Great
News! Longyear bid for Lynn home accepted...
Sale
of former Mary Baker Eddy home in Lynn
[September 11, 2006 — The Christian Science Board of
Directors]
The
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, today
announced an agreement to sell a home formerly occupied by its
founder, Mary Baker Eddy, to the Longyear Foundation of Brookline,
Massachusetts. The home -- at 12 Broad Street, in Lynn -- was
occupied by Mrs. Eddy from 1875 to 1882. The sale price will be
$700,000.
my
Bible Lesson update
[September
11, 2006 — The Christian Science Board of Directors and
The Board of Trustees for the Christian Science Publishing Society]
my
Bible Lesson, the new enhanced digital format of
the Bible Lesson introduced in June especially for youth--and
all youthful thinkers--is back! And for a limited time, it's still
free.
Please
visit www.mybiblelesson.com
to view or download this week's Lesson for September 11-17, "Matter."
Next week's Lesson, "Reality," is also already posted.
We'll
continue to post new Lessons to the site each week, for no charge,
until our e-commerce "engine" is completed sometime
later this fall. Then you can continue to enjoy my Bible Lesson
for $9.95 per month. Until then, please enjoy my Bible Lesson
as our gift, and be sure to let your friends and family know it
is available again, this time to stay.
Warmly,
The my Bible Lesson staff
The Christian Science Publishing Society
Science
and Health on "continuous audio"
[August
1, 2006] We
have just received word that Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy is now available
on Spirituality.com in "continuous audio" format.
What is this? It is the continuous playing (streaming) of the
audio
version of Science and Health over the internet. The
recording runs on a continuous loop, so rather than starting
at the Preface, you might find yourself in the chapter "Marriage," or
perhaps in "Footsteps of Truth." The next time you
visit, you may well begin at an entirely different place in
the book.
Click
here to access»
"Powerful
Prayer" internet radio interview program to end August
18, 2006
[August
1, 2006] Powerful
Prayer is a live, interactive
talk show hosted by Connie Coddington, the Committee on Publication
for Wisconsin.
This "pilot" program started one year ago on the
VoiceAmerica internet radio network (note: this is not the
Voice of America). Connie interviews Christian Science practitioners,
etc. on various topics. We have recently learned
that the program will end its run with the August 18, 2006
edition.
An archive
of all of the previous shows may be found on the Powerful Prayer
web site (see link below). The Powerful Prayer
web site is to remain live until the end of September 2006. There
you may listen to any episode. (To save an episode to your
computer for future listening after their web site shuts down,
right mouse click on any of the "podcast" links on
the archive page and save the file to your computer.)
Click
here to access the Powerful Prayer archives»
Spiritual
Activism Summit - Sept 1-3, 2006 - Christian Science college
and university students and faculty
[From TMCYouth]
- This weekend meeting is for college and university students,
professors
and instructors who are interested in bringing healing to campus
and global issues. The weekend features:
- workshops
and talks with Christian Science lecturers
- creative
sessions on fresh approaches to CSO activities
- time
to pray, play and participate in outdoor activities
September 1-3, 2006
Location: Cedars Camps, Lebanon, Missouri
For more
information or to register: http://www.tmcyouth.com/summit.html
Computer-for-purchase
offer to Reading Rooms (and any individual branch or Mother
Church member) [July 7,
2006 - from E-OPENDOORS BULLETIN] - Christian Science Reading
Room Activities and Dell™ have teamed up to offer Reading
Rooms (and any branch or Mother Church member) substantial
savings on a high-quality business desktop or laptop computer
and printer. Our desire is to provide all Reading Rooms the
opportunity to have the technological infrastructure that—through
the Web—will connect you to each other, to The Mother
Church, and to the world.
All the informational flyers and forms about this offer are
now available at:
http://www.myopendoors.com/myopendoors/librarian/computer_offer.jhtml
New
President of The Mother Church [June 27,
2006 - from the Clerk of The Mother Church] - Marian C. English,
C.S.B. of Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA, has been elected
as President of The Mother Church effective June 19, 2006.
She will complete the one-year term left vacant by the passing
of our dear friend and colleague David Reed.
Marian was introduced to Christian Science through a good friend who shared with
her a copy of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
She found hope and healing answers to many lifelong questions in this book and
quickly became a serious student. Eventually, she exchanged her career as a professional
musician for a new career as a practitioner of Christian Science healing.
As a member of The Christian Science Board of Lectureship for nearly a decade,
Marian has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe speaking
at healthcare facilities, continuing education programs, prisons, detention centers,
homeless shelters, and retirement homes. She has given numerous radio and television
interviews in her lecture work and has been a contributor to the Christian Science
periodicals.
