TMC Reading Room workshop for San Diego county May 17, 2025

May 11th, 2025
There will be a Reading Room Gathering for anyone interested in thinking together about Reading Rooms – their purpose and how their healing mission can be effectively expressed in their community today. The Reading Room is one of the four Manual-based outreach activities of branches. You can register here by May 12.

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This event is organized by The Mother Church and branches in San Diego County. It is open to anyone interested in exploring how to strengthen this vital activity. Please come ready to share your ideas and learn from each other.
This Reading Room Gathering will be held at the Downtown San Diego Church of Christ, Scientist, on Saturday, May 17 from 10:00am – 3:00 pm.
Directions
Please share this information with your whole church family.
Everyone’s ideas are so welcome!  Here are some of the specific discussions we will cover:
    •    What is the purpose and relevance of a Christian Science Reading Room in today’s world?
    •    How can a Reading Room be more active and vital in its community?
    •    How can we work together to ensure this activity remains strong?
    •    How do we reach the younger generations?
Your ideas are important to this discussion as we collectively think through these questions. The success of a Reading Room depends on the church’s love and support of its mission. For the community to value its Reading Room, the church must value it first. What you have to say and the prayer that supports it is vital to a Reading Room’s success. Your voice is needed in this discussion!
Please register individually here by May 12.  We need to get a sense of how many people will be coming since The Mother Church will be supplying lunch.
We look forward to seeing you on May 17!
Warmly,
Church Activities Department
Janet Sappenfield
Reading Room Ambassador
sappenfieldj@csps.com
Church Activities
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
617-450-2425

You’re also warmly invited to join us for our Sunday service at 10:00 AM PT—either in person or on Zoom. After the service, we host a welcoming discussion about the Bible lesson, testimonies of healing, and insights on Christian Science.

🔗 To join on Zoom, click here, or email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com for the meeting link.


📍 Christian Science Reading Room Garden
912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
📞 (760) 753-4545

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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2025 May street fair in progress

April 27th, 2025

Come down and join us today. We are here until about 4:00 today.

Check out our current instagram post

Street fair information

 

You’re warmly invited to join us for our Sunday service at 10:00 AM PT—either in person or on Zoom. After the service, we host a welcoming discussion about the Bible lesson, testimonies of healing, and insights on Christian Science.

🔗 To join on Zoom, click here, or email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com for the meeting link.


📍 Christian Science Reading Room Garden
912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
📞 (760) 753-4545

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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Easter 2025

April 20th, 2025

From The Daily Patriot regarding the Easter service at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Concord, N. H

May this glad Easter morn find the members of this dear church having a pure peace, a fresh joy, a clear vision of heaven here, heaven within us—and an awakened sense of the risen Christ. May long lines of light span the horizon of their hope, and brighten their faith with a dawn that knows no twilight, and no night. May those who discourse music to-day, sing, as the angels, Heaven’s symphonies that come to earth.

May the dear Sunday School children always be gathering Easter lilies of love, with happy hearts, and ripening goodness. To-day, may they find some sweet scents, and beautiful blossoms in Mother’s love, that she sends to them this glad morn in the flowers and the cross from Pleasant View, smiling on them. Tenderly, truly,

Mary Baker Eddy.
Pleasant View, Concord, N. H., March 30, 1902.

You’re warmly invited to join us for our Sunday service at 10:00 AM PT—either in person or on Zoom. After the service, we host a welcoming discussion about the Bible lesson, testimonies of healing, and insights on Christian Science.

🔗 To join on Zoom, click here, or email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com for the meeting link.


📍 Christian Science Reading Room Garden
912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
📞 (760) 753-4545

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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Volunteers Needed! Encinitas Street Fair Sunday School event— Saturday, April 26 & Sunday, April 27 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, 2025

April 9th, 2025

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We’re gearing up for our big community event and would love your help!

