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Look high enough, and you see the heart of humanity warming and winning. (The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 268:27–29)
First Church of Christ, Scientist 150 N. El Camino Real San Mateo, California, USA 94401 (650) 343-6706 www.cschurchsanmateo.org
Please join us on SUNDAYS at 10:00AM and WEDNESDAYS at 7:30PM for in person services or on zoom. Our services are open to everyone.
We would love to see and welcome you in person, but if you can not come in person, click here for the ZOOM link for Sunday Services. Meeting ID # 777 401 261 and passcode: GodisLove. For Wednesday meetings, please email our clerk at cschurchsanmateo@sbcglobal.net or complete the contact page information and submit.
NOTE:If you have further questions, please provide us the information on our contact page on this website and we will be pleased to answer you!
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Shepherd, Show Me How to Go…..
Our church has a Sunday School program for young people in our community. All children and teenagers are welcome—neither they nor their parents need to be members of this church to attend and benefit from our Sunday School. There, they’ll find teachers to help them grow in their knowledge of the Bible, spiritual values, and understanding how much God loves them. Please come visit!
Live Sunday Service with The Mother Church can be reached at christianscience.com at 7AM Pacific time each Sunday with replay available one hour after live service.
Live Wednesday Meeting with The Mother Church is available at christianscience.com at 11AM Pacific time each Wednesday with replays until Friday morning at 5AM.
READING ROOM ACTIVITY
Bible Study Topic: Join us on August 15th to continue the discussion of EXODUS, PART II!
We will be continuing with Madelon Maupin’s Video Exodus Part II now covering the Commandments. We are now on Session 3 of 5 with each session being an hour long.
Thursday, August 15th, 7PM, 69 East 4th Ave., San Mateoor join by zoom. Passcode: BibleStudy
Our Reading Room is our gift to our community supporting spiritual education as well as making available for purchase the literature from the Christian Science Publishing Society including Mary Baker Eddy’s seminal work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
Current hours are Monday through Saturday from NOON – 4:00PM. Bible Study is in the Reading Room on the 3rd Thursday at 7 PM.
Feel free to make use of our quiet atmosphere for study or browsing our books or listening to an inspiring talk. We look forward to your visit!
Every evening from dusk to 11:00 PM a video runs with a theme for those passing by.
Location: 69 East 4th Ave., San Mateo. All are Welcome!
We warmly invite you to listen or attend a Christian Science lecture. It is a great way to understand Christian Science. If you would like to watch a video of a lecture or hear other audio on various Christian Science topics, please click here.
HYMNSTREAM.COM
Hymnstream.com is a gathering place for anyone seeking inspiration and healing through hymns. Per the Executive Producer, Wendy Remington, she hopes when you listen it sounds like a heartfelt prayer. Most of the hymns on the site come from the Christian Science Hymnal. Feel free to visit the site and enjoy the inspiration our hymns provide.
Donations to our Church:
As we return to in-person services, you have many options for donating:
In Person at our Sunday Service
PayPal, credit card, QR code via our website (see Donation tab)
You can mail checks to: First Church Christ, Scientist, 150 North El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94401
Community Needs:
Food insecurity in San Mateo County is growing. Organizations like Samaritan House, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley and the San Mateo County Human Services Agency have done great work, but the resources are stretched. Samaritan House of San Mateo: is the largest food distribution agency in our county and a role model. They also offer a wide variety of other essential needs to our community. For more information see website: https://samaritanhousesanmateo.org
LifeMoves: LifeMoves is dedicated to helping individuals and families experiencing homelessness to return to stable housing and self-sufficiency. Their mission is to end homelessness by providing interim housing, supportive services, and building collaborative partnerships. One of their many sites is the Navigation Center in Redwood City. https://www.lifemoves.org
Primrose: offers free groceries to any needy family in San Mateo County. Please see more details including volunteers needed & donation info at https://www.callprimrose.org
Second Harvest: provides food to more than 250K in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. For more info, please see website: https://www.shfb.org
Upcoming SUNDAY SERVICES:
Our Church Services are both in church and via zoom. For log in info, please refer to the info at the top of this webpage. Our church founder opened her textbook stating “To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings.” We trust that you will be blessed by these services.
Sunday July 28th
SERMON: Truth
Golden Text: And now the Lord shew kindness and truth unto you. II Samuel 2:6
Sunday August 4th
SERMON: Love
Golden Text: The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. Zephaniah 3:17
Sunday August 11th
SERMON: Spirit
Golden Text: Be thou exalted, Lord, in thine own strength; so will we sing and praise thy power. Psalms 21:13