As President, Marian will support in various ways the theme of this year’s
Annual Meeting, “A Church of Healers.”
100th
anniversary of the dedication of the Extension of The Mother
Church
[Publisher's
Note: June 10, 2006 marked the 100th anniversary of the dedication
of the Extension of The Mother Church, The First Church of
Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts. The first 100
pages of the book "The First Church of Christ Scientist,
and Miscellany" is devoted to "The Extension
of The Mother Church of Christ, Scientist: Its Inception, Construction,
and Dedication" We have republished here several items
from this volume relating to the dedication of the Extension,
central to which is the account of the Communion Service and
Dedication which occured on June 10, 1906. We have set up the
FULL TEXT of the specially prepared Bible Lesson for that day — "Adam,
Where Art Thou?". This service was conducted SIX times
that day, each with the capacity of 5000 faithful, including
one service devoted to children. We hope these accounts serve
as inspiration for each of you to rededicate yourselves to
the Cause of Christian Science.]
Read the entire article including the FULL TEXT of the specially
prepared Bible Lesson for that day in 1906»
CSPS
unveils new "my Bible Lesson" product
for teens and young adults
[Monday,
June 5, 2006] Check
out the latest product from the Christian Science Publishing
Society! It is the
weekly Bible Lesson in
a format designed for teens and young adults. (see
announcement by the Board of Trustees of the Christian
Science Publishing Society).
Available online in
.pdf format, this youth-oriented version of the Bible Lesson includes
the Lesson text, Bible notes and biographical information,
quotes from Bible translations, timelines, word definitions,
and more. my Bible Lesson will be
available by subscription beginning September 2006, but you
can check
out 6 free issues now. (Wish this was available
when I was a kid!)
Go
to www.mybiblelesson.com»
"David
Reed, a life devoted to healing"
[Monday,
June 5, 2006] Newly
elected President of The Mother Church, David Reed, passed
on in Boston. He and his dedicated work will be missed.
Read
a statement published at the end of article about Annual
Meeting (in The Christian Science Monitor, June
7, 2006)»
Goldman
Sachs CEO Henry Paulson Jr. - a Christian Scientist
- named by President Bush to be the next US Secretary of
Treasury
[Tuesday,
May 30, 2006] Read story from The Christian Science Monitor
Read a bio of Henry Paulson Jr.
"Concord" Users
Survey
[From Christian Science
Reading Room Activities at The Mother Church]
Our office has given
much careful thought to the future of Concord,
A Study Package. We are in the early stages of
development for an entirely new version of Concord which we
expect will be released within the next two years. At this
point we are seeking user input to help us produce a new Concord
product that is a better computer research tool.
Regular users of Concord
are invited to participate in an online survey [click
here]
- The survey will
close on May 24.
- It will take about
1 hour to complete the nearly 80 questions. (This is not
a mandatory survey and only those who feel comfortable answering
detailed questions on Concord should participate.)
- Once you begin,
please complete the entire survey or your results will not
be tabulated in the final summary.
- Please feel free
to forward this email to any Concord users who might be interested
in participating in this survey.
- If you have questions,
please email OpenDoors@csps.com.
- The survey covers
all aspects of Concord features, including: searching, jotting,
reference books, text editing, file management, hymnal, children's
features, file sharing, integration to other Christian Science
Publishing Society products, foreign languages, and more.
We appreciate all
honest thoughts and practical experiences from Concord users,
as well as creative ideas for new tools that will help in your
work as a Christian Science student, practitioner, teacher,
church member, or Reading Room librarian.
An
invitation to attend Annual Meeting (in person or via the
internet)
[May 15, 2006] From
Nathan Talbot, Clerk of The Mother Church
It’s time for
us to gather together as a Church family (either in Boston
or on the Web) to think and pray deeply about a topic of great
importance to our Church – Christian healing. The healing
of limitations, frustrations, estrangements, fears, as well
as the healing of sin, sickness, and death is still “the
babe we are to cherish.” (Miscellaneous Writings,
p. 370).
You are invited to view
a short video message about Annual Meeting from
The Christian Science Board of Directors. To open it, use
this link:
Annual Meeting convenes
on Monday, June 5 at 1pm, EDT, in The Mother
Church Extension in Boston and will last just over an hour.
The meeting will be webcast
live on The Mother Church website.
Following the meeting,
there will be two one-hour special presentations on “Christian
Science practice and nursing” and “Youth.” These
will not be webcast, but they will be posted on the Church
website shortly afterwards.
For more information,
please visit
the Annual Meeting section of the Church website.
