First Church of Christ, Scientist, Laguna Niguel

Order of Services

 

(The order of services is from the 89th edition of the Manual of The Mother Church, by Mary Baker Eddy.)

  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. Church notices and announcements.
  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 "Responsive Reading," alternately by the First Reader and the congregation.
  10. Reading the Lesson-Sermon.
  11. Collection.
  12. Hymn.
  13. Reading the Scientific Statement of Being, & the correlative SCRIPTURE from I John 3.
  14. Benediction.

 On the first Sunday of each month Article VIII, Sect. 1, A Rule for Motives and Acts, is read.

 

(The order of services is from the 89th edition of the Manual of The Mother Church, by Mary Baker Eddy.)

  1. Hymn.
  2. Reading from the BIBLE, and correlative passages from SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES.
  3. Silent Prayer, followed by the repetition of the Lord's Prayer by the congregation.
  4. Hymn.
  5. Church notices and announcements.
  6. Experiences, testimonies, and remarks on Christian Science by the congregation.
  7. Closing Hymn.