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WHAT HAPPENS when a church's membership prays about an act of vandalism to their church building? Last spring, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Eugene, Oregon, had the opportunity to put the power of prayer into action when their church and the Episcopal church next door were vandalized. Three church members, Cindy Clague , Diane Page , and James Shepherd , got together to tell the Journal how their church membership dealt with the blow of vandalism of their building.
On October 25, 1885, the first Christian Science Sunday School formally opened in Boston, and classes were formed with six teachers. Calvin Frye, Mary Baker Eddy's long-time secretary, was one of them.
On Mother'S Day 2007, First Church of Christ, Scientist, New Orleans, held an unofficial open house celebrating the completion of renovations to their church building. First Church sustained considerable damage from hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the fall of 2005.
MORE THAN 1,000 YOUTH AND YOUTHFUL THINKERS gathered in The Mother Church extension for a three-hour "Sunday School Workshop" the Sunday afternoon prior to Annual Meeting 2007. Throughout the day, approximately 250 Sunday School Students, both regular students and visitors to The Mother Church Sunday School, attended classes (48 classes in all) held at the same hours as the church services, bringing a spark of freshness and vitality to this year's Annual Meeting weekend.
When Sunday School students and teachers at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Madison, Wisconsin, heard that the theme for Annual Meeting 2007 would be "What does it take to be a healer?" they eagerly took on the challenge. First they decided to study the Beatitudes from Jesus' Sermon on the Mount (Matt.
A church with music is a little like an ocean at high tide. The waters of inspiration peak and the depths broaden when music swells to its fullest.
ALTHOUGH STATISTICS VARY, some numbers indicate that today between 30 and 40 percent of young people drop out of high school in the US. If public school is this unpopular, just think how many young people give up on Sunday School—or never really try it.
LAST YEAR A FRIEND ASKED ME IF MY CHURCH was growing. It was an arresting question.