Good ways to find out more about Christian Science, or to participate in events and activities in our area, both near-term dated events and recurring events . . .
- September 9: Chino Institutional Committee monthly meeting:
The Christian Science State Institutional Committee for the Chino area holds its monthly meeting on Thursday, September 9, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting is held at First Church, Monrovia. The meeting will have reports from chaplains in the field, and discussion of the current study topic. All those interested are most welcome at the meeting; it's a great way to find out what the institutional work is all about. - September 14: Live audio chat (every 2 weeks): Busy life?
The next regular live audio chat on spirituality.com is on Tuesday, September 14, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. It will address the topic, Busy life? There's a way to make space for peaceful moments. Questions submitted by listeners during the one-hour chat will be answered by Barbara Vining, a Christian Science practitioner and teacher who has served as President of The Mother Church. - September 18: “Upon this Rock,” a Bible talk at Huntington Beach:
What is the foundation of Jesus's church? Why did the primitive Christian church grow so rapidly in the first century? This talk will look closely at these questions and help discover the relevance they have to our own church today. This talk is Part 2 in the Church and its Healing Mission series, to be given by Kristy Christian at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Huntington Beach. To register, see the Biblos Foundation web site. - September 23: Mary Baker Eddy, A Centenary Webcast Event:
By the time of her passing in 1910, newspapers heralded Mary Baker Eddy as the most famous woman in America. In a series of programs running through 2010, The Mary Baker Eddy Library offers current perspectives on this extraordinary figure with performances and presentations by playwrights, film makers, biographers, health professionals, and others. A live streaming video from marybakereddylibrary.org on Thursday, September 23, at 4 p.m. Pacific Time (7 p.m. Eastern Time) will build on the pictures of Mrs Eddy’s struggles, discoveries, victories, and legacy. Actor Val Kilmer will participate to help celebrate this remarkable woman's achievements. - September 26: L.A. Downtown Reading Room Annual Meeting:
The Committee to Support the Jointly Maintained Christian Science Reading Room of Los Angeles invites friends to attend their Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 26, 2010, at 2 -p.m. After a short business session, a panel will discuss “Reading Room: Our Universal Home.” This meeting is at the Reading Room, Suite R-1B, 350 South Grand Avenue, on the Water Court Level of Two California Plaza, L.A. Please RSVP to 213-928-0920. Click here for a flyer.
- October 9: Broadview workshop: Celebration of healing:
This is the fifth in the 2010 series of Saturday workshops at the Broadview Christian Science Nursing Facility, 4570 Griffin Ave, Los Angeles, dealing with health care issues important to Christian Scientists. This workshop, Celebration of healing, is the Broadview annual meeting, and begins at 9:30 a.m. The speaker will be Laurance Doyle, Ph.D., a Principal Investigator at the SETI Institute. Click to download a flyer with detail of all five workshops and driving directions. - October 10: Science & Art Throughout His Creation, at UCLA CSO:
At the newly renovated Christian Science Organization at UCLA, an Open House and a conversation between Dr. Laurance Doyle, SETI Institute Principal Investigator, and Nancy Mooslin, an L.A. based artist, discussing how their interdisciplinary studies of art, science, and Christian Science enrich their understanding of and interaction with these fields. The CSO is at 560 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90024, Sunday October 10, at 6 p.m., preceded at 5:30 p.m. by a light supper. Click here fore a flyer. More at www.csbruins.org. - Daily Monday through Friday: Your Daily Lift on christianscience.com:
A daily audio series called Your Daily Lift can be found on the web site christianscience.com. It runs Monday through Friday every week, and consists of short two-minute inspirational messages. You can listen to it or register for free to have it emailed to you each day. You can find it at christianscience.com by clicking on Church, then Lectures, then Daily Lift. You can also listen to it by calling 617-450-3430. - Weekly: Christian Science Sentinel Radio Edition
This weekly radio program is broadcast around the world, and also released monthly on CD. It features insightful interviews and inspiring discussions on how God's laws apply to current events and individual challenges. See the Sentinel Radio Edition web page for details. In our area, listen on Sunday mornings at 9:00 a.m. on KVTA 1520 AM (Ventura). Also, multiple radio stations around the country broadcast their programs live over the internet. Here is a small selection at various times that are easy to access:
Time on Sunday Locality Station Web address 6:30 a.m. P.S.T. Denver KHOW www.khow.com 7:00 a.m. P.S.T. Seattle KVI www.kvi.com 7:30 a.m. P.S.T. Sacramento KSTE www.kste.com 7:30 a.m. P.S.T. Vancouver AM650 www.am650radio.com 8:00 a.m. P.S.T. Bakersfield KERN www.kernradio.com 9:00 a.m. P.S.T. Ventura KVTA www.kvta.com - Weekly Bible Lesson, listen 24 hours on telephone 323 644-2112:
The Christian Science Joint Media Committee of Southern California hosts a 24-hour Bible Lesson telephone line (323 644-2112) offering an introduction to the weekly Lesson, and the ability to select each of the individual sections in the Lesson. - Weekly Bible Lesson, Sunday mornings on the Discovery Channel:
Find spiritual adventure and inspiration through viewing the new national broadcast of the Weekly Bible Lesson. It's available across the country, and can be seen in this area every Sunday morning at 5:30 a.m. on the Discovery Channel. Questions can be submitted via email, and donation sent to P.O. Box 1350, Chicago, IL 60690-1350. - Wednesday noon testimony meeting at 13th Church, Los Angeles:
You and your friends are invited to a weekly Wednesday 12 noon testimony meeting at 13th Church Los Angeles Christian Science Reading Room, 4747 Hollywood Blvd. Bring your lunch, participate and leave refreshed.
- Sunday evening service, 8 p.m., at 36th Church, Studio City:
Does your schedule sometimes keep you from attending a Sunday morning service? The members of 36th Church, Studio City, warmly invite you to their Sunday evening service, the only such service in the L.A. area, which begins at 8:00 p.m. On the first Sunday of each month, the service is preceded by a hymn sing beginning at 7:30 p.m. The church is at 4032 Whitsell Avenue, one block north of Ventura Blvd. - Wednesdays, 7 p.m.: Spanish-English at 3rd Church, Downtown L.A.:
For those who would like to share Christian Science with Spanish-speaking friends or acquaintances, Third Church in Downtown Los Angeles holds a bilingual Spanish-English testimony meeting every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to this meeting. - Community reading of Science and Health, at Third Church:
On the first Sunday of each month, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m., meet at Third Church, Los Angeles after their 11:00 a.m. Sunday service to read and discuss the textbook. The church is at 730 S. Hope St. in downtown Los Angeles
