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First Church of Christ, Scientist
& Christian Science Reading Room
In-person / Online / phone-in Services
Sunday 10:30a + Wednesday 7p + Thanksgiving Day 10a
(We will be live by 10:20a)
ORDER OF SERVICE*
1. Hymn.
2. Reading a Scriptural Selection.
3. Silent Prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer with its spiritual interpretation.
4. Hymn.
5. Announcing necessary notices.
6. Solo.
7. Reading the Explanatory Note on first leaf of Quarterly.
8. Announcing the subject of the Lesson-Sermon, and reading the Golden Text.**
9. Reading the Scriptural Selection, entitled "Responsive Reading," alternately by the First Reader and the congregation.**
10. Reading the Lesson-Sermon. (After the Second Reader reads the BIBLE references of the first Section of the Lesson, the First Reader makes the following announcement: "As announced in the explanatory note, I shall now read correlative passages from the Christian Science textbook, SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES, by Mary Baker Eddy.")
11. Collection.
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12. Hymn.
13. Reading the Scientific Statement of Being, and the correlative Scripture according to I John 3:1-3.
14. Pronouncing Benediction.
*Click here for Communion Sunday Order of Service
(Second Sunday in January and July)
**Click here for Subject, Golden Text & Responsive Reading
HYMNS
Hymn #602
You know my words before they’re said.
You know my need and I am fed.
You give me life. You know my ways,
My strength, my path, for all my days.
If I should fly beyond the dawn,
The darkness will not overcome.
If I lie down in deepest night,
Still You are there, my Lord, my light.
Our every thought, each word we say,
The whole of time, the present day,
Are held within Your mighty hand,
Too wonderful to comprehend!
O mend my heart and free my voice,
From sin released, I will rejoice.
O search me, Lord, my spirit cries,
And let my song of praise arise!
Hymn #485
God of creation and Lord of my soul,
Be to me ever my One and my All.
Your presence surrounds me by day and by night;
While waking or sleeping, I live in Your light.
You are my wisdom, and You are my wealth,
You are my substance, my joy, and my health,
My Father and Mother, my haven of peace,
My comfort, my healer, my place of release.
You and You only are first in my heart;
Ours is a union that never will part.
And held in Your love, without doubt, without fear,
I know now within me that heaven is here.
Hymn #268
Our God is All-in-all,
His children cannot fear;
See baseless evil fall,
And know that God is here.
Our God is All; in space
No subtle error creeps;
We see Truth’s glowing face,
And Love that never sleeps.
We see creative Mind,
The Principle, the Life;
And Soul and substance find,
But never discord, strife.
O, Perfect and Divine,
We hear Thy loving call,
And seek no earthly shrine
But crown Thee Lord of all.
~~~
Solo
"The Sound of Soft Stillness"
Sung by Josh Henn
Open Mine Eyes CD