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🏈Join us for Super Bowl Sunday today!: Community, Food, and “Fresh Spirit!” 🥧

Sunday, February 8th, 2026

In this time of great strife, let’s come together to share our brotherly love. We believe that when we are “clad in the panoply of love,” human hatred cannot reach us. In that spirit of unity and peace, we invite you to join us for a joyful afternoon of sportsmanship and community in the heart of downtown Encinitas.

Screenshot 2026 01 26 At 1.11.25 pmEvent Details

• When: Sunday, February 8, 2026

• Kickoff: 3:30 PM

• Where: Christian Science Reading Room

912 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA

 

The Game Day Menu

We’re celebrating with a “Classic Americana” halftime feast:

• 🌭 BBQ Hot Dogs and baked beans (with all your favorite toppings)

• 🥧 Apple Pie & Ice Cream

• 🍺 Nonalcoholic Beer

• ✨ On Tap: Our signature “Fresh Spirit” — all the joy, none of the hangover!

Come As You Are

Whether you’re a die-hard football fan or just looking for a peaceful, friendly place to watch the halftime show, our doors are open. Wear your team colors, bring your appetite, and join us as we support our favorite teams and each other.

Come enjoy the “Fresh Spirit” of Encinitas!  

Please RSVP in the Reply area below

You are also invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

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🎨 Art in Motion: Skye Walker Mural Time-Lapse

Sunday, February 1st, 2026

Watch “Love grows here”

Watch the transformation of the Christian Science Reading Room in Encinitas as renowned artist Skye Walker brings a massive new mural to life!
This time-lapse captures the energy and spirit Skye poured into our building. More than just a painting, the mural features powerful words that encapsulate our mission and our garden’s outreach to the community: “Let Love Grow” on one side, and “Love Grows Here” on the other.
📅 Join Us for the Grand Reveal!
We are officially unveiling this masterpiece and we want you there to celebrate the growth of love in our community.
• When: Thursday, February 19, 2026
• Time: 5:00 PM
• Where: 912 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA
• What: Mural reveal followed by a community social and BBQ for Skye, his family, and our neighbors.

Please RSVP in the Reply area below

You are also invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

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#SkyeWalker #EncinitasArt #LetLoveGrow #LoveGrowsHere #CommunityGarden #StreetArt #EncinitasLife

🏈Join us for Super Bowl Sunday: Community, Food, and “Fresh Spirit!” 🥧

Saturday, January 31st, 2026

In this time of great strife, let’s come together to share our brotherly love. We believe that when we are “clad in the panoply of love,” human hatred cannot reach us. In that spirit of unity and peace, we invite you to join us for a joyful afternoon of sportsmanship and community in the heart of downtown Encinitas.

Screenshot 2026 01 26 At 1.11.25 pmEvent Details

• When: Sunday, February 8, 2026

• Kickoff: 3:30 PM

• Where: Christian Science Reading Room

912 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA

 

The Game Day Menu

We’re celebrating with a “Classic Americana” halftime feast:

• 🌭 BBQ Hot Dogs and baked beans (with all your favorite toppings)

• 🥧 Apple Pie & Ice Cream

• 🍺 Nonalcoholic Beer

• ✨ On Tap: Our signature “Fresh Spirit” — all the joy, none of the hangover!

Come As You Are

Whether you’re a die-hard football fan or just looking for a peaceful, friendly place to watch the halftime show, our doors are open. Wear your team colors, bring your appetite, and join us as we support our favorite teams and each other.

Come enjoy the “Fresh Spirit” of Encinitas!  

Please RSVP in the Reply area below

You are also invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

If you would like to receive information from our Christian Science Society of Encinitas which includes notices about our events and services, please enter your email address to the right in the subscribe window.  It is free, and you will then be sent an email to confirm your subscription.

 

🏈 Mark your Calendars for Super Bowl Sunday: Community, Food, and “Fresh Spirit!” 🥧

Monday, January 26th, 2026

In this time of great strife, let’s come together to share our brotherly love. We believe that when we are “clad in the panoply of love,” human hatred cannot reach us. In that spirit of unity and peace, we invite you to join us for a joyful afternoon of sportsmanship and community in the heart of downtown Encinitas.

