Bus Trip to the Cloisters Museum with Karlfried Froehlich
Saturday, June 15
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
On Saturday June 15, Karlfried Froehlich will lead a tour of highlights of The Cloisters Museum, located in Upper Manhattan. A chartered bus will leave from Princeton Shopping Center – where you may park and pick up something for breakfast on the bus.
After the tour, we will head to a restaurant for lunch. A prix fixe menu from which to choose will be available in early June. Limited spaces are available. To reserve yours contact Lauren Yeh (, 609-924-0103 x106) in the church office by Wednesday, May 29. Payment will be due by Wednesday, June 5.
Fees, per person:
Chartered Bus: $45.00
Museum Entrance:
Adult $20.00
Senior $17.00
Student (with ID) $14.00
Metropolitan Museum of Art Members – Free
(with your membership card)
It is with great pleasure that the Witherspoon-Jackson Historical Society, Witherspoon-Jackson Development Corporation, and the Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood Association announce the First Annual Witherspoon-Jackson Neighborhood Welcome weekend!! This will be a weekend to beautify, learn, and connect with our neighbors…and celebrate our neighborhood as being designated Princeton’s 20th Historic District. Following is the schedule of events. Join us…we look forward to seeing everyone and getting the entire neighborhood involved!
Schedule of Events
Saturday, May 18
8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Pick-up free flowering plants at Mary Moss Playground for your home front lawn
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Unveiling of Heritage Tour Plaques at Studio Hillier. Light refreshments served
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Join in a neighborhood clean-up project at your home and street
10:00 AM – Noon Historic Tour of Neighborhood by Shirley Satterfield. Tours starts at Studio Hillier
Sunday, May 19
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM Yard sales and visiting throughout the neighborhood
9:00 AM – Noon Curbside pick-up following Saturday’s clean-up
Noon – 3:00 PM Free cookout with cultural neighborhood displays at Mary Moss Playground
2:00 PM Ceremonial planting of native tree at Mary Moss Playground
“Our history is our foundation…our strength is our diversity”
We traveled the road to Jerusalem with Jesus, during Lent, and wrestled with the challenging questions put to Jesus by his own community. We are now an Easter people discerning how our Lenten journey directs (or re-directs) our days ahead.
Our two Adult Education sessions in May feature individuals from our community who came to faith in other cultures. They will share the stories of their own faith journey, their own questioning and where Jesus has led them.
Note: There is no Adult Education on Sunday, May 19, due to Confirmation, or Sunday, May 26, Memorial Day Weekend. Also, our summer worship schedule begins on Sunday, May 19, with one service only at 10 a.m.
Bittersweet Christianity in Korea and Beyond: Wrestling with Economic, Religious, and Cultural Clashes
Sung Uk Lim and Seol Young Ryu, interviewed by Nate Stucky
9:30 a.m.
Assembly Room
In the last half of the 20th century, the rapid growth of the Korean economy accompanied by the rapid growth of Christianity in that country created an upheaval in their cultural landscape. Today we will explore the challenges of being Christian in Korea and in Korean-American churches. Come hear the stories of Sung Uk and Seol Young’s personal faith journeys as children in Korea. Then learn about their ministry to Korean immigrants wrestling with our white-dominated culture and their ethnic heritage.
Unfortunately, the recording for this class was not successful.
May 12
Bewildered Survival: Growing Up in Post-War Germany
Karlfried Froehlich
9:30 a.m.
Assembly Room
Growing up in Germany, Karlfried lived through the years of Hitler seizing power, experienced the pressure of the Nazi educational system, the initial war years with their German military triumphs but then, of course, the bitter years of retreat and defeat. As a teenager during the misery of the post-war years, he wrestled with the existential questions we all ask: What is the purpose of suffering? And how does a survivor find meaning in having survived? Come hear how his faith played a major role in his struggle to cope.
Try on teaching for a week! We provide curriculum, morning schedule and lots of encouragement. You provide a willingness to try something new and love for the children of our church.
Sundays, May 19 – September 1
Assist head teachers in either the Preschool or K-2 room
Sign Up online: Summer Sunday Mornings (click here)
For more information, contact Corrie Berg (, 609-924-0103, x108)
All-Church Retreat
The All-Church retreat is a great way (actually, the best way) to start your summer.
We are going to NorthBay, located two hours south on Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Our retreat begins with dinner on Friday and ends after lunch on Sunday. The cost is $130 for adults or $65 for children (3–10), and under-3s are free. Private rooms plus bath available at slightly higher cost ($160 adult; $80 children 3-10). Includes all meals and access to activities.
For more information, contact Corrie Berg (, 609-924-0103, x108)
Summer Choir
Join the Summer Choir as your schedule allows on Sundays through September 2. We rehearse at 9:00 AM in the Music Room for the morning service, learning music that is easily prepared in one rehearsal. Supported by our section leaders, singers of all abilities, middle school and older, are welcome for this “come as you are” choir. Join us and make a joyful noise unto God.
Contact Noel Werner (, 609-924-0103, x104)
Vacation Bible School & PresbyCamp
“ExtraOrdinaryStory”
A despised man does a good deed. A jealous older brother. A judge gives in. A feast for the poorest people in town. Jesus’ stories are truly extraordinary and extra ordinary. Come to VBS and learn through them about living as God’s people.
Monday-Thursday, June 24-27
VBS, 9am – 12pm – age 3 through rising grade 6 ($30)
PresbyCamp, 12-3:30pm – VBS’ers who are rising grades 4-6 (+$25)
For more information, contact Corrie Berg (, 609-924-0103, x108)
Chancel Drama
“It’s Cool in the Furnace”
A Musical about Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Some things never grow old and never go out of fashion — some things remain “cool” forever. Bible stories are timeless, and the tale of a Godly guy named Daniel, his three side-kicks and a fiery furnace is about as cool as it gets. So too is the classic children’s musical that recounts this captivating tale with humor, action, and spiritual heart.
