News and Events

Join us for “National Day of Prayer” on May 1

You’re invited to come pray with us! The Reading Room will be participating in the National Day of Prayer on May 1, 2025, from 11:00 am to 6:00pm, and you’re invited to join us in prayer for the betterment of our community, country and the world.

First, this day has deep roots in the history of the United States that you may find interesting. Here’s a quick overview: 

  • The first National Day of Prayer was held in 1775 when the Continental Congress proclaimed “a day of public humiliation, fasting, and prayer” to be created. 
  • In 1863, during the Civil War, Lincoln signed a congressional resolution that made April 30 a day of fasting and prayer.
  • In 1952, the National Day of Prayer was co-founded by Congress and signed into law by President Truman.
  • In 1988, the law was amended and signed by President Reagan. The first Thursday of May was designated as the National Day of Prayer. Each year since, the President of the United States has declared the first Thursday of May as the National Day of Prayer.

Here’s a look at what we have planned in our Reading Room that day:

The Reading Room will have extended hours from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All are welcome to join us in observing National Prayer Day – we hope you bring your family and join in. We will be open for a place for members and friends, as well as the general public, to come in and devote time to praying or deepening their understanding of prayer. As Christian Scientists, we value prayer to God because it brings answers, and we want to share how much this means to us. 

Twice during the day, at noon and again at 5:00 p.m., anyone in the Reading Room will be invited to participate in about 90 seconds of silent prayer, followed by reciting / praying the Lord’s Prayer aloud together. Our hope is that all visitors, even those of another faith, will feel embraced and included. Silent prayer allows everyone to participate in communing with God without feeling there is a prescribed method of prayer we are trying to promote. Following silent prayer, we will share a prayer integral to Christian Science – the Lord’s Prayer. It is a beautiful prayer that many know and respect. Everyone will be invited to recite it with us, or if they prefer, they can just listen. 

Afterwards, our guests may enjoy some refreshments. Some may want to continue praying, or some may want to look around or ask questions. Everyone is welcome to stay as long as they want. We hope people from the community will notice our banner in front of the church and feel encouraged to join us.

As a follow-up, everyone visiting the Reading Room will also be invited to our Wednesday Evening Testimony Meeting on May 7th, following the National Day of Prayer, to share their inspirations from the National Day of Prayer, how they found comfort in this activity, or listen to others who may testify about how their experiences were answered by praying.

Many Blessings to All…

“When the heart speaks, however simple the words, its language is always acceptable to those who have hearts.”

(Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, Mary Baker Eddy, p. 262:10)

Address: 10180 North Hayden Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85258

 

Tenets of The Mother Church, THE First Church of Christ, Scientist

  1. As adherents of Truth, we take the inspired Word of the Bible as our sufficient guide to eternal Life.
  2. We acknowledge and adore one supreme and infinite God. We acknowledge His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God’s image and likeness.
  3. We acknowledge God’s forgiveness of sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts.
  4. We acknowledge Jesus’ atonement as the evidence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man’s unity with God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death.
  5. We acknowledge that the crucifixion of Jesus and his resurrection served to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter.
  6. And we solemnly promise to watch and pray for that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.
Church Phone:  480-998-0769
Reading Room phone 480-860-1065
Email:  Info@ChristianScienceScottsdale.com
Address:  10180 N Hayden Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85258