Ernest Holmes, 1927, from the Declaration of Principles
Our teaching is the Science of Mind®, which Centers for Spiritual Living describes as “a New Thought philosophy that brings religion and science together”.
Its founder, Ernest Holmes, foresaw the day when “science and religion shall walk hand in hand through the visible to the invisible.”
Ernest Holmes, The Science of Mind, 1938
Spiritual Mind Treatment is how we pray: not asking or pleading, but saying what is true of God and our lives, giving thanks, and letting it go. Our practitioners, licensed by Centers for Spiritual Living, will pray this way with you.
This is the sky above Ascutney on an October night, looking north. The North Star, Polaris, sits in the middle and barely moves.
Choose an hour and watch the Big Dipper circle around it. The two stars at the end of its bowl, Dubhe and Merak, always point back to the North Star; the gold dotted arc shows how far the Dipper travels between 7 PM and 4 AM.
Turn the October sky
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What stays when everything turns.
Ascutney’s leaves are turning; for many of us, so is life. Rev. Martha Ellery on the steady center under every change, and praying from there.
By our Senior Minister. 28 minutes.
Sunday Service is livestreamed every week at 10:30 AM.
This fall at 140 Summer Street
Sky evening on the back lawn
Fridays, Oct. 9 and Nov. 6, 7:30 PM
Twenty minutes of guided meditation under the open sky, then a small telescope. Bring a chair or blanket. Free; no experience needed.
Near the new Moon the sky is darkest.
Foundations of the Science of Mind and Spirit
Thursdays at 7:00 PM, 8 weeks from Oct. 8
The class to start with: what we teach, how we pray, how to practice at home. Taught by Rev. Martha Ellery.
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Every week
Sunday ServiceSundays at 10:30 AM. In person and livestreamed.
Children’s programSundays during the service, ages 4 to 11.
Morning meditationWednesdays at 7:30 AM. In the main room, about half an hour.
Two ways to ask: meet with one of our practitioners, or send a request to the World Ministry of Prayer.
Our practitioners are members here, licensed by Centers for Spiritual Living to pray with people. Meet by appointment, in person or by phone. Fees vary; please ask.
Prayer is a practice, not a promise of a result. As Centers for Spiritual Living puts it, “we believe in both prayer and modern medicine.”
Centers for Spiritual Living
The World Ministry of Prayer
We will pray with you. Ask by phone, by email or on the website.
