New Year's Eve 2008

Everyone is welcome to join us at our Carytown Reading Room, 3431 West Cary Street, on New Year's Eve from 8 p.m. to midnight. Light refreshments, board games, and fun are on the agenda. Please come!

Thanksgiving Day Service

Everyone is invited to our Thanksgiving Day service, held at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern) on Thanksgiving Day. Child care is provided for the very young.

2008's Watermelon Festival

Sunday the 10th was so much fun. Church members, both First and Second, joined over 100,000 people in the streets of Carytown to celebrate Watermelon! Our double tents in the middle of the street showcased Science and Health in every language in which it's published, as well as the King James Bible, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Sentinel. Pink balloons printed with the words http://www.spirituality.com/ were a huge hit and a great giveaway for children, and both the Monitor and Sentinels were popular giveaways. We answered questions about Christian Science, about healing, and about where people could get the Monitor on a regular basis. Face painting, a Doggie Rest Stop water bowl, and a free bottle of water with every book purchase, were huge hits. These pictures were taken during the day.

Church

The church is looking especially lovely this spring. The azaleas and daffodils have all bloomed profusely, and everything is bright green and lovely. As pretty as the grounds are, it's church as the structure of Truth and Love that's shining forth. Love really is expressed in loveliness. And as the hymn says, a grateful heart a garden is. Gratitude for church is a constant in Second Church, and everyone is welcome to attend. Our Wednesday evening testimony meetings begin at 7:30, while Sunday services and Sunday School for the children (child care is provided for the little ones) start at 10 a.m. ET.

If you have any questions about Second Church in Richmond, Virginia, feel free to ask them in the comment section of this blog.