The Sandwich Stop

“The Sandwich Stop”

A Missions Fundraiser at Second Presbyterian Church

Friday, May 28th and Saturday, May 29th

11:00 a.m.  -  1:00 p.m.

Our beloved Tea Room will not be held this year due to safety guidelines recommended by the CDC for large gatherings.  Plans are that it will return in 2022!  “The Sandwich Stop” is a way that Second Church can continue the tradition of being a part of this exciting time of the year during Piccolo Spoleto.  “The Sandwich Stop” will offer freshly made lunches for purchase by vendors and customers in Wragg Square during the first weekend of the Spoleto Crafts Show.  We want folks to know that Second Presbyterian is here to serve.

Volunteers are needed for 2 hours each day to serve customers and other duties such as assembling lunches prior to the event.  We also need a lot of homemade nut-free cookies and bar-type desserts. Monetary donations are welcomed to help pay for items needed to make the lunches. “The Sandwich Stop” will be set up outside in the shade and safety precautions will be followed.  Proceeds of this event go to Missions of Second Church to help those less fortunate.  Please know that your help is needed and appreciated.

Email or send a text if you’d like to volunteer or need further information.

Debbie Smith, Dawn McCready, & Carol Howe

Make a monetary donation to help pay for items needed to make the lunches. Every cent goes toward Missions!

Congregational Meeting

A Congregational Meeting will be held Sunday, May 16, 2021 after the 10:30 service in the sanctuary to elect the Elder Class of 2024, the Deacon Class of 2024, and the 2022 Nominating Team members.

The slate of church leaders being put forward by this year’s nominating team are:

Elder Class of 2024

Ken Carrington was born in Grovetown, GA and has two sons, Tripp and Beckett. He runs the audio/visual aspects of worship, teaches kindergarten at SPK, and is an announcer for the River Dogs and College of Charleston and a musician. He plays the flute, bagpipes, and Irish whistle and loves sound design, being a DJ, and teaching the children’s sermon.

Brittany Cogdill Jones is originally from Spartanburg, SC. She first started coming to Second Presbyterian in 2006, when she attended the College of Charleston and MUSC College of Pharmacy. After graduating residency in 2012, she was lucky enough to stay on at MUSC as a clinical pharmacist. Brittany officially joined the Second Presbyterian family in 2018 and has been part of the Young Adults Bible Study and Women’s Podcast Group. She lives in North Charleston with her husband Matt, daughter Ember, two dogs and three cats. In her spare time, she loves reading, scrapbooking, live music, and going to hockey games.

Patterson Smith has been a member of Second Church for over 30 years. During that time, he has served as a Deacon, an Elder, and Chair of several committees. Currently, he serves as the church treasurer and co-chairs the Property Committee. Patterson and his wife, Debbie, are both active in church activities.

Nathaniel R. Walker is from Little Rock, Arkansas and Tennessee. He and Sally have two children and a dog Archie. He is a Professor of Architectural History at College of Charleston. Nathan specializes in the history of public space such as squares and streets, and the ways in which architecture has been drafted into the social and political power systems that alternatively divide or unite people across the jagged, intersecting lines of race, gender, religion, class, etc.

Deacon Class of 2024

Kelsey Cochrane has been married to her husband Stuart for coming up on four years. She is a dental hygienist and an Air Force Reservist. In her spare time she loves going on walks with my boxer mix Bo, reading, and cooking. She and Stuart joined 2nd Presbyterian shortly after moving to Charleston from West Virginia and she really looks forward to serving the church. 

Jim Kimmett Is originally from Baltimore and moved to South Carolina in 2006 after a career with the US Air Force and then the NSA that led him around the world. He and his wife of 52 years, Kathryn, raised 6 children and were together 54 years before her death in 2008. Jim met Robbie Staubes in 2012 and became involved here at Second Pres as a consequence.