From
the Board of Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing
Society
A note about the Christian Science Bible Lessons
"Our Publishing
Society, and our Sunday Lessons, are of inestimable value to
all seekers
after
Truth"
(Miscellaneous Writings, p. 114).
[updated
May, 5, 2006] Readers
of the September 10, 2006 Bible Lesson "Substance" and
the September 24, 2006 Bible Lesson "Reality" will
find these Lessons each contain five sections instead of six.
This is not a mistake. Rather it is the result of a deep desire
to more fully demonstrate the spiritual potential and purpose
of the Bible Lesson, which Mrs. Eddy deemed so vitally important
both to our Church and mankind that she referred to it as "...a
lesson on which the prosperity of Christian Science largely
depends" (Church
Manual, p. 31).
Students
of the Bible Lessons may have already noticed over the past
year or so that the number of citations
and/or the
overall
length of a particular section have varied from standard
practice, in order to support the message. Structuring the
number of
sections of these Lessons according to the demands of their
unique, spiritual
content allows our "Pastor" to preach with greater
flexibility, freshness, and healing inspiration.
The
Trustees have authorized the Bible Lesson Committee to place
its primary
emphasis on compiling Lessons that support
the increased
insight, understanding, and spiritual growth of the reader.
So, future lessons may vary in the number of sections,
the number
of citations, as well as the overall length, as the Deed
of Trust for the Publishing Society allows.
Mrs.
Eddy's correspondence concerning the Bible Lessons shows
she was
clearly focused on their spiritual content
rather
than simply their form. In a letter to William and Daisette
McKenzie
on November 4, 1905, she wrote, "Select with much
study and care the correlative Scripture for the Sunday
Lesson. The
field needs most the lines between Christian Science and
scholastic theology drawn not too tight at first, but drawn
distinctly,
wisely, lovingly" (L13074, Courtesy of The Mary Baker
Eddy Collection). These
Lessons are ordained to be a living power of healing
and blessing — in our church services, individual
lives, and our world."Let the Word have free course
and be glorified" (No
and Yes, p.45).
Intent
to Elect David Reed, CS, as President of The Mother Church
[May,
1, 2006] The election of new officers of The Mother Church
by The Christian Science Board of Directors, called
for annually in the Church Manual, will take place this year
on Monday, June 5, prior to the Annual Meeting. We wanted
to let you know, in advance, of our intent to elect David
Reed, CS, of Boston, Massachusetts, as President of The Mother
Church for the coming year.
David
Reed taught grade school in the public school system in Southern
California for a
number of years before he began
advertising as a healer in The Christian
Science Journal. He has devoted decades to the public practice, a commitment
that illustrates perfectly the theme of this year’s Annual Meeting, “A
Church of Healers.”
David’s
spiritual education began in a Christian Science Sunday School
where his parents dropped him off regularly as a child.
What he learned there,
and later in a Christian Science college organization, helped heal him of
asthma. When he turned twenty, the branch church he joined
made him a Sunday School
teacher. His first patient was one of the pupils in his class.
Drafted
into the Army during the Vietnam era, he volunteered to serve
as a Christian Science representative for the Armed Services,
where he helped
conduct
on-base
Christian Science services. He took class instruction one week after being
discharged from the Army. That step launched him toward the healing practice.
David
has served in branch churches in many capacities, including
Sunday School teacher, First Reader, and Assistant Committee
on Publication. He
and his wife,
Gail Gilliland, live in Boston and spend time in rural California. His
duties as President will specifically support the practice of Christian
Science
in various ways that will emphasize our role in the world as a Church
of healers.We are deeply grateful that David has indicated
his willingness to serve as President of The Mother Church
for the coming year.
THE
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The
Mother Church to sell 2 of Mrs. Eddy's former homes,
7-story Monitor building
in Washington DC. - cuts real estate costs
[April
13, 2006] Church to also consolidate offices at the Church
Center in Boston
and rent some of the space.
Click
here for the complete article in the April 14, edition
of The Christian Science Monitor»
Read
a statement issued today from The Christian Science Board
of Directors: "'The Majesty of Christian Science'
and its imperatives for our time"»
The
Washington Post article on the sale of the Monitor building
in Washington, DC
JILL
CARROLL RELEASED
March
30, 2006 - Christian
Science Monitor freelance reporter Jill Carroll released in
Baghdad
Carroll's
Mom Thanks 'Monitor,' Reporters Without Borders [EditorandPublisher.com]
Carroll
Colleague: Early Blackout On Abduction Paid Off [EditorandPublisher.com]
Baghdad
Reporters Cheer Carroll Release, But Questions Remain [EditorandPublisher.com]
Abducted
Reporter After Release: 'I Was Treated Well' [EditorandPublisher.com]
March
30, 2006 - Statement from The Christian Science Board
of Directors:
About
The Release Of Jill Carroll
Uncountable have been the cumulative prayers and pleas, the messages
of support and tears of concern shed for Jill Carroll over the
past three months. Today, we cry tears of joy for her release.
