the Christian Science Quarterly, and the Christian Science Sentinel.