What an excellent turnout at Broadview's "Christian Scientists Must Have a History!"* workshop on Saturday, April 8. Our Activity Director, Tracy Colerider-Krugh, with the help of Editor Suzanne Smedley from the Christian Science Publishing Society, shared experiences and insights into publishing for the Christian Science Periodicals. The workshop opened by exploring what Mary Baker Eddy, Discoverer and Founder…

Guest post by Linda Black, C.S.  It’s probably safe to say that we would all like to have more harmony in our lives. We seem to be confronted daily with good and bad experiences – both appearing to be equally real to us. This is certainly a contentious, dualistic sense of life, isn’t it? Fortunately,…

Broadview was delighted to have The Principia College Women’s Tennis team volunteer with us during their annual spring break trip to Los Angeles. Our volunteers spent the morning doing a variety of activities. A couple volunteers read The Bible Lesson to Broadview patients, followed by a heartfelt hymn sing in which all participated. The team…

A new nationwide benevolence fund is available to assist in paying for Christian Science nursing care. If you need financial assistance for Christian Science nursing care, you can apply to the National Fund for Christian Science Nursing (NFCSN) for a grant.  The fund opened April 2017. You can read more at nfcsn.org. NFCSN grants can…

Below is a compilation of some of the ideas shared by Bonnie Castroman from The Mother Church and staff member Melanie Pilonieta at Broadview’s recent workshop, Discover Christian Science Nursing. Other presenters included Christian Science nurses Laura Armstrong, Jacquelyn Murdaugh, and Melanie Peterson. Being a Christian Science nurse is not much different than being a…

Hello all! It’s been a pleasure working as part of the Broadview family these last two weeks, and I’m very much looking forward to the many months to come! Before becoming a member of the Development Office, I enjoyed working at a local food market in Ashland, Oregon (mostly because of the endless food samples…

Guest post by Kathy Sublette, C.S.  Sometimes when we’re praying for a healing, we can’t seem to make progress. It feels as if we’re just stuck forever on a plateau of struggle and frustration, but all the while, we are praying very diligently.  Many times in this situation, it’s the exercise of moral courage that…

An art appreciation event was held at Broadview with our guests in attendance on January 28th. It was inspired by the two paintings by Vicci Sperry that hang in the main hallway and were donated by Asher House Los Angeles, an organization offering housing for Christian Science college students and recent graduates who are new…

On November 25, 2013, our Activities and Volunteer Coordinator, Tracy Colerider-Krugh, introduced the idea of a “Practice Club” at Broadview for our guests to pray specifically for the world, our local communities & the facility. The group meets in our Practice Room, usually every other Tuesday after lunch, and often reads an article from The Christian Science Monitor.…

Every month, our Activities Director Tracy Colerider-Krugh posts a "Thought of the Month" throughout the facility for us to cherish. Throughout 2016, Tracy provided our Broadview staff a retrospective of the different Thoughts of the Month that she had posted throughout her time at Broadview. At the end of the year, the administrative staff voted on…