SERMON SNAPSHOT: Sunday, June 5, 2022

Dear Friends in Christ –

This weekend is usually one of celebration for many people and many reasons.

The Jewish community celebrates the festival of the harvest – Pentecost – fifty days after Passover.
The Christian community celebrates the wholescale appearance of God’s Spirit.
Across the nation school is out and camp is in.
Here in Charleston, the Spoleto Festival is in full swing, and
Our "Seconds Please" Tea Room has just wrapped up! But this year is different…

It’s been two years since a deadly virus assaulted our world and has disrupted our lives. Our work, our relationships, our leisure, our worship has all changed, and will never be the same. And it seems that every other day there is a mass shooting at a school, a grocery store, a synagogue, a sanctuary, a hospital….

2,000 years ago, at a particular moment in time, we are told the Holy Spirit of God swept in and transformed the world. Theologian and journalist Phylis Tickle posits that every 500 years since Jesus walked the earth the church has undergone massive transformation. It’s been 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his theses to the church door at Wittenberg.

Hold on!

In anticipation and excitement for the Spirit’s leading –

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.