Christian Science in Washington State

Upcoming Friday Program - Politics and Elections
2024-10-25 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Christian Science Reading Room, Edmonds, 120-C 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
The topic of the hour! We’ll be listening to two Sentinel Radio programs from a previous presidential election year, 2008, on “Praying about elections and government” and “Beyond partisan politics.” Please join us in the Edmonds Reading Room’s media room Friday, October 25 at 12:30 PM.

Church Services
2024-10-27 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-03 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-10 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-17 09:30 - 11:30, 2024-11-24 09:30 - 11:30
The Christian Science branch churches in Washington all provide regular Sunday Services and Sunday School. Service times may vary across the state, so check our church directory to find the start time of the service you’d like to attend.

Sundays - Marking Our Books
2024-10-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-03 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-24 14:00 - 15:00 | Christian Science Reading Room, Edmonds, 120-C 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
Would you like some company while marking your books for the upcoming week’s Christian Science Quarterly Bible Lesson? Bring your Bible, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy, and markers, and join us in the Christian Science Reading Room in downtown Edmonds each Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM. We provide the chalk at no charge. We might also be able to find free replacement markers for you if you need some.

Jesus's Sermon on the Mount Readings
2024-10-29 19:30 - 20:00, 2024-11-05 19:30 - 20:00, 2024-11-12 19:30 - 20:00, 2024-11-19 19:30 - 20:00
Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount Readings

Join the Edmonds Reading Room on Zoom in reading aloud Matthew 5-7, 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Please bring your Bible and join us to deepen our Christian practice. Read a section or just listen. And feel free to invite your friends!

Zoom Access
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/754464568?pwd=[REDACTED]
(Zoom Meeting ID 754 464 568, Passcode 304)

Note: This event occurs the first three Tuesdays of every month.

Wednesday Testimony Meetings
2024-10-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-13 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-11-20 19:30 - 20:30
At the Wednesday meeting, the service begins with inspiring readings from the Bible and Science and Health. Then, members and visitors voluntarily share gratitude and testimonies of healing they’ve had as a result of using Christian Science.
Wednesday Testimony Meetings are open to everyone! Generally, they are held on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 or 7:30 pm, but each church in Washington state may have a different time. Check our church directory for the specific church you’re looking to attend.

Upcoming Friday Program - Using Concord
2024-11-01 12:30 - 13:30 | Christian Science Reading Room, Edmonds, 120-C 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
This Friday at 12:30 PM in the Christian Science Reading Room in downtown Edmonds, come learn the basics of using Concord, the online concordance to the King James Version of the Bible, the published writings of Mary Baker Eddy, and the Christian Science Hymnals. A later program will dive into preparing lists and readings (date TBD), while this program focuses on performing and managing various kinds of searches, adjusting settings, playing hymns, exploring marginal headings and scriptural quotations, and more.

Upcoming Friday Program - Using Lists on Concord
2024-11-08 12:30 - 13:30 | Christian Science Reading Room, Edmonds, 120-C 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
Come to the Christian Science Reading Room in downtown Edmonds Fri 11/8 at 12:30p to learn how to use Lists in Concord (the online concordance to the King James Version of the Bible, Mary Baker Eddy’s published writings, and Christian Science Hymnals) to organize readings and other fruits of your study!

In-Person lecture: BE SET FREE
2024-11-09 10:00 - 11:00 | Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Avenue, Bainbridge Island, WA, United States
Be Set Free
A FREE Inspirational Talk
by Nicole Virgil
To live a life of liberty, we have to find the nature and substance of liberty, which is spiritual, purposeful, unburdened, and given to all. To do that you have to know where to look, to the source of liberty — God, good itself, all-inclusive.
Circumstances often present what appear to be significant obstacles to living freely, something that everyone wants to do, says Nicole Virgil. Whatever it is that seems to stand between us and the full range of motion that we would like to have in our lives — it’s not so much the presenting impediment that is the problem — it’s not knowing how or where to access our God-given liberty.
Join us for this free Christian Science talk with international speaker and Christian Science healer, Nicole Virgil on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 10 a.m., at the Bainbridge Public Library, 1270 Madison Ave., Bainbridge Island, WA. The talk is free, open to the community, and hosted by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bainbridge Island.
“In this talk,” says Nicole, “we will examine liberty from a Biblical perspective; and see how real people today find their freedom from all kinds of physical, emotional and circumstantial restrictions that seem clearly beyond their control so that they may Be Set Free.”
About Nicole Virgil

