#MissionMonday – Villages in Partnership

Encourage. Equip. Educate.

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Nassau Church members can help Villages in Partnership fight extreme poverty in Malawi. As the end of the year approaches, you can make donations in honor of a friend or family member to support VIPs mission through Nassau Church’s Alternative Gifts program.



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For a longer update from Executive Director Liz Heinzel-Nelson visit VIP’s website here:

Giving Tuesday Update

Villages in Partnership (VIP) is a nonprofit committed to working with impoverished rural villagers in the Sakata region of Malawi to provide access to clean water and improved sanitation, food security, quality healthcare and education, infrastructure, and economic development for the villages. For more information, call 609-772-4753, email  or visit the website:

Visit the Website


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#MissionMonday – Womanspace

Prevent Abuse, Protect Families, Change Lives

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Womanspace works to prevent abuse and provide services for individuals and families impacted by domestic and sexual violence. Their annual Communities of Light event in early December illumines our community as a powerful symbol of hope for those affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking. Your generosity through the alternative gifts program or through direct involvement with Womanspace helps share the gift of safety. Thank you!

Visit the Website

24/7 Crisis Hotline: 609-394-9000

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The Mission & Outreach Committee is pleased to include Womanspace as a new alternative gift recipient this year! Visit the Alternative Gifts page to learn more.


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#MissionMonday – Presbyterian Hunger Program

Thank You from Presbyterian Hunger Program

Your generosity to Nassau’s Hunger Offering is having an impact! Hear how from one of our seven partner organizations in a note from Rebecca Barnes, Coordinator of the Presbyterian Hunger Program. Thank you for giving until all are fed.


Dear members of Nassau Presbyterian Church,

We here at Presbyterian Hunger Program are writing to sincerely say thank you for your gifts. They are a huge help in a hard year, showing both your presence and care, as well as financial undergirding of this ministry that works to alleviate hunger and eliminate its root causes of hunger and poverty.

As people of faith, we’re called to notice, pray for, and act in the world around us. And we’re called to speak hope, to be beacons in difficult times. We all know that so far in 2020, we are living in the midst of an intense, exhausting, difficult period.

Your contributions are a sign of hope. Because of you, churches and organizations are able to distribute more food to people who are hungry and also to do education and advocacy to help ensure future food security for vulnerable communities. Because of you, global partners living in places of war, violence, famine, drought or flooding have better access to safety, health, and basic needs. Because of you, activists working on root causes of hunger who have been targeted, threatened, or worn out, know that they are not alone.

The people, churches and organizations that we relate to in this work also bring hope to this world, and they show signs of how love, mercy, and justice can break through difficult moments in history to shine brightly. We are grateful for them, and grateful for you, and grateful to have this calling entrusted to us by God, who holds the whole world in caring hands.

Thank you,

Rebecca Barnes

Coordinator, Presbyterian Hunger Program

www.pcusa.org/hunger

*Photo thanks to PHP partner BeLoved Asheville


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#MissionMonday – Churches for Middle East Peace

Young Adult Summit: Intersections of Faith and Advocacy