This week’s programs, special events, to help discover your spiritual identity

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“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, 
be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer” 

Friends, Fresh resources are available this week to support your spiritual journey

and to help us realize our own and others’ spiritual identity, through choosing our thoughts carefully.

  • Special online conversation with The Christian Science Monitor: Tuesday @ 11am “Civility and Trust”  
  • Join in listening to the SentinelWatch podcast on Tuesday@2 — about finding Christian Science
  • Go to related articles in this week’s Sentinel magazine, about choosing thoughts that are good!
  • Join an online Bible Study group Thursday 7pm
  • An upcoming free public talks about gaining a spiritual perspective, coming May 18 & 19

  Sentinel Watch     Why I left Christian Science–and came back

This week’s guest shares why she came back to Christian Science after she had left—and the healing that resulted in feeling God’s comfort and all-encompassing love.

    • Who are we really?
    • What draws us to God in our seeking spirituality?

Join us via Zoom to listen to this week’s Sentinel Watch program

Tuesday, May 7

Please MUTE yourself during the program. (Press *6 to mute or unmute yourself.)

This program is complemented by online articles in the current print edition of the Christian Science SentinelThis week’s editorial encourages us to move past cynicism and see everyone’s true identity, including our own true spirituality.  

… Christ enables us to lay down the imposition of worldly cynicism for our innate spiritual cheer and embrace a spiritually grounded expectancy of good—for our sake and the world’s.

Our experience is determined by our own thoughts and Choosing where our thoughts dwell is our responsibility. We find our own thoughts, “house”, identity and learn not to go where “It’s not my house.”

…I had to gain a better understanding of what my “house”—my true identity—is and to be fully conscious of who I am as God’s loved, cared-for child. 

To learn more about your spiritual identity — Explore more online resources, including the Daily Lift and past audio programs and articles, the current Bible lesson, or access the directory of Christian Science practitioners who can help you through prayer. 
There are Reading Rooms in the DC metropolitan area (and around the world) whe re you can talk with someone in person about ideas in this program and articles. Or you can email us at jmrr.dc@gmail.com or call 240-935-8697 to discuss them further.  Visit our website to find quick links to many of these resources.

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Mark your calendar for the opportunities to hear and learn more 
 
SPECIAL EVENT FROM The Christian Science Monitor
Tuesday, May 7 at 11am
Monitor Conversation Live: Civility and Trust
This is part of the Rebuilding Trust project to address this challenge in so many societies today, and solutions that are happening. Just join the conversation online.
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Thursday evenings at 7-8:15pm
Join the online Bible Study group
Online Conference at:  https://bit.ly/firstchurchdcrr
Password: Truth
Meeting ID/password: 9101691016
Or call in by phone: (253) 215-8782
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Come in-person to a special Reading Room event
Friday, May 17, 2024 at 5:30-7:00 PM
910 – 16th St. NW, Black Lives Matter Plaza, Washington, DC 20006
Call 202-807-1877 for more information. See attached flyer.
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Bring a friend to a public talk about Christian Science, 
Free to all!
Speaker: Alex Fischer, CS 
Healing the Divide: How spiritual perception brings healing
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM ET
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
15 West Church St., Frederick, MD 21701
For more information email cssocietyfrederickmd@gmail.com
or call 301-662-2300
How spiritual perception brings healing
Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET
The Hickory Room, Lubber Run Community Center
300 N. Park Drive, Arlington, VA
For more information go to christiansciencearlington.org or
call 703-532-2396
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Speaker, James Shepherd, CS
Why everyone is needed
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
McLean Community Center
1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean, VA
for more information go to www.CSMcLean.org or call 703-356-1265
“To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, to-day is big with blessings”
(Science and Health, p. vii)

Wishing you a day of blessings.

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