BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Christian Science in the Greater Philadelphia Area - ECPv6.17.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20280312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20281105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261101T153000 DTSTAMP:20260901T220544Z CREATED:20260901T220317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T220544Z UID:10002574-1793543400-1793547000@www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org SUMMARY:"The Science of God and its power to heal us" - A Talk sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, West Chester\, PA DESCRIPTION:About this talk:\nMisconceptions about ourselves and the world we live in are often corrected by advances in science which bring paradigm shifts to our ways of thinking and understanding existence — like discovering that the earth revolves around the sun\, rather than the other way around. \nThe current matter-based scientific model leaves many questions unanswered and has some thinkers and scientists questioning if it is still the right model. It is interesting to consider if the time has now come for another major paradigm shift in science – a shift that would include God as the center and circumference of all existence. This paradigm shift in thought begins with the questions – how does science relate to God and is there a science that explains God? \nNikki will address these questions and show how the Science of God explains Jesus’ healings\, and teachings\, makes God knowable and understandable\, and provides humanity with a safe and reliable means for caring for ourselves and each other. \nNikki will also share some of her own experiences of the transforming\, healing power of God gained through understanding this Science of God\, or Christian Science. She will explain how this healing happens\, and what role consciousness plays in the process. \nThe talk is free\, open to the community\, and hosted by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, West Chester\, PA. \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-its-power-to-heal-us-a-talk-sponsored-by-first-church-of-christ-scientist-west-chester-pa/ LOCATION:First Church of Christ\, Scientist West Chester\, PA\, 227 N. High St\, West Chester\, 19380\, United States CATEGORIES:Church Services,Featured,Free Public Talk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/westchester-poster.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20270501T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20270501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260826T195452Z CREATED:20260826T195131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T195452Z UID:10002573-1809169200-1809172800@www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org SUMMARY:"Progress is Inevitable" - A Talk sponsored by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Wilmington\, DE DESCRIPTION:About this talk:\nOpenness to our divine nature replaces limited beliefs with spiritual understanding. Cultivating our spiritual view–true vision–enables good to unfold in unexpected ways. Dave Hohle explores how we can yield to a purer\, more loving understanding of life and reality. He connects timeless insights from the Bible with modern examples of how learning more about God heals bodies and transforms lives. The talk is free\, open to the community\, and hosted by First Church of Christ\, Scientist\, Wilmington\, DE. \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 David Hohle\, CSB:Member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship\nWhen Dave Hohle was growing up\, he noticed that some people around him were able to deal with issues with what seemed like a natural grace and simplicity. They expressed joy and freedom\, uncomplicated by fear. These individuals were Christian Scientists. \nGrowing up\, Dave attended Christian Science Sunday School\, where he learned about God as near and practical\, and began to see that he could rely on God to operate in his own life. He learned that Christian Science didn’t involve blind faith or ritual\, but instead encouraged individual intelligence informed by divine Mind. He began to notice unmistakable effects in his life—his attitude changed\, his experience was enriched\, and his confidence grew. He developed an increasing sense of completeness\, abundance\, and a greater sense of what might be possible. \nIn 1981\, Dave took Christian Science class instruction\, and applied the teachings in all aspects of his life — from his family\, to earning an MBA\, to health and well being. He once found himself unable to move after suddenly collapsing. After praying with a Christian Science practitioner he regained complete freedom and resumed activities like playing tennis\, volleyball\, and riding a motorcycle. \nDave became a Christian Science practitioner in 2006\, and a Christian Science teacher in 2009. He and his wife live in downtown Chicago\, where he continues to practice and teach. They also enjoy spending time at their home in Northern Michigan\, along with their dog\, Lacey. URL:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/event/progress-is-inevitable-a-talk-sponsored-by-first-church-of-christ-scientist-wilmington-de/ 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/png:https://www.csgreaterphiladelphia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Wilmington-poster.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR