Summer Mission Projects (2025)

As we begin our summer worship schedule and temporarily move to the PTS Chapel on April 27, we also look ahead to a season of service. Nassau Church’s summer mission projects offer simple, meaningful ways to make a difference—most requiring just a few hours of your time. Whether you’re able to volunteer in person or support with a donation, each opportunity helps extend care and compassion to our neighbors near and far. Explore the 2025 Summer Mission Projects and find your way to join in.


Hunger Offering

April 27, May 25, June 29, July 27, August 31, during 10:00 am Worship

This offering supports the following mission partners: HomeFront, Presbyterian Hunger Program, Send Hunger Packing Princetons, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, and Uniting Reformed Church in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Thank you for giving until all are fed.

Use the “Hunger” fund when you give online (“Give Now”) or in the memo line of your check.

Give Now


PTS Coat Drive

May 4 – June 29

Doing some spring cleaning? Help restock the Princeton Theological Seminary Coat Closet, a resource for international students as they prepare for the New Jersey winters. Each year we collect gently worn men’s and women’s winter coats, fleece pullovers and winter accessories. We are also looking for donations of new socks for both men and women, or the cash to purchase them. A Warmer Winter Starts with You.

Drop items in the marked box at the PTS Chapel on Sunday mornings or contact the church office to drop off during the week.

Email Office


Loaves & Fishes – May

Friday, May 30 & Saturday, May 31

Loaves and Fishes at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trenton, needs your help! Join us in the Assembly Room on Friday to help prepare the meal, serve in Trenton on Saturday, make complete bag lunches, or donate individually wrapped brownies. Whether you give food or time, your support makes a difference to those in need. Sharing Nourishment, Extending Dignity

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School Supplies Drive

July 6 – August 17

Providing supplies for success. We are once again joining with Westminster Presbyterian Church (WPC), our partner church in Trenton, to provide backpacks filled with school essentials for local students. Our goals are 150 backpacks and $5,000 for the supplies to fill them. Supplying Confidence, One Student at a Time.

Bring backpacks to the Narthex on Sunday mornings; use the “School Supplies” fund when you give online (“Give Now”) or in the memo line of your check.

Give Now


Loaves & Fishes – August

Friday, August 22 & Saturday, August 23

Join us for our 33rd year of service. Volunteering for Loaves and Fishes, whether it’s donating food, money, or time, is an opportunity to be fed and to join our community of faith in action. Use the “Loaves & Fishes” fund when you give online (“Give Now”) or in the memo line of your check. Use the Sign Up button to donate food or time. More Than a Meal—A Moment of Care

(Sign Ups will open on or about June 29.)

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Adult Education – Special Events

Due to our move to the PTS Chapel during sanctuary construction, Adult Education Sunday morning classes have concluded for the program year. However, we’re excited to offer some special weekday evening events—the first two are listed below!


Tuesday, April 29, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Assembly Room, Nassau Presbyterian Church

Spirituality & Mental Health

The Adult Education Committee invites you to join for a light supper and a conversation with Rev. Miriam Deiphouse-McMillan on her forthcoming book Sacred Balance: How Ancient Practices Can Restore Modern Minds. Please sign up below so we know how many people to expect!

Sign Up


Wednesday, May 7, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
The Farminary Project of PTS, 4200 Princeton Pike, Princeton, NJ

Nassau at the Farminary

Join us for an evening at Princeton Seminary’s Farminary. Nate Stucky, Director of the Farminary will offer a brief tour. We will have a short time of worship followed by dinner. Burgers and veggie burgers will be provided; please bring a side dish or dessert to share. Sign up below.


Potluck Sign Up


June Program to be announced

Holy Week and Easter

Join us for worship services as we mark the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord.


Services

If you do not already receive our “Worship Links” emails on Sunday mornings, please sign up to receive them during Holy Week:

Holy Week & Easter (email list)

Palm Sunday, April 13, 9:15 a.m. (in-person and live-stream) and 11:00 a.m.


Maundy Thursday, April 17, 7:30 p.m. (in-person and live-stream), a service of Tenebrae readings and Communion.


Good Friday, April 18, 12:00 p.m. (in-person and live-stream), a service of readings of The Way of the Cross, music by our youth, and prayer.


Easter Sunday, April 20, 6:00 a.m. (in-person only), a service at Princeton Cemetery. Driving entrance – Greenview Ave.; walking entrance – Witherspoon Street gate.


Easter Sunrise Breakfast
Join for the Paul Robeson Breakfast immediately following the joint Nassau Presbyterian and Witherspoon Street Presbyterian sunrise service in the Princeton Cemetery. The breakfast will be in the Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall following the sunrise service on April 20. For details and to RSVP, click the link below.

Breakfast RSVP


Easter Sunday, April 20, 9:00 a.m. (in-person only) and 11:00 a.m. (in-person & live-stream), Festival celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord.


Flowering the Cross

On Easter Sunday transform a symbol of death into a beautiful reminder of God’s love, on the plaza in front of Nassau Church. Flowers will be provided. You are also welcome to bring cut flowers from your own garden to add to the cross.


