NEW NEWS AND EVENTS:
Rev. Andy and Ella Kress write to us from Yachats, Oregon of their new full-blown Wedding business, "Weddings by the Waves." You'll enjoy visiting their website at:http://www.weddingsbythewaves.com. Also, please note their new email address:loversrus@peak.org. From the website information, we learn that while Andy does the wedding ceremonies, Ella provides a full event planning service as part of the package! God Bless Andy and Ella in this new enterprise! Here's a recent picture of Andy and Ella.
Rev. Toni Corrigan, DSMA Treasurer, is stepping down after six wonderful years of service to DSMA as a Board member and officer. Anyone interested in serving in this capacity for the upcoming term beginning in July 2010 should contact either Rev. Will Mercer or Rev. Nina Russell to discuss their interest. Thanks to Toni for all of her good work for DSMA!
DSMA AFFIRMS ITS ROLE AS LICENSING ENTITY
FOR DIVINE SCIENCE MINISTERS WORLDWIDE
If you are an ordained Divine Science Minister, you should become a member of the Divine Science Ministers Association. Membership in DSMA brings with it your certification as an ordained Divine Science Minister as well as your denominational license to represent yourself as a Divine Science minister worldwide. This important credential can be used to establish you in pastoral ministry, chaplaincy or other aspects of spiritual work that may be the focus of your own ministry. We urge you to become a member of DSMA. Press on this link to open a .pdf file so that you can print the Enrollment Form which you can forward to DSMA at the address listed.2010 ANNUAL DSMA MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Our 2010 annual DSMA Membership meeting will be held in conjunction with the 95th INTA World Congress in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida scheduled for July 12 to 16, 2010. ALL Divine Science Ministers are welcome to attend, as well as those aspiring to ministry in Divine Science. Specific room location and time for our meeting will be announced as soon as INTA announces the hotel and preliminary schedule details for the Congress.INTA 95TH CONGRESS
INTA's 95th Congress is scheduled for July 12 - 16 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Hotel and Congress schedule information will be announced soon.2010 DSFI CONFERENCE IN ST LOUIS
The 2010 Divine Science Federation International (DSFI) Conference will be held from July 19 to 22, at the Mercy Conference and Retreat Center in St Louis, Missouri. Details regarding fees and registration can be found on the DSFI website: http://www.divinesciencefederation.org or by contacting the Federation office in Vermont at 800-644-9680.DSMA "HEALING SERVICE" TO BE HELD AT DSFI CONFERENCE IN ST LOUIS
DSMA will hold a special "Healing Service" for both DSMA and DSFI members during the DSFI Conference in St Louis. All are invited to attend. Our service is scheduled for Thursday, July 22nd from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm. Spedific room location at the Mercy Conference and Retreat Center will be announced soon. We trust that this Healing Service will mark the beginning of a new era of cooperation and goodwill between the two organizations.BAZEMORE BOOK RELEASE (Click to view)
REV JOAN McCRARY'S BOOKS AVAILABLE (Click to view)
DSMA MEMBERS WHO ARE PUBLISHED AUTHORS
If you are a published autor and also a member of DSMA, we welcome you to publicize your books on the DSMA website, free of charge. Please mail or email information regarding your literature, including electronic photos of your books, price and availability information and a brief excerpt or promotional review to:
Rev. Dr. C. William Mercer
55 West 116th Street, Suite 265
NY, NY 10026
or
RevWillMercer@gmail.comUPDATED PRAYER LIST FOR 2010
Focused prayer is provided for one of our Divine Science Ministers each week of the year. Please note that the updated Prayer List for the year 2010 is on this website: (http://www. DivineScienceMinisterAssociation.org.) If you would like to participate in DSMA's Prayer Ministry, please contact Rev. Pat Moore by email at patmooreIAM@yahoo.com.MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES AND PHOTOS NEEDED FOR DSMA WEBSITE
PLEASE help us update the current "bio" that appears on the member page of the DSMA website. Some are dramatically outdated. Some are missing altogether. It would be great if we could encourage greater communion and contact with one another by sharing current info! Also, if you don't already have a photo and bio displayed on the website, you can forward them to either Rev. Nina Russell or to Rev. Will Mercer. Great if you have an electronic copy of your photo; but we can produce one for you and return your original to you if you'll just send us what you have. Please help us to bring life to your member listing on the website.
AUSTRALIA'S REV. SYLVIA ERICKSSON REPRESENTS DIVINE
SCIENCE AT PARLIAMENT OF WORLD RELIGIONS! (Click to View)