Dawn McCready and her husband, Rob, joined Second Presbyterian in 2017. They moved to Charleston two years ago from Old Greenwich, Connecticut. She has been a very involved member and she and Rob are responsible for the re-illuminated bell tower and stained glass in the sanctuary.

Debbie Smith is a native of Charleston and is retired from MUSC. She has been a member of Second Presbyterian Church since 1985 and has served and volunteered in various ways throughout the years. She is an avid gardener, enjoys word games, playing in the bell choir, travel and spending time with family and friends. Debbie has also volunteered her time in the community tutoring young children in reading. She lives on James Island with her husband of 46 years, Patterson and their two Chihuahuas. She has two grown children.

2022 Nominating Team

Jessica Brock (elder) is from Hanahan, South Carolina. She graduated from Presbyterian College and then from St. Catherine University with M.Ed.  She is a Primary Montessori teacher at Hursey Montessori School in North Charleston. She has two children, Clay (15) and Lilly (12).  She joined Second Presbyterian Church in 2018.  She enjoys spending time with her children, baking, reading, crafting, and going to the beach. She is serving the team as an elder representative.

Sydney Derrick grew up just down Highway 17 in Beaufort and then graduated from College of Charleston. More than a decade later, she made her way back to the coast after a stint in Columbia, where she met and married her husband Josh. They have one daughter, Anna. In her work life, she handles communications & wellness programs for a small health insurance broker, is a metadata and research assistant with Avery Research Center, and is getting her master’s degree in library and information science. In her spare time, she loves paddle boarding, running, and the beach. ⁠

Domonique German has taught youth Sunday school for years and joined Second Presbyterian in 2019. She is on the board of the Tywanza Sanders Legacy Foundation and serves as treasurer. She and her husband Fred live in North Charleston.

Brad Milner was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is a graduate of University of Georgia, and lives on James Island. Brad’s children, Bradshaw and Buckley, went to SPK and he has served on Session, as chairman of the Grounds Committee and the Men's Society and is currently involved in the Men’s Bible Study.

Sarah Mitchell - After twenty plus years in St. Louis, Sarah and her husband, Marion, moved to Wadmalaw in 2011 and joined the Second family in 2012. She taught high school math and currently tutors at the Shaw Center. She enjoys conferences, crafts, and the bell choir. She is the clerk of session and is serving the team as an elder representative.

Jordyn Pritchard is from Peachtree City, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia where she graduated with honors with a BFA in art and a minor in religion. She lives in West Ashley with her husband, Aled, and three small children- Lachlan (9) and twins Penelope and Blair (5). Raised Baptist, Jordyn found a home in the Presbyterian Church by way of her Scottish husband and they have been members of Second Presbyterian since 2014.

Nicole Schuerman moved to Charleston in 2016, joined Second in 2017 and has since frequently served as our greeter on Sunday mornings. She grew up in the Presbyterian Church in Illinois and loves to travel and read. She is serving the team as the deacon representative.

Bulletin- May 9

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

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

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - Please fill out a contact card to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing and to let us know you worshiped with us in person today even if you are a member. 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

Second Presbyterian is a church community where you will be known and nurtured. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here. Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here.

And get connected! Join a small group here. While we may be practicing social distancing these days, there are still ways to be involved and to offer your time, talents, and resources in service to others. Please reach out to our Director of Community and Communications Jordyn Pritchard to get connected.

Watch Second Presbyterian services and videos on YouTube, like Second on Facebook, and stay connected by signing up for our emails which offer a snapshot of upcoming church and missions events and announcements.

Oh, Thou Who Changest Not

Online Church is posted on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Watch here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 9, 2021

Dear Friends in Christ –

“God is love. And those who abide in love abide in God and God abides in them.”

These are the first words of our worship. These words state the essence of our faith. In these words our comfort, identity, our purpose is revealed.

This Sunday Jesus is in the last moments of his time with those whom he has called and whom he loves. He has washed their feet. He clarifies their relationship. Come celebrate our mothers, including Mother God. Bring a lunch, smile, a friend. Let us abide with each other.

