A Reader in a Christian Science church is a member of the congregation who has been elected to serve in one of two positions responsible for church services. Each week's sermon in Christian Science churches is outlined in the Christian Science Quarterly , prepared months in advance, and is the same in all Christian Science churches, worldwide. As a lay church, the congregation elects readers from the congregation and they serve as readers for a set period of time. The sermons consist of passages from the Bible (usually the King James Version ) and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy , and are studied as lessons during the week and read aloud to the congregation on the Sunday following. The readers are referred to as the First Reader and Second Reader , according to the order in which they initially speak during the Sunday services. First Readers also conduct the Wednesday evening testimony meetings.
28-534: [REDACTED] Look up Reader , Readers , reader , or readers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A reader is a person who reads . It may also refer to: Computing and technology [ edit ] Adobe Reader (now Adobe Acrobat), a PDF reader Bible Reader for Palm , a discontinued PDA application A card reader , for extracting data from various forms of card-shaped media An e-reader ,
56-610: A Christian Science church Reader (Anglican Church) Reader (academic rank) , in British education the position between senior (or principal) lecturer and professor Reader (Inns of Court) , a senior barrister of the Inns of Court in London elected to deliver lectures on a particular legal topic Reader, a practitioner of cartomancy , fortune-telling using a deck of cards Places [ edit ] Reader, Arkansas Reader Railroad ,
84-404: A PDF reader Bible Reader for Palm , a discontinued PDA application A card reader , for extracting data from various forms of card-shaped media An e-reader , a device or software for viewing e-books Amazon Kindle Microsoft Reader Sony Reader Foxit Reader , a multilingual PDF tool Google Reader , a discontinued web app for handling RSS/Atom feeds K-NFB Reader ,
112-825: A dereliction of "official duties". All members are charged with this oversight, but particular emphasis is placed on First Readers. All Readers in branches of The Mother Church are required by the Manual to be Mother Church members. Mother Church membership is not otherwise required of branch church members, however most are. Because Readers in Christian Science churches are not clergy, they are not authorized to officiate over weddings. Church members ask another denomination's clergyman to perform this need. The Christian Science faith has no specific requirement to have funeral services or about how such services might be conducted, therefore Readers have no specific funeral duties. However, if
140-515: A device or software for viewing e-books Amazon Kindle Microsoft Reader Sony Reader Foxit Reader , a multilingual PDF tool Google Reader , a discontinued web app for handling RSS/Atom feeds K-NFB Reader , a handheld electronic reading device for the blind Lisp reader , the parser function in the Lisp programming language Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Newsreader (Usenet) , for reading newsgroup posts Nintendo e-Reader ,
168-485: A device to read paper card media for the Game Boy Advance Reader, an off-line content viewing feature of Apple's Safari web browser Screen reader , a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what is being displayed on the screen Education and literature [ edit ] Basal reader , a book used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren McGuffey Readers ,
196-400: A first reader Reader (liturgy) , a person charged with reading scripture in church Reader (Christian Science Church) (also First Reader or Second Reader), a person who conducts services in a Christian Science church Reader (Anglican Church) Reader (academic rank) , in British education the position between senior (or principal) lecturer and professor Reader (Inns of Court) ,
224-459: A handheld electronic reading device for the blind Lisp reader , the parser function in the Lisp programming language Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Newsreader (Usenet) , for reading newsgroup posts Nintendo e-Reader , a device to read paper card media for the Game Boy Advance Reader, an off-line content viewing feature of Apple's Safari web browser Screen reader , a software application that attempts to identify and interpret what
252-415: A literary theory, primarily German and American The Reader , a 1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink Newspapers and magazines [ edit ] Chicago Reader , a newsweekly Duzhe , (translated Reader(s) ), a Chinese magazine High Plains Reader , an independent weekly tabloid Los Angeles Reader , a defunct weekly paper The Reader (magazine) , a literary quarterly published by
280-597: A newsweekly Duzhe , (translated Reader(s) ), a Chinese magazine High Plains Reader , an independent weekly tabloid Los Angeles Reader , a defunct weekly paper The Reader (magazine) , a literary quarterly published by the University of Liverpool San Diego Reader , a weekly newspaper in San Diego, California Utne Reader , a periodical Weekly Reader (formerly My Weekly Reader ), an educational magazine for children The Reader (newspaper) ,
308-407: A senior barrister of the Inns of Court in London elected to deliver lectures on a particular legal topic Reader, a practitioner of cartomancy , fortune-telling using a deck of cards Places [ edit ] Reader, Arkansas Reader Railroad , a tourist railroad Reader, Illinois Reader, West Virginia Other uses [ edit ] The Reader (2008 film) , based on
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#1732838186922336-447: A tourist railroad Reader, Illinois Reader, West Virginia Other uses [ edit ] The Reader (2008 film) , based on the novel Plate reader (or microplate reader), a laboratory instrument "Readers", a slang term for reading glasses Readers, a deck of marked cards See also [ edit ] Reader (surname) Reeder (disambiguation) The Reader (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