Along
with you–the millions of compassionate individuals
representing so many faiths and nationalities, and especially
the readers of The Christian Science Monitor and its website
who've stood with Jill during her captivity–our hearts
are full of gratitude to God for this breakthrough. We cannot
help but think of the opening line of Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures by the Monitor's founder, Mary Baker
Eddy: "To
those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with
blessings."
And
yet, the immense efforts to secure one reporter's release ultimately
must be for some larger cause,
for something beyond
the one news bulletin we've longed to hear every day since
January 7, when Jill was captured and her translator was
killed. Anyone
who is being held captive, out of any willful passion or
purpose, should be freed. Those who have been kidnapped before
and after
Jill must have their freedom, too. In fact, even kidnappers
themselves deserve freedom from the kind of imprisonment
their lives represent.
We
hope and trust in the power of divine grace: That continued
prayer–and political and diplomatic
efforts somehow moved by this profound mental and spiritual
force–will help eradicate
the whole plague of kidnapping and terrorism, of violent
action and reaction. The people of a region known as "the
cradle of civilization" have rights beyond the human
and political to enjoy the blessings of a civil and calm
society.
We're
deeply thankful for the monumental labors that went
on in agencies and offices of the United States government,
within
the government of Iraq, and among individuals in Iraq
and worldwide. To everyone who offered private and published
messages of support
along the way, you have our heartfelt thanks.
The
entire staff of this newspaper, in particular its international
editors,
writers, and management, worked
virtually around
the clock on Jill's behalf. Their extraordinary work
during this
difficult period made it possible to continue publishing
a news product worthy of the Monitor's name and reputation.
What
can be said of Jill's mother, father, and sister that could
speak any louder than their public example
of steadfast
love
and resolute advocacy? And their sincere concern
for others being held captive concurrently with Jill? We
rejoice in
their long-awaited
happy reunion with their daughter and sister.
It
is a sad fact, however, that many kidnappings in Iraq have
not
turned out as favorably as this
one.
We're also
mindful
of concerns that have been raised about Jill's
mental and emotional state after weeks of duress. Whatever
may be
needed to help
her
readjust will be provided.
Prayer
and brotherly-sisterly love have proved their potency. What
greater good can be accomplished
if
we stay with them?
One sure effect is the softening of hardened
hearts, mostly, of course,
in the ones doing the praying. In the spirit
of doing unto others what we would want done unto
us–that is, in the Golden
Rule that is found in every major religion–we
reach out to Jill's captors and those who still
hold others hostage. May
they find a purpose closer to that for which
Jill Carroll is now known–constructive,
street-level compassion for all the people of
Iraq, and an unbiased
love for all mankind.
A
loved Bible proverb says, "As
cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news
from a far country." Jill Carroll's
freedom is truly good news to rejoice in, as
is the fact to so many of us today: Iraq is no
longer a "far country."
News
from Uganda
March
20, 2006 - Christian
Science Monitor correspondent Blake Lambert deported from Uganda
Christian
Science church donates to aid fraud victims
March
17, 2006 - WASHINGTON --The First Church of Christ, Scientist,
in Boston, will donate $2.3 million to help victims of a prime-bank
fraud that targeted dozens of church members, the Securities
and Exchange Commission announced Friday...
click
here for story
"In
support of Church, healing and unity"
[March
6, 2006 - from The Christian Science Board of Directors and
Trustees of The Christian Science Publishing Society]
Effective
today, we have taken the final steps to restore the organizational
structure that Mary Baker Eddy put in place
for recognizing and advertising Christian Science churches,
societies, practitioners, and nurses.
The
process by which Churches of Christ, Scientist, and Christian
Science Societies are officially
recognized by The Mother Church
is being reconsolidated with the Journal-advertising
activity in the Publishing Society. Advertising in The
Christian Science Journal, "in accordance with the rules
of The Christian Science Publishing Society,"1 will
once again constitute recognition of a branch church or society
by The Mother Church as it did
when Mary Baker Eddy established the branch advertising process
in 1898.
From
1898 until 1919, as Christian Science groups successfully applied
to the Publishing Society to advertise as a branch
of The Mother Church, permission to advertise was considered
'recognition." However,
during the litigation (1919-1921) between the Trustees of
the Publishing Society and the Board of Directors, recognition
of branches, societies, practitioners, and nurses was separated
from the Journal-advertising function administered by the
Publishing
Society. The recognition process was thereafter overseen
by the
Board of Directors and administered by the 'Branches and
Practitioners" department,
which eventually became part of the Clerk's Office.
