First Church of Christ, Scientist, Los Altos, CA

Inside our Sanctuary

Welcome to the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Los Altos! Since 1917 our church has been an active part of the Los Altos community.

Learning, living, loving …. Our focus is to support each other’s spiritual growth to experience healing in the way Jesus taught and demonstrated. Everyone is welcome. Join us for a Sunday or Wednesday service. We look forward to meeting you!

Due to the requirement to “shelter in place,” our Sunday and Wednesday church services will be held exclusively via conference call. Dial (515) 603-3189 and then input code 138709#

Order of service on Sunday:

Hymn
Reading a Scriptural Selection
Silent prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s Prayer with its spiritual interpretation
Hymn
Announcing necessary notices
Solo
Reading of explanatory note
Announcing subject of Lesson-Sermon, and reading Golden Text and Responsive Reading
Reading the Lesson-Sermon
Collection
Hymn
Reading Scientific Statement of Being and correlative Scripture from I John
Announcing the Benediction

Hymns for Sunday, August 2: 139 (brown hymnal); 174 (gray hymnal); 374 (brown hymnal)

Order of service on Wednesday:

Hymn
Reading from the Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures
Silent prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord’s Prayer
Hymn
Announcing necessary notices
Experiences, testimonies, and remarks on Christian Science
Hymn

Hymns for Wednesday, August 5: 17 (brown hymnal); 182 (brown hymnal); (504 gray hymnal)

Title: “We Manifest Truth and Love, and That is Life”

Please contact the Clerk for information about online Sunday School classes.

Beginning July 2, our Reading Room will be open on Thursdays from 10 am – 1 pm for sales only.

Click here for our Reading Room page.

A new feature on our website is a direct link to Sentinel Watch. Just click on that tab in the menu and enjoy wonderful inspiration!

A NEW LOOK FOR OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL

We recently completed new landscaping in front of our Sunday School entrance. Everyone is welcome to enjoy this relaxing space.

Come see our redecorated interior…

This central space is where all students and staff meet for opening and closing exercises. Click here to learn more about our Sunday School and the lessons taught.