Screenshot 2026 01 26 At 1.11.25 pmEvent Details

• When: Sunday, February 8, 2026

• Kickoff: 3:30 PM

• Where: Christian Science Reading Room

912 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA

 

The Game Day Menu

We’re celebrating with a “Classic Americana” halftime feast:

• 🌭 BBQ Hot Dogs and baked beans (with all your favorite toppings)

• 🥧 Apple Pie & Ice Cream

• 🍺 Nonalcoholic Beer

• ✨ On Tap: Our signature “Fresh Spirit” — all the joy, none of the hangover!

Come As You Are

Whether you’re a die-hard football fan or just looking for a peaceful, friendly place to watch the halftime show, our doors are open. Wear your team colors, bring your appetite, and join us as we support our favorite teams and each other.

Come enjoy the “Fresh Spirit” of Encinitas!  

Please RSVP in the Reply area below

You are also invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

If you would like to receive information from our Christian Science Society of Encinitas which includes notices about our events and services, please enter your email address to the right in the subscribe window.  It is free, and you will then be sent an email to confirm your subscription.

 

Discovery Bound Valentines event & game day Sunday , February 1st 2026

Sunday, January 25th, 2026

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11:15-12:30 Valentines event in front of the

Pacific Beach Christian Science Reading Room

12:30 -2:00 Game time !!

Join the DB San Diego Chapter rain or shine for either or both

A fun Valentines event at the reading room 11:15 -12:30

Next is outdoor game time at the park

( or inside Sunday School if it’s raining )

Please bring a box lunch and drinks , chairs, raincoat , and your

favorite game to enjoy with everyone!!

Metaphysical Theme

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11 KJV

Directions. 1270 Felsper Street 92109

meet us here by 12:15

Please RSVP to McKenzie via email by 1-31-26

titaniumcore@icloud.com

Flyer

You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

If you would like to receive information from our Christian Science Society of Encinitas which includes notices about our events and services, please enter your email address to the right in the subscribe window.  It is free, and you will then be sent an email to confirm your subscription.

MLK Quotes About Love

Monday, January 19th, 2026
  • Screenshot 2026 01 19 At 3.30.55 pm“I think I have discovered the highest good. It is love.”
  • “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.”
  • “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”
  • “In some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation with all their scintillating beauty.”
  • “He who hates does not know God, but he who loves has the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.”
  • “When I talk about love … I am not talking about emotional bosh. I am not talking about some sentimental or even some affectionate emotion. I am talking about something much deeper.”

On the Greek concept of “agape,” the highest of the three forms of love:

  • “It is an overflowing love, which seeks nothing in return. Theologians would say that it is the love of God operating in the human heart. And when one rises to love on this level, he is able to love the person who does the evil deed, while hating the deed that the person does.”
  • We must discover the power of love, the power, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that we will be able to make of this old world a new world. We will be able to make men better. Love is the only way.”
  • “I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind’s problems. And I’m going to talk about it everywhere I go.”
  • “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”
  • “Go out this morning. Love yourself, and that means rational and healthy self-interest. You are commanded to do that. That’s the length of life. Then follow that: Love your neighbor as you love yourself. You are commanded to do that. That’s the breadth of life.”
  • “Yes, it is love that will save our world and our civilization, love even for enemies.”

“I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.”

-Martin Luther King Jr

What if God is simply, LOVE

You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

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CHRISTMAS BY MARY BAKER G. EDDY.

Thursday, December 25th, 2025


From the January 1885 issue of The Christian Science Journal

This article was later republished in Miscellaneous Writings 1883-1896: Mis. 320:3-321:22

This interesting day, crowned with the history of Truth’s idea, its earthly advent and nativity, is especially dear to the heart of Christian Scientists, to whom Christ’s appearing in a fuller sense is so precious, and fraught with divine benedictions for mankind.

The star that looked lovingly down on the manger of our Lord, lends its resplendent light to this hour. The light of Truth to cheer, guide and bless man, as he reaches forth for the infant idea of divine perfection that dawns upon human imperfection, that chides man’s fear, bears his burdens, that beckons him on to Truth and Love, and the sweet immunity they bring from sin, sickness and death.

This polar star, fixed in the heavens of divine science, shall be the sign of his appearing who “Healeth all our diseases,” and it hath traversed night over to where the young child lies, wading through darkness and gloom, on to glory. It meets the antagonism of error, addressing to dull ears, and undisciplined beliefs, words of Truth and Life.

