Welcome to First Church of Christ, Scientist
Willimantic, Connecticut USA
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About our Church
Our church is a branch of The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston Massachusetts, also known as The Mother Church.
We are located in Eastern Connecticut at 870
Main Street in Willimantic near Eastern Connecticut State University, the University
of Connecticut and Quinnebaug Community College. There is easy on street parking and a public
parking lot within a half block of the church. All are welcome at our Sunday and Wednesday
evening services and are welcome to use the services of our Reading Room.
Sunday Service
Our Sunday service is held at 10:00 AM and lasts one hour. The service includes congregational singing, a vocal solo, organ music, silent and collective prayer, the audible praying of the Lord's Prayer, Scriptural reading, and a collection.
The Lesson-Sermon is outlined in the Christian Science Quarterly, a periodical which may be obtained from a Christian Science Reading Room, or ordered by mail, phone, or through the Internet.
Two Readers elected from our membership conduct the Sunday services. One reads passages from the Bible. The other reads passages from the Christian Science textbook, which explain the Bible passages. This textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures was written by Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science.
In order to move away from personal preaching, Mrs. Eddy ordained these two books to be the pastor of the Church. There is no ordained clergy. Every Sunday, in Christian Science churches throughout the world, the service is based on the Lesson-Sermon for that week.
You may listen to the audio of a Sunday Service from the Mother Church by clicking here.
Wednesday Evening Service
The Wednesday evening service is held at 7:00 PM. During the months of December and January the meeting time is 5:30 PM.
This service (and also the Thanksgiving
Day service) includes hymns, silent prayer, readings from the Bible and Science and Health,
and testimonies from the congregation. The service is sometimes called a Wednesday Testimony
Meeting, because there is a time during which individuals may share their experiences,
testimonies of healing and remarks on Christian Science. There is no collection, and all are
invited to attend.
Sunday School
Our Sunday School meets at 10:00 AM. Young people up to the age of twenty are welcome to attend.
Students concerned about identity, relationships, and peer pressure find answers to these and other questions. They study the Bible, and the Lesson-Sermon. They also study the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, the Lord's Prayer and the Sermon on the Mount. Their study and class discussions give them the tools they need to meet the many challenges faced by young people today.
Child Care
Child care for the very young is provided free of charge, under the care and supervision of
an experienced adult. Infants and children who are too young to attend Sunday School are
lovingly cared for. They may be brought 10 minutes before the start of either the Wednesday or
Sunday services.
Public Reading Room
You are welcome to visit our public Reading Room. A Christian Science Reading Room is a place where people can come to inquire about Christian Science and find practical spiritual inspiration to help with life's challenges. It's also a place to read, borrow or purchase literature on Christian Science. Bibles, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. Periodicals, concordances, and other study reference tools may be found here.
A computer is also available with Concord, a computerized concordance to the King James Version of the Bible and the published writings of Mary Baker Eddy. Visitors may use it to quickly find or print any desired information from the Bible, or the writings of Mary Baker Eddy.
Our Reading Room is located at 870 Main Street. It is open Monday through Saturday from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The phone number is (860) 456-3230. All are welcome to visit.
This resource with online and personal computer access at our Reading Room is an
inspiring and useful Bible study service for youth (and youthful thinkers) from The Christian
Science Publishing Society.
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The Christian Science Sentinel Radio Edition is a weekly radio program broadcast around the world and released monthly on CD and audiocassette. It includes insightful interviews and inspiring discussions on how God's laws apply to current events and individual challenges today. We sponsor a broadcast which you may listen to on WILI (1400 AM) on Sunday mornings at 8:30 AM. You may also listen to a broadcast on your computer. |
Christian Science Publications
Christian Science Publications (which are available in the Reading Room, or by mail)
include the following: (Click on the pictures for more information.)
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Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures This is a book for thinkers. Whatever your occupation, education, race, or religion, you may have many reasons for reading this book. Perhaps you are exploring the power of prayer. Maybe you are seeking health and well-being. Or perhaps you are questioning the deeper purpose of your existence. Regardless of the reason, you will be rewarded with answers that will enrich your life. To begin to think and live from a spiritual standpoint is to change and improve everything -- health, ethics, relationships. |
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The Christian Science Monitor is an international daily newspaper that was founded in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy. The Monitor has earned many top awards including the Pulitzer Prize for national and international reporting. |
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The Christian Science Sentinel, which is issued weekly. It contains weekly articles, editorials, and firsthand accounts of healing which show in practical terms how Christian Science can bring healing to any situation. |
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The Christian Science Journal, which arrives monthly. It contains a directory of the approximately 2,400 Christian Science branch churches in over 60 countries around the world. The Journal also has listings of Reading Rooms; organizations on college campuses, Christian Science practitioners, teachers, and nurses, and Committees on Publication. |
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The Herald of Christian Science is published in 13 languages, giving readers around the world practical examples of the availability and utility of the laws of God. Along with articles and testimonies of healing, each issue includes a directory of Christian Science churches, practitioner, and other listings applicable to each language. The Herald is also produced as a Radio program in five languages with interviews and reports of healings. |
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The Christian Science Quarterly, contain weekly Bible Lessons on subjects such as "Soul and Body," "Reality," "God the Preserver of Man," "Love," and more. The Lessons provide readers with daily inspiration and insight and are also the basis for Sunday services in Churches of Christ, Scientist, worldwide. |
Additional Information and Resources
Spirituality.com - A very informative
web site with information on Spirituality, Wellness, Self / Identity, Relationships, Career /
Workplace, Financial Security, Current Events and much more.
Official Web Site of the
Mother Church The best source for information on Christian Science. Many of the links on
this page point to this web site.
Free lectures on Christian Science - A listing of free lectures on Christian
Science worldwide. You can also click this link to listen to excerpts from recent lectures
on-line, and twice a month on weekends you can hear a 30 minute recorded lecture.
Christian Science in New York
City and Vicinity - This web site provides information on churches, reading rooms,
lectures and events in the tri-state area.
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