#MissionMonday – Loaves & Fishes (May 2025)

Friday, May 30 (Princeton) and/or Saturday, May 31 (Trenton)

Loaves and Fishes at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trenton, needs our help!  Join us in Princeton on Friday to prepare parts of the meal, or serve in Trenton on Saturday, or prepare complete bag lunches or donate individually wrapped brownies. Volunteering for Loaves and Fishes, whether it’s donating food, or your time, is an opportunity to lend a hand to some folks that can use some assistance.  Join our community of faith in action. Read more and sign up online.


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#MissionMonday – One Great Hour of Sharing, April 13, 2025

Each year during Lent, Nassau Presbyterian Church joins with thousands of Presbyterian congregations across the country in receiving the One Great Hour of Sharing offering. This offering is the single, largest way that Presbyterians come together to share God’s love with our neighbors in need around the world.

Your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing support three vital ministries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.):

  • Presbyterian Disaster Assistance — Responding quickly to natural and human-caused disasters, both in the U.S. and internationally, to help communities rebuild and recover.

  • Presbyterian Hunger Program — Working to alleviate hunger and eliminate its root causes through sustainable development and advocacy.

  • Self-Development of People — Partnering with communities experiencing oppression, poverty, and injustice to support their efforts to create lasting change.

Together, these ministries address the most pressing needs in our world—providing relief, hope, and dignity in the face of hardship.

We invite you to participate in this year’s offering by giving generously during worship on Sunday, April 13. Special envelopes will be available in the pews, and you may also give online through the church website by selecting “One Great Hour of Sharing” from the donation options.

Let us join hands in love and service, embodying the spirit of Matthew 25 and living out the hope we proclaim in the resurrection.

If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot.

Learn more about the PC(USA)’s One Great Hour of Sharing: https://pcusa.org/special-offerings/one-great-hour-sharing

Give online through MyNassau: GIVE NOW

#MissionMonday – Mass Incarceration Task Force

The Mass Incarceration Task Force is motivated by the deep conviction that every human being is a beloved child of God. Join us on Monday, April 7 at 7:00 pm to learn about volunteering and advocacy opportunities. In addition to hearing updates from our Action Groups, we will be discussing how the current cuts to the federal government are impacting non-profit organizations working to support wrongly convicted and incarcerated persons and their families. All are welcome, including people without a religious affiliation.

Contact Anne Kuhn (email)to receive the Zoom link.

 

The images above are from Humanize the Numbers, a collaborative photography project bringing together men incarcerated within the Michigan Department of Corrections and students from the University of Michigan. See more at humanizethenumbers.com

#MissionMonday – Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center


Nassau is a proud Mission Partner of Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center which has offered outdoors-based programming in New Jersey since 1960. This Summer Jburg is offering 5-day overnight camps with date options ranging from the last week of June to the first week of August for students from 1st to 12th grade.

Visit campjburg.org for more info!

#MissionMonday – Appalachia Service Project

Still feeling the inspiration of our younger congregation after Youth Sunday? We invite you to support their upcoming Appalachia Service Project trip this summer, where they will help repair and clean up a community affected by natural disaster and neighbors in need. You can donate to the trip by selecting the “Appalachian Service Trip (ASP)” Fund on MyNassau: nassauchurch.org/giving/give-now.

2025 Summer Camps and Trips

2025 Summer Camps


David, Shepherd KingVacation Bible School (VBS)

  • Mon-Thu, June 30 – July 3, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
  • For age 3 through rising grade 6, join us for a morning full of crafts, music, Bible stories, and more!

Register VBS (link)

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Splash Camp

  • Mon-Thu, June 30 – July 3 12:00 – 4:30 pm
  • For rising grades 6 and up, enjoy afternoons filled with exciting water adventures like pool time, creek exploration, and a dip in the quarry.

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Chancel Drama Week (CDW)

  • Mon-Fri, August 10-15, 12:00-4:30 pm, Sunday, August 17, 9:00-11:00 am
  • For rising grades 3-12, learn and stage a faith-based musical in one week! Perform in worship on Sunday, August 17. Everyone is cast. Friends are welcome!

Register Chancel Drama(link)

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Youth and Adult Volunteers we need your help to make each of these events successful.

VBS & CDW Contact Ingrid Ladendorf (email, x105)
Splash Camp Contact Mark Edwards (email, x108)

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2025 Summer Trips

Schedule your forms and final payment appointment.


Appalachia Service Project (ASP)

  • Sunday, July 6 – Saturday, July 12
  • Age 15 and up
  • Spaces are still available

Download Forms (link)

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Camino de Santiago

  • Tuesday, July 15 – Thursday, July 31
  • Age 15 and up
  • This trip is FULL

Download Forms (link)

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#MissionMonday – Housing Initiatives of Princeton

Last Sunday we heard about Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP)’s great work and were invited to their Spring Gathering in May. Nassau is proud to partner with HIP to prevent the eviction of our neighbors and provide transitional housing to stabilize families and individuals as they experience housing disruption.

More information: housinginitiativesofprinceton.org