February 13, 2024

To view the schedule of events at Nassau Church, please visit the website calendar:

Website Calendar

Communion Worship Services

Ash Wednesday Service

Wednesday, February 14, 12:00 PM

Sanctuary and Livestream

Sunday, February 18

9:15 AM - Livestream & In-Person

11:00 AM - In-Person Only

Not sure how to find our online worship? Livestream services can be found on the Nassau Church website. You can also watch live on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.

Supporting Nassau Church

Give online using the link provided or by using Church Life on your phone. Checks can be mailed to 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542, dropped off in the drop box near the base of the ramp by the parking lot or placed in the offering plates on Sunday morning.

Give Online to Nassau Church

To donate to a specific fund, use the drop-down menu.

2024 Per Capita Assessment

The per capita assessment for 2024 is $40 per member (Confirmation and above). Per capita represents the denominational costs related to the General Assembly, the Synod of the Northeast, and Presbytery of the Coastlands. The funds are utilized for both mission and administrative expenses. Please consider donating your or your family's Per Capita assessment to help defray this cost.

Mission and Outreach

Valentines for Food - 20th Anniversary

Through February 29, 2024


Arm In Arm is asking for our support of Valentines for Food (VFF), its biggest food and hunger awareness drive of the year. It is now tradition for several Nassau members to provide a matching donation to YOUR donations through the end of February. Please use the special offering envelopes in the pews or donate online. Thank you for your continued partnership with Arm In Arm as they expand food access in Mercer County!

Valentines for Food

Mission Monday

Find out more about Nassau's recently featured mission partners on our website.

Mission Monday

HomeFront Week of Hope

Monday, February 12 to Saturday, February 17


Get involved with HomeFront, a mission partner helping families break the cycle of poverty in Central New Jersey. Learn more about the volunteer opportunities and educational forums during the Week of Hope with the button below.

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This Week @ Witherspoon

Learn more about what is happening at Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church this week including special Black History Month events.

This Week @ Witherspoon
Staying Connected

Summer Trip Deadline is this Sunday

Details and links at the end of this email.

Small Groups for Lent Begin This Week!

LAST CHANCE to join us during Lent as we explore “Who is My Neighbor?” in Adult Education, Sermons, and our Small Groups program. Sign up online.


Contact Lauren Yeh (609-924-0103 x106)

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Request for Nominations

As a vibrant, diverse Christian community, Nassau Presbyterian Church depends on faithful, informed, and visionary leaders. Your Nominations Committee values your suggestions as we prepare the slate of officers to be presented to the congregation for Elder, Deacon, Audit Committee, and the Nominations Committee. Nominees must be active church members and cannot be clergy. Please use the online form below.


Paper forms, found in the narthex, literature rack and church office, may be filled out on Sunday mornings and returned to the church office.


Contact Melissa Davis or Tom Coogan

Online Form

Lenten Devotions Begin February 14

The Adult Education Committee has gathered daily Lenten meditations from our faith community to help us contemplate together our relationship with God in anticipation of the resurrection of Christ and our re-emergence into a changed world in need of healing. To be sure you receive these daily emails, sign up online using the button below.


Contact Lauren Yeh (609-924-0103 x106)

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Lenten Craft Fair & All-Church Pancake Supper

Wednesday, February 14, 4:00-5:45 PM, Assembly Room


How do you plan to grow in love for Christ this season? The all-ages Lenten Craft Fair is a wonderful way to begin. Falling on Valentine’s Day, the Ash Wednesday Pancake Supper begins at 6:00 PM following the craft fair. All are welcome!


Contact Kristin Koop 

Become a Member of Nassau Church

Sundays, Feb. 18 & 25, 9:30–10:30 AM, Conference Room


To be Presbyterian is to join a way of life informed by a sacred rhythm: God calls us in grace and love; we respond in gratitude. Come explore church membership in Inquirers Classes for New Members.

 

Contact Rev. Lauren McFeaters (609-924-0103 x102)

Westminster Conservatory Recital

Thursday, Feb. 15, 12:15 PM, Niles Chapel


Westminster Conservatory faculty pianist Theodore Hendricks-Verdejo will perform a solo recital including music of Robert Schumann, Enrique Granados, and Fritz Kreisler. This recital is open to the public free of charge.

Nassau Book Group

Sunday, February 18, 12:15 PM Conference Room


Join us for a discussion of Benjamin Franklin's life. Read either the "Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" or the acclaimed biography "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life" by Walter Isaacson. Bring a sack lunch and something to share. Coffee and tea are provided. All are welcome!

