Christian Science Church

Shamokin, Pennsylvania

Christian Science Thanksgiving Service

Christian Science churches celebrate Thanksgiving day with a special service. This service includes a special Lesson-Sermon as well as time for members of the congregation to express their gratitude for the blessings they have in their lives.

No collection is taken during this service.

Order of Service

1. Hymn
2. Reading the Thanksgiving Proclamation of the President of the United States, or the Governor of the state, or both
3. Reading a Scriptural Selection
4 . Silent Prayer, followed by the audible repetition of the Lord's Prayer with its spiritual interpretation
5. Hymn
6. Reading the Explanatory Note on the first leaf of the Quarterly
7. Announcing the subject of the Lesson-Sermon, and reading the Golden Text
8. Responsive Reading by the First Reader and the congregation
9. Reading the Lesson-Sermon
10. Solo
11. Testimonies by Christian Scientists, appropriate for the occasion
12. Hymn
13. Reading the Scientific Statement of Being, and the correlative Scripture according to I John 3:1-3
14. Pronouncing Benediction

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