Nicole’s father was a freelance church organist, and her parents attended services at many different Christian churches in New England. Her mom had been on a years-long search to find out how to practice Christian healing just as Jesus did, and when she started attending Christian Science church services, she found what she was looking for. As a result, Nicole was raised in Christian Science, and developed a deep desire for an intimate relationship with God.
Nicole studied Christian Science with her mom and music with her dad, and found that each discipline complemented the other. Christian Science healed performance anxiety, while learning music honed the skills she needed for spiritual practice — skills such as intuition, listening, patience and diligence.
Throughout her life, Christian Science and music have always overlapped. After studying opera at music school, she took her one-woman opera review program (That Can’t Be Opera!) on the road, educating audiences about opera by singing Mozart, Puccini and Menotti.
Christian Science guided her through this entrepreneurial endeavor, just as it led her to start soloing in churches as a teenager (which is something she still loves to do!). Nicole eventually married, started a family with her husband, and entered the public practice of Christian Science.
Today Nicole enjoys raising children, gardening, soloing in church, and witnessing the healing effect of Christian Science.
This free talk is sponsored by
First Church of Christ, Scientist,Bainbridge Island, WA.

Upcoming Friday Program - Psalms that Comfort and Heal
2024-11-15 12:30 - 13:30 | Christian Science Reading Room, Edmonds, 120-C 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
A woman traveling alone in a foreign country turned to a Psalm when she grew ill with a fever. She was healed. A man clung to a Psalm as he fell to earth with an unopened parachute. He walked away unhurt. Come feel the comfort and joy of the Psalms Friday, Nov 15, in downtown Edmonds at 12:30 PM. The accounts, and musical interludes of hymns based on Psalms, are recorded.

Annual Meeting of the Christian Science Committee for Institutional work in Washington State
2024-11-16 10:00 - 12:00 | First Church of Christ, Scientist, Tacoma, 902 Division Ave., Tacoma, WA, United States
Please save the date for the Institutional Committee’s Annual Meeting! More program details will be available over the coming months at ChristianScienceWA.org. We also encourage you to visit our website, www.csciwa.org, to learn more about how we share Christian Science with people confined to various types of institutions, and how you can help!
Saturday, November 16 @ 10:00 a.m. – Noon.
At First Church of Christ, Scientist, Tacoma. 902 Division Ave, Tacoma, WA 98403.

In-Person lecture: THE JOY OF BEGINNING WITH GOD
2024-11-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellevue, 2251 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA, United States
The Joy of Beginning with God
A FREE Inspirational Talk
by Mark McCurties
The very first verse of the Bible in the chapter Genesis offers the most wonderful news: “In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.” Part of what this glorious verse tells us is that in reality, everything and everyone begins with God. In other words, God is the only cause and the only creator, and God is causing good and right developments for each one of us.
Mary Baker Eddy, the woman who founded the Christian Science church, knew that this subject of causation, cause and effect, might just be the most important discussion of our time. In fact, she boldly stated that making progress in the world depends on understanding cause and effect in the right way. She wrote: “Spiritual causation is the one question to be considered, for more than all others spiritual causation relates to human progress.” (Science and Health p. 170:22–24)
To that point, perhaps you’ve noticed that the world is talking nonstop about causation right now.
What causes disease? What causes inflation? What causes crime? What causes natural disasters? etc. However, it’s helpful to note that these conversations are taking place from the point of view of physical causation, physical or material causes and effects.
In this lecture, I’m going to take a different approach. I’d like to talk about causation, from a spiritual point of view. In other words, what is God causing? What kind of effects does God’s causative power produce? The Bible promises that God is causing only good. So in this lecture, I will explore how a better understanding of the good that God forever causes, can help us to experience more of that goodness in the form of health, peace, and safety for our world. In the beginning, from the beginning, and without beginning, God is causing good. As loved children of God, we each have a divine right to feel the effect of that divine goodness in our daily lives. I invite you then, to come learn more about the joy of beginning with God!
About Mark McCurties