See you in worship –

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Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? There is an upcoming new members class. Email Cress for more information.

Listen to sermon podcasts here. Click here to view all Second Presbyterian Church videos. Find upcoming events and announcements here.

Bulletin- May 2

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

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

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - Please fill out a contact card to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing and to let us know you worshiped with us in person today even if you are a member. 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

Second Presbyterian is a church community where you will be known and nurtured. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here. Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here.

And get connected! Join a small group here. While we may be practicing social distancing these days, there are still ways to be involved and to offer your time, talents, and resources in service to others. Please reach out to our Director of Community and Communications Jordyn Pritchard to get connected.

Watch Second Presbyterian services and videos on YouTube, like Second on Facebook, and stay connected by signing up for our emails which offer a snapshot of upcoming church and missions events and announcements.

Volunteer Opportunities - May 2021

CLICK ON VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES BELOW TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION

Swine Keepers Redux

Online Church is posted on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Watch here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, May 2, 2021

Dear Friends in Christ – 

Simple invitation here: the world is spinning and we’re holding on. Actually we doing better than that. The pandemic still threatens, but there seems to be a shift in the breeze. Let’s gather in joyful obedience this Sunday at 10:30, online or masked up, eager to engage the living God.

Do you know anyone that could use a holy purpose? joy? comfort? challenge? hope? some lap time with Jesus? Bring ‘em with.

See you in worship –

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Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? Email Cress for more information.

Listen to sermon podcasts here. Click here to view all Second Presbyterian Church videos. Find upcoming events and announcements here.

Bulletin- April 25

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

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

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - Please fill out a contact card to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing and to let us know you worshiped with us in person today even if you are a member. 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

Second Presbyterian is a church community where you will be known and nurtured. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here. Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here.

And get connected! Join a small group here. While we may be practicing social distancing these days, there are still ways to be involved and to offer your time, talents, and resources in service to others. Please reach out to our Director of Community and Communications Jordyn Pritchard to get connected.

Watch Second Presbyterian services and videos on YouTube, like Second on Facebook, and stay connected by signing up for our emails which offer a snapshot of upcoming church and missions events and announcements.

An Open Letter to Tucker on the Occasion of his Baptism

Online Church is posted on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Watch here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

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SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, April 25, 2021

Dear Friends in Christ – 

I’ve told this story many times: I remember my mother’s baptism. I was a little boy in the sanctuary of Worth Heights Baptist Church – actually little more than a darkened assembly hall in Fort Worth, Texas. I was with some neighbors as I watched my mother take the pastor's hand and step down into the pool. He wrapped his arm around her shoulders and, though I couldn’t really hear what was being said, he placed his hand over her mouth and nose and lay her back. When she reappeared, the water fell in droplets from her long red hair. I recall the light caught in those droplets that reflected like jewels. 

Not too long after that, I would stand behind the curtain and take Bro. McManus’ hand and step into the pool. This time I would hear some of the words as he cradled me in his arm, placed his hand over my nose and mouth and lowered me into the water. I recall him saying, "Cress, I baptize you in the name of the Father, ... and Holy Spirit!" I shook the water from my eyes. 

Dear friends, in these times we need to remember, to witness, to share in the transformation, the adoption of Jesus’ own. This week we baptize Tucker Plotner. See you in Church –

In great anticipation, 

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Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? Email Cress for more information.

Listen to sermon podcasts here. Click here to view all Second Presbyterian Church videos. Find upcoming events and announcements here.

Serenade to Music

Here is a beautiful virtual recording of Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music”, done by the Taylor Festival Choir, including our own director Lee Lingle and choir member Kiri Taylor:

Picnic in the Park

Picnic in the Park for Seersucker Suit & Fancy Hat Sunday on Mother's Day
Please bring your own food and blanket/chairs to enjoy a picnic in the park after church on Sunday, May 9th.

