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Second
Presbyterian
Church
is a Community
of Believers.

Called by
Jesus Christ
and led by
the Holy Spirit,
we aspire to love
and glorify God
both within
and beyond
the church
through worship,
study, fellowship
and service.

460 E. Main St.
Lexington,
KY 40507

Telephone
(859) 254-7768

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  Coming Up:
Sunday, May 18:
    8:30 & 11:00  Worship,  Handbell Choir
          Sermon: "Which Open Wider: the Doors
            of the Church or the Gates of Heaven?"
    9:40  Church School & Forum
   
9:40  Inquirers' Class: learn about Second
  12:00  Third Sunday Lunch
Monday - Thursday, June 16-19:
    5:30  VBS 2008 - Rainforest Adventure
See more events on the Church Calendar

May 7 Newsletter (pdf)
 
"Learning from each other's stories,"  Sermon Series,
   Summer Church School,  VBS,  Summer Youth Events,
   Softball,  Golf,  Guitar,  Graduates,  Vocal Seminar,
   Pops Concert,  Small Groups,  New Elders & Deacons,
   Seniors' Summer in Cincy,  Mother's Day Collection, 
   Offering of Letters,  WV Work Project,  ...more

Daniel Thomas Hans
is our new Pastor.

The 2008 Spring Classes:
  "Reformed Theology",
  "When Bad Things Happen to Good People",
  "Building Healthy and Holy Families",
  "Discovering the Bible: Matthew and Mark",
  "God's Call to the Christian Community",
  "Tough Questions" for Young Adults,
  Forum speakers on a variety of topics,
  and a 6-week introductory Inquirers' Class ...more

Project Safe Childhood and
Meeting the police dogProject Safe Neighborhood
education event for children,
youth and parents dealt with
drugs, gangs, internet safety,
guns & violence.  Police dog
provides added interest. 

"Faithfulness Sustains the Generations"Stewardship Sunday - Nov. 4.
The Narrative Budget summarizes the
2008 proposal with a 5.23% increase. 
"Faithfulness Sustains the Generations"
is the Stewardship Campaign theme.

Bach Festival Service - Dec. 2,
with "Quia fecit mihi magna",
and "Break Forth, O Beauteous
Heavenly Light" ...more

Rick Ufford-ChaseRick Ufford-Chase, Executive
Director of the Presbyterian Peace
Fellowship
and former PC(USA)
Moderator was our speaker for
the October Pace-Warren Lectures.
Topics include "Peacemaking",
"Immigration Issues," ...more

April 23 Newsletter (pdf)
 
"Southern Hospitality,"  Installation Service,  Seniors,
   Wednesdays,  VBS,  Youth News,  Graduates,  Forum
   Softball,  Golf,  Guitar,  Men's Chorus,  Sleep,  Cookout
   Percussion Ensemble,  Session,  Bread for the World,
   Vertrelle performs Beethoven,  WV Mission,
   Great Banquet,  Small groups,  ...more

Kathy BolducKathy Bolduc, nationally
known author and speaker on faith
and disabilities, was our guest
speaker on our third annual Access
Sunday  ...more

The 2007 Annual Report -
The year in review:  "looking
at the past with gratitude, the present with
determination and the future with hope"
...more

Breakaway at Lake Cumberland - click for more photos Breakaway Retreat in
Feb. at Lake Cumberland. ...more

An open mind, a warm heart,
an effective hand
: these are
gifts that keep on giving.


Frances Taylor GenchFrances Taylor Gench

explored "Women in the Biblical
World"
, "Peace, Unity & Purity in
the Presbyterian Church"
and
"Dirty Laundry"
in our annual
Pace-Warren Series.


Life
has its defining Magical Moments ... the odometer
on our Camry wagon read 99,990 ...more

Camp Burnamwood is a wonderful place to
meet new people and grow closer to God ...more

BiltmoreSecond Seniors take a Trip
to the Smokies and Biltmore
for
the Festival of Flowers  ...more

The Long-Range Planning
Committee
makes 15 recommen-
dations in its "Plan of Action 2005
- A New Level of Ministry"


New Fellowship Hall
Fellowship Hall Construction Photos
April 2002 - June 2003
 

Click to register for VBS 2008
VBS 2008 is coming
June 16-19
Register Here
by June 1


Dogwood, Redbud and Steeple - Click for more flowers
Dogwood & redbud in bloom

Abraham Lincoln
Visits Second

Read the 2007 Annual Report

Make reservations
for Wednesday dinners
Sunday lunches
and Seniors events.


Easter came early this year,
the earliest since 1913!

 
CROP Walk sign
C
ROP Walk
occurred in September.
See the Lexington
CROP Hunger Walk Blog
for the final Walk report
and a 2008 update.

Theatre with Second
ends the 2007-08 season
with "Arcadia"

Interested in Second?
Try our 6-week
Inquirers' Class
beginning May 4
 
Check out Second's
Youth Group Website
  

Great Bible Reef
VBS 2007 Photos

 
Second's Malawi Team

took a trip in June to
"The Warm Heart of Africa"

 

Time & Talent Opportunities
Read the booklet,
What Do Volunteers Do? ,
to see how volunteers help.
Complete the survey,
Time & Talent Form ,
to tell us how you might help.

Photos of the 2005
Habitat for Humanity Build.
Photos of all 9 Habitat Houses

Church School Classes
there's something here for you.

