Posts from 2021
Service of Healing & Wholeness at Advent
Join us on Wednesday evening, December 15th, at 7 PM for a worship service by candlelight in the chapel to feed our soul and slow our minds as we wait and prepare to receive the real gift of Christmas. All ages are welcome.
Experience Our Las Posadas “Inns” Christmas Pageant
Immediately following the 10:30am service this Sunday, December 5th, we will journey together as a church community in our “Las Posadas,” Spanish for “The Inns”, pageant. Traveling around the church building, led by our children and youth, we will reenact the journey of Mary and Joseph by knocking on doors seeking shelter. At each Posada, or Inn, Mary and Joseph ask for shelter and at each Posada they are refused until finally the Holy Family is recognized, and they and…
Advent, the season of anticipation, begins November 28th. Come, make an Advent Wreath with us.
The family-friendly tradition of making Advent Wreaths to usher in the holiday season at Second continues this year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. We will gather in Smith Hall on Sunday, November 28th at 9:30 AM. All materials will be provided.
Join us for a fun Family Mission & Movie Night
Each month, Second will hold a Mission and Movie Night catered towards children and families. Our first movie night takes place on Friday, November 12th. The night begins at 5:15 with pizza and snacks, then it’s masks on at 6:00 pm for a brief mission project followed by a family movie. The kids will be able to pick the movie among several options. For this month’s mission project we will assemble T-shirt bags for CARES food pantry. Mark your calendars,…
New Worship and Christian Education Schedule Begins September 19th
Our worship schedule is changing. Beginning on Sunday, September 19, we will gather at 8:30 AM in the chapel and 10:30 AM in the sanctuary. Christian education for adults and children will take place at 9:30 AM. The 8:30 service is also livestreamed on YouTube. A recorded version can be watched at a later time.
New COVID Protocols Approved
The Session of Second Presbyterian Church approved a new set of COVID protocols on August 17, 2021 listed below. 1. In addition to the mandate to wear masks inside all Church buildings currently in place, Second Presbyterian Church strongly endorses the practice of physical distancing as well as the avoidance of physical contact. 2. In concert with the Christian Nurture Council’s desire, Sunday School will take place in person this fall. All participants will be expected to wear a mask.…
Welcome to Our New Interim Pastor
We welcome Rev. Randall (Randy) Clayton who began this week in his new role as Senior Interim Pastor at Second Presbyterian. Randy comes to us from Red Clay Creek Presbyterian Church in Wilmington, DE where he served as interim pastor. In the course of his career, he has served in a variety of sizes of churches and in a variety of types of pastoral positions–installed and interim, pastor, co-pastor, associate pastor. He has also had significant experience in nonprofit management…
Worship Regathering Updates
We are gradually opening up for in-person worship. Our early in-person service has moved to 8:30 AM and is now open to 80 people in the sanctuary. Masks, social-distancing, and advanced registration are still required. Our 10 AM virtual service will open to up to 40 people in the chapel beginning on May 16th.
VBS 2021 Registration is Now Open
Announcing 2021 Churches of Charles Vacation Bible School July 26-30, 6 PM-8 PMIn-Person, Outdoors at the Cathedral of the IncarnationAges 3 – 5th grade Our VBS planning committee is pleased to announce that this year’s Vacation Bible School will once again be in person. Recognizing that COVID will still be with us, we are moving VBS outside to a large grassy and tree-shaded area on the Charles Street side of the Cathedral of the Incarnation to maximize safety . Another…