Weekly activities at DC Reading Rooms this week
All are welcome!
- Tuesday — Listen to the weekly Sentinel Watch podcast (online gathering)
- Wednesday — Join a special discussion of Voting Rights in America, a conversation developed from recent articles in The Christian Science Monitor (hybrid event in downtown DC)
- Thursday — Evening Bible reading and discussion (online gathering)
SENTINEL WATCH PODCAST
What do sports teach us about spiritual qualities?
As we’ve reached the knockout stages of the World Cup games, we chat with a former soccer player and coach who shares how he sees God’s qualities in everyone from players to fans—and how this can elevate and improve even a sports event.
Join us via Zoom to hear this week’s Sentinel Watch podcast (and other audio offerings)
- Tuesday, July 7
- 2:00 pm EST
- via Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83436895293
- Meeting ID: 834 3689 5293
- OR, You may join the meeting by phone 1-301-715-8592
(NOTE: The current and past Sentinel Watch programs are always available online.)
More audio content for you
Listen to free podcasts, as well as an archival collection, on JSH-Online.com and other websites
Explore Christian Science Audio
This week’s collection of articles in the Christian Science Sentinel can be read or heard online.
- Daily Practice
- Lesson from a rose — addressing the indestructibility of spiritual individuality
- Freed — a poem about native goodness revealed
- What’s this stuff we see with our eyes,anyway? — podcast
- Back to Basics
- You are a shining light — finding the spiritual light within to guide us
- The plum tree’s blossoming — and mine — the kingdom of God within unfolds in our experience just as the full plant unfolds from a seed
- Spiritual Journeys
- How I got beyond the words — prayer is not an intellectual exercise
- For teens
- What a bike trip taught me about God — trust, protection, and confidence
- Testimonies of healing: On the rock
Enjoy listening to this week’s collection of articles and testimonies of spiritual insight in the Christian Science Sentinel.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
“to injure no man but to bless all mankind”
Go to CSMonitor.com for the latest headline news
Here are the selected MONITOR articles for reading and prayerful reflection for our world at this week’s Welcome Wednesday.
- How a legal theory from the 1980s shapes presidential power today – CSMonitor.com
- Both ingenuity and faith deepen the AI design discussion – CSMonitor.com
- As US-Iran deal inches closer, what has playing mediator cost Pakistan? – CSMonitor.com
- Other current articles may be discussed as they arise. Feel free to bring one.
Please join us on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm for Monitor reading and prayerful reflection for our world at the Welcome Wednesday gathering in the Reading Room.
You’re welcome On-site – in the Reading Room. OR Online at: https://bit.ly/firstchurchdcrr
As usual, let us break bread together. We order from www.potbelly.com and eat at 5:00 pm. RSVPs [by 4:00 pm] are welcome for sandwiches/salads or other refreshments if you’re joining us on-site in the Reading Room.
Kindly let us know of any comments and questions. Invite more friends. Everyone is welcome at Welcome Wednesday in the Reading Room or Online. See you then!
The Welcome Wednesday gathering is just prior to the Wednesday Evening Testimony Meeting 7:30 pm upstairs in the Church. All are welcome.
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 evening, 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
Explore free online spiritual resources
Listen to and explore many audio resources—
Christian Science Audio
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 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
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