Second Presbyterian Church - Portsmouth, OH

09/02/2026

Throughout September, when you purchase a red "Support Your Local Community" reuseable bag at the Wheelersburg Kroger. $1 will be donated to The Potter's House Ministries.

Every dollar helps us provide food, programs, and assistance to individuals and families throughout our community. Please pick up a bag during your next shopping trip, and encourage your friends and family to do the same!

Thank you, Wheelersburg Kroger, and thank you to everyone who continues to support the work of The Potter's House!

Please share and help us spread the word!

09/02/2026

This September, we invite you to celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month and discover how a library card can hit all the right notes, no matter what your tastes are.

With a library card, you can do more than check out books. From free classes and job resources to free internet access, streaming media, and cultural events, today’s libraries connect communities to information, inspiration, and each other.

This year’s theme, “A Library Card Hits All the Right Notes,” is a reminder that libraries offer something for everyone—no matter your age, background, or goals. Whether you’re checking out a classic story or trying something new, finding harmony at the library’s programs, vibing out in a cozy nook, or composing your future with new skills, there’s a seat in the front row at the library for you, and your library card is the ticket.

Getting a library card is free, easy, and empowering. For students, it’s a key to academic success. For adults, it’s a gateway to lifelong learning. For everyone, it’s a smart way to stay connected to your community.

This September, B sharp, and sign up for a library card! Stop by any Scioto County Public Library location or visit us online at www.sciotolibrary.org to sign up for your card today.

09/02/2026

🎉 River Days Parade Route 🎉

The River Days Parade steps off from Spartan Stadium THIS Saturday at 11:00 AM! Find a spot along the route and help us cheer on all the floats, groups and community members participating this year! 👏

The parade will travel:
➡️ Up Boundary Street
➡️ West on Jackson Avenue
➡️ North on Offnere Street
➡️ West on Gallia Street
➡️ North on Chillicothe Street
🏁 Disbanding at Tracy Park

We can’t wait to see the streets lined with smiling faces! Please plan ahead for temporary street closures along the route.

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09/02/2026

Kick Off River Days with Great Food & Good Times! 🐟🎉

River Days is almost here, and the Portsmouth Rotary Fish Fry is the perfect way to kick off the celebration! Join us Friday, September 4th, from 11 AM–7 PM on the Esplanade for a delicious meal, community fun, and a chance to support a great cause. ❤️

And there’s something NEW on the menu this year! 🐷🔥 Pulled pork sandwiches are joining the lineup! So, if fish isn’t your favorite, don’t worry—they’ve got something delicious for you, too.

🎟️ Get your tickets today! Tickets are available in advance from a Rotarian or can be purchased the day of the event at the Fish Fry.

Make plans to grab a plate, enjoy the riverfront atmosphere, and start your River Days weekend right here in Portsmouth! 🌊🎶🍽️

Great food. Great community. Great way to kick off River Days!

09/02/2026

Our quarterly check from Kroger is $143.93 from 42 households - thank you!

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Want an easy way to support God's Pantry, an important community ministry?

Choose us as your Community Rewards option.

Log in or create a new account on the website, then click on your name.
On the next menu, choose Community Rewards at the bottom.
Then enroll, if you haven't already.
Choose God's Pantry - GOD'S PANTRY SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (BB589).

Thank you for your continuing support through the Kroger Community Rewards program!

09/02/2026

God’s Pantry is CLOSED today (Weds, Sept 2, 2026).

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EMERGENCY FOOD is available any time the Pantry is closed by contacting the church office: 740-353-4159 or [email protected]. (This counts as a monthly visit to the Pantry.)

You'll need to fill out a form with your name, address, phone number, and the number of people in your household.

We also have a list of other pantries in the county that we can pass out or email.

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MONTHLY SCHEDULE
Weds, Sept 2 Closed at usual
Weds, Sept 9 OPEN
Weds, Sept 16 OPEN
Weds, Sept 23 OPEN
Weds, Sept 30 Closed as usual

Now available: (new) socks and (gently used) shoes from our friends at Central Church Portsmouth in the Pantry.

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God's Pantry is ordinarily open on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Wednesdays of the month from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (It can be visited once per month.)

Please bring a valid form of ID (driver's license or state ID), proof of residency in Scioto County (mail), and social security numbers for everyone in your household. You'll need to fill out a form, and your information will be added to the computer.
Look for the sign near the entrance steps from our Waller St. parking lot (across
from PHS) and enter the lower level.

The Pantry is also accessible from the ramp entrance (facing the PHS track) with a chairlift from the first floor to the lower level. Contact the church office to use this alternate entrance (740-353-4159). Currently, only manual wheelchairs can be used on the chairlift.

We are a choice-based pantry, which means you are able to shop for the items you want using your points (like at Kroger). We follow the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services income guidelines, and "points" to spend on food, household, and cleaning items are determined by household size.

09/01/2026

Sun, Sept 13, 2026
A Sunday to Return: Starting a new season together

The choir will return to lead worship.
And that means our choral scholars will also return!
We’ll also bless all the students and educators who are returning to their classrooms.

Summers are full of vacations and travels, and this will be a Sunday we can all return and start a new season together.

No matter how long you’ve been gone, there’s always a time to return.

Summer takes us in many directions.
Now, students and educators return to school.
The choir returns to our worship.
And after a season of travel, rest, and changing rhythms, we gather again as a community for a new season together.

Wherever you have been, whatever you have been carrying, and however long it has been, you are welcome to return and start a new season with us!

09/01/2026

PDA is starting a new series: at the beginning of each week, we will share a new prayer as we recognize the long-term impacts of natural and human-caused disasters. We invite you to share your specific prayer concerns in the comments, if you feel called, so we may pray together as a community. This week, we lift up those who have lost their homes to wildfires.
Let us pray,
Loving God, we pray that your presence may be near to those who have lost their homes and much of what filled them due to wildfires. Comfort them in their grief and provide for their daily needs. Lead them gently toward a place to settle again. Amen.

09/01/2026

09/01/2026

Please join us in lifting up prayers for our siblings in Nepal as search and rescue is still underway from last week's flash floods and landslides.

PDA has processed a solidarity grant for our partner Juneli Nepal and we are working with our other partner in Nepal, TOGETHER FOR NEPAL, while they assess the needs to soon put in their grant request, as well.

For more information, including how to give to support this response, see our website. We will provide updates as they are available. https://pcusa.org/disaster-assistance/active-responses/international-disaster/nepal