Ever since he was a little boy, Mark had a deep love for the Bible. When he read about men and women in the Bible overcoming hatred, famine, war, physical disease, and other hardships, their triumphs inspired him. It didn’t matter what the odds were, or what conditions they faced, individuals in the Bible seemed to flourish in adversity based on one common theme: their deep love for God.
Growing up in a Christian Science household, there was another book that Mark loved to read daily: Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures written by Mary Baker Eddy. The very purpose of her book is to help unlock and reveal the deeper divine meaning and inspiration of the Bible. Together the Bible and Science and Health point to the practical healing and saving power of God and its present availability for all mankind. Mark knew that someday he wanted to share that healing message with the world.
As he grew into adulthood, experiences in the field of education as a summer camp director, outdoor educator, athletics coach, and resident counselor all helped to develop his understanding and practice of Christian Science. While working with young people, Mark had multiple opportunities to witness God’s healing power. These examples proved to him that the healing power of the Christ is just as alive and relevant today as for the men and women of the Bible. In 2010, with a desire to focus solely on healing through prayer, Mark entered the full-time public practice of Christian Science.
This free talk is sponsored by
Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellevue, WA.

Upcoming Friday Program - All things music!
2024-11-22 12:30 - 13:30 | Christian Science Reading Room, Edmonds, 120-C 5th Ave S, Edmonds, WA, 98020, United States
The Reading Room in downtown Edmonds will be filled with music Friday Nov 22. We’ll play CDs from our collection. We’ll show you how to listen to samples of tracks sold online and a free continuous loop of hymns. The program officially begins at 12:30 PM, but it’s informal and you can come and hear music from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM!

In-Person lecture: FINDING WHERE GOD IS SEEN AND FELT — WHAT’S CHURCH GOT TO DO WITH IT?
2024-11-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Redmond Senior & Community Center, 8703 160th Ave NE, Redmond, 98052, United States
Finding where God is seen and felt — what’s church got to do with it?
A FREE Inspirational Talk
by Emra Farkas
“A new kind of thinking is needed to recognize that God’s goodness and love are actually here and tangible to all humanity everywhere.”
So says Emra Farkas, practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker. “The idea of ‘church’ can shift from being a physical building, a set time on a particular day, or an assembly of perfect humans (does that even exist??), to that of being what God builds in our lives every moment through us responding to Christ Jesus’ message of God’s all-powerful love.”
Join us for Emra’s talk, “Finding where God is seen and felt — what’s church got to do with it?” on Saturday, Nov. 23, in Redmond, WA. The talk is free, open to the community, and hosted by First Church of Christ, Scientist, at the Redmond Community Center on November 23, 2024 at 11:00AM.
Sharing examples of healing from her own life and professional practice of Christian Science, Emra will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy.
Emra will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy, who came to understand, confirm, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand, “He that believes on me, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible).
About Emra Farkas
The most important influences on Emra’s life were her mother, who taught her to pray when confronted with difficulties, and her Christian Science Sunday School. In her teens, when a teacher asked her to speak to a social studies class about her religion, she found the joy that comes from sharing what she understood and had experienced of Mary Baker Eddy’s discovery. She was asked back each year and was always moved by the way students who were skeptical about the subject became interested after hearing her accounts of spiritual healing–her healings of a severed thumb, tonsilitis, swimmer’s ear, bullying, and other difficulties.
However, during college and graduate school she drifted away from church. Her degrees were in Fine Arts and after school she worked for galleries and museums in New York City. Her interest in finding spiritual answers to life’s challenges was rekindled, and she explored a variety of spiritual disciplines in search of answers. This hands-on study of comparative religion helped her understand the universality of the search for spiritual truth but left her with unanswered questions.
She and her husband moved to Taos, New Mexico, where she enjoyed a career in music performance and started a family. After some years of poor health, a sudden spiritual insight led her back to Christian Science and an instantaneous healing of multiple chronic illnesses. This inspired a deeper study of Eddy’s writings which then led to returning to church, taking Christian Science class instruction (a two-week intensive course of study) and shortly after, becoming a full-time Christian Science practitioner. She says there is nothing more satisfying than seeing divine Truth and Love transform lives and bring healing. She feels deeply blessed to practice and teach Christian Science, contribute to the Christian Science periodicals, serve her branch church, and serve as a member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship.
This free talk is sponsored by
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Redmond, WA.

