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Ornament Decoration on Zoom – Sat. Dec. 5, 3:30 pm
In honor of Witherspoon’s 180th Anniversary, Church Life is planning a Year-Long Calendar of Events. On Saturday, December 5, at 3:30 p.m., WSPC will host a Zoom event to make Christmas ornaments. Monica Burch and Shirley Satterfield will teach us how to make two ornaments.
Contact Lauren Yeh for the Zoom link.
Download Instructions & Supply Lists:
- Decorated LED Candles (pdf)
- Star Ornament (pdf)
Service of Remembrance
Advent and Christmas can be challenging for those who are grieving and for whom the season is tender.
Join us on Zoom for a Service of Remembrance including scripture, song, and prayer on Sunday, December 13 at 2:00 p.m. We will gather to acknowledge our sadness, to seek God’s healing, and to offer one another the gift of fellowship. The Zoom link will be available in your Sunday morning email that day.
Please bring a candle and matches to the service.
Contact Lauren McFeaters with any questions. (609-924-0103 x102)
Advent at Home – a Devotion for Families of all Ages!
Advent at Home
Lighting the Advent wreath candles, whether real flames or battery-operated votive lights, is a way to nurture the faith of each family member. How you use these worship moments during Advent will depend largely on your family’s make-up and schedule. Some things to consider:
- If the children in your family are preschool age, simplify these Advent moments by lighting the candle, signing the theme word, reading the shorter version of the Bible text, and praying the prayer together.
- Select a time each week when the whole family can be together. Just before or after a meal together works for many families, and it doesn’t have to be on Sunday.
- Include some or all of the extra material if your children are older. Select the suggestions that you think will interest your family.
- Schedules and circumstances may interfere with your plans. Be flexible. And if you miss a week, don’t worry. Combine two weeks to catch up.
- Scripture text printed here is from the Common English Bible (CEB). This is the translation in use by Nassau’s church school teachers for elementary age students.
Bookmark this page. Weekly devotions will appear below each Sunday morning, November 29 – December 20.
Sharing Christmas Memories – Sunday, Dec. 20 – 4:30PM
A Child’s Christmas in Wales
This short story by Dylan Thomas is a Christmas classic that the whole family will enjoy. Read it aloud together, or listen to a recording of Dylan Thomas reading in his mesmerizing Welsh accent. Then grab your mug of hot chocolate, mulled cider, or spiced wine and join us on Sunday December 20 at 4:30 on Zoom. Do you have a memory of celebrating Christmas in another country? In another culture? You can share in a small group some Christmas memories of your own, or simply come to listen.
Register for the Zoom link by emailing Marcia Wood.
Print copies can be obtained:
- At your local library
- At Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau Street (609) 497-1600
- Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10AM-5PM
- Saturday-Sunday 11AM-6PM
- Curbside pickup also available
- New and used on Amazon
- Hardcover, paperback, and NOOK at Barnes&Noble
Audio versions of Dylan Thomas reading the story can be found free:
- On Sound Cloud (above) with an introduction by poet Billy Collins
- This is our recommendation!
- Includes some history of Dylan Thomas and the making of this recording
- The story itself starts around 4:43
- On YouTube
- Audio CDs for sale are available at Barnes&Noble & on Amazon
A Webinar for Difficult Times – Sun. Dec. 6
Preparing for the Holidays: Protecting Your Finances, Health, and Spirit in Difficult Times
Join Bob Mauterstock (a Certified Financial Planner), Bob Schoene (a Pulmonary Specialist), and Bob Weber (Clinical Psychologist) as they lead us is a Zoom webinar on Sunday, December 6 at 12:15PM (in place of coffee fellowship). A link will be included in the Sunday morning “Worship Links” email.
At their 50th college reunion, three former Princeton football teammates from the class of 1968 made a presentation “Success in the Second Half” which addressed personal concerns for those in later years. With the onset of COVID-19, they continue to provide the program remotely as a webinar specifically applicable to the circumstances of the pandemic, and for Nassau they are offering a way to thrive in difficult times as they teach individuals, couples, and families the skills and knowledge to navigate the financial, medical, and spiritual challenges of life’s second half.