Contact Ginger August

Central NJ Interfaith Stitchers for Peace

February 18, 2:00 - 4:00 PM,

Islamic Society of Central Jersey, Rt 1 South Brunswick


We are dedicated to crafting hope, healing, and peace one stitch at a time and are non-violent revolutionaries united in a compassionate fight for hope, healing, and peace for all, no exceptions. Christian, Jewish, and Muslim houses of worship take turns hosting our meetings, including Nassau. We are a Peace Pod of www.knitting4peace.org. Join us!

Contact Juanell Boyd

Art of Faithfulness: Creatio Divina

Mondays, Feb 26-Mar 25, 7:00-8:30 PM, Conference Room & Zoom

CreatioDivina, hosted by BeauFolio Studio, combines the spiritual discipline of Lectio Divina with the guided practice of creating sacred visual art. We will utilize various modes of creativity to reflect on our emerging stories as we dwell on the Seven Last Words of Jesus during this Lenten small group.

Contact Carmelle Beaugelin

Register

The William & Mary Choir in Concert

Friday, February 23, 7:30 PM, Sanctuary


This esteemed college choir is coming to Princeton as part of their 100th anniversary tour. Under the direction of Daniel Edward Parks, their free concert will include works of American composers over the last century, such as Barber, Hailstork, and Nova, as well as selections from Fauré’s Requiem. Come enjoy these talented young singers, and spread the word!

Art of Faithfulness: Murals in Motion

Saturday, March 2, 9:00 AM-12:00 PM, Assembly Room


Whether you view yourself as creative or not, you are made in the image of the great Creator. Julie Cameron, author of The Artist's Way, states, "When we open ourselves to exploring our creativity, we open ourselves to God." The disciplines of art and dance will be joined together, creating a playful and supportive morning to explore your view of God and yourself through movement, art, creation, and conversation. Middle School and up!


Contact Carmelle Beaugelin or Annalise Hume

Register

GriefEncounters Support Group

Tuesdays 7:00-8:30 PM, 3/5, 12, 19, 26; 4/9, 16, Conference Room

Wednesdays 10:00-11:30 AM, 3/6, 13, 20, 27; 4/10, 17, Conference Room


Grief is one of life’s most profound experiences. Many of us are simply not prepared for the level of sadness, isolation, and vulnerability that often result after losing someone we deeply love. This spring we have expanded and will offer two separate groups. Please join us as we share our journeys of grief, supported by God’s grace, scripture, and one another. 


Contact Lois Foley (Tues. evenings) 

Contact Sara Alyea (Wed. mornings)

Conference Room Art Show:

Photography by Beatriz Rocha

In and Out - Churches Across the World, is a collection of church images ranging from Rio de Janeiro to London and Lisbon, with stops in California, New York, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Princeton. Beatriz, a member of Nassau’s photography group, is among the 6th generation of Presbyterians in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a ruling elder in the Presbyterian Church USA, and lives in Pittsburgh with her husband, Gerson.

Easter Flower & Brass Memorials

You are invited to give an Easter tulip or support the Easter Brass in memory or honor of a loved one. A full listing will be printed in the Easter Order of Worship on March 31. Tulips can be taken from the church after the 11:00 AM service of Easter worship. Deadline: March 17.

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Summer 2024 - Trips for Youth & Adults

Splash Camp, July 1 - 4, rising grades 6-9

Appalachia Service Project, July 7-13, Age 14 and up

Deadline: Extended to Sunday, February 18, 2024



Registration forms are available in the literature rack outside the church office or online using the link below. Scholarships are available.


Contact Lauren Yeh (609-924-0103 x106)


Adult (21+) volunteers are needed as well.

Contact Mark Edwards (609-924-0103 x109)

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Tending the Flock

For pastoral news on congregational life including births, deaths, marriages, use the button below.

Tending the Flock
Nassau's Weekly Prayer Chain & D365 Devotional
D365 is a Presbyterian Church (USA) website and app offering a daily devotional experience written on a single theme for one week. Through scripture, prayer, and blessing you will read honest struggles and questions, all in the context of faith. You're invited to let the writer’s words serve as background for your own conversation with God
Prayer Chain & D365 Devotional
Contacting the Church

While the building remains locked on some weekdays, administrative staff are onsite full time and program staff are in the office regularly. Please use the doorbell at the ramp entrance if you need access when the church office is open. If you need to drop something off, the locked drop box at the bottom of the ramp is checked daily.


Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM


Please visit the staff contact page for emails and phone extensions or leave a voicemail on the general office line 609-924-0103 (dial 0) or send an email to office@nassauchurch.org.

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