In-Person lecture: WHY EVERYONE IS NEEDED
2024-11-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Bellingham Public Library, 210 Central Avenue, Bellingham, WA, United States
Why Everyone is Needed
A FREE Inspirational Talk
by James Shepherd
“As we learn more about who we are–as God’s thoughtful, loved creation–our self-worth, purpose, physical health, and relationships are transformed.”
So says James Shepherd, practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker. “I love exploring the nature of God, infinite Love, as the only cause, and our unbreakable connection to God as God’s offspring,” he continues. “This connection gives us our purpose and worth by seeing everyone from a more God-like, or spiritual, point of view. I’ve experienced how this has an impact on my life and on the lives of others.” Finding this new sense of our connection to God helps us bring healing to difficult world problems like political divisions and social inequality. Each one of us is connected to God. No one is left out. James’s lecture discusses what our purpose is, where our worth comes from, and shares examples of how seeing ourselves and others as God sees us gives us a spiritual perspective that heals ourselves and our world.
Join us for James’ talk, “Why Everyone is Needed?” on Saturday, Nov. 23, in Bellingham, WA. The talk is free, open to the community, and hosted by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham at the Bellingham Library at 2:00 PM.
Sharing examples of healing from his own life and professional practice of Christian Science, Shepherd will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy.
Shepherd will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy, who came to understand, confirm, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand, “He that believes on me, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible).
About James Shepherd
God’s love is for everyone, and a Christian Science lecture is a perfect setting to learn about God’s love and the healing that it brings.
James has seen the healing effects of God’s love since he was a youngster, romping through the woods around his home with his three brothers. They had their share of scrapes and bruises which were quickly healed through prayer. On the rare occasions they felt sick, they relied on Christian Science for quick healings.
In high school his family moved to a ranch where they had cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens, and turkeys. He graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, but realized that serving as a Christian Science healer was the best way he could serve others. He left the ranch and took up the full-time work of helping others find healing through prayer. Thirty years later, he still loves this work as much as ever.
Over the years, James has enjoyed being active in many roles in his local Church of Christ, Scientist, and has worked at summer camps for Christian Scientists and their friends. He has also shared the message of Love’s transforming power in prison settings and youth detention centers. When his four children were little, he coached their sports programs. He finds other ways to help his community, such as by volunteering at a neighborhood church to help cook a free breakfast for those in need.
James loves spending time with his family and doing any outdoor activity. But his greatest joy will always be to find, and to help others find, a more tangible sense of God’s love for everyone and how that improves every aspect of our lives.

This free talk is sponsored by
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Bellingham, WA.

