
Weekly activities at DC Reading Rooms this week
All are welcome!
- Tuesday — Listen to the weekly Sentinel Watch podcast (online gathering)
- Wednesday — Join a discussion of articles in The Christian Science Monitor (hybrid event in downtown DC)
- Thursday — Evening Bible reading and discussion (online gathering)
- (March 17) — Share with Spanish speaking friends a special Women’s History Month program about Mary Baker Eddy in Rockville and online
- (March 22) — Free talk about Christian Science in Alexandria
SENTINEL WATCH PODCAST
Heal wonderfully? Be like Jesus.
This week’s guest, who works for The Mary Baker Eddy Library, sheds light on the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy—including how she beautifully exemplified the healing qualities of Jesus. And our guest shows how we can do this, too.
Join us via Zoom to hear this week’s Sentinel Watch podcast (and other audio offerings)
- Tuesday, March 10
- 2:00 pm EST
- via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83436895293
- Meeting ID: 834 3689 5293
- OR, join by phone: 1-301-715-8592
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
This week’s collection of articles in the Christian Science Sentinel can be read or heard online:
- Editorial: The big picture and the little things
- Daily practice:
- Praying for the world: Peace within
- Youth: Feeling stuck on a presentation?
- Testimonies of spiritual healing
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
Go to CSMonitor.com for the latest headline news
The weekly Monitor discussion group is a time to join others
to read and pray about current issues.
When: March 11
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Where:
Onsite: 910 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006 [Parking Available in the Bldg]
Online at: https://bit.ly/firstchurchdcrr
This week’s discussion will focus on the following articles:
- How the US is forcing Mexico’s hand on Cuba
- For Spain, granting migrants residency is about economics as much as ethics
- Coast Guard patrols a quiet southern border as enforcement action moves inland
- Other current articles from csmonitor.com may be discussed as they arise. Feel free to bring one.
As usual, let us break bread together. For those joining in-person, we order from www.potbelly.com and eat at 5:00 pm. RSVPs [by 4:00 pm] if you would like sandwiches or salad. Kindly let us know of any questions.
Invite more friends. Everyone is welcome at Welcome Wednesday in the Reading Room or online. See you then!
Supporting your SPIRITUAL STUDY
Thursday evening Bible study group.
Feel free to join this online gathering.
Hosted by Christian Science Reading Room, 910 – 16 St. NW
For more information, email: readingroom@firstchurchdc.org
Thursday evenings at 7:00-8:15pm
Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at: https://bit.ly/firstchurchdcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call: (253) 215-8782
Special Events
Women’s History Month
Special program about Mary Baker Eddy in Spanish
The Christian Science Reading Room in Rockville, Maryland invites you to a special program about the life of Mary Baker Eddy, the author of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
- Tuesday, March 17
- noon to 1:30 pm
- A program in Spanish about the life of Mary Baker Eddy
Attend in person or virtually. For the Zoom link, please log on to the Rockville church website, christiansciencerockville.org, and click on the Español tab.
Free public talk on Christian Science
HEALING WITH JOY: DISCOVERING THE POWER OF LOVE
Sun, March 22, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
by Ann Kneeland
Location: The Lyceum
201 S Washington St.
Alexandria, Virginia
For further information: 703 683 0129
csalexandria.org
Explore free online spiritual resources
Listen to and explore many audio resources—
podcasts, articles, books, and more.
Learn more about the Bible by reading or listening to
Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy,
a book dedicated to the spiritual seeker.
Available to read or listen to online for free.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOMS
There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area
(and around the world)
where you can discuss ideas and ask questions
about the above programs and articles
- Visit a local Reading Room
- Email us at jmrr.dc@gmail.com
- Visit our website to find quick links to more information
Jointly Maintained Christian Science Reading Room
PO Box 9511 • Washington, DC 20016 240-935-8697
jmrr.dc@gmail.com www.ChristianScienceMetroDC.org
Facebook: @DC.CSReadingRoom
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Twitter: @JMRR_DC

