Free, inspiring events. Everyday.
The Mother Church Reading Room offers daily events in-person at the Reading Room, with an online option. These events provide a space for you to come read, listen to, or discuss various resources with others—resources designed to support your growth and understanding of Christian Science. More details about the specific events can be found below.
We can’t wait to see you!
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Using Zoom with a computer or smartphone:
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Bible lesson study
Monday 1 p.m. ET
Friday 1 p.m. ET
Enjoy a group reading and study of this week’s Bible lesson (from the Christian Science Quarterly) that helps make the Bible’s spiritual meaning practical. Learn more about the Bible Lessons.
Timely topics with Sentinel Watch
Tuesday 1 p.m. ET
Listen together to this week’s podcast from the Christian Science Sentinel about people who have proven the power of God in their daily lives today.
The healing message of the Bible
Wednesday 1 p.m. ET
Christmas theme for December events: The Nativity Story and related articles from the Christian Science magazines.
Dive deeply into the Bible’s meaning and healing application to our lives. Gather to read Bible passages, testimonies of healing, and poems together.
From the archives: inspirational audio
Thursday 1 p.m. ET
Christmas theme for December events: “What Christmas Means to Me and Other Christmas Messages” by Mary Baker Eddy.
Find new ideas from those who have proven the power of God in their daily lives. We’ll listen to articles and podcasts from the archives of the Christian Science magazines—more than 130 years.
Praying for the world—with The Christian Science Monitor
Saturday 1 p.m. ET
Christmas theme for December events: In what ways is the Christ—"the divine message from God to men speaking to the human consciousness" (Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 332)—expressing itself in communities around the world?
Join spiritually centered discussions of important, relevant news from The Christian Science Monitor, an award-winning global newspaper started by Mary Baker Eddy.
Reading the Sermon on the Mount
Sunday 11:30 a.m. (in person only)
Sunday 1 p.m. (hybrid)
"To my sense," writes the Founder of Christian Science, Mary Baker Eddy, “the Sermon on the Mount, read each Sunday without comment and obeyed throughout the week, would be enough for Christian practice” (Message to The Mother Church for 1901, p. 11). Join us to read this momentous Bible text together.