Community Engagement
Making loving connections, building bridges, and making inroads into our community; interacting in a positive, healing way; and, understanding better the community's needs are among the goals of the members of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Etobicoke. It is our desire to foster engagement with our community; to express our appreciation for it; to promote respect and value for one another regardless of backgrounds and beliefs; to promote acceptance and understanding. In short, we'd like to foster a community culture of caring for one another.
Some of the ways in which we are endeavoring to fulfill these aspirations are through:
Spiritual care, healing and resources
Public Lectures - see below for details
Working together with our community
We share space in our building with The Castle Childcare Centre, an independently owned and operated organization providing daycare services.
Our goal as a good community member is to follow the two commands of Christ Jesus and live them:
'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. The second is like it, 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others].'
(Amplified Bible Matt 22:37-39)
Lectures on Christian Science
Christian Science lectures are for the public. They are sponsored by branch churches of Christ, Scientist around the world and provide insight, inspiration, and healing ideas on subjects such as prayer and health, employment, financial stability, freedom from fear and how to utilize a higher understanding of God to work through life's challenges. During the pandemic lectures have been provided exclusively online. You can also search these links for access to previous Christian Science lectures on the internet.