The
first steps of returning to Mrs. Eddy's design occurred in
2001,
when all activities relating to Christian Science
practitioner
advertising were consolidated in the Publishing Society.
Nursing activities were reunited in the Publishing Society
in 2003.
The
branch recognition activity is joining the department that
administers practitioner and nurse advertising,
and
will now
be called "The Christian Science Journal Directory Services."
Also,
with the renewed emphasis on the Church's core activity
of healing, and the added responsibilities included within
this department, we are pleased to announce that its
Manager, Eva
Boone Hussey, has been appointed to join the group of
Senior Managers of the Church and Publishing Society.
"This
department supports activities that are at the very center
of this movement – church and healing," said Midge
Campbell, Chairman of the Trustees of the Publishing
Society. "Absolutely,
and we are grateful to reunite these activities in accordance
with Mrs. Eddy's original intent" added Nate
Talbot, Chairman of the Board of Directors. "These
steps are very unifying and healing for both Boards
as well as for
the movement."
1 Article XXIII, Section 6, of the Church
Manual by Mary Baker
Eddy
The
Albert Baker Fund Selects Its First CEO
The
Executive Board of The Albert Baker Fund is pleased to announce
that
Warren Berckmann has been hired to fill the newly created
position of Chief Executive Officer. Warren comes to us with
a broad array of skills and experience and an active commitment
to Christian Science. He is a lifelong Christian Scientist,
a former Christian Science Committee on Publication from
Michigan and was the first ever Committee on Publication for
the Internet.
He has worked in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors,
where he has served in executive capacities and is currently
a member of the Board of Trustees of Asher Student Foundation,
a post that has kept him in touch with a similar audience
to that served by Albert Baker Fund. Currently, he is a professor
of communications and has his own communications consulting
business. Warren’s experience, sense of vision and
his global perspective will serve us well as we move forward
with
an expanding outlook for our future. He will begin his new
assignment the first week in March. We
would also like to take this time to express our appreciation
to Jeanette Willison,
our Executive Director for 16 years. She
has served faithfully and with dedication and we are very grateful
to have had her with us. We all wish her well in her next endeavor.
Freelance
reporter for The Christian Science Monitor abducted
in Baghdad:
(Update
page on the Carroll kidnapping from The
Christian Science Monitor)
On Saturday,
January 7, 2005, a freelance reporter for The Christian
Science Monitor was kidnapped and her Iraqi interpreter
was killed while on assignment in Baghdad. Read
the complete story from the Jan. 10 Christian Science Monitor.
Statement
from The Christian Science Monitor about
this abduction.
(Jan. 10,
2006) Click here
for update from
EditorandPublisher.com (Jan. 12,
2006 - 12:55 pm ET) "Monitor" may
change future staffing following abduction [EditorandPublisher.com]
(Jan. 12,
2006 - 2:20 pm ET) Reporters in Baghdad join search
for Carroll kidnapper [EditorandPublisher.com] (Jan. 17,
2006) Al-Jazeera
has broadcast a video of the kidnapped US journalist Jill Carroll
- the first sighting of her since she was abducted
10 in Baghdad days ago. [BBC
News]
(Jan.
20, 2006) "Praying
for our colleague facing death in Iraq" by
CATHLEEN FALSANI, Religion Writer, Chicago Sun-Times (Jan.
23, 2006) 'Christian Science Monitor' Solicits Reader
Comments in Support of Abducted Reporter [EditorandPublisher.com]
(Feb.
15, 2006) "Iraqi
TV ads seek journalist's release" [San
Jose Mercury News]
CSPS
announces new subscription-only "eBibleLesson":
[Jan. 6,
2006] In the current issue of The Christian Science Sentinel,
the Christian Science Publishing Society announced the a new
electronic"eBibleLesson".
You may view a free trial preview of the "eBibleLesson" now — the
product will be available by subscription-only as of January
30, 2006. According to the announcement on spirituality.com...
The eBibleLesson
enables you to:
- Read
and print PDFs of the current Bible Lesson, as
well as three upcoming Lessons, using the free Adobe Acrobat
Reader program.
- Read
the current Bible Lesson within the context of
Science and Health and the Bible—similar to reading
from marked books.
- Listen
to or download the audio recording (MP3) of up
to four weeks of Bible Lessons.
- Watch
or download video of up to four weeks of Bible
Lessons.
