Sunday Bulletin - February 27

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 - 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 you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

CHURCH OFFICER RECOMMENDATIONS OPEN – Please prayerfully recommend members by Sunday, March 6th for the upcoming slate of Church Officers.

WALK FOR WATER – Join us for the 2022 Walk for Water on Saturday, March 26th at 9 a.m. at Riverfront Park in N. Charleston. Together, we will raise funds and awareness to fight the global water crisis by building safe water solutions for people in need around the world.

SUPPORT SECOND – You can support Second Pres whenever you shop on Amazon. Use the link: bit.ly/2ndpcsmile or choose to support “Second Presbyterian Church” at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will automatically donate to Second Presbyterian with each purchase you make.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES– Please wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated.

THE BELL TOWER REPAIRS – Read more about the repairs and details of the project here. And give toward the Steeple Fund here. →

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. 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.

What Goes Up...

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. in-person, following CDC guidelines, and live streamed here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, February 27, 2022

Dear Friends in Christ –

This is the last Sunday of Epiphany – the season of discovery, revelation. A time when we may experience different ways of seeing, new perceptions. On Wednesday we begin Lent, a traditional time of introspection. Through prayer and discipline we purposefully seek to discern what may be barring us from our best selves, in best position for God’s grace and also God’s purpose. In years past we may have jettisoned often surface things that are annoying or embarrassing. But this year I propose that even as we acknowledge Jesus’ strength in suffering, integrity in persevering, his dignity in death. I propose we embrace a companion theology of delight. Really? Let’s remember that Jesus came that we might know joy, we might know abundance, and that we might become, through God’s grace, resolute people of joyful purpose.

Though Jesus wasn’t born that we might develop denominational superiority or efficiency, those of us who have evolved into Presbyterians have sought to be faithful and consistent, such that in our constitution we have established Six Great Ends of the Church - six points that establish our raison’d’etre. We will engage those statements over Lent seeing how each speaks to God’s purpose and how through each we become the people of God’s purpose, and live into promised joy and abundance.

Come worship, gaze on the luminous face of the church. Come share in the excitement. Invite someone you love, have missed or haven’t :)

Online or in person -
See you Sunday!

 

CHURCH OFFICER RECOMMENDATIONS OPEN – Please prayerfully recommend members by Sunday, March 6th for the upcoming slate of Church Officers.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES: Wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated. Please worship from home if you are exhibiting any COVID-like symptoms, are aware of an exposure, or have been asked by a school or other institution to quarantine or isolate.

Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? Email Cress for more information and dates for upcoming new members classes.


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

Source: sermons

A Prayer for Ukraine

Dear Friends in Christ –
 
I’m forwarding this Prayer for the Day penned by my friends at Fifth Avenue Church. It captures the reality of this moment that I believe we must acknowledge. Though aggression is not new, the reality that it can be attempted in this time in such brutality supposing no restraint is shocking.

 

Let us pray:
 
“The world can be a terribly harsh place. Again and again in history, hatred and violence have conspired to destroy hard-won liberties, economic gains, and human hope. Again and again, innocents have been brutalized by conflicts not of their making and beyond their control. Again and again, nations have been consumed by jealousy and anger arising from base tribalism. In so doing, humankind has ignored the central claim made by every great religion: We who inhabit this planet share one common parent. 
 
We all belong to God. 
 
As Christians, our calling in the face of today’s violence (the calling Jesus put to the disciples) is to resist cynicism and apathy. Our calling will always be to take heart, to pray and to work toward the good.
 
Today, and in the days to come, I invite you to pray for Ukraine with me. 
 
Eternal God, our only hope, 
our help in times of trouble: 
we pray for Ukraine and its peoples.
 
In the midst of this invasion,
as we witness again the horrible violence of war,
we ask you to rescue those who are vulnerable,
to shelter and comfort those who are afraid,
to fill soldiers with decency and honor,
to turn politicians toward diplomacy.
We ask that you pull the hearts and minds of all your children toward peace.
 
