Order of Service

Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
One Mind, No Confusion

The second half of this meeting is for your testimonies, experiences, or remarks on Christian Science.
You can submit a written testimony here at any time, and it will be read during the meeting.

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Prelude

Hymn 258

Oft to every man and nation
Comes the moment to decide,
In the strife of Truth with falsehood,
For the good or evil side.
A great cause, God’s new Messiah,
Shows to each the bloom or blight,
So can choice be made by all men
Twixt the darkness and the light.

New occasions teach new duties,
Time makes ancient creeds uncouth;
They must upward still and onward
Who would keep abreast of Truth,
And serenely down the future
See the thought of men incline
To the side of perfect justice
And to God’s supreme design.

Though the cause of evil prosper,
Yet ’tis Truth alone is strong;
Though her portion be the scaffold,
And upon the throne be wrong,
Yet that scaffold sways the future,
And behind the dim unknown
Standeth God within the shadow
Keeping watch above His own.

Hymn 258. Words: James Russell Lowell, adapted. Music: Welsh Hymn Melody (TON-Y-BOTEL).

Readings
From the Bible, and correlative passages from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.

Silent Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever.

Hymn 597

Where charity and love abide,
We know that God is there,
And Christ has gathered us as one
To love the living God.

Where charity and love abide,
Christ’s love lives in our hearts,
And we, through works and words sincere,
Love all as he loved us.

Where charity and love abide,
We faithfully keep watch
That strife, confusion, may not hide
Our unity in Christ.

Where charity and love abide,
We find our life through Christ,
And know a joy immense and good,
Forever one with God.

Hymn 597. Words: para. "Ubi Caritas" (9th c. Latin hymn) Kevin McCarter. Music: Lucius Chapin (TWENTY-FOURTH).

Notices

Experiences, Testimonies, and Remarks on Christian Science
To share your testimony, please do one of the following:

  • Pause the live stream and call in to the meeting:
    Dial: (510) 338-9438 Enter Meeting Code 628 284 684#
    Once your call is connected, press *6 to unmute yourself, then begin speaking
    When you’re finished, be sure to press *6 again to put yourself back on mute or hang up and continue listening from here

  • Or - submit a testimony here. We will receive it shortly and the First Reader will read it aloud.

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Hymn 396

Ye messengers of Christ,
His sovereign voice obey;
Arise, and follow where he leads,
And peace attend your way.

The Master whom you serve
Will needful strength bestow;
Depending on his promised aid,
With sacred courage go.

In vain shall evil strive,
And hell in vain oppose;
The cause is God’s and will prevail,
In spite of all His foes.

Hymn 396. Words: Mrs. Vokes, adapted. Music: Charles Lockhart (CARLISLE)

Postlude