Announced
pricing:
Access to
all four multimedia formats (PDF, audio, video and in-context):
$9.95 a month
Discounted
rate for subscribers to the Full-Text or audio (cassette or
CD) versions of the Christian Science Quarterly Weekly Bible
Lesson: $4.95 a month
One-week
access to all formats (available soon): $2.95
The announcement
also states "part of the in-context Lesson will continue
to be free and accessible each week" - so it appears
we won't completely lose the free online access of
the Lesson. In a followup with CSPS, CSDirectory.com has learned
that the free access audio/video online Bible Lesson on churchofchristscientist.org
and complete online Bible Lesson on spirituality.com will no
longer be available after the end of the month.
For additional
information and a free trial preview, go to: www.ebiblelesson.com
Questions/comments: contact@ebiblelesson.com
NOTE: CSDirectory.com's
very popular weekly Bible Lesson
study research will remain free of charge to
our site visitors.
An Interview with Mary Trammell, Chairman of the Christian Science
Board of Directors
"MRS. EDDY'S CHURCH: Coral Gables woman is at helm of Christian Science denomination,
which is trying to move forward by looking back" This article was published
on December 3, 2005 in "The Miami Herald" newspaper.
(Click
here to read story)
View
an article on Mrs. Eddy's home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts: "The
House that Christian Science Built"
This article was published on October 20, 2005 in "The
Heights" - the independent student newspaper of Boston College.
(Click
here to read story)
The Christian Science Monitor unveils new look
The
Friday, August 19 edition of The Christian Science
Monitor looks a little different
than the previous day's issue. The paper now sports new headline
type with some layout changes, making
it more visually pleasing. [See examples below].
New
President of The Mother Church
[from The Christian Science Board of Directors] — The
Christian Science Board of Directors has announced its intention
to elect Heloisa Gelber Rivas, C.S.B., of
Boston, Massachusetts
to be President of The Mother Church, effective from June
6, 2005 until June 5, 2006. Heloisa has been a Christian Science
practitioner since 1988 and a Christian Science teacher since
2000. She came to the United States from Brazil to work
for The Christian Science Publishing Society, where she filled
many roles. These included overseeing everything published
in Portuguese by the Publishing Society; Managing Editor of the
Portuguese edition of The Herald of Christian Science and then
Managing Editor of the Herald, in its 14 languages. She
has also been active as a co-host of the Spanish radio edition
of the Herald. Heloisa has traveled extensively all over
the world as a Christian Science lecturer, speaking in English,
Portuguese, Spanish and French. Heloisa comments: "It
will be a great privilege to fill this role, and I'm especially
looking forward to continuing to deepen the spiritual connections
between our churches and their communities, locally and abroad,
with special emphasis on the southern hemisphere."
Cynthia
(Cindy) Neely, C.S.B., will be concluding her service as President
of The Mother Church on Annual Meeting day. Cindy's
deep love for humanity has been very evident this past year as
she developed new relationships throughout Boston. Her
partnership with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute has helped
bring hope and healing to the families of homicide victims. Other
activities have included serving on the board of Cooperative
Metropolitan Ministries; regularly attending meetings of the
Black Ministerial Alliance; volunteering at Haley House, whose
programs support unemployed youth; and teaching in The Mother
Church Sunday School. Her innovative response to community needs
has led to lecture invitations, distribution of Science and Health,
and requests for Christian Science treatment. Cindy says, "It's
been a very enriching experience for me to develop relationships
with Boston clergy, city officials, and other organizations,
thus helping them to get to know our Church better." Cindy
will return to Chicago to continue her healing ministry as a
Christian Science practitioner and teacher.
We look forward to electing Heloisa to this new post on Annual
Meeting day this year, and send our deepest gratitude to Cindy,
for her significant contribution
to the Boston community and The Mother Church during her year as President.
Christian
Science Monitor Names New Editor
May 11, 2005 — BOSTON -- Former member of the Christian
Science Board of Directors, Richard Bergenheim, will take over
next week as editor of The Christian Science
Monitor,
replacing
Paul
Van Slambrouck. The Monitor's
new budget calls for a $1 million cut in the paper's
editorial budget.
View the
Monitor's coverage of this story.
NEWS
ABOUT THE CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM
[May 9, 2005 — Committee on Publication, Boston, MA]
For decades there have been Christian Science chaplains serving
in
the U.S.
military. Their
ministry includes ministering to Christian Scientists on active
duty and
conducting worship
services. For the last few years, this program has been
administered by the Clerk's Office. Effective immediately,
the Committee on Publication will take over the administration
of this program because central to the work of chaplains is correcting
impositions on the public as they pertain to the United States
Armed Forces. Two other changes are:
- For the
last few years, Karl (Sandy) Sandberg has been The Mother
Church's Endorser of
Christian Science Chaplains. Sandy
is now involved full-time with his role as President of
the Board of Education. Therefore, Colonel (Ret.)