Help us not to despair in the face of this conflict.
Calm and strengthen our hearts.
Turn our eyes toward Jesus, who
entered every room saying: “Peace be with you.”
Help us to embrace our Lord’s sacred way,
so that power might always be used with compassion. 
that your will might overrule human willfulness.
and that the song sung by angels might be true:
“Peace on earth. Good will to all.”
 
Holy God, we pray, this day, for Ukraine and its peoples,
and we pray for all humankind.
Save us from ourselves.
Guide our steps.
Lead us in your way. Amen.”
 
 
The Rev. Dr. Scott Black Johnston
Senior Pastor, Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church

Source: sermons

Sunday Bulletin - February 20

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 - 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 you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

CHURCH OFFICER RECOMMENDATIONS OPEN – Please prayerfully recommend members by Sunday, March 6th for the upcoming slate of Church Officers.

WALK FOR WATER – Join us for the 2022 Walk for Water on Saturday, March 26th at 9 a.m. at Riverfront Park in N. Charleston. Together, we will raise funds and awareness to fight the global water crisis by building safe water solutions for people in need around the world.

SUPPORT SECOND – You can support Second Pres whenever you shop on Amazon. Use the link: bit.ly/2ndpcsmile or choose to support “Second Presbyterian Church” at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will automatically donate to Second Presbyterian with each purchase you make.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES– Please wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated.

THE BELL TOWER REPAIRS – Read more about the repairs and details of the project here. And give toward the Steeple Fund here. →

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. 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.

Love For All, Including Our Enemies

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. in-person, following CDC guidelines, and live streamed here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, February 20, 2022

Dear Friends in Christ –

The Spirit, in all their wondrous mystery and mischief, tends to lead me to the passages whose themes speak straight to our human hearts, with our human worries, and our human struggles. The text for this week, Luke 6:27-38, might be one that has been read, quoted, or referenced to us before—the call, invitation, and command to love our enemies and to do good to those who hate us. In a world with so much division, hatred, frustration, and distrust what does this mean for us?  What does this look like? And is this truly possible?

I look forward to gathering together for worship this Sunday to grapple with this text and to worship the God who calls us to the action of love. 

– Rev. Margaret Fleming

Rev. Fleming is from Mount Pleasant, SC. She attended Columbia Theological Seminary and graduated in May 2020 and was ordained in Second's sanctuary on April 18, 2021. She is a staff chaplain at Roper/St. Francis Hospital, West Ashley. She and her husband Will have been worshipping at Second since 2017.

CHURCH OFFICER RECOMMENDATIONS OPEN – Please prayerfully recommend members by Sunday, March 6th for the upcoming slate of Church Officers.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES: Wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated. Please worship from home if you are exhibiting any COVID-like symptoms, are aware of an exposure, or have been asked by a school or other institution to quarantine or isolate.

Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? Email Cress for more information and dates for upcoming new members classes.


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

Source: sermons

2022 Church Officer Recommendations

THE NOMINATING TEAM NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Please prayerfully recommend members for the Nominating Team 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 March 6, 2022.

 

Nominations are now closed. Thank you.

Church Officer Recommendation Form 

THIS FORM IS CONFIDENTIAL

(Please complete in full) 

 

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

Source: /church-leaders

Sunday Bulletin - February 13

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 - 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 you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING is a youth-inspired nation-wide movement to organize communities to give locally and make a collective impact on hunger. Look for our children and youth collecting monetary donations for Sea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation in soup pots after church this Sunday to help to make sure no one goes without soup in their bowl.

WALK FOR WATER – Join us for the 2022 Walk for Water on Saturday, March 26th at 9 a.m. at Riverfront Park in N. Charleston. Together, we will raise funds and awareness to fight the global water crisis by building safe water solutions for people in need around the world.

SUPPORT SECOND – You can support Second Pres whenever you shop on Amazon. Use the link: bit.ly/2ndpcsmile or choose to support “Second Presbyterian Church” at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will automatically donate to Second Presbyterian with each purchase you make.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES– Please wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated.

