2018 ANNUAL MEETING
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
—Galatians 5:25
JUNE 2–4 Program and guide WELCOME
Welcome to Annual Meeting!
This Manual-based activity is more than a yearly embrace of one another in the work of Church, however joyful and inspiring these shared moments are. As with the earliest disciples when they gathered together after our Master’s ascension, we, too, continually find there is more to discover, more to engage with, and more that burns within our hearts of the living Word. It impels us to walk in the Spirit each day, finding in every activity and every encounter an opportunity to witness to God’s goodness and grace.
It’s not always easy. The resistance the first Christians faced from entrenched material systems of thought and power could have been discouraging, even overwhelming. But the joy of knowing God’s true nature as All—as eternal Life and infinite Love— sustained them. And following Christ Jesus brought them step by step into a new sense of reality and its present possibilities. Whether taking those footsteps in the first century or in the 21st, it brings disciples of any age the same satisfying sense of fellowship and purpose in this holiest Cause.
When we gather like this, we feel the power of Spirit animating us as one global movement. As we support one another and respond to the world around us, we recognize how essential and needed each of us is. With renewed affection and expectation, let us walk forward in the Spirit together.
With all love,
Rich Evans Robin Hoagland
Allison W. Phinney Scott Preller Margaret Rogers
The Christian Science Board of Directors
2 TABLE of contents
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Saturday, June 2 ...... 4 Sunday, June 3 ...... 4 Monday, June 4: Annual Meeting 5 CHILDREN AND CHILDCARE ...... 6
INFORMATION You Could be in Pictures! ...... 8 Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices ...... 8 Christian Science Practitioner and Christian Science Nursing Help ...... 8 Interpretation 8 Amplification Assistance ...... 8 Wheelchairs ...... 9 Display Tables ...... 9 Parking ...... 9–10 Emergencies ...... 10 Meals ...... 10 Lost and Found ...... 10 Church Website ...... 10
HOSPITALITY CENTER 12
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT 13 The Mother Church Reading Room ...... 13 The Mary Baker Eddy Library ...... 13 Tours of The Mother Church ...... 13 Walking Tours of the Plaza ...... 13 Mapparium Tours ...... 13
HYMN 601 14
HYMN 453 ...... 16
MAP OF THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PLAZA . . . 18
3 SCHEDULE of events
SATURDAY, JUNE 2
2:00 p.m. – READING ROOMS AND SUNDAY SCHOOLS 3:30 p.m. IN TODAY’S WORLD Participate in a lively discussion on making these spiritual resources practical avenues for our communities’ needs. The Mother Church Extension (doors open at 1:30 p.m.) and online via live video webcast
4:00 p.m. & WALKING TOURS OF THE PLAZA (45 minutes each) 6:00 p.m. Meet in the Portico (Hospitality Center)
7:30 p.m. – A HYMN SING 8:30 p.m. of old and new favorites—walking and singing in the Spirit. The Mother Church Extension (doors open at 7:00 p.m.) and online via live video webcast
SUNDAY, JUNE 3
10:00 a.m. – CHURCH SERVICE 11:00 a.m. The Mother Church Extension
SUNDAY SCHOOL Sunday School (in the Extension)
11:30 a.m. TOUR OF THE MOTHER CHURCH Meet in the auditorium after the service
1:00 p.m. – WALKING WITH THE WORD 2:30 p.m. Explore the unparalleled healing relevance of the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures around the world and right at hand. The Mother Church Extension (doors open at 12:30 p.m.) and online via live video webcast
3:00 p.m. WALKING TOUR OF THE PLAZA (45 minutes) Meet in the Portico (Hospitality Center)
5:00 p.m. – CHURCH SERVICE 6:00 p.m. The Original Ediface of The Mother Church
6:15 p.m. TOUR OF THE MOTHER CHURCH Meet in the auditorium after the service
4 MONDAY, JUNE 4
11:45 a.m. – CHIMING ON THE PLAZA 12:30 p.m.
12:00 noon DOORS OPEN FOR ANNUAL MEETING The Mother Church Extension
12:00 noon – CHILDCARE REGISTRATION & CHECK-IN 1:00 p.m. For children through age six In the Vestry (enter through the Extension)
1:00 p.m. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MOTHER CHURCH Annual Meeting will include discussion of the theme, “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians 5:25). The meeting will last around 2 hours. The Mother Church Extension and online via live video webcast
5 CHILDREN and childcare
Children are welcomed at Sunday School and the 5:00 p.m. church service. Children are also welcomed at Annual Meeting and the related events. We provide childcare for children through age six at the 5:00 p.m. church service and for Annual Meeting (Monday, June 4).
