 |  | Lake Fellow Celebration |
Lake Fellow Celebration
Sunday, June 4
|  | PW Summer Sale |
PW Summer Sale
Saturday, June 3, 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Come, Serve With Us!
“And he answered, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.’’
Luke 10:27
Get involved in Second Presbyterian Women’s biggest fundraising event of the year and help us make a difference in our world both locally and abroad.
Proceeds from our Summer Sale/Bazaar support Presbyterian Women's mission projects such as:
• Westminster Neighborhood Ministries
• CenterPoint Counseling Samaritan Fund and New Day
• Global Interfaith Partnership
• Second Presbyterian Vacation Bible School
• Greenbriar Elementary School, Indianapolis
• Second Presbyterian Youth Mission Trips
Enjoy fellowship with other women from Second while helping our neighbors. If you have any questions, please contact Maura Hoff at maurahoff11@gmail.com. Volunteers are needed to set up, staff booths, and clean up.
There are many opportunities through the week and during the sales to volunteer. To see how you can help, please view the opportunities and help us serve our community on Sign-up Genius.
Donations are always needed, and shopping is strongly encouraged! Please bring your donated items to the northeast entrance of the church (under the awning) through May 20.
|  | Easley First Baptist Youth Choir |
Easley First Baptist Church Youth Choir
This Changes Everything
|  | Congregational Summit |
Congregational Summit
The Listening Project 2017
Thanks to the 951 members/attenders who responded to the survey! The Listening Project Task Force is sifting through the survey responses – including over 7,700 comments and free-form responses – to identify key themes, illustrative quotes and immediate opportunities. One notable highlight: Among the top three reasons cited for choosing to attend Second was “welcoming / sense of community.” Well done, Second Church! Keep up the good work!
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951 members/attenders responded to the Congregational Survey. It has taken some time, but the Listening Project Task Force has been sifting through the survey responses – including over 7,700 written comments and free-form responses!
Thank you for your interest and dedication to our church!
Now it is time for the next level of conversation about our future as a congregation. On Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room, we will hold a Congregational Summit. During this highly interactive session, we will share some of the major findings from the survey. More importantly, there will be plenty of time for us to reflect on the survey results and explore together short- and long-term priorities for action and further study.
The survey was just the beginning of the Listening Project. Come prepared to be more fully engaged in planning for the future of our congregation (see the agenda below)!
A continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Childcare is available, but you must register for it.
To help us plan for food and materials, please RSVP to Gail Barber gbarber@secondchurch.org by Friday, June 2, 2017.
If you need childcare, you must register your children by June 2, 2017 by going on line to www.secondchurch.org/childcare and completing the registration form.
We look forward to seeing you at the Congregational Summit and to a lively conversation!
Listening Project 2017 Task Force
- Anne Nobles, Chair
- Charles Bolton
- Kathy Dannels
- Mandy Ernest
- Lewis Galloway
- Steve Haigh
- John Koppitch
- Keith Phelps
- Jim Purcell
*Preliminary Agenda*
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Time |
Topic |
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8:30 a.m. |
Gathering, continental breakfast, fellowship |
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9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and opening remarks Introduction of task force members Opening prayer |
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9:10 a.m. |
Summit objectives and format |
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9:15 a.m. |
Research findings · Respondent profile · Key themes and illustrative quotes Table exercise #1 instructions |
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10:00 a.m. |
Table exercise #1: research reflections |
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
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10:45 a.m. |
Table reports and group discussion |
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11:30 a.m. |
Table exercise #2 instructions |
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11:45 a.m. |
Lunch |
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12:00 p.m. |
Table exercise #2: action priorities |
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12:45 p.m. |
Table reports and group discussion |
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1:30 p.m. |
Next steps Closing remarks Music |
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1:45 p.m. |
Individual exercise: short-term priorities and action team interest |
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2:00 p.m. |
ADJOURN |
|  | Interfaith Hospitality Network |
Interfaith Hospitality Network
Welcoming the Stranger
(SUNDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING)
It’s time again for us to host homeless families who are part of the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) program. Four families will be with us the week of June 11 (Sunday evening) through June 18 (Sunday morning). Willing servants are needed to drive the van, play/do activities with the children and spend the night. Your participation will ensure that we truly show the love of Christ to families in our community who have no place to call home. To sign up or if you have questions, please contact Dianne Berry at (317) 848-5715 or email SecondIHN@gmail.com, or sign up online. Please prayerfully consider giving your time to welcome the stranger with open arms and hearts.
|  | Vacation Bible School 2017 |
Vacation Bible School - 2017
JUNE 26-30, 9:15 AM - NOON
Age 4 – (rising into) Grade 6
"With God, all things are possible." Matthew 19:26
Vacation Bible School is about making friends, playing games, singing songs, painting pictures, sharing snacks, helping others and sealing God's story in our hearts. Children ages 4 (by 9/1/2017) – “Rising Into” Grade 6 and volunteers from middle school age to mid-nineties delight in this week of fun. Questions: contact Kat Barden, at 253-6461 or KBarden@SecondChurch.org.
For families needing a longer day of enriching experiences …
VBSXtended Day 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM and Noon – 5:00 PM
Extend your VBS day with VBSXtended. Children and Family Ministries offers an early morning and afternoon of loving care for VBS Particpants. Children have lunch time with a meal brought from home, take a rest, enjoy arts and crafts, quiet and active games, and outdoor play. Questions: contact Kat Barden, at 253-6461 or KBarden@SecondChurch.org.
|  | Sing with the Summer Choir |
Sing with the Summer Choir!
THURSDAY REHEARSALS, 7PM • SUNDAY WORSHIP 9:30 & 11 AM
- Thursday, June 8 & Sunday, June 11
- Thursday, June 22 & Sunday, June 25
|  | Middle School Summer Service Trip |
Middle School Summer Service Trip
West Lafayette, IN
|  | Five Good Books on Church and Society |
Five Good Books on Church and Society
MAY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM DR. JOHN FRANKE
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Strangers in a Strange Land: Living the Catholic Faith in a Post-Christian World, Charles J. Chaput (Holt, 2017)
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The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christian in a Post-Christian Nation, Rod Dreher (Sentinel, 2017)
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Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America, Darrell L. Guder, ed. (Eerdmans, 1998)
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Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony, 25th anniversary edition, Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon (Abingdon, 2014)
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The End of White Christian America, Robert P. Jones (Simon & Schuster, 2016)
|  | High School Summer Service Trip |
High School Summer Service Trip
Sandusky, OH
|  | Collecting Winter Items Now |
Collecting Winter Items for Christmas Benevolence
|  | Samaritan Fund |
Samaritan Fund
2017 GOAL: $218,500
Through kindness and generosity, the Good Samaritan restored a person in need to the life God intends for them to enjoy.
We invite you to prayerfully consider contributing to the Samaritan Fund. Your gift is tax-deductible.
Click here to watch the Moment for Discipleship.
Donate online at CenterPointCounseling.org/give-today.
|  | Make a Difference |
Make a Difference While You Shop
|  | Books for Families |
Books for Families
Books that Make Us Laugh