Wednesday Night Program:
Dinner, Study and Fellowship.
Current topics:
Ishmael (Takers and Leavers)
Medical Mission in Honduras

Presbyterian Women's
George Washington Sundial.

Dinners for 7 or 8
January-April, 2008

 

Where is Second?
Where do I  park?

Youth Ski at Gatlinburg

Foundation
Foundations of Faith
  - our renewed vision 
for ministry and mission.

Seniors on a KET set
Second Seniors Step Out
  - art, history, drama, food, 
sights, service...

Saints
Scavenging for Saints
at Lexington Cemetery.

PCUSA Symbol
PC(USA) News

Presbyterians Today

 

Youth on Ropes
Youth at the Heifer Ranch

  - scenes from their adventure

Presbyterian Disaster
Assistance

Current PCUSA Responses
Hurricane Katrina
Response

Plan
Facility Master Plan

Mixing cement
Mission at 
Puentes de Cristo
Team's journal and photos.

SERMONS:  

Spring '08 Sermons:
March Madness
With Fear and Great Joy
What's It All About?
Arise and Walk
On the Road Again
Marching Off the Map
Something New ...
Going Bald Together

Winter '07-'08 Sermons:
Ready or Not
Light and Life
Called to Witness!
Another Road
"For It Is Proper"
We Are Called
Recalled To Life
"Not Into Temptation"
A Fool's Boast
If I Had Only One Sermon
Love Shall Pursue Me

Fall '07 Sermons:
Fan the Flames
God the Sigh-er
All Shall be Well
The Breadth of God's Love
Our Place at the Table
Unexpected Allies
Tough Mind, Tender Heart
Planting, Watering, ...
Reformation, Saints & 2nd
How Long, O Lord?
Worship and Wonder

Summer '07 Sermons:
A Love Story
Rooted in History
Blessed, but Limping
Living in a Violent World
To Be an American
A Balm in Gilead?
Keeping Faith, & Moving
Need of Only One Thing
Knock & You Shall Receive
Storing Up Treasures
Standing in the Driveway
A Community of Learners

 

Sermon Series:
Jonah

Sermon Series:
A Community of Believers

Sermon Series:
Seven Deadly Sins

Sermon Series:
Brief Statement of Faith

Sermon Series:
Sermon on the Mount

Sermon Series:
The Prophets

Sermon Series: The
Great Ends of the Church

Sermon Series:
Prayer

Sermon Series:
The Ten Commandments

 

Full list of Sermons

  
 
Saints
Sunday Forum
Contemporary Topics
& Guest speakers

2006 VBS Photos
Tina Harris as the Conductor
The Gospel Express

 

Photos of the
38 Kentucky Churches
in the
Western Kentucky
 Presbytery

Photos of the
97 Kentucky Churches

in our own
Transylvania Presbytery

England's
Ecclesiological  Society

features our 97 churches.
(See their Links page
under The Americas.)

 
Wednesday Evening
Programs
for all ages.
 

Boy and Family at clinic
Medical Mission

in Honduras
A Group Journal

Pagent Singers
Music Program
involves all ages.

 
Members greeting Beth and Dan Hans
Members get to know Beth and Dan Hans

Winter King Hawthorn berries - click for more landscape photos
Winter King Hawthorn berries on a winter Sunday

Second Seniors Lunch - Click for details
Second Seniors at a Senior Lunch

"Once Upon A Night" Pageant, Dec. 12, 2007
"Once Upon a Night" by the Cherub and Seraph Choir

Advent Workshop in 2006 - Click for more photos
Advent Workshop

Second Presbyterian from Thoroughbred Park in the Fall
Fall view of Second from Thoroughbred Park

Malawi schoolgirls - Click for more trip photos
Smiles greet the Malawi Team - Click photo for report

VBS Great Bible Reef scene - click for VBS photos
The Great Bible Reef VBS 2007 - Click above for photos

Malawi Team - click to see travel plans
Commissioning service for the Malawi Team

Bach Cantata Service at Second Presbyterian Church - click for details
Bach Cantata Service

Gifts from the Magi - a Church School Celebration with gifts to benefit The Nest, a family crisis daycare center- December 31, 2006
Epiphany Celebration - Gifts from the Magi

Cherub and Seraph Choir - Dec. 13, 2006
Cherub and Seraph Choir: "The Christmas Story
Through the Eyes of the Friendly Beasts" - 2006

Clarion Instrumental Ensemble
Clarion Instrumental Ensemble

Stewardship 2006 Jazz Program: "Hayward Unleashed"
Stewardship Jazz Program: "Hayward Unleashed"

Cherub and Seraph Choir
Cherub & Seraph Choir sing "Children of the Lord"

Second's Softball Team
Second 's Softball Team at Woodland Park

Second Seniors in the mayor's office
Second Seniors visit the Mayor on government tour

Biblical genealogy skit
Rooted and Grounded in Love Education Program
Luke, Mark, John & Matthew argue genealogy

The Gospel Express VBS - click for more photos.
VBS - The Gospel Express at Second Station

Part of an intergenerational program to prepare for Pentecost
Pentecost - filled by a wind from heaven

January 2005 Fellowship Night - Dancing for All Ages
Dancing for All Ages - Fellowship Event

Habitat for Humanity houses Second helped build in Lexington
Second's Habitat for Humanity Houses

The Staffettes entertain at the 2005 Stewardship Pops Concert - CLICK for more photos
The Stewardship Pops Concert with "The Staffettes"

Second Presbyterian youth ready for CROPWalk - 2005
Youth group ready for CROP Walk