364-453: A weekly in Omaha, Nebraska Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature , a reference guide to articles in magazines and journals Occupations [ edit ] A publisher's reader , also called a first reader Reader (liturgy) , a person charged with reading scripture in church Reader (Christian Science Church) (also First Reader or Second Reader), a person who conducts services in
392-436: A well-known early series of such books Anthology , a book of selections of writing, usually by many authors Uncle John's Bathroom Reader , a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics Reader-response criticism , a literary theory, primarily German and American The Reader , a 1995 novel by Bernhard Schlink Newspapers and magazines [ edit ] Chicago Reader ,
420-457: Is being displayed on the screen Education and literature [ edit ] Basal reader , a book used to teach reading and associated skills to schoolchildren McGuffey Readers , a well-known early series of such books Anthology , a book of selections of writing, usually by many authors Uncle John's Bathroom Reader , a series of books containing trivia and short essays on miscellaneous topics Reader-response criticism ,
448-428: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Reader [REDACTED] Look up Reader , Readers , reader , or readers in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A reader is a person who reads . It may also refer to: Computing and technology [ edit ] Adobe Reader (now Adobe Acrobat),
476-428: Is no discussion prior to elections. Voting relies on each member's individual sense of who is most spiritually advanced. As a rule, an individual is only elected Reader once in life, but becomes a substitute for other Readers, as needed. Traditionally, former First Readers substitute only for other First Readers and Second Readers for other Second Readers. When a former Reader relocates and changes branch church membership,
504-508: The Manual prohibits Readers from reading from anything but the actual books, however, in the February 2012 Christian Science Journal , the Board of Directors, the administrative body for the organization, worldwide, implied that this practice was mere "tradition" and "human regulation" and churches did not have to be adhere to the by-law. As a result, some Readers now read from a monthly version of
532-475: The Quarterly , in which the lesson-sermon is printed in its entirety, rather than outlined. Mother Church Readers are selected by the five-member Board of Directors; branch churches elect their own readers from the entire membership. Mother Church Readers serve for three-year terms; branch church Readers' terms of office depend on the by-laws adopted by that branch church. There are no campaigns for Reader and there
560-681: The Bible and leads the congregation in audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer . No personal comment about the lesson-sermon is offered, but an "Explanatory Note" printed in Quarterly is read before the lesson-sermon is begun. In addition, the First Reader conducts weekly Wednesday evening meetings, selecting and reading passages from both books on a topic as he or she is inspired. First Readers are to select their own passages, not using previous lesson-sermons or others' readings. The Second Reader has no role in
588-564: The Sunday service. The Manual gives the First Reader more responsibilities than Second Reader. He or she selects the hymns; chooses and reads the "Scriptural Selection", a brief prelude to the sermon, and the benediction, also from the Bible; makes announcements; and reads aloud the Sermon's citations from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures , by Mary Baker Eddy. The Second Reader reads from
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#1732838186922616-456: The University of Liverpool San Diego Reader , a weekly newspaper in San Diego, California Utne Reader , a periodical Weekly Reader (formerly My Weekly Reader ), an educational magazine for children The Reader (newspaper) , a weekly in Omaha, Nebraska Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature , a reference guide to articles in magazines and journals Occupations [ edit ] A publisher's reader , also called
644-447: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reader&oldid=1253573786 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Reader (Christian Science Church) The Christian Science church
672-455: The meeting, but attends the meeting as any other member or visitor. Readers are required by the Manual to "devote a suitable portion of their time to preparation for the reading of the Sunday lesson" and they are required to "keep themselves unspotted from the world,— uncontaminated with evil, — that the mental atmosphere they exhale shall promote health and holiness, even that spiritual animus so universally needed." Article III, Section 4 of
700-485: The new branch is informed of his or her past service, thus adding to the supply of available substitutes. Readers are not treated as clergy; they are ordinary members and are treated as such. However, First Readers, as stipulated in the Manual , are responsible for discipline and for maintaining the tenets, rules and by-laws of their respective branch churches and all First Readers, present and former, are especially charged with oversight of Mother Church officers in case of
728-475: The novel Plate reader (or microplate reader), a laboratory instrument "Readers", a slang term for reading glasses Readers, a deck of marked cards See also [ edit ] Reader (surname) Reeder (disambiguation) The Reader (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Reader . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
756-448: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Reader . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reader&oldid=1253573786 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
784-465: Was established as a lay church by founder Mary Baker Eddy . The principal responsibilities of Readers in Christian Science churches are established in the Manual of The Mother Church , written by Eddy. The Mother Church and its "branch churches" around the world each have two Readers, who are referred to simply as First Reader and Second Reader, according to the order in which they initially speak during
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