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Reading Room Librarians share how they have established Reading Rooms in their communities that are visible, accessible, contemporary, and professional, and provide an open and welcoming environment for spiritual discovery.

READING ROOMS
Article XXI
Establishment.
SECTION 1. Each church of the Christian Science denomination shall have a Reading Room, though two or more churches may unite in having Reading Rooms, provided these rooms are well located. (Church Manual, pg. 63)

Advertising your Reading Room
Annual Meeting 2008
Establishing a Christian Science Reading Room for your community

Advertising your Reading Room
Inform your community about their local Christian Science Reading Room—what a Reading Room is, what goes on there, and what it can do for them. Unlike product flyers, this one just talks about the Reading Room itself, highlighting features and services that make the Christian Science Reading Room in your community every bit as necessary and useful as the local post office or deli. Enlarge it for your window or share flyer-sized copies with customers, church and Sunday School visitors, business neighbors, and at events.

Annual Meeting 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
1 p.m. (ET)
“The simplicity that is in Christ”

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See The Mother Church website for more information about Annual Meeting 2008.

Inserts for the Manual of The Mother Church

The list of officers of The Mother Church, is now offered as a free, downloadable PDF. This can be printed and inserted into copies of the Manual for sale. Those who already own a Manual are free to update their books with this insertion. (This was offered as a Reading Room product P17775 in the past but is now only available online at no charge.)

Establishing a Christian Science Reading Room for your community

Christian Science Reading Rooms may only be established and maintained by branches of Christ, Scientist—churches or Christian Science societies; and only those branches and their Reading Rooms that are advertising in The Christian Science Journal may use the name "Christian Science Reading Room."

(Informal groups may not sponsor a Christian Science Reading Room, though they may apply for an account to order products from the Christian Science Publishing Society. Use the contact information provided below to apply for an account number.)

To organize a branch church or form a Christian Science society, please see information posted on The Mother Church website about Starting a Branch and feel free to send questions about starting a branch to tmcbranch@csps.com.)

To establish a Christian Science Reading Room, a branch/society of The Mother Church may contact Directory Services:

Email: Directory@csps.com
Phone: 617-450-2877

Please be prepared to provide the following:

  • Name of your church or society
  • Account number
  • Reading Room hours of operation
  • Reading Room location (i.e. strip mall, free-standing building, street front, in church edifice, attached to church edifice)
  • Reading Room contact information—
    • Email address
    • Telephone number
    • Fax number
    • Website address
    • Mailing address (if different from your location)

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