JESUS’ BIRTH IN A TROUBLED WORLD:
FINDING SAFETY IN LOVE
AN IN PERSON CHRISTMAS TALK BY
DR. Shirley Paulson, CS
Can the transforming light that Jesus brought into the world bring healing to today’s darkest times? Yes, the light of the living Christ still offers hope, love, and healing to a world that longs for peace. Join us for a Christmas talk, titled “Jesus’ Birth In A Troubled World: Finding Safety In Love” by Dr. Shirley Paulson CS and explore how the enduring gift Jesus taught then can bring transformation to us and our world now.We may be wondering, after all we’ve been through, how we can possibly be united?
Plan to be with us for a joyful Christmas evening starting at 7:15 pm with Christmas carols, followed by an inspiring Christmas talk by Shirley Paulson at 7:30 pm on December 23rd at Three West Club, 3 West 51st Street @ 5th Avenue in the Grand Salon Room on the 3rd Floor. Afterwards stay and visit with friends and family, then walk around the block to see the Angels and Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, smelling the roasting chestnuts along the way.
You can also join us here online at thirdchurchnyc.com.
We will provide live simultaneous Spanish translation.
You can watch online at ThirdChurchNYC.com or listen in English via conference phone call: +1 646 558 8656, Meeting ID: 771 037 297. See our website for more details.
You are always welcome at our Sunday services and Sunday School: in English at 11:00 am and Spanish at 1:00 pm, and Wednesday meetings in Spanish at 5:30 pm and in English at 7:30 pm.
Please visit ThirdChurchNYC.com to learn more about our church and visit christianscience.com for more information about Christian Science.
Feel free to contact us at 212-838-1870. We hope you will join us!
Christmas Eve Program:
7:15 pm EST:
Festive organ music by Todd Peters
Songs of the season by Jenny Lynn Stewart.
Introduction – Jackie Draper
7:30 pm EST:
“Jesus’ Birth In A Troubled World: Finding Safety in Love” – Dr. Shirley Paulson, CS
In English and Spanish
We will provide a live simultaneous Spanish translation for Spanish speakers.
Video Replay
This Christmas Eve event will be available to view, share and enjoy immediately after the program.
ABOUT DR. SHIRLEY PAULSON, CS
Dr. Shirley Paulson is a Bible scholar, researcher, author, Christian Science practitioner, and principal producer of “Early Christian Texts: The Bible and Beyond,” a website that offers teachings and adult learning courses on the work of early Christian scholars. She has been involved with Christian Science for most of her life and has published over 90 articles, testimonies, and recordings in the Christian Science Periodicals, served on the Board of Lectureship, and as head of ecumenical affairs for The Mother Church. Her exploration and research into the Bible and early Christian texts began with her Master of Theological Studies work and later a PhD in Religion and Theology. Her academic work focuses on early Christian writings, especially those relating to healing practices and theology. Her 2022 book, Illuminating the Secret Revelation of John: Catching the Light, explains why this classic ancient text is important for modern Bible readers who want to understand Jesus’s teachings in a new way.
MUSIC PROGRAM
About Jenny Lynn Stewart
Jenny Lynn Stewart has been Third Church’s soloist for more than 10 years. Jenny grew up in Detroit Michigan. She earned a Bachelor of Music degree in voice performance from The University of Michigan. Jenny made her Carnegie Hall debut as the soprano soloist in Dvorak’s Requiem. She has toured the United States and the world in such Rodgers and Hammerstein classics as Carousel (Nettie Fowler) and The Sound of Music (The Mother Abbess) with fellow artists including Marie Osmond, John Davidson, and Patrick Cassidy.
About Todd Peters
Todd is happy to serve Third Church as its organist.
He has two advanced degrees, one from Indiana University
and the other from Southern Methodist University. Mr. Peters has
been an theatre director, coach, teacher, and organist
starting as a teenager in his hometown church in the Midwest.
About the Music
A Morning Star Will Rise
words and music by Joseph M. Martin (BMI).
© 2018 Hal Leonard – Milwin Music Corp.
This arrangement copyright
© 2024 Hal Leonard – Milwin Music Corp.
O Little Town of Bethlehem
words by Phillip Brooks (1835-1893),
music by Jantz A. Black.
© 2017 SoundForth,
a division of Lorenz Corporation.
Angels We Have Heard on High, Gloria!
words: Traditional French Carol. Tune: GLORIA,
Traditional French Melody arranged by Jospeh M. Martin.
© 2023 Hal Leonard – Milwin Music Corp.
A Palace in Bethlehem
words and arrangement by Joseph M. Martin (BMI),
based on tune: Stowey, Traditional English Melody.
© 2023 by Hal Leonard – Milwin Music Corp.