In-Person lecture: WHY EVERYONE IS NEEDED
2024-11-24 14:00 - 15:00 | First Church of Christ, Scientist, Mercer Island, 2864 77th Avenue SE, Mercer Island, WA, 98040, United States
Why Everyone is Needed
A FREE Inspirational Talk
by James Shepherd
“As we learn more about who we are–as God’s thoughtful, loved creation–our self-worth, purpose, physical health, and relationships are transformed.”
So says James Shepherd, practitioner of Christian Science healing and international speaker. “I love exploring the nature of God, infinite Love, as the only cause, and our unbreakable connection to God as God’s offspring,” he continues. “This connection gives us our purpose and worth by seeing everyone from a more God-like, or spiritual, point of view. I’ve experienced how this has an impact on my life and on the lives of others.” Finding this new sense of our connection to God helps us bring healing to difficult world problems like political divisions and social inequality. Each one of us is connected to God. No one is left out. James’s lecture discusses what our purpose is, where our worth comes from, and shares examples of how seeing ourselves and others as God sees us gives us a spiritual perspective that heals ourselves and our world.
Join us for James’ talk, “Why Everyone is Needed?” on Sunday Nov. 24, in Mercer Island, WA. The talk is free, open to the community, and hosted by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Mercer Island at the Christian Science Church, 2864 77th Avenue SE
Mercer Island, WA, at 2:00 PM.
Sharing examples of healing from his own life and professional practice of Christian Science, Shepherd will explain why Christian Science is both Christian and scientific, meaning that people can prove its effectiveness for themselves, as fully described in the book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, written by the founder of the Christian Science movement, Mary Baker Eddy.
Shepherd will also touch on the life of Mary Baker Eddy, who came to understand, confirm, and teach what she felt was original Christian healing. Eddy herself said she was especially inspired by Jesus’ demand, “He that believes on me, the works that I do will he do also; and greater works than these will he do, because I go unto my Father” (found in the Gospel of John 14:12 in the Bible).
About James Shepherd
God’s love is for everyone, and a Christian Science lecture is a perfect setting to learn about God’s love and the healing that it brings.
James has seen the healing effects of God’s love since he was a youngster, romping through the woods around his home with his three brothers. They had their share of scrapes and bruises which were quickly healed through prayer. On the rare occasions they felt sick, they relied on Christian Science for quick healings.
In high school his family moved to a ranch where they had cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, chickens, and turkeys. He graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, but realized that serving as a Christian Science healer was the best way he could serve others. He left the ranch and took up the full-time work of helping others find healing through prayer. Thirty years later, he still loves this work as much as ever.
Over the years, James has enjoyed being active in many roles in his local Church of Christ, Scientist, and has worked at summer camps for Christian Scientists and their friends. He has also shared the message of Love’s transforming power in prison settings and youth detention centers. When his four children were little, he coached their sports programs. He finds other ways to help his community, such as by volunteering at a neighborhood church to help cook a free breakfast for those in need.
James loves spending time with his family and doing any outdoor activity. But his greatest joy will always be to find, and to help others find, a more tangible sense of God’s love for everyone and how that improves every aspect of our lives.

This free talk is sponsored by
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Mercer Island, WA.

Virtual Friendsgiving for Adults
2024-11-24 16:00 - 17:30
ll adults are warmly invited to a virtual Friendsgiving gathering with inspiration, food and gratitude.
When: Sunday, November 24th at 5:00 p.m. MT.
Feel free to bring a bowl of your favorite soup, drink or snack to enjoy while we hear inspiration from our Christian Science practitioner Nancy Harrison from Chattanooga, TN. Our metaphysical theme is “The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield,” ( II Samuel 22: 3 to ,)
Nancy will share some inspiration for about 20-30 minutes and then it is our time for sharing with one another of gratitude and/or highlights.
Share your favorite fall recipe with us ahead of time and we will send out a compilation of recipes in our follow-up email to the group!
We look forward to spending time with you! Zoom link will be sent to you closer to the time once you register.
RSVP: Lori Selby at lori@discoverybound.org or
Katie Stewart at kstewart@discoverybound.org