Janet Horton has assumed the position of Endorser and she
brings a rich background
in Christian Science and the military to this role. She
entered the U.S. Army in 1976 as a chaplain and was the
first woman assigned as a Division or Corps Chaplain and
the first
woman promoted to Colonel in the Army Chaplain Corps. During
her military service, Janet undertook many important assignments,
including supervising religious support for the Joint Task
Forces in Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo. For most
of the time, Janet will work from her home base in Florida
but she will have
an office on the 12th floor of the Administration Building. We
are very grateful for her willingness to take over this
role.
- For many
years, The Mother Church oversaw a Chaplain Training Program
whereby potential Christian
Science Chaplains prepared for their ministry. While this program
has not been operating for several years, it will now be reinitiated. The
details of this are still to be worked out and Janet will play an integral
role in this
development.
- NEED MORE INFORMATION?
Please contact Valerie Parrott at
parrottv@csps.com
Annual Meeting 2005 - June 6, 2005
The Annual
Meeting of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, [The Mother
Church] will be held in Boston, Massachusets and simulcast
over the internet on Monday, June 6, 2005. Click here
for more details. [Church of Christ, Scientist we site]
In
remembrance: popular folk singer Mindy Jostyn
A letter
from the Mindy Jostyn fan email list:
Dear
friends and fans of Mindy Jostyn,
We're afraid that we have some very sad news to share with
you. Mindy passed on Thursday, March 10. She passed peacefully
with her husband Jacob Brackman, her mom, Chris Jostyn, and her
siblings, Kelly Neale, Jay Jostyn, and Jennifer Jostyn
by her side. They and her young sons, Isaiah and Misha, are
being supported by a wide circle of family and friends.
To those of you who are fans of Mindy, we know that this
news comes as a blow. Mindy inspired so many of us with her
recordings and performances, and she was taken from us much too
soon.
But Mindy
lives on through her music. In fact, she spent much of the
last two years recording "Coming Home", a new CD
that will be released later this year. Like "in His eyes", "Coming
Home" is
a collection of non-denominational "folk hymns" (a
term that Mindy coined) that will bring inspiration and
comfort to all who hear it. As a way to honor Mindy's life
and her career, we have established two funds, and we ask
that you donate to these funds in lieu of sending flowers.
They are:
The Mindy
Jostyn Music Scholarship Fund
Principia College (Mindy's alma mater)
Elsah, IL 62028
The Mindy
Jostyn Music Scholarship Fund
Hawthorne Valley School (the Waldorf School that Mindy'sboys
attend)
330 Route 21C
Ghent, NY 12075
If you'd
like to write a note to a member of Mindy's family, you can
send it directly to them or to the following address:
Name of
family member
c/o North Shore Management
34 Rockport Rd., Unit 8
Gloucester, MA 01930
To share
a thought or a note in remembrance of Mindy via her website,
please feel free to post it in the "guestbook" area
of
mindyjostyn.com.
With warmest
regards,
Mindy Jostyn's family
spirituality.com is now under Christian Science Publishing Society
management
February 14, 2005: "The Christian
Science Publishing Society is pleased to announce
an expansion of its publishing activities to
include the interactive
online community spirituality.com.
This move will enhance opportunities for print, radio and the Web to join together
in a cohesive, unified effort to bring the message of Christian
Science to the world."
CSDirectory.com to launch Interactive Teleconference Church Service
 Thursday,
January 20, 2004 — On Sunday, January 30th, CSDirectory.com
will begin a Sunday, 6:00 pm EASTERN TIME, Christian Science
interactive church
service on a telephone conference call, on which up to 100
people will be able to participate at one time from all over
the US and world. The services will follow the "Present
Order of Services" published in the Church Manual.
After the church service, those who wish to remain on the line
will
be
able
to participate
in a
discussion
of the Bible Lesson. [We are also accepting volunteers who
are Mother Church members who would like to take a turn as
a Reader at one of the teleconference services.]
We will
also have a special page on the CSDirectory.com site which
will provide information on the service [including order of
service, words to hymns, etc] and we'll also have quick links
to Bible study resources for ease in on the spot lookups.
This service
is designed for anyone interested in the study of Christian
Science -- especially those who do not have a Branch church
in their area; are busy Sunday mornings teaching Sunday School,
etc. and would like to participate in a church service too;
are "home bound"; are travelling; or who
are
involved
with another faith on Sunday mornings but would like to
check out a Christian Science church service. It is open to
all ages, and church members and non-members alike. [We are
actively working to establish a separate sister service/discussion
in SPANISH soon - stay tuned for details.]
Click
here to access
the InterACTIVE CHURCH Service section of this web site.
Virginia
Harris retires from Christian Science Board of Directors
[December 6, 2004] —The Christian Science Board
of Directors today announced that Virginia Harris, C.S.B.,
has
retired from the Board and from her responsibilities at The
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity. J.
Thomas Black,
C.S.B. of Birmingham, Michigan, has been elected to the Board,
effective immediately. The Board of Directors will work collaboratively
and intends to rotate its Chairmanship; Mary (Trinka) Trammell,
C.S.B., will serve as Chairman over the next year. Click
here for more details.
Report
from The Meridian School for Christian Scientists in Grenada hit
by Hurricane Ivan:
FRIENDS OF
THE MERIDIAN SCHOOL OF GRENADA
Post Office Box 5690
Derwood, Maryland 20855
Meridianschool@aol.com
Telephone 1-301-990-1653
Patricia
White, Founder of The Meridian School of Grenada, has asked us
to send this letter from her to the Friends of the Meridian School
and also to enclose statements from the Meridian staff and the
Trustees.
John White, Treasurer
 September
19, 2004
Dear Friends,
This message was to have been about our achievements thus far
and plans for future growth made possible through your outflowing
support of the Meridianís purpose. But material planning
often needs Love's refining touch, which comes when the storm
is past and we evaluate what we have at hand to rebuild.
— Patricia White, CS
There are
repairs needed, but like Nehemiah's group we are ready for this
good work. The buildings are standing. The walls of my apartment
sheltered me and my two labs in the 8-hour battle. The guest apartment
below stayed calm beneath us. The school rooms with tables were
saved although the roof is gone. The downstairs classroom ceiling
needs replacing but is drying out to be ready for the next crop
of youngsters.
So perhaps
our greatest achievement at this writing is - our band of Christian
Scientists have been tried and steadied through feeling God's
outstretched arm of Love. The result of this seeming trial is
described by our Leader in Miscellany 204:3, "He gives His
followers opportunity to use their hidden virtues, to put into
practice the power which lies concealed in the calm and which
storms awaken to vigor and to victory."
Our Christly
foundation remains solid. All school staff, students and church
members are well. And with your continued support, our progress
is assured.
With love,
Patricia White, CS
 Statement
from the Meridian School Staff, September 21, 2004
On Sunday morning we held church services in the guest apartment
at the school, and declared with one accord, "God was not
in the storm and neither were we." We closed with Mrs. Eddy's
hymn 207, which includes the line "and loss is gain".
We are gaining in spiritual provisions each day and all of us
feel deeply the prayerful support from all our friends.
Lack is not
in our vocabulary, and like the Israelites, each day our needs
are met. We help our neighbors not in sharing material things
that are being brought in by welfare agencies, but rather we are
helping our friends thru understanding prayers to lift their thought
to God's love and care for each one, and they are responding.
As for our
reconstruction needs, the Trustees agreed that putting the best
materials into an old building was like putting new wine into
old bottles. So we are repairing the original building as it stands.
The cost of repairs including some equipment we lost could be
between $5,000 and $10,000.
We will then
pool our efforts to construct a new classroom building on adjoining
land donated to the school. We are also looking for an inspired
architect to assist us with the design and construction of this
new building. Perhaps a company making tables and chairs, would
like to donate a shipment, giving the donor a tax credit. As for
the Sunday School, the yurt installed for classes in June is intact
except for new hardware needed to reinstall it.
With grateful
hearts, the Meridian Staff
Statement
from The Friends of the Meridian School Trustees, September 24,
2004
We wish to thank those who have already responded to our initial
e-mail notice of a Relief fund established for repairs and reconstruction.
Those donations will be transferred to the fund's new title, Reconstruction
and Renewal Fund, and checks for that fund should be mailed to
the school's Maryland address noted in this letter. All donations
are tax-deductible. They are being used for repairs, school supplies,
assisting needs of students and families, and other expenses as
they arise.
Any remaining
funds will be used to help pay for the design, construction and
supplying the new classroom building mentioned above. For more
timely news about the school and events, please write or e-mail
your e-mail address to meridianschool@aol.com.
At the time
of this writing, contact with Patricia White is made only by cell
phone. Mail and packages are just now being delivered. We suggest
not sending anything to the school until specific needs are determined.
In a follow-up letter or newsletter we will share current progress
of the school as we continue in our work.
Who walks
with Love along the way,
Shall talk with Love and Love obey;
God's healing truth is free to all,
Our Father answers every call;
'Tis He dispels the clouds of gray
That all may walk with Love today.
Hymn 139, 2nd verse
Sincerely,
Board of
Trustees,
Friends of the Meridian School, Grenada
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