THE BELL TOWER REPAIRS – Read more about the repairs and details of the project here. And give toward the Steeple Fund here. →

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. 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.

Devoted

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. in-person, following CDC guidelines, and live streamed here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, February 13, 2022

Dear Friends in Christ –

The season of epiphany continues. I know that this time is often looked at as a ‘place holder’, just time to fill between the celebration of Christmas and the season of Lent. But you know that I look at all time as extraordinary. So, let’s expect continuing revelations in this time, too, a fresh or even striking awareness that will shake us up and out of our ennui, or our impatience for the return of that which no longer is – pre-Covid normalcy. What is it that we are to do? Let’s embrace the mandate Jesus gave and underscored, Love the Lord with all your heart and soul and might (the greatest and the first) and your neighbor as yourself (the second, like the first). Jesus says everything else hinges on these two.

Invite someone to join you here or for the live stream as we consider what it means to be devoted to our God who is devoted to us!

 

This Sunday is Souper Bowl Sunday!

The Souper Bowl of Caring is a youth-inspired nation-wide movement to organize communities to give locally and make a collective impact on hunger. Look for our children and youth collecting monetary donations for Sea Island Hunger Awareness Foundation in soup pots after church this Sunday to help to make sure no one goes without soup in their bowl.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES: Wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated. Please worship from home if you are exhibiting any COVID-like symptoms, are aware of an exposure, or have been asked by a school or other institution to quarantine or isolate.

Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? Email Cress for more information and dates for upcoming new members classes.


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

Source: sermons

2022 Sunday School Opportunities

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday School will return on February 13! The 2022 return of Sunday school classes was postponed due to the COVID surge but we’re excited for the return of extended time for spiritual growth and fellowship on Sundays.

Join us at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome. Adults and children 3 years+ need to wear a mask for now in accordance with CDC guidelines and local recommendations. Please do not attend in-person groups or events if you are exhibiting any COVID-like symptoms, are aware of an exposure, or have been asked by a school or other institution to quarantine or isolate.

Find out more about midweek bible study groups here and events and announcements here.

And sign up for text updates through Remind below, make sure you’re receiving the Friday “Snapshot” emails or your Sunday bulletin to keep up with what’s going on at Second. We would love to have you involved in continued discipleship and fellowship opportunities here at Second.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES FOR ADULTS

The Present Word Class

MEETS WEEKLY IN THE YELLOW CLASSROOM

This renewed group is welcoming new members in the continued  study of “The Present Word" with Sue Henderson and other leaders. Each quarter the curriculum focuses on a different theme and set of books of the Bible as a way to study the Bible over a six-year period. This group meets in the yellow classroom downstairs.

CONTACT: Sue Henderson

Upstairs Class

TBA

Everyone is welcome in The Present Word class.

CONTACT: Aled Pritchard

THE NURSERY is located downstairs at the end of the kindergarten hall. Nursery workers and volunteers are here bright and early to welcome your children into the nursery 10 minutes before Sunday school until 10 minutes after the church service.

Please email Ken to volunteer in the nursery.

SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH

Children | Downstairs

Children meet with Mrs. Robbie in the back right classroom to learn about the Bible through activities and story-based lessons.

Youth Group | Youth Room

The 7th-12th graders will meet with Ken in the Youth Room for a time of Bible study focused on "the good life" and what it means to be a follower of Christ.

CONTACT: Ken Carrington

CHILDREN'S CHAPEL

After the Children's Sermon during church, children 6th grade and under are invited to the education building for a time of fun and faith formation to learn songs, Bible basics, and how worship is a continuous response to God’s grace.

You can now get text messages through Remind for important dates, group get-togethers, schedule changes, and other announcements. To sign up simply text the corresponding code below to 81010.

  • Church Announcements: @2pcchurch

  • Youth Group: @2pc-youth

  • Children: @2pckids

Sunday Bulletin - February 6

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 - 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 you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

SUPPORT SECOND – You can support Second Pres whenever you shop on Amazon. Use the link: bit.ly/2ndpcsmile or choose to support “Second Presbyterian Church” at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will automatically donate to Second Presbyterian with each purchase you make.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES– Please wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated.