The star of Bethlehem is the star of Boston, high in the zenith of Truth’s domain, that looketh down on the long night of human beliefs to pierce the darkness, and melt into dawn.

The star of Bethlehem is the light of all ages; the light of Love, christening to-day religion, divine science, giving it a new name, and the white stone, a token of purity and permanence.

The wise men follow this guiding star; the watchful shepherd chants its welcome, and saith, at the cradle of a great Truth, “Unto us a child is born,” and his birth is less of a miracle than eighteen centuries ago, and “his name shall be called wonderful, the mighty counsellor, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.”

It fills my heart with joy, that each receding year we see the steady gain of Truth’s idea in Christian Science; that each returning year the balance is adjusted more on the side of God, the supremacy of Spirit, the triumph of Truth over error, of health over sickness, Life over death, and of soul over sense.

“The time cometh, and now is, when they that worship the Father shall worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.” “For the law of the spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from sin and death.” “Fear not, little flock, it is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.”


“Press on, press on! ye sons of light,
Untiring in your holy fight,
Still treading each temptation down,
And battling for a brighter crown.”

You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

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What if God is simply LOVE?

Monday, December 15th, 2025

https://journal.christianscience.com/shared/view/it1f9je1ao?s=copylink

 

Check out this article

 

LOVE, WHAT A WORD

https://journal.christianscience.com/shared/view/it1f9je1ao?s=copylink

  1. Scripture explicitly states this:

    “God is love.” — 1 John 4:8

    This is not metaphorical language about what God does, but a statement of what God is.

  2. Consistency of Divine Action

    If God’s essence is Love, then:

    • God does not alternate between love and harm.

    • Divine action cannot contradict love (fear, punishment, cruelty, abandonment).

    • Anything unlike love cannot originate in God.

  3. Human Identity

    If God is Love and humanity reflects God, then:

    • True identity is grounded in love, not fear or material limitation.

    • Healing and restoration follow from understanding Love as the governing reality.

  4. View of Suffering and Evil

    Suffering cannot be a tool of God if God is Love.

    • It must arise from misunderstanding, ignorance, or false premises—not divine intent.

    • Redemption comes through clearer recognition of Love’s presence and law.

  5. Practical Implication

    Seeing God as Love shifts the basis of thought:

    • From judgment → compassion

    • From fear → trust

    • From material cause → spiritual cause

In short, if God is Love, then Love is not one attribute among many—it is the fundamental reality, and everything genuinely real must conform to it.

You are invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

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TONIGHT! Encinitas Holiday Parade Saturday, December 6, 2025 – Stop by the Reading Room for some cookies and hot cider

Saturday, December 6th, 2025

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The Reading Room will be open at 4:00 pm.  Come and join the fun and watch the parade .  We are right across from the main stage at the Lumberyard, so stop in and say hi and enjoy som cookies and hot cider. 

We have the best seats on the street!

Peace by the Pacific

Saturday, December 6, 2025 Parade begins at 5:30 p.m.
South Coast Highway 101, between D St. and J St.

This year’s Encinitas Holiday Parade theme is Peace by the Pacific, celebrating the joyful, laid-back spirit of our beachside town. The theme captures the coastal vibe of Encinitas as relaxed, full of good energy, and uniquely ours. Parade night will bring friends, families, and neighbors together to celebrate peace, fun, and the season, with entries that reflect creativity, culture, and connection to our coastal community.

You are also invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

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Christmas Sing and Book talk at Pacific Beach Church of Christ Scientist

Friday, December 5th, 2025

A Book talk “THE RELEVANCY OF CHRISTIAN HEALING TODAY” will be presented by Anne Cooling at the Pacific Beach Church December 7th at 11:30am

 

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Directions

You are also invited to join us for our Sunday church service at the Encinitas Reading Room in person or on zoom Sunday morning at 10 am PT. To let us know you are coming, please email us at christiansciencenote@gmail.com and we can send a link to our meeting. After church we have an open discussion about the week’s Bible lesson and/or testimonies of healing and comments and questions about Christian Science.

Phone (760) 753 4545

912 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, CA 92024

Driving Directions

If you would like to receive information from our Christian Science Society of Encinitas which includes notices about our events and services, please enter your email address to the right in the subscribe window.  It is free, and you will then be sent an email to confirm your subscription.