Announcements

This year's Annual Meeting of The Mother Church will be held Monday afternoon, June 8, with related meetings Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening, June 9. Registration: Registration will start on Monday, June 8, at 8 a.

Tours of the Church Center Visitors to the Christian Science Center may take guided tours of the Extension and the Original Edifice, the Sunday School building, and the Publishing House. Regular tours of The Mother Church are offered daily including Saturdays, Sundays, and some holidays.

Cultivating our perception of reality "The elements of divine Spirit are the indestructible substance of man, infinitely more tangible to spiritual sense than matter seems to be to the material senses. What would life be—or how could it be — without the invisible, though substantive, elements of love or joy? Their true nature is entirely spiritual.

Branch church dedications Dedication of a branch church or society is a public affirmation of the significance of Church in the lives of Christian Scientists. Churches and societies often hold a dedication service when the edifice is free of debt.

The healing purpose of the Church of Christ, Scientist, calls for fidelity to the spiritual design given by our Leader, Mary Baker Eddy, in the Church Manual. The Manual establishes the individual branch as the primary organizational unit for carrying on the healing mission of the church in the Field, and in the Manual Mrs.

New Director of The Mother Church We are pleased to announce the election of David W. Rennie, C.

Christian Science Committees on Publication (Appointed pursuant to Article I, Section 6, and Article XXXIII of the Manual of The Mother Church by Mrs. Eddy) Questions that Christian Scientists have regarding their legal rights and obligations should be referred to a Committee on Publication.

Resist moral assassination An editorial—"Sometimes we suppose that immoral thoughts originate in us—that they belong to us. But they belong to impersonal carnal-mindedness, never to the divine Mind—and never to man reflecting this Mind.

In a step that can hardly be overestimated, our Leader ordained the Bible and her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures as pastor for The Mother Church and its branches. See Manual of The Mother Church , Art.

Field Assistants visit branches worldwide Pondering the vastness of Mary Baker Eddy's vision for the Church of Christ, Scientist, we realize how much there is yet to learn. Many branches are finding renewed usefulness and purpose by deepening their concept of Church and its spiritual mission.