Sunday Bulletin - May 31

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”

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Above, Beneath, Within

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Dear Friends in Christ –

This is the only day of the year that calls us to ponder a teaching of the church rather than a teaching of Jesus. Although this mystery of God revealed in three ways is the core belief of Christianity, we struggle to explain it. Monotheistic Christians do back flips explaining why such a belief in the triune God doesn't make them polytheists!

Well, Sunday we won’t be exegeting doctrine. We’ll be savoring the multifaceted nature of our God - creative, redemptive and sustaining - all of which we will need to employ if we are to be the radical, loving, transforming agents our God is calling us to be.

• We’ll celebrate graduations and student accomplishments.

• We’ll ordain and install the new officers called by God and elected by you.

• It’s Gospel Sunday – we welcome Grace Ramsey back!

The beginning of summer – its cool in God’s house! Invite someone you love. Take a moment to position yourself for grace!

In anticipation –

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Pentecost Sunday Bulletin - May 24

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”

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INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

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A Mighty Wind

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Dear Friends in Christ –

As of this coming Monday we will have entered ‘Ordinary Time’ – meaning that it is neither festival nor penance, but ‘ordered’, numbered, the in-between time within which most of our life is lived.

I usually comment that all time spent in service to and under the call of the Christ is extra-ordinary. This year is no exception.

Our scripture tells of the Spirit of God, the promised Spirit. The same Spirit that hovered above the deep, above Mary, and lighted upon Jesus at his baptism. The rushing of this Spirit sounding like a mighty wind bringing the word, a blessing, our advocate. This occurs as disciples are gathered together. {Hint}

In anticipation –

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Sunday Bulletin - May 17

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.

INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

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Mysterious vs. Miraculous

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Dear Friends in Christ –

Traditionally, on the 40th day after Easter, the church celebrates the feast of the Ascension. But rather than a midweek service, it’s commonly celebrated by the church, if at all, on the first Sunday after.

It only appears in the Gospel of Luke and The Acts of the Apostles written by the same author. The accounts are addressed to a character named Theopholus which is Greek for ‘lover of God’. Thereby penned for us as well.

Is Luke describing miracle, or leading us into a mystery? Has the incarnate set aside humanity to enable God’s ubiquity? The crux is this:

We are not orphaned. We are entrusted to do that for which we were created.

Where Jesus goes we are invited to follow—not by levitation or climbing, but by becoming…like Jesus.

Come be positioned –

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Sunday Bulletin - May 10

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.

INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.

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Fully Equipped

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 10, 2026

Dear Friends in Christ –

In his letter to the Ephesians, Paul details how God has brought a fractured and fragmented world to the path that leads to unity. How, before the planets, the stars, and the seas were formed, it was intended that God would walk with us in our humanity. The path that is offered is through faith in Jesus the Christ, and it is the church’s task and the church’s privilege to proclaim this message to all the world.

We start Sunday. We welcome new members. Is there someone you haven’t seen of late? Tell them to meet you at 10:30!

In anticipation –

This Sunday we welcome new members Whitney Connell and Carla Davis.

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Sunday Bulletin - May 3

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.

INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.

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Where Are We Going?

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 3, 2026

As Jesus is giving his final instruction to his disciples on the night before his death, he leaves intimate instructions for his closest followers.

The reading for this Sunday focuses on the relationship Jesus has established with this new community and the strength they will find in and through each other.

When Thomas asks, “how can we know the way,” Jesus comforts their troubled heart (singular) by reassuring them they already know the way because Jesus has embodied the fullness of God.

Jesus proclaims, “I am the way!”

- Steven

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 Rev. Steven Baines is a Charleston native who currently serves as our church administer after 25 years in our nation’s capital. He served as executive minister at National City Christian Church, the “national cathedral” of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has also held senior leadership positions at national civil rights organizations including Americans United for Separation of Church and State and People for the American Way.

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Vacation Bible School 2026 | REGISTER BELOW

VBS at Second Presbyterian Church of Charleston

June 15th-18th, 2026

9:00-12:30PM (Monday through Thursday)

Register below. For children currently in 3K-5th Grades. Must be potty-trained and have turned 3 on or before August 31st, 2025.

Groups will rotate through art, music, snack time, games and recess each day. Bring a packed lunch to eat together before pickup.

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Sunday Bulletin - April 26

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.

INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

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You Aren’t Who You Think You Are

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, April 26, 2026

Dear Friends in Jesus –

When we think about ourselves, most of us think that our selves are the result of what we have managed to make of our lives. That my self is whatever I have chosen, worked, decided, lived through and strived to be.

The Bible has a very different take on who we are. Who we are, says scripture, is not what we put together for ourselves, but what God has put together in us. Scripture says less of our earnest search for God; rather more typical of the Bible is to assert God's search for us.

May we be found… in worship on Sunday!
 
In anticipation, 

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Sunday Bulletin - April 19

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

 “Meeting people at their point of need, Inviting all into a dynamic relationship with Jesus”

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - If you’re a visitor, online or in person, and would like more information please feel free to fill out a card or email Pastor Cress.

INFORMATION & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you looking for a church home where you can make a difference for the God we serve? Where you belong and where you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here.

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We Had Hoped...

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, April 19, 2026

Dear Friends in Jesus –

This Sunday Luke continues the narrative of Christ’s resurrection in a way that resonates today. It resonates in opposition to tweets, texts and Instagram. Luke tells of a face to face encounter on the road. There follows discussion/conversation among the travelers. This leads to a connection resulting in an invitation to share a meal. In the sharing of the meal there is discovery of the one who said he would rise! And that discovery mandates action – those who have seen are compelled to proclaim and share what they have witnessed – Jesus is alive!  

In this age of internet chatter, fast food, and isolation, the 2000 year old narrative points us toward real fellowship, face to face discourse, rampant hospitality and joyful witness.
 
Join me Sunday and let’s live it!

In anticipation,

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