BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Christian Science in the Greater Philadelphia Area - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Christian Science in the Greater Philadelphia Area X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Christian Science in the Greater Philadelphia Area REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260425T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T181921 CREATED:20260409T171648Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T175006Z UID:10002570-1777114800-1777118400@www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org SUMMARY:"Giving Freely of Ourselves -- And what we all gain" - A Talk sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Wilmington\, DE DESCRIPTION:About this talk:\nSaturday\, April 25th at 11:00 a.m.  This talk will focus on universal healing precepts found in the Holy Bible\, especially in Christ Jesus’ life and teachings\, showing how they are available for anyone to understand and experience through the lens of Christian Science. The talk is free\, open to the community\, and sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Berwyn\, PA. \n“When we feel overwhelmed by life’s problems\, we may want to try to get more from the world\,” says Ms. Wahlberg. “But when we do the opposite–give more of ourselves or focus on the God-given qualities we already have to express or contribute\, we find that we end up not lacking anything. Really\, we gain the unexpected good of joy\, health\, and strength that move our lives and the world forward.” \nSharing examples of healing from her own life and professional practice of Christian Science\, Ms. Wahlberg will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific\, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves\, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures\, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement\, Mary Baker Eddy. \nMs. Wahlberg will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy\, and how she came to understand\, confirm\, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand\, “He that believes on me\, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do\, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible). \nFor over 150 years\, people around the world have worked to follow Christ Jesus in this practice of Christianity and continue to do so today\, with healings of physical ills and personal difficulties. \nClick here to learn more about the branch church sponsoring important event. \nFrom Melanie to you: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   \nAbout our Speaker Melanie Wahlberg\, CS:Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship\nTwo influences that Melanie will never forget were the Christian Science Sunday School and a mom who turned to prayer and encouraged her to do the same. These influences showed her something of the reliability of God and spiritual inspiration\, and trusting this helped her find her way growing up. Significant healing experiences with relationship and food issues\, and violence in the community\, were also unforgettable. From this\, Melanie got an idea of the many ways that Christian Science can transform lives. \nAfter finishing a doctorate in mathematics\, Melanie became a college professor and truly enjoyed teaching. She found that teaching was less about telling students something than facilitating the students’ discoveries of new concepts. There was nothing better than witnessing a reluctant student realize that a previously mystifying concept was actually within reach to anyone. \nBut the higher promise of Christian Science beckoned her to help people redeem and uplift their lives in a fuller way. When students came to her office for help with calculus\, Melanie and her students often found themselves talking about the joy and excitement of growing spirituality. After just two years at the college\, Melanie resigned from her position and began accepting calls as a Christian Science practitioner. She wrote articles for the Christian Science periodicals\, was a frequent guest on Sentinel radio\, and began advertising her practice in The Christian Science Journal in 2004. She and her husband also started a family. \nMelanie loves working from her home office in the Los Angeles area. She likes to see lives transformed by the healing ideas of Christian Science\, where we ourselves are helped and\, at the same time\, find we can help others. Her life as a mom has a lot of the same focus. And whether the spiritual ideas apply to health issues\, school\, social lives\, or sports\, her three kids push her to “keep it real.” URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/wilmington-wahlberg-april-2026/ LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Wilmington\, 103 Brandywine Blvd.\, Wilmington\, DE\, 19803\, United States CATEGORIES:Church Services,Featured,Free Public Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Wilmington-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260503T150000 DTSTAMP:20260415T181921 CREATED:20251104T225752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T180505Z UID:10002565-1777816800-1777820400@www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org SUMMARY:"What Really Matters" - A Talk sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Jenkintown\, PA DESCRIPTION:About this talk:\nSunday\, May 3rd at 2:00 p.m.  This talk will focus on universal healing precepts found in the Holy Bible\, especially in Christ Jesus’ life and teachings\, showing how they are available for anyone to understand and experience through the lens of Christian Science. The talk is free\, open to the community\, and hosted by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Jenkintown. \n“You have to be able to sort out what matters from what doesn’t matter.” Virgil adds\, “If you’ve heard the expression\, ‘garbage in\, garbage out\,’ you know we don’t want to start with garbage. Start at the beginning. Start with God. Going in order wakes us up from a distorted view of reality.” \nSharing examples of healing from her own life and professional practice of Christian Science\, Virgil will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific\, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves\, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures\, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement\, Mary Baker Eddy. \nVirgil will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy\, who strove to understand\, demonstrate\, and teach what she was learning about Christian healing.. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand\, “He that believes on me\, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do\, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible). \nFor over 150 years\, people around the world have worked to follow Christ Jesus in this practice of Christianity and continue to do so today\, experiencing healings of physical ills and personal difficulties. \nNicole Virgil has been a Christian Science practitioner for many years\, helping people on a daily basis through this scientific approach to prayer. She travels from her home base in Elmhurst\, Illinois to speak to audiences around the world as a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship. \nClick here to learn more about the branch church sponsoring important event. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About our Speaker Nicole Virgil\, CS:Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship\nNicole’s father was a free-lance church organist\, and her parents attended services at many different Christian churches in New England. Her mom had been on a years-long search to find out how to practice Christian healing just as Jesus did\, and when she started attending Christian Science church services\, she found what she was looking for. As a result\, Nicole was raised in Christian Science\, and developed a deep desire for an intimate relationship with God. \nNicole studied Christian Science with her mom and music with her dad\, and found that each discipline complemented the other. Christian Science healed performance anxiety\, while learning music honed the skills she needed for spiritual practice — skills such as intuition\, listening\, patience and diligence. Throughout her life\, Christian Science and music have always overlapped: after studying opera at music school\, she took her one-woman opera review program (That Can’t Be Opera!) on the road\, educating audiences about opera by singing Mozart\, Puccini\, and Menotti. Christian Science guided her through this entrepreneurial endeavor\, just as it led her to start soloing in churches as a teenager (which is something she still loves to do!) — Nicole eventually married\, started a family with her husband\, and entered the public practice of Christian Science. \nToday Nicole enjoys raising children\, gardening\, soloing in church\, and witnessing the healing effect of Christian Science. \nTo get started working with Nicole\, go to https://www.nicolevirgil.com/host-a-lecture. URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/jenkintown-virgil-may-2026/ LOCATION:Abington Friends School Auditorium\, 575 Washington Lane\, Jenkintown\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Church Services,Featured,Free Public Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Jenkintown-poster.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="First Church of Christ%2C Scientist%2C Jenkintown":MAILTO:csjenkintown@gmail.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260531T140000 DTSTAMP:20260415T181921 CREATED:20260409T175113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T175639Z UID:10002571-1780236000-1780236000@www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org SUMMARY:"Giving Freely of Ourselves -- And what we all gain" - A Talk sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Berwyn\, PA DESCRIPTION:About this talk:\nSunday\, May 31st at 2 p.m.  This talk will focus on universal healing precepts found in the Holy Bible\, especially in Christ Jesus’ life and teachings\, showing how they are available for anyone to understand and experience through the lens of Christian Science. The talk is free\, open to the community\, and sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Berwyn\, PA. \n“When we feel overwhelmed by life’s problems\, we may want to try to get more from the world\,” says Ms. Wahlberg. “But when we do the opposite–give more of ourselves or focus on the God-given qualities we already have to express or contribute\, we find that we end up not lacking anything. Really\, we gain the unexpected good of joy\, health\, and strength that move our lives and the world forward.” \nSharing examples of healing from her own life and professional practice of Christian Science\, Ms. Wahlberg will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific\, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves\, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures\, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement\, Mary Baker Eddy. \nMs. Wahlberg will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy\, and how she came to understand\, confirm\, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand\, “He that believes on me\, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do\, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible). \nFor over 150 years\, people around the world have worked to follow Christ Jesus in this practice of Christianity and continue to do so today\, with healings of physical ills and personal difficulties. \nClick here to learn more about the branch church sponsoring important event. \nFrom Melanie to you: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   \nAbout our Speaker Melanie Wahlberg\, CS:\nMember of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship\nTwo influences that Melanie will never forget were the Christian Science Sunday School and a mom who turned to prayer and encouraged her to do the same. These influences showed her something of the reliability of God and spiritual inspiration\, and trusting this helped her find her way growing up. Significant healing experiences with relationship and food issues\, and violence in the community\, were also unforgettable. From this\, Melanie got an idea of the many ways that Christian Science can transform lives. \nAfter finishing a doctorate in mathematics\, Melanie became a college professor and truly enjoyed teaching. She found that teaching was less about telling students something than facilitating the students’ discoveries of new concepts. There was nothing better than witnessing a reluctant student realize that a previously mystifying concept was actually within reach to anyone. \nBut the higher promise of Christian Science beckoned her to help people redeem and uplift their lives in a fuller way. When students came to her office for help with calculus\, Melanie and her students often found themselves talking about the joy and excitement of growing spirituality. After just two years at the college\, Melanie resigned from her position and began accepting calls as a Christian Science practitioner. She wrote articles for the Christian Science periodicals\, was a frequent guest on Sentinel radio\, and began advertising her practice in The Christian Science Journal in 2004. She and her husband also started a family. \nMelanie loves working from her home office in the Los Angeles area. She likes to see lives transformed by the healing ideas of Christian Science\, where we ourselves are helped and\, at the same time\, find we can help others. Her life as a mom has a lot of the same focus. And whether the spiritual ideas apply to health issues\, school\, social lives\, or sports\, her three kids push her to “keep it real.” URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/berwyn-wahlberg-april-2026/ LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Berwyn\, PA\, 81 Cassatt Ave.