“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.” Acts 2:42.
For adult members and friends of Nassau Church, Small Groups of 6-12 people offer a structured opportunity for deep connection based on faith and a desire to live a life of discipleship. Groups discuss a Bible story or a book chapter, share joys and concerns, pray for one another, and send each other in ministry.
Small Groups are held in the Fall and during Lent.
Registration for Fall 2024 is now open!
If you have never been part of a Small Group, why not try it out? If you are a perennial participant, welcome back! Space may be limited for many groups, so sign up soon! Whether you opt for in-person or virtual groups, the promise that the Holy Spirit is present when two or more are gathered in God’s name remains a constant.
Women in the Old Testament
Linked-In Learning Series
We are continuing the tradition of linking worship life, adult education, and several small groups. Women in the Old Testament employ faithfulness and savvy as they navigate a life at the margins. The small groups will explore the same text the preachers will take up in worship, and members and friends of the congregation will feature in adult education. Let’s learn from these women together as we ask challenging questions and remember other women who have helped make a way for us in our own lives.
Mondays, October 14 – November 18, 1:30-3:00 pm, Wehrheim Home, Skillman
Carol Wehrheim is Clerk of Session. She finds small groups a necessary part of her life with Nassau Church and enjoys playing cornhole.
Mondays, October 14 – November 18, 7:00-8:30 pm, Tazelaar Home, Belle Mead
John Parker is a writer by trade and lives and works in Princeton. At Nassau Church, he has served as a ruling elder and a deacon and teaches fifth grade church school.
Wednesdays, October 16 – November 20, 4:00-5:00 pm, Room 304, Nassau Church
Children & Youth, grades 3-8
Anne Thomsen Lord has four children at home and works at the Princeton YMCA and HomeWorks Trenton. She has a Christian education degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and occasionally preaches at Old Tennent Presbyterian Church.
Laura Carter is a mom, teacher, volunteer, and Nassau Presbyterian elder. She has been a faithful member of Nassau Presbyterian Church for 17 years.
Thursdays, October 17 – November 21, 12:00-1:30 pm, on Zoom
Len Scales serves as the Associate Pastor for Faith Formation, Mission, and Outreach. She also serves part-time as the Executive Co-Director of the Westminster Foundation and Presbyterian Chaplain at Princeton University.
Art of Faithfulness Groups & Events
Led by visiting artists and artist/members of our own church community, these groups meet for several consecutive weeks, focusing on a particular art form’s relationship to faith while igniting the creative spirit that resides in each of us.
Movement Meditations
Thursdays, October 17 – November 21, 7:00-8:30 pm, Music Room, Nassau Church
Experience a sense of embodied spirituality through gestures and simple movement patterns that connect ourselves to our inner faith and our inner dancer. (Ages 14+)
Meagan Woods is an interdisciplinary artist who works in dance, theatre, and costume design. She holds an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Simon Fraser University and a BFA in Dance from Rutgers University. Her work has been shown at NJPAC, Bryant Park, Lincoln Center and venues across the US, Canada, Portugal, France, Taiwan, and The Philippines. Meagan has had the pleasure of choreographing for Nassau Church services as an artist-in-residence in 2010 and 2018 and is thrilled to be back this season. Learn more at www.meaganwoods.com.
The Spiritual Art of Making Movies about Artists
Sundays, October 13 – November 17, 7:00-8:00 pm, on Zoom
What are the spiritual practices of poets, novelists, painters and musicians? We will explore this theme by viewing the biopics of such artists. Our discussion will examine how artist and filmmaker alike are inspired.
Marshall McKnight, a lifelong movie buff, has been a Nassau Church member since 2011. He is an Elder and is active on the Mass Incarceration Task Force. He also serves on the Adult Education, Human Resources and Membership Committees. He was a journalist for seven years and for the last 19 has worked for the State of New Jersey.
Roz Anderson Flood has been reading, writing, editing and teaching poetry for over 50 years and currently serves on the board of Copper Canyon Press, a non-profit poetry publisher. At Nassau Church, she has worn many hats. Currently, in addition to participation in programs for the Art of Faithfulness, Roz sings in the Adult Choir. In her day job, she is Assistant Vice President for Planned Giving, Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health in Philadelphia.
The Sacred Art of Photography: Photographing Psalms
Thursdays, October 17 – November 21, 7:00-9:00 pm, on Zoom
Sacred Art of Photography returns this fall with a focus on the Book of Psalms. For each of six weeks, members choose a Psalm and create two photographs that are evoked by it. Photographs must be newly created in the week prior to each Thursday night session. Members of the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 groups of Sacred Art of Photography will be invited to submit one photograph to a show of work in the Conference Room celebrating the two groups’ work in the 2024/2025 church year.
Ned Walthall is a photographer based in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He received his MFA from the Institute of Art and Design at New England College (formerly the New Hampshire Institute of Art). His work has been shown throughout the United States and abroad.
Tim Brown has led and participated in numerous small groups. He has been an amateur photographer going back to when cameras used film and lenses had to be focused by hand. For over fifty years he has been on a photographer’s journey of discovery, reveling in the light of the world.
Bottles of Peace
Saturday, October 26, 10:00 am-12:30 pm, Music Room, Nassau Church
Join in a participatory project to reflect what peace means for your life, the life of Nassau Church and our world. Expressing your reflections though art will be invited, leading to a display of peace. (Ages 10+)
KimyiBo is a Korean-American artist based in Berlin. KimyiBo’s art engages with concepts arising from life as an immigrant and caregiver in the form of ink drawings, prints, artist’s books, and collaborative practices. Like a mycorrhizal network, the themes of transition, growth, ambivalence, resilience and hope form its subterranean network of roots, from which seedlings sprout for new work.
Additional Small Group
Adventures in Barth, Season 9
Tuesdays, October 1 – November 19, 7:30-9:00 pm, on Zoom
Get “Barth Smart” as we are challenged by a goldmine of Christian theology, the Church Dogmatics. Reading will be from CD IV/2: The Exaltation of the Son of Man and typically totals ~40 pages/week. This is a long running group that welcomes all newcomers.
Mark Edwards joined Nassau as Director of Youth Ministries in 2013. He is a lifelong Presbyterian and holds a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary. He has taught at The College of New Jersey, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Princeton University, and is the author of Christ Is Time: The Gospel according to Karl Barth (and the Red Hot Chili Peppers).
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