During the Street Fair, we open the doors of our Reading Room and invite children and adults to participate in our much-loved “God’s Name Game.” Participants search for seven beautiful synonyms for God—Principle, Mind, Soul, Spirit, Life, Truth, Love—placed throughout our garden. Those who complete the game get a prize and if they can recite all seven from memory win a T-shirt with one of these inspiring messages:
✨ “I am worthy of Love” or “Truth is Power”

Younger children are treated to something sweet, and everyone is welcome to enjoy our peaceful garden filled with whimsical animal figures, lush plants, a shady giant pine tree, and the soothing sounds of a nearby fountain. Live jazz music adds to the festive atmosphere, and we also feature a powerful video loop in our media room from the Christian Science Monitor—for example, the recent series, The Climate Generation: Born Into Crisis, Building Solutions.” And “The Soul of Civility

We usually welcome over 750 visitors, and this is a unique opportunity to introduce our Reading Room and share Christian Science in a gentle, meaningful way.

Whether you can help for an hour or a full day, we need volunteers!
Spread the word and let us know if you—or someone you know—would like to participate.

Please click here help us give out these great T-shirts prizes to the youth in our community who play the God’s Name Game during this Sunday school event.

Please note: We will not be holding our regular service during the event. Instead, we’ll rebroadcast the Sunday service from The Mother Church. However, you’re warmly invited to join us for our regular Sunday service at 10:00 AM PT—either in person or on Zoom. After the service, we host a welcoming discussion about the Bible lesson, testimonies of healing, and insights on Christian Science.

🔗 To join on Zoom, click here, or email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com for the meeting link.


📍 Christian Science Reading Room Garden
912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
📞 (760) 753-4545

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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New instagram account

March 10th, 2025

Please follow our instagram account.
Here is our latest post

Oh, and if you’re in the area, consider joining the Encinitas Christian Science Society for Sunday service at 10 am PT, either in person or on Zoom. Want to be inspired? Stay afterwards where we share testimonies of healing that we have experienced with the study of the Bible and Science and Health.  Want to join us? Shoot us an email at christiansciencenote@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

📍 912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
📞 (760) 753-4545.          Instagram

 

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San Diego County Reading Room Group Kicks Off with a Bang!

February 27th, 2025

Screenshot 2025 02 27 At 5.11.22 pmLast Tuesday, Feb. 25, we kicked off the first meeting of the San Diego County Reading Room Group—and what a night it was! About 25 folks from eight different churches gathered at the Encinitas Reading Room, ready to collaborate and energize our outreach.

Sabrina Stillwell, CSB, from the Escondido church got things rolling with an inspiring reading before explaining why we were all there. The Mother Church had reached out to see if San Diego County would be interested in a Reading Screenshot 2025 02 27 At 5.20.00 pmRoom workshop—led by them but shaped by us. Our mission? Identify our needs, brainstorm ideas, and form a steering committee with representatives from each participating church.

And brainstorm we did! The whiteboard filled up fast as ideas flew. A young member from Encinitas Society Screenshot 2025 02 27 At 5.13.38 pmeven gave us a quick lesson on leveraging Instagram to connect and share. After our lively discussion, we wrapped up the night with a delicious potluck—salmon and veggie burgers sizzling on the BBQ, courtesy of the Encinitas Society.Screenshot 2025 02 27 At 5.14.54 pm

The Mother Church was thrilled with our gathering and has set up a Google Group for our new steering committee. Encinitas Society will also manage a calendar and email group so we can coordinate and support each other’s outreach efforts. We’ve officially named ourselves the San Diego County Reading Room Group—exciting times ahead!

Next up? A meeting at the Escondido Reading Room (date TBD) to solidify our workshop goals. The Mother Church has asked us to plan for a Saturday in April or early May. Stay tuned!

Oh, and if you’re in the area, consider joining the Encinitas Christian Science Society for Sunday service at 10 am PT, either in person or on Zoom. Want to be inspired? Stay afterwards where we share testimonies of healing that we have experienced with the study of the Bible and Science and Health.  Want to join us? Shoot us an email at christiansciencenote@gmail.com for the Zoom link.

📍 912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
📞 (760) 753-4545.          Instagram

 

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Instagram night and San Diego Reading Rooms meeting – Tuesday Feb 25,2025 starts at 4:00 PM

February 20th, 2025

We are having an initial Reading Room get-together for all of San Diego County in response to the TMC’s call out for a reading room work shop.  So we thought we would get the ball rolling with a little get together at the Encinitas Reading Room.

