Adult Education for January 2026

Sundays, 9:30 a.m., in the Assembly Room, unless otherwise noted
Breakfast snacks will be ready by 9:15 a.m.

Each January, our meaningful tradition of intergenerational education brings together Middle School, High School, and Adults of all ages to share in food, fellowship, and the stories of God at work in our community. Over light breakfast and good conversation, we listen for the ways faith is lived, deepened, and discovered across generations.

This year’s speakers offer a remarkable range of voices from within our own congregation—voices shaped by ministry, creativity, and leadership.

Come for the breakfast snack, stay for the wisdom, humor, creativity, and witness of your fellow Nassau pilgrims. All are welcome as we begin a new year listening for God’s faithfulness among us.

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Audio recordings will be posted below each class description.

🎧 Listen On the Go!
Adult Education classes and sermons are now available as podcasts on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. Search “Nassau Presbyterian Church”—follow or subscribe to be alerted when new recordings are uploaded.

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January 4 | Felipe Paz

Revolutionary prone human being, enthusiastic, curious and passionate. Seeks to make everyday a day worth living and the lives of those around better. Traveler of cultures and traditions. Loves to climb, ski, snowboard and put theology into practice. Fútbol is life!

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January 11 | Dave Davis

Dave is the senior pastor of Nassau Presbyterian Church, where he has served since 2000. He earned his Ph.D. in Homiletics from Princeton Theological Seminary and taught there for several years as a visiting lecturer. His scholarship focuses on preaching as a corporate act and the active role of the listener. Before coming to Princeton, he served for fourteen years as pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Blackwood, New Jersey.

Dave is the author of A Kingdom You Can Taste and Lord, Teach Us to Pray and has served on the boards of the Presbyterian Foundation and the Princeton YMCA. He has preached widely in the U.S. and internationally, including in South Africa and Scotland, as well as at the Calvin Symposium for Worship and on the campuses of Harvard and Duke.

A native of Pittsburgh, Dave is married to Cathy Cook Davis, also a Presbyterian minister. They have two children, Hannah and Ben, and two grandchildren, Franny and Maddy.

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January 18 | Christianne Bessières Lane

Christianne is a mom, wife, and musician. She with her flutist husband, John, has been a member of Nassau Presbyterian Church since 2003, and sang in the Adult Choir for several years before the gifts of her two children. Now that her children are in school, she gratefully uses her gifts to create more music to serve God and beautify the world. Christianne has developed a musical and spiritual practice of creating rounds or canonic settings of biblical and other religious texts.

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January 25 | Sarah Berliner

Conversations with Mary Bess Clark, Doodie Meyer, Nancy Prince, and Carol Wehrheim

Sarah is a junior at West Windsor Plainsboro High School South. She enjoys playing field hockey and lacrosse. An active member at Nassau, Sarah participates in youth Fellowship, singing in Cantorei, helping with Carol Choir, and is on the Youth Ministry Committee.

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Supporting Our Neighbors, One Can at a Time

This week as we celebrate Thanksgiving in gratitude, we are mindful that many of our community members and neighbors are experiencing food insecurity. One way Nassau is meeting this need is through our Community Cabinet, located in front of the church on the Elm Dr. side. The Cabinet is available for all with a need.

Contributions are welcome and encouraged! Stop by anytime to add groceries to the cabinet – things like masa harina (corn flour), canned goods, and dry goods are always a good option. And if you are in need of some extra groceries this season, stop by and pick up some items, no questions asked. Jesus calls us to feed the hungry and to gather at table together, in lean times and seasons of plenty. Let’s keep the feast!

Providing a bridge to stable housing, better employment and a sustainable future.

As the weather turns cold, we are especially grateful for our mission partners working for housing stability in our community. Housing Initiatives of Princeton (HIP) offers a network of services that promote sustainable long-term housing and employment. We are proud to support HIP as they support our neighbors.

Learn more or make a donation: https://www.housinginitiativesofprinceton.org/

Summer greetings!

We are excited about the coming program year at Nassau Presbyterian Church. This post contains registration and program information for the upcoming year.

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REGISTRATION

We ask parents to complete a new form each year to ensure we have accurate information on your family to ensure your child’s health and safety. If you have previously registered a child with us, you will recieve a pre-filled registration form by email in the first week of August. Families with multiple children will received a separate email for each.

To complete your registration, please:

• print the registration form that was emailed to you,
• make changes/additions using the fields on page two,
• with or without changes, please sign and date page one of the form, and
• return these two pages to the church office as soon as possible – by Tuesday, September 2 or earlier – to make sure your child’s name appears correctly on our attendance lists.

If you are new to our church – Welcome! – or have an additional child to register, blank forms are available here and in the literature rack outside the church office:

School’s Out. Hunger’s Out. You Can Help!

During the summer months, when school meal programs are on pause, many local families face increased food insecurity. Arm In Arm’s Summer Hunger Relief Campaign helps bridge this gap by providing essential pantry items to those in need—especially families with children.

Most Needed Items:

• Rice
• Peanut Butter
• Pasta
• Low-Sugar Cereal
• Shelf-Stable Milk

Drop off your donations in the collection bin located near the playground at 61 Nassau Street.

Double your donation by bringing your items in a reusable shopping bag!

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Volunteer Opportunities – Ongoing All Year

With local college students away for the summer, Arm In Arm needs extra hands! Volunteers help with food pantry distribution, deliveries to homebound clients, and more. Whether you have a few hours once a week or once a month, your time makes a real difference.

Sign Up to Volunteer: https://arminarm.givepulse.com/group/294989-Arm-In-Arm
Contact: Shariq Marshall – email | 609-508-7851

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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!

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Monday, June 16, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Assembly Room, Nassau Presbyterian Church

Nuclear Disarmament: Seeking God’s Peace

Join Ward Hayes Wilson, author of It Is Possible: A Future Without Nuclear Weapons, for a presentation and conversation. A conference at Nassau Presbyterian Church in 1980 shaped Ward’s interest in nuclear disarmament, and his work is engaging him in new ways with the denomination today. Ward is currently partnering with Presbyteries on an overture for consideration at the 227th General Assembly. Light supper provided.

Sign Up

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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.

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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.

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