CHILDCARE AT ANNUAL MEETING For children through age six Monday, June 4 Registration and check-in 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm Childcare begins 1:00 p.m. until the conclusion of Annual Meeting (estimated to be 3:00 p.m.) Location is the Vestry (you will enter through the Extension) The children will have Annual Meeting themed activities and a light snack. Children must be picked up immediately following the Annual Meeting.
CHILDREN NEED TO BE REGISTERED If you haven’t registered your children prior to Annual Meeting, please plan to arrive at the Vestry by 12:00 noon to register them. This will allow adequate time to fill out the required paperwork and will get you to Annual Meeting on time, which begins promptly at 1:00 p.m.
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Welcome to your Mother Church Sunday School!
Just like you, we’re working to And if you’re here for the Reading bear witness to Mary Baker Eddy’s Room/Sunday School Workshop revolutionary vision for the practical, on Saturday, 2:00–3:30 p.m. in The spiritual education of young people. Mother Church Extension, you’ll hear experiences by Sunday School workers We’d love to see you! Drop by after the in societies and branch churches, large Sunday morning church service or on a and small, united in the conviction that tour of The Mother Church. We’re right each student and each teacher hears at the top of the escalator. God’s voice. INFORMATION
YOU COULD BE IN PICTURES! Annual Meeting 2018 and its related meetings and activities will be photographed and audio/video recorded. As a participant, you may be recorded or photographed. Your recognizable image and statements may be used by the Church, the Publishing Society, or The Mary Baker Eddy Library in periodicals, reports, internet publications, on their websites and their third-party social media pages, on YouTube, and for advertising and promotional uses. If you object to the use of your image or statements, please move away from our photographers or camera personnel. They can be easily identified. If you don’t want to be filmed incidentally during Annual Meeting or related sessions, please inform an usher, who will direct you to a specific seating area.
CELL PHONES AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES During Annual Meeting, please silence cell phones and turn off all other electronic devices. Photographs and audio or video recordings are not permitted during any event.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE PRACTITIONER AND CHRISTIAN SCIENCE NURSING HELP On Saturday and Sunday during the main events and on Monday during Annual Meeting, Christian Science practitioners and Christian Science nurses are available to assist you. Ask a host at the Hospitality Center in the Extension or speak to an usher, who’ll help you reach one.
INTERPRETATION There is a version of the program available in French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish. You can find them in the Portico of The Mother Church. All the events are in English. After each of the main events on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are completed, you can meet with Church staff at 235 Huntington Avenue who will provide you with a recap of the event in these four languages. Then on Thursday, June 14, the Annual Meeting 2018 replay will be available for viewing online in these languages. The Herald of Christian Science will also include a report.
AMPLIFICATION ASSISTANCE Wireless headsets are available on each floor of the auditorium. Please ask an usher on the floor where you will be sitting. Please return the headset to an usher after each event; you can always get another one the next time you are in the auditorium.
8 WHEELCHAIRS Requests for wheelchairs can be made at the Hospitality Center or by asking an usher. They’ll make sure one is delivered to you.
DISPLAY TABLES Visit the department display tables to see what is new! They are located in the Publishing House Lobby. The Lobby is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, June 2, 3, and 4.
PARKING On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, June 2, 3, and 4, validated parking will be available. Just take a ticket when you enter the garage and validate it using a validation machine. One machine will be located by the escalator as you enter the church from the garage, and one will be located in the Publishing House Lobby. If you don’t see them, please ask an usher or host where they are.
Please note that parking will be free all day on Saturday and Sunday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The garage will be fully staffed to ensure attendees and visitors find parking.
The Christian Science Plaza Garage can get full on business days. If it is full, please try another local garage, which is not discounted by the church (see next page). Carpooling and public transportation are recommended for Monday. You can find a list of rates in the Frequently Asked Questions section on ChristianScience.com/AnnualMeeting or at the Hospitality Center.
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PARKING CONTINUED • You can park at the Greenhouse Garage, 150 Huntington Avenue, as long as they have space. • You can also park at the Prudential Center Garage, which will have plenty of space. It has several entrances. You can make a purchase at a store or restaurant and get a reduced rate with validation from them. Be sure to ask if the store or restaurant validates as not all do. Please check the restaurant map for locations. You can get a restaurant map at the Hospitality Center.