THE BELL TOWER REPAIRS – Read more about the repairs and details of the project here. And give toward the Steeple Fund here. →

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. 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.

A Place to Belong

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. in-person, following CDC guidelines, and live streamed here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, February 6, 2022

Dear Friends in Christ –

Now there are some who may have noticed that last week’s sermon was ‘A Place to Belong’. Let’s chalk this up to print schedules. The further I went into the message, I realized we should establish first that Everybody Belongs. We looked to the 25th chapter of Matthew as Jesus prepares his disciples for the life before them without him. He presents those who obey the mandate through both testaments to care for the poor, hungry, cold and imprisoned who were then invited into the favor of their Lord. The others who cared only for themselves weren’t invited in. There was still work for them to do, spiritual growth, longing to be vessels of God’s love. I offered that they weren’t loved less and they were not beyond God’s reach.

Should they walk through the doors of Second Church they would be welcomed to share the grace offered here - in this place of belonging. Let us worship together. Then let us stride into the creation called good to be agents of reclamation and promise and hope.

In great anticipation and great joy in being your pastor –

 

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES: Wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated. Please worship from home if you are exhibiting any COVID-like symptoms, are aware of an exposure, or have been asked by a school or other institution to quarantine or isolate.

Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? Email Cress for more information and dates for upcoming new members classes.


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

Source: sermons

Sunday Bulletin - January 30

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 - 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 you will be known, nurtured, challenged?  We welcome you and invite you to spend some time with us.

SUPPORT SECOND – You can support Second Pres whenever you shop on Amazon. Use the link: bit.ly/2ndpcsmile or choose to support “Second Presbyterian Church” at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will automatically donate to Second Presbyterian with each purchase you make.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES– Please wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated.

MAKE YOUR 2022 PLEDGE TODAY! Pledge online at www.2ndpc.org/give or fill out a pledge card and place it in the offering plate in covenant with God and one another.

THE BELL TOWER REPAIRS – The project moves forward and fire damage repairs are underway. Read more about the details of the project here. And give toward the Steeple Fund here. →

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. 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.

A Place of Belonging

Sunday morning worship at 10:30 a.m. in-person, following CDC guidelines, and live streamed here.

Find upcoming events and announcements here.

SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, January 30, 2022

Dear Friends in Christ –

For a good Presbyterian, I’m finding inspiration these weeks from a Jesuit pastor and a Franciscan priest.  

Greg Boyle lives the radical inclusion taught and modeled by Jesus as gospel – which it is. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang-intervention and rehabilitation program.  

Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation because he saw, well, a deep need for the integration of both action and contemplation.

Both men have made impact for the kindom of Jesus God by teaching and living their faith in Jesus’ all-consuming and all-inclusive love. This has led to reclaiming and redirecting lives by savoring the life we’re given in all its iterations. 

Rohr says, “The absolute religious genius of Jesus is that he utterly refuses all debt codes, purity codes, religious quarantines, and the searching for sinners. He refuses to divide the world into the pure and the impure, much to the chagrin of almost everybody—then and now.”

Let’s learn together. Be inspired together. Grow closer to God together. Worship together.   

See you in worship. Invite someone to come along or tune in with you – 

Best love in Christ –

 

This Sunday we'll baptize Jack James Koca, son of Joshua and Jacqueline Koca.

CONGREGATIONAL MEETING AFTER CHURCH THIS SUNDAY
The 10:30 a.m. Worship Service on Sunday, January 30 will be followed by a congregational meeting for the Pastor’s Terms of Call to be offered for approval.

WORSHIP SAFETY GUIDELINES: Wear a face mask in church, even if you are fully vaccinated. Please worship from home if you are exhibiting any COVID-like symptoms, are aware of an exposure, or have been asked by a school or other institution to quarantine or isolate.

Interested in becoming a member of Second Presbyterian? Email Cress for more information and dates for upcoming new members classes.


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

Source: sermons