\, Berwyn\, Berwyn\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Church Services,Featured,Free Public Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/berwyn-poster.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T120000 DTSTAMP:20260415T181921 CREATED:20260105T174956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T175556Z UID:10002566-1780826400-1780833600@www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org SUMMARY:Annual Meeting of The Mother Church :: Church services (10 a.m. & 5 p.m.) and hymn sing DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, June 7—Church services (10 a.m. & 5 p.m.) and hymn sing*\n*Activities will not be offered Friday or Saturday this year. \nNote: The FIFA World Cup will take place in Boston beginning June 11\, 2026. FIFA organizers tell us that this event will impact domestic and international travel\, hotel availability\, and local public transportation. We recommend planning your travel with this in mind. URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/annual-meeting-of-the-mother-church-church-services-10-a-m-5-p-m-and-hymn-sing/ CATEGORIES:Church Services,Community Events,Featured ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/mother-church-boston.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260607T153000 DTSTAMP:20260415T181921 CREATED:20260210T212436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T212611Z UID:10002568-1780842600-1780846200@www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org SUMMARY:"The Science of God and its Power to Heal Us" - A Talk sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Allentown\, PA DESCRIPTION:About this talk:\nThis talk will focus on universal healing rules and laws found in the Holy Bible\, especially in Christ Jesus’ life and teachings\, showing how they are available for anyone to understand and experience through the lens of Christian Science. The talk is free\, open to the community\, and hosted by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Allentown\, PA. \nAfter experiencing a seemingly miraculous healing herself\, Nikki began to question her assumptions about God. “Was it just an inexplicable anomaly that had no scientific explanation?” She asks\, “Or is there a science that can explain this kind of healing? Is there a science that enables us to understand and experience God?” \nSharing examples of healing from her own life and professional practice of Christian Science\, O’Hagan will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific\, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves\, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures\, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement\, Mary Baker Eddy. \nO’Hagan will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy\, who came to understand\, confirm\, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand\, “He that believes on me\, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do\, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible). \nFor over 150 years\, people around the world have worked to follow Christ Jesus in this practice of Christianity and continue to do so today\, experiencing healings of physical ills and personal difficulties. \nNikki O’Hagan has been a Christian Science practitioner for many years\, helping people on a daily basis through this scientific approach to prayer. She travels from her home base in Naas\, County Kildare\, Ireland\, to speak to audiences around the world as a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n   \nAbout our Speaker Nikki O’Hagan\, CS:Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship\nNikki grew up in South Africa where she gained a love for being outdoors and enjoying the beauty and promise of nature. From a young age she had a strong desire to not just experience life\, but to understand it. She used to exasperate her dad by following up every explanation he gave her by asking “but\, Why?” While Nikki did grow up attending Christian Science Sunday School\, as a teen she decided that this would not be the way for her to gain the understanding of life that she was seeking\, and she headed off in another direction. \nSeveral years followed in which she desperately tried to find happiness and to understand the Why of life. She looked everywhere and tried everything (even jumping out of an airplane!) but nothing brought answers\, happiness or lasting peace. Rather than finding an understanding of life\, it all seemed to just get darker and make less and less sense. \nAnd then a transformational healing brought her back to Christian Science\, where she found comfort\, peace\, mercy\, happiness\, harmony\, health\, and home in the arms of divine Love. Nikki then discovered that she loved the infallible logic of the Science of Christianity and found in it all the answers to her Whys. Life and God finally began to make sense and became full of joy\, light\, and love. Her gratitude for this pivotal healing\, and the salvation it brought her by setting her on the path of Christian Science\, was–and still is–unbounded. Since that time all she has wanted to do is love and serve God\, and love and serve others. \nThrough her study and practice of Christian Science\, Nikki has experienced and witnessed so many healings over the years. Her earnest desire is for all to know the transformational healing power of divine Love. Becoming a Christian Science practitioner was a natural step in fulfilling this desire. \nNikki looks forward to sharing with others\, through the lecturing work\, the subjects most precious and dear to her heart: God and Christian Science. URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/the-science-of-god-and-allentown/ LOCATION:Cedar Crest College\, 100 College Drive\, Allentown\, PA\, 18104 CATEGORIES:Church Services,Featured,Free Public Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Allentown-flyer.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR