Thanks to a generous bequest from a long-time supporter of Fern Lodge, our Benevolence Fund is growing. Income from investments will be used to meet requests for financial assistance from patients who are not able to pay the full cost of their care. The Fund now has just over $500,000 invested. We welcome contributions to the Benevolence Fund. Each gift … Read More
Letters From Students (April 2014)
Carol Horen, from Colorado I recently took my second level Christian Science nurse’s training at Fern Lodge with Sharon Strong. I liked the level of flexibility. I had taken one part of it earlier on Skype, and almost a year later, I drove to California and took the whole class. Sharon is very knowledgeable, and I learned a lot. She … Read More
Monterey CA Visiting Christian Science Nursing Service
Fern Lodge recently began working with Sally Stock, a Journal-listed Christian Science nurse, and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Monterey, to provide Christian Science nursing services for the greater Monterey area, including Santa Cruz, Aptos, Watsonville, Salinas, Monterey, Carmel and the surrounding area. We are grateful for the financial support that allows this service to be given free of charge. … Read More
“Reversing the Testimony of Personal Sense” by Elizabeth Schwartz, CS
by Elizabeth Schwartz, CS Each month Fern Lodge asks a Christian Science practitioner to work for the harmony and healing efficacy of the Christian Science nursing services we provide. During the month, these practitioners are invited to give inspirational talks to the Fern Lodge staff. The following is the edited talk given by Elizabeth Schwartz, C.S. You may remember hearing … Read More
Letter from a Patient
April 2014 Dear Friends: I want you to know how grateful I am for the time I spent at Fern Lodge. Everyone I met, all of you,—nurses, cooks, gardeners, office staff, those who provided opportunity to attend activities—all showed such love and devotion for what they had learned through their understanding of Christian Science. This love and devotion was poured … Read More
Letter from the Administrator (April 2014)
Dear Friends, In March I heard the discussion of and vote on HR 1814, a bill that would allow individuals to decline without penalty, mandatory purchase of health insurance that does not cover reliance on prayer and spiritual treatment or nursing. As I write this, the bill still will have to pass in the Senate and be signed by the … Read More
Fern Lodge Art Exhibit
Inspired by Nancy Mooslin’s donation of her paintings, we are decorating the halls with artwork by Christian Scientists from all over the country. Some pieces have been donated to Fern Lodge, and others are on loan from private collections or from the artist. We have put up descriptions of the artists and their works next to the paintings. Come take … Read More
Message from Administrator (Dec 2013)
Dear Friends, The San Francisco Bay Area doesn’t often see snow, but on those rare mornings that come every few years, the hills near Fern Lodge are blanketed and frosted with the crystalline beauty familiar to our friends in cooler climates. The photos on this page were taken on such a morning. The stillness, grace, and beauty of the morning … Read More
Director of Christian Science Nursing Talk (2013)
Rozanne Zwick I’m grateful for the dedicated Fern Lodge staff. They reflect the divine qualities of cheerfulness, faithfulness, persistence, spiritual intuition, and conviction in the Truth! I’d also like to thank the volunteers who support Fern Lodge by reading at our testimony meetings and Sunday services, and serving at Rainbow’s End, the thrift shop whose income benefits Fern Lodge. And … Read More
Christian Science Nursing Education (2013)
Sharon Strong Fern Lodge offers comprehensive instruction and supervised practice in the ethics, skills and comforting arts that help individuals to represent themselves as Christian Science nurses. Our program is fully accredited and reaches out to Christian Scientists around the world; it currently includes individuals from Brazil, Peru, Kenya, as well as a young mother who just moved to Castro … Read More