http://youtu.be/nvfQhAj3m1w Listen to the audio from the Fern Lodge Annual Meeting for 2012, which took place in September at the First Church of Christ Scientist, Hayward. 0:00 Tom Port, Fern Lodge Board 9:00 Rozanne Zwick, Director of Christian Science Nursing 21:20 George Strong, Administrator 27:10 Video Presentation (video included) 38:30 Sharon Strong, Director of Christian Science Nursing Education 51:50 … Read More
Letter from the Administrator (September 2012)
Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How … Read More
Letter from Robert Staedel Jr.
“I’d like to thank the people at Fern Lodge, and Robin Barben, Activities Director, for the sincere caring they have shown me through their prison outreach. The many letters and cards filled with spiritually productive ideas have been like many points of light. I invited a Christian Science chaplain to lead a group of prisoners in weekly sessions and the … Read More
Three Summer Interns
Noelia Ley Working as an intern at Fern Lodge was a great experience. In the mornings I served as the Fern Lodge receptionist. Then I helped in Patient Activities, helping the patients with small services. I enjoyed working on the weekly Bible study with the patients, taking patients for walks, participating in Hymn sings, and much more. Working with all … Read More
Fern Lodge & Arden Wood: A Cooperative Adventure
“Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel.” A vital truth of Christ’s gospel is the ever-present fact that God cares for man, and Christian Science nursing is an essential element of that care. On a warm, sunny afternoon on the Fern Lodge patio, Fern Lodge and Arden Wood, a Christian Science nursing organization in San Francisco, joined … Read More
Living the Oil
A talk given at Fern Lodge by Linda Graser, CS on February 28, 2012 What moves a healing forward? What loosens the log-jam in relationships? What unclasps the seeming hold on progress? In its spiritual significance, oil! Are we using the oil? Are we living the oil? Do we know what the oil is? Over the past four thousand years, … Read More
Christian Science Nursing in Peru
George Strong, Administrator In January Sharon Strong, Director of Christian Science Nursing Education, and I traveled to Peru to meet with Christian Scientists who are interested in Christian Science nursing. Our time there was encouraging and fruitful. We spoke at two evening meetings, lasting three-hours each, in First Church of Christ, Scientist, Lima. Discussions touched on a broad variety of … Read More
Accreditation News
In April, 25 Christian Science nursing organizations from four countries met in St. Louis for a four-day meeting to adopt standards and a governing structure for a unified accrediting organization. Discussions were lively and friendly, and after two and a half days, the proposed standards and governance plans were unanimously approved. Pictured at the left is the happy Organization Committee, … Read More
Activities at Fern Lodge
A Perspective from Activities Director Robin Barben “The natural fruits of Christian Science are harmony, brotherly love, spiritual growth and activity” (Miscellany 213:1-3). Joy in movement class, baking cookies, Bible study, or going on an outing, in these activities patients express their freedom in Christ, and we strive to see this freedom more clearly each day. It is wonderful to … Read More
Entrance and Reception
Welcome to Fern Lodge! The new entrance and reception area are finished, and with just a little more landscaping, we’ll be ready for summer. We hope you will come visit us. Our two Shirleys, Shirley Carroll weekdays and Shirley Sheals weekends, look forward to welcoming you warmly and helping you feel at home while you get to know Fern Lodge … Read More