Start time

4:00 Introductions and discussion about TMC Reading Room workshop

4:30 Instagram

Fellowship 5:00 to 6:00. (Includes BBQ and refreshments)

Kendra our social media expert will start off with a 15 min introduction to Instagram and how we can connect with Gen Z and Gen X,  how you can connect with Encinitas Reading Room’s instagram and or how you can set your own Reading Room’s account.  Q&A to follow.

  • Bring your Smart phone and Kendra can give you some one on one time during fellowship.
  • Bring your Ideas of how we can support each others Reading Rooms and Church outreach.
  • Bring something to share with the BBQ if you like.
  • Every one is welcome and please RSVP to Bill Blok at Christiansciencenote@gmail.com or call his cell at 541 753 6395

You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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Chamber of Commerce Expo February 8, 2025 Encinitas

February 8th, 2025

This is the video we are displaying at our expo booth presented by the Christian Science Society of Encinitas Reading Room and garden. Mindheals.us.  Expo hours are 10 until 2 at the Encinitas Community center.

You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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Effective prayer in the face of fire – Sentinel Watch January 20, 2025

January 24th, 2025

Effective prayer in the face of fire

With Cindy Martin

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When we heard about the wildfire situation in Los Angeles, we thought of an article that Cindy Martin had written for The Christian Science Journal. In it, she shared how she and her husband prayed when they were faced with an unconfined fire in her community. So we asked her to come on Sentinel Watch to share more about that with our listeners.

Citations referenced in this episode:

Cindy Martin, “Quieting destructive winds and catastrophic wildfires,” The Christian Science Journal, January, 2020

Mark Swinney, “In God we trust?,” cssentinel.com, January 20, 2025

From the Bible, King James Version:
Exodus 3:4–6, 14
Acts 17:27, 28
I Kings 18:1–39
I Kings 19:1–12

From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 293
Science and Health, pp. 258–259
Science and Health, p. 597

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You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

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912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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CHRISTMAS BY MARY BAKER G. EDDY.

December 25th, 2024


From the January 1885 issue of The Christian Science Journal

This article was later republished in Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896: Mis. 320:3-321:22

This interesting day, crowned with the history of Truth’s idea, its earthly advent and nativity, is especially dear to the heart of Christian Scientists, to whom Christ’s appearing in a fuller sense is so precious, and fraught with divine benedictions for mankind.

The star that looked lovingly down on the manger of our Lord, lends its resplendent light to this hour. The light of Truth to cheer, guide and bless man, as he reaches forth for the infant idea of divine perfection that dawns upon human imperfection, that chides man’s fear, bears his burdens, that beckons him on to Truth and Love, and the sweet immunity they bring from sin, sickness and death.

This polar star, fixed in the heavens of divine science, shall be the sign of his appearing who “Healeth all our diseases,” and it hath traversed night over to where the young child lies, wading through darkness and gloom, on to glory. It meets the antagonism of error, addressing to dull ears, and undisciplined beliefs, words of Truth and Life.

The star of Bethlehem is the star of Boston, high in the zenith of Truth’s domain, that looketh down on the long night of human beliefs to pierce the darkness, and melt into dawn.

The star of Bethlehem is the light of all ages; the light of Love, christening to-day religion, divine science, giving it a new name, and the white stone, a token of purity and permanence.

The wise men follow this guiding star; the watchful shepherd chants its welcome, and saith, at the cradle of a great Truth, “Unto us a child is born,” and his birth is less of a miracle than eighteen centuries ago, and “his name shall be called wonderful, the mighty counsellor, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.”

It fills my heart with joy, that each receding year we see the steady gain of Truth’s idea in Christian Science; that each returning year the balance is adjusted more on the side of God, the supremacy of Spirit, the triumph of Truth over error, of health over sickness, Life over death, and of soul over sense.

“The time cometh, and now is, when they that worship the Father shall worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.” “For the law of the spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from sin and death.” “Fear not, little flock, it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”


“Press on, press on! ye sons of light,
Untiring in your holy fight,
Still treading each temptation down,
And battling for a brighter crown.”

You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

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