Bob Mauterstock, a Certified Financial Planner, addresses monetary issues, including communication of parents’ wishes to their children. Dr. Bob Schoene, a Pulmonary Specialist, empathizes balancing an active, healthy lifestyle with responsibilities to family and community. Dr. Bob Weber, a Clinical Psychologist, encourages participants to review their lives, awaken to a new stage, and assess what gives them meaning, value, and self-worth.
#MissionMonday – Office of Public Witness
JUSTICE, PEACE, FREEDOM
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The Presbyterian Office of Public Witness helps the church advocate in Washington D.C. to enact the church’s deep convictions of justice, peace, and freedom. Since 1946, the PC(USA)’s ministry in Washington has worked to translate our proclamation into policy. Staff members visit national policy-makers and their staff, write letters, make phone calls, and occasionally testify before Congress or facilitate the testimony of church leaders.
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Follow #MissionMonday on our social media platforms to hear about how, with your help, Nassau Presbyterian Church is supporting others in our town, our state, and across the world.
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The Art of Advent
In this four part series, Jason Oosting will lead us in an exploration of works of art that will help us consider not only who and what we’re waiting for this Advent, but also how we’re waiting. Looking at paintings such as Breugel’s “Census at Bethlehem,” Leonardo’s “The Annunciation,” and Friedrich’s “Abbey in the Oak Forest,” we’ll investigate the people God chooses to work through and how we respond to God’s call, imagine how the moments leading up to the birth of Christ speak to our current context, and reflect on the symbolic meaning of many of the objects that we see both in paintings and all around us this time of year.
December 20 | Jason Oosting
Coloring
December 13 | Jason Oosting
Enumerating
December 6 | Jason Oosting
Announcing
November 29 | Jason Oosting
Waiting
Born at an early age, Jason Oosting lives in Holland, MI with his wife Shari and kids Asher, Ezra, Elia, and Ada. He taught AP Art History for seven years at Montgomery High School and now teaches at Holland Christian High School.
Advent Craft Fair 2020
It’s an Outdoor Take-and-Make Advent Craft Fair
Join us for the 2020 version of this annual congregational favorite.
This year’s Advent Craft Fair will take place outside, on the church property, Friday November 28 and Saturday November 29, noon to 2:00 PM both days.
Families are welcome to swing by the church, any time during those windows, and pick-up a preassembled Advent Craft Kit. These kits provide all the gear needed to create some of our favorite Advent crafts right at home. (No registration necessary.)
Families also have the opportunity to reserve a spot at the Advent Wreath making table these afternoons. Reservations guarantee 20 minutes at our pre-stocked table to create a lovely, fresh Advent Wreath (candles included!). To reserve a spot, click the sign up button below:
If reservations fill quickly, more spots will be added. Questions? Contact Corrie Berg.
2021 Lenten Devotions – Call for Writers
Ash Wednesday, 2/17/21 – Easter Sunday, 4/4/21
Would you consider writing a meditation for our 2021 Lenten daily devotional series? We are always hoping to encourage new writers to join us. These messages of faith and encouragement have become a meaningful tradition for our community, and for many beyond the Nassau congregation. We will share these messages through a daily email, and later, when the season is complete, as a PDF that can be downloaded from our website.
Participating is not difficult — here’s how:
Each writer will be provided a choice of texts and guidelines for writing. Because this is a dated resource, it is important that writers meet their deadlines. Choose one or two verses meaningful to you, write a short reflection on them, and include a sentence prayer to close your reflection. It can be in any literary form: Prose, poem, haiku, dialogue, etc.
It need not be complicated; simply from your heart. Examples of our recent devotionals can be found here. We have resources and helpers to guide you through the process.
We invite you to be part of this meaningful event with our Nassau Church congregation and friends during Lent 2021.
If you have any questions about the process or if you’re ready to sign up, please email Melissa Davis.