EMERGENCIES In the event of an emergency, contact the nearest hospitality host or usher, or call 617-450-2442. This number is for emergencies only.
MEALS To find local restaurants and banks, please get a restaurant map at the Hospitality Center, at The Mother Church Reading Room, or The Mary Baker Eddy Library. While you are welcome to eat out on the Plaza, please don’t bring food or beverages into The Mother Church. Thank you!
LOST AND FOUND Lost and Found is handled at the Hospitality Center. For more information, go to the inside back cover of this Program. You may also check at the coat room in the Extension.
Visit The Mother Church website: www.christianscience.com
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“If you study Science and Health and hold to its teachings you need no other instructor save the standard, our Bible. God and these Books are your safe teachers. His dear Love should guide you, and dear one, it will if you trust in it.”
Mary Baker Eddy to E. Blanche Ward, L05596 The Mary Baker Eddy Library Collection
Purchase your new copy at the Christian Science Reading Room, christianscience.com/shop, or call 800-877-8400 (US/CANADA) +1-515-362-7463 (OUTSIDE US/CANADA) to order.
Try the newest version of Concord by visiting concord.christianscience.com HOSPITALITY CENTER and hours
HOSPITALITY CENTER | 617-450-3788 Located in the Portico, the area with the large glass doors at the front of the church. Meet friendly, knowledgeable Boston area church members at the Hospitality Center. They are eager to do all they can to provide:
• Answers to your questions • Programs in English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish • Restaurant and area maps • Information about parking and transportation • Lost and found information
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 12:00 noon–5:00 p.m. (except during the event) 6:00 p.m.– 9:00 p.m. (except during the event) SUNDAY, JUNE 3 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. (except during the event) MONDAY, JUNE 4 12:00 noon– 5:00 p.m.
Come together for an evening of hymn singing…
WE’LL SING NEW AND OLD FAVORITES! Saturday, June 2 in the Extension of The Mother Church 12 7:30 - 8:30 PM YOU CAN also visit
THE MOTHER CHURCH READING ROOM | 194 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 10:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 2 9:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 3 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 4 9:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 5 9:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6 10:00 a.m.– 7:00 p.m. (normal weekday hours return)
THE MARY BAKER EDDY LIBRARY | 200 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
RESEARCH & REFERENCE SERVICES (1ST & 4TH FLOORS): FRIDAY, JUNE 1 12 noon– 4:00 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 2 10:00 a.m.– 1:30 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 3 2:45 p.m.– 4:30 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 4 10:00 a.m.– 12:30 p.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 5 12 noon– 4:00 p.m.
TOURS OF THE MOTHER CHURCH | THE PORTICO (HOSPITALITY CENTER) (half hour each)
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Original Edifice of The Mother Church only) SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Church closed for tours due to events SUNDAY, JUNE 3 11:15 a.m. (Right after 10:00 a.m. church service) 6:15 p.m. (Right after 5:00 p.m. church service) MONDAY, JUNE 4 No tours (There are no tours on Mondays throughout the year.) TUESDAY, JUNE 5 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
WALKING TOURS OF THE PLAZA | THE PORTICO (HOSPITALITY CENTER) (45 minutes each)
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 3 3:00 p.m.
MAPPARIUM TOURS (20 minutes each)
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. SATURDAY, JUNE 2 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY, JUNE 3 10:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m. MONDAY, JUNE 4 10:00 a.m.– 12 noon, 3:00 p.m. –5:00 p.m. TUESDAY, JUNE 5 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.
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The Mother Church Reading Room 194 Massachusetts Avenue
The Mary Baker Eddy Library 200 Massachusetts Avenue
Christian ScienceClearway Publishing Street House
Publishing House Lobby Department tables The Mother Church offices The Christian Science Publishing Society The Christian Science Monitor Entrance to P2-170 and P2-171 210 Massachusetts Avenue
The Mother Church Extension and Sunday School The Portico (Hospitality Center)
Westland Ave.
Massachusetts Ave.
The Mother Church 235 Original Edifice Huntington Open for services Avenue Boston Symphony Hall Horticultural Hall Massachusetts Ave. Massachusetts
Huntington Avenue
18 Accessible Drop Off & Restrooms Pick Up Hospitality Center/ Underground Parking First Aid Garage Entrance/Exit
Accessible Entrance Open building entrances
If you would like a restaurant map, please ask at the Hospitality Center or at The Mother Church Reading Room.
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Closed for construction Covered walkway
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