Mother's Day Special Offering

Since 1954, Presbyterian churches in our state have marked Mother’s Day with an offering to support the ministry to older adults that is provided by Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina.

PCSC operates six retirement communities which hundreds of seniors call “home.” As you can imagine, 2020 was difficult for Presbyterian Communities. The ever-changing regulations restricted visitation, and residents had to adapt to communicating digitally with their families. Thankfully, vaccinations were made available early to seniors, and the communities have begun to “open up” again for visitation.

Living at a Presbyterian Community, residents find everything they need to live life to its fullest. Each location provides a full range of accommodations and services including Independent Living, Assisted Living, Healthcare and Memory Support. Residents are empowered to “grow old,” and not just “get old.”

And yet, after years of living at their community, some will find their financial resources dwindling, perhaps due to a costly medical crisis or to extreme old age.

Thankfully, the Presbyterian churches who founded this ministry continue to sustain it. One way we do this is through the Mother’s Day Offering, which is used solely to provide charitable care for residents who have outlived their life’s savings.

It is truly a blessing that generous Presbyterian churches and their members help to shelter and care for each and every one of these through the Mother’s Day Offering.

On Mother’s Day, May 9, our congregation will continue this tradition of caring that touches the lives of these seniors in need. Because of your generosity, these folks will continue to call Presbyterian Communities “home,” and know that they are truly cared for and not forgotten.

You can give in the church service or online.

You Can Now Submit Officer Recommendation Forms Online

THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Please prayerfully recommend members for the Nominating Committee to consider for the upcoming slate of Church Officers. Forms can be submitted below. Paper forms are available in the sanctuary or the church office or you can download the form and submit it by email to Jessica Brock.

Please submit recommendations by May 2, 2021.

Church Officer Recommendation Form 

THIS FORM IS CONFIDENTIAL

(Please complete in full) 

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SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Expectations and Responsibilities of Officers: 

• Pray for the congregation, clergy, staff, session and diaconate of Second Presbyterian Church

• Attend Sunday worship services, Sunday School and regular church functions

• Tithe or be committed to working toward a tithe during the period of service

• Attend Church meetings as called

• Participate with your presence at special functions of the church

• Participate on at least one committee of the respective body of the Church

Church Officer should exhibit these characteristics: 

• Be above reproach in their dealings with those both in the church and the community at large

• Demonstrate self-control

• Be a respected church member and citizen

• Be hospitable

• Be able to communicate the basic truths of our faith

• Be temperate in their habits and lifestyle

• Be gentle - not quarrelsome

• Should not be greedy or put financial gain above living a principled life

• Should have a family life that sets an example for others

• Should not be a recent convert - should demonstrate spiritual maturity

• Reflect the diversity of the congregation

Margaret Fleming's Service of Ordination

Second Presbyterian is honored to host a service of ordination for Margaret Fleming tomorrow afternoon. The Charleston Atlantic Presbytery will conduct the service in our sanctuary on Sunday, April 18 at 4:00 p.m. and you are invited.

Margaret has been a member of Second Presbyterian Church since 2017. She resides in Mt. Pleasant with her husband Will, a fourth-year medical student at MUSC. She is a candidate for ordination to the office of Word and Sacrament to serve in the Ordered Ministry of Chaplaincy. Margaret is currently serving as a Chaplain Resident at Roper Hospital.

Bulletin- April 18

THIS IS GOD'S HOUSE - ALL ARE WELCOME

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

LET US KNOW YOU WORSHIPED WITH US TODAY - Please fill out a contact card to assist with COVID-19 contact tracing and to let us know you worshiped with us in person today even if you are a member. 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

Second Presbyterian is a church community where you will be known and nurtured. Have a prayer request? Please let us know here. Interested in joining Second? Find more about becoming a member here.

And get connected! Join a small group here. While we may be practicing social distancing these days, there are still ways to be involved and to offer your time, talents, and resources in service to others. Please reach out to our Director of Community and Communications Jordyn Pritchard to get connected.