August 4-9 & 11
Rising grade 3 through 12
$50 per participant (includes souvenir t-shirt)
Register online (including auditions for solo singing/speaking roles): Chancel Drama 2019
Audition Dates: Sunday, May 5; Wednesday, May 15; or Wednesday, May 22
For more information, contact Ingrid Ladendorf (, 609-924-0103, x108)
Loaves & Fishes
Volunteering for Loaves and Fishes, whether it’s donating food, or money or time, is an opportunity to be fed as well. It’s an opportunity to join and be a part of our community of faith in action, as we do what our Lord asked of us. As we prepare food, make meals, serve and clean up, we are serving our most vulnerable neighbors. And I think you will find that in the midst of all the hubub and action and swirl, if you can take a moment to breathe, you’ll find that you are being fed, too.
So please, come, be fed. Be fed by making meat loaves or cookies. Be fed by donating to St. Mary’s. Be fed by feeding the less fortunate. Volunteer for Loaves and Fishes. August 17th at St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Saturday, August 17
All ages
St. Mary’s Cathedral, 151 North Warren Street, Trenton, NJ
Sign Ups for Meatloaf & Cookie Making, as well as jobs on Saturday in Trenton, to be announced soon – watch this space!
Please join us Sunday, April 7 at 2:30 p.m. at Nassau Presbyterian Church Church for the final concert of our 2019-2020 series. Music That Tells a Story will feature faculty of The New School for Music Study, performing solo and collaborative music with a literary component. The recital will feature student narration as we tell the stories of famous pieces by Ravel, Prokofiev, Schumann, and MORE!
These recitals take place in the Sanctuary of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street in Princeton. They are open to the public and free of charge.
Westminster Conservatory at Nassau Thursday, April 25
On Thursday, April 25 at 12:15 p.m. Westminster Conservatory at Nassau will present pianist Mary Greenberg performing music of Claude Debussy. Please note that this recital is on the fourth Thursday of the month, as the third Thursday falls within Holy Week. Ms. Greenberg, a member of the Westminster Conservatory faculty, will perform Debussy’s “Bells Across the Leaves” from Images, Book II and the Children’s Corner Suite.The program is intended to mark the centennial of Debussy’s death in 1918 and includes a reading of letters from the Debussy family and a monologue in the persona of Debussy’s second wife, Emma Bardac.
These recitals take place in the Niles Chapel of Nassau Presbyterian Church, 61 Nassau Street in Princeton. They are open to the public and free of charge.
LENTEN PRAYER SERVICES Sanctuary, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church
Join with the members of Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church each Wednesday During Lent from 12:00-12:30 PM for a service of prayer.
BIBLE & BAGELS BOOK DISCUSSION SERIES
Fellowship Hall, Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church
Join the Witherspoon Street Congregation as we read and discuss Young, Gifted and Black – Promoting High Achievement among African American Students. We anticipate a lively and thought-provoking discussion which we hope you can attend!
MARCH 24, 2019
Young, Gifted & Black part III – No Mystery: Closing the
Achievement Gap between Africans and Excellence. This
series wrap-up will focus on models of success by
highlighting actual schools and teachers that allow African-
American students to achieve at high levels.
CELEBRATING THE GIFTS OF WOMEN
McCarter Theater In honor of Women’s History Month and the phenomenal women who contribute to the vibrancy of Nassau Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, women of the church are invited to an evening of inspiring conversation and a night at the McCarter Theatre, Thursday, March 28. Reception at 6:00 PM followed by Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy at 7:30 PM. Please RSVP to Len Scales () by March 18.
The Lenten Craft Fair is one way we mark Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent.
In Lent and Easter we observe the life, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. We examine our discipleship, scrutinize our Christian journeys, and acknowledge our need for repentance, mercy, and forgiveness.
Join us in worship and community this season.
Throughout Lent
Small Groups Offering fellowship and community, Small Groups are working through the book Amazing Grace: A Vocabulary of Faith. Learn more and find a group.
Lenten Devotional Don’t miss our church-wide, daily Lenten Devotional. Members and friends of the church have written meditations on Scripture to accompany us through the season of Lent. Read it here.
Easter Memorials We remember and honor our loved ones by giving towards the Easter Sunday tulip display and brass ensemble. You can pick up an Easter Donation Card from the church office or email ">Taylor Austin by April 14, 2019.
Saturday, Mar. 2
Choral Evening Worship Rutter’s Mass of the Children
5:00 p.m.
Celebrating the Gifts of Women Serving their Church and Community
In honor of Women’s History Month and the phenomenal women who contribute to the vibrancy of Nassau Presbyterian Church, Westminster Presbyterian Church, and Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church, women of the church are invited to an evening of inspiring conversation and a night at the McCarter Theater on Thursday, March 28. Nassau and Westminster Presbyterian Churches are hosting a private reception for 100 women who have been faithfully serving the church and the Trenton/Princeton community. These amazing women put their love into action by serving in every area of our society: education, government, healthcare, and religion.
You are one of these amazing women! We want to celebrate you!
Please accept our hospitality by joining at Nassau Presbyterian Church for a reception from 6:00PM-7:00PM. At that time we will also give you a free ticket to see Ken Ludwig’s The Gods of Comedy at McCarter Theater at 7:30PM.
RSVP to Len Scales (, x103) by Thursday, March 14.
More information about the play may be found here.
On Saturday June 15, Karlfried Froehlich will lead a tour of highlights of The Cloisters Museum, located in Upper Manhattan. A chartered bus will leave from Princeton Shopping Center – where you may park and pick up something for breakfast on the bus.
