2020 was a year full of activity! Due to restrictions on travel, much was accomplished using electronic means such as Zoom for conducting classes. This enabled us to fulfil Mrs. Eddy’s recommendation that “… students stay within their own fields of labor, to work for the race; they are lights that cannot be hid, and need only to shine from … Read More
Message From Fern Lodge Board Member (March, 2021)
Persistence in prayer! What a useful idea for us all as we continue to navigate these unusual times. We have continued our day-to-day operations of loving in a practical manner all those who come to us, and we are glad to be doing this obediently, safely, and creatively, for patients and staff. We are most grateful for the Christian Science … Read More
Fern Lodge 2020 Annual Meeting Replay
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Annual Meeting 2020 Invite
We hope you will join us for the Fern Lodge Annual Meeting 2020 Time: Sunday afternoon, September 13 at 2:30 PM Pacific Time “Persistence in Prayer” by Vanessa Campbell The meeting will be held online, so you will be able to attend wherever you are. To join, click the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85433920788 Or call on the Telephone: US: +1 669 900 6833 When … Read More
Report on Redwood Community for Christian Scientists
Since Redwood Community became a nonprofit in 1997, it has been an important place in the Christian Science community in Santa Rosa, CA. It was formed through the prayer and demonstration of local church members to address their needs. It was a demonstration in the spirit of the Biblical verse: “…be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of … Read More
New Technology Supports Our Healing Mission
“I held my little ‘pancake’ on my chest, which was reading to me Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures. When I woke up the next day, I was healed. After being bed-ridden for more than two weeks, I stood up on my feet and walked out to attend the Easter church service at Fern Lodge. I can’t tell … Read More
“happy are ye if ye do them”
In the gospel of John, there is a precious account of Jesus washing his disciples’ feet. The story concludes, “…after he had washed their feet…he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your … Read More
Getting to Know our Volunteers
by Robin Barben Marsha Lutz is a volunteer at Fern Lodge and she says her main goal is to make people happy, to give comfort, and to make someone’s day a little better. So what drives a woman who, among many, many accolades, was a three time All-American Champion in diving, was the first female inducted in the U.C. Davis … Read More
Christian Science Nurses Training (Nov 2019)
by Sharon Strong We have been overflowing with joyous activity in classes! From February to June 2018, we taught a Level 1 class with ten Christian Science staff at Twelveacres. The administrator and an office member also attended all the classes, making it an even dozen! Metaphysical foundation-building, word research, ethics, and practicing skills together formed the basis of each … Read More
2019 Internship
by Zachary Vandermude My summer was much different than I expected. This internship has exposed me to many different tasks, so a word of advice for someone looking for an internship at Fern Lodge—stay open-minded. Fern Lodge has many opportunities. When I arrived in California, I was thrown into a new environment. The West Coast is a completely different culture … Read More