TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2026

Pentecost Prayer

"You are God of all Creation, of all time and space, and yet somehow, you are here with us. You are here with us, just like you were there with Peter and the early church on that Pentecost day. There might not be tongues of fire and a howling wind, but we wonder, nonetheless, if this room caught fire with your Spirit, would we be afraid, or would we have the strength to remember Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the fiery furnace? Would we remember the way you saved them, and the way you keep saving us? And if this room caught fire with your Spirit, would we tremble, or would we dance, overcome by your presence in our lives?"

-Prayer excerpt by Rev. Sarah Speed,

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Fire Colors for Pentecost

Pentecost is this Sunday! Pentecost marks 50 days after Easter Sunday and is the day in which we celebrate the arrival of the Holy Spirit, represented by tongues of fire. To honor Pentecost, please wear red, orange, and/or yellow to church on Sunday. This will also be the last time Ashley Brown will preach for us as our Pastoral Resident before she leaves New Orleans next month. See announcements below!

Please note that Sunday School will not meet this Sunday.

The church office will be closed on Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day.

A Letter from Ashley Brown

Dear St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian, 

I am writing to share the good news with you first that I have accepted an Associate Pastor call that begins in September. I am absolutely thrilled with this new call and with the opportunities in ministry it will provide and the kind and loving community which I soon will serve. Presbyterian polity does not allow me to publicly announce where I will be going until after my new congregation holds a congregational vote. As soon as that happens, you will be the first to know in The Quatrefoil, I promise. I will be taking a three-month sabbatical, moving temporarily to Montreat, North Carolina working in the Development Office and learning philanthropic fundraising. I hope to see any of you who find themselves in Montreat this summer. Please drop by the Development Office to give me a hug, or let’s meet up!

You have provided me truly with the happiest three years of my life. When I came to St. Charles three years ago after graduating seminary I was struggling my way through the ordination process. Chris Currie advocated for me, challenged me, and encouraged me that first year to not give up, and being ordained on Pentecost in our Sanctuary truly was a moment I will cherish forever. 

[For complete letter, click here.]

We will be celebrating Ashley and her three outstanding years of service as our Pastoral Resident on May 31 following 9:30 worship in Frampton Fellowship Hall!

Summer Sundays Begin May 31

Mark your calendars! Our Summer Sundays will run May 31 - August 9. During those weeks we will have a single service at 9:30 a.m. with an adult Sunday School class at 8:30 a.m. through June. (See Sunday School announcement). Children will be dismissed during the early part of each service for lessons and play.

Deadline for Montreat Youth Conference

Registrations for the Montreat High School Conference in Montreat, North Carolina are due this Sunday, May 24! The conference takes place July 25th-August 1st for graduating 8th-12th graders and the cost is $650. For details and registration info, visit our youth summer trips page or email Chris Hazlaris.

New Adult Sunday School Class

Beginning May 31

FAITH250

May 31 - June 28 | Phifer Library

Faith250 is a program that invites faith leaders and communities across the country to form clusters of congregations to act as sacred spaces for listening to one another, clarifying our shared civic values, and celebrating our hopes for America.

May 31: What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass

June 7: Statue of Liberty: The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus

June 14: The Declaration of Independence

June 21: America the Beautiful

June 28: The Gettysburg Address

Meet the Organ

Jump into your SUMMER (Worship) SHORTS! As part of our Worship Short series, Steven Blackmon will host two “Meet the Organ” programs following worship on June 14 and June 21 at 11 a.m. Seating is limited so please sign up early on the SCAPC app or on our organ webpage. Also save the date for our annual “Hymn Sing” Worship Short on July 12 at 5 p.m. in Frampton Fellowship Hall. 

Where Do You See God this Summer?

Whether you’re spending your summer in New Orleans or you’re out and about across the world, we want to hear where you’ve seen or experienced God! Send us a postcard or bring one to church and we’ll share them with each other on the bulletin board in Frampton 

Fellowship Hall. Stop by the board this summer and check out how the spirt is moving us!

Mail to: 1545 State St., NOLA 70118.

New Member

Please join us in welcoming Sarah Bartley who became a SCAPC member on Sunday!

YAF Game Night

The Young Adults & Families finished off the spring PINTS season with a game night! PINTS will resume again in the fall alongside the WNO schedule!