Our VBS will be held June 12-16, open to children from preschool through rising 6th graders.  Older kids (and adults of all ages!) are warmly encouraged to sign up to volunteer in a variety of roles!  VBS is offered free to all families from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  In addition, families can purchase a package that extends the hours to 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.  With any questions, or to sign up to volunteer, contact Grant Wildwright at grantwildwright@secondpreslr.org.

Click HERE to register.

The Time and Talents Covenant for 2023-2024 lists a multitude of ways you can be directly involved in the mission of Second Presbyterian Church—from teaching the Bible to adults or children, to serving on the Adopt-a-Park at Two Rivers Park,  from sharing the love of God by visiting hospitalized members, to being a volunteer at Bale Elementary School. Every member of Second Presbyterian Church has gifts and skills which can be helpful in the nurture and witness of this congregation. God has blessed us by giving us each other, with the diversity and capability among us. Please take seriously this call to serve God through the life of this congregation. Click HERE to complete the covenant.

Click HERE for Reverend Hyde’s homily in print.

This service will include a simple meal, communion, hymns, scripture, foot washing, and a homily. The service will be held in The Great Hall and will begin at 6:00 p.m. Since a meal is included in this service, the kitchen staff needs to know how much food to prepare. The registration deadline is April 2! Register HERE.

Don’t miss terrific fellowship and a scrumptious breakfast menu offered by our own Brenda Majors on Easter morning, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Register in the Narthex or click HERE.  $9.00 per plate, up to $36 per household.

Dr. Irizarry became Austin Seminary’s tenth president in June 2022. Since 2016, Irizarry has served as Vice President of Education at the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). A scholar in the field of practical theology, Irizarry teaches at Villanova University and has held teaching and administrative positions at various educational and theological institutions including The University of Cambridge (Visiting Fellow), Lutheran School of Theology, the Pacific School of Religion, and McCormick Theological Seminary.

Out of his expertise as a bilingual educator, Dr. Irizarry directed Cambridge College’s regional campus in his native San Juan, Puerto Rico, (2011-2015) and served as academic dean, acting president, and held The Limardo Chair in Practical Theology at the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico (2007-2011). He earned degrees from the University of Puerto Rico (BA), McCormick Theological Seminary (MDiv), and Northwestern University (PhD) as well as professional certifications from the Universitá per Stranieri di Perugia, Italy, Boston College, and Cornell University.

Supporting his work in the field of religious education and intercultural relations, Irizarry has traveled internationally to lead seminars and conferences and to conduct research. He has chaired academic accreditation teams in the US and Puerto Rico and served as president of the Religious Education Association in the United States and Canada. An ordained minister in the PC(USA), he has served the church as member of the Review Committee of the Whole (assessing the work of all agencies of the Presbyterian Church) and on the Committee on Theological Education. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of the Presbyterian Publishing Corporation (Westminster John Knox Press, Geneva Press) for eight years and was recently a Trustee at Columbia Theological Seminary. He served interim pastoral positions at Presbyterian and inter-denominational congregations in Puerto Rico and the US.