Sunday Service |
(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. 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. |
12. Hymn. |
13. Reading the Scientific Statement of Being, and the correlative SCRIPTURE according to I John 3:1-3. |
14. Pronouncing Benediction. |
The services should be preceded and followed by organ or piano music of an appropriate character in all cases where this is possible. |
On the first Sunday of each month Article VIII, Sect. 1, A Rule for Motives and Acts, is to be read. |
Wednesday Testimony Meeting |
(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 audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer, its spiritual interpretation being omitted. |
4. Hymn. |
5. Announcing necessary notices. |
6. Experiences, testimonies, and remarks on Christian Science. |
7. Closing Hymn. |
The services should be preceded and followed by organ or piano music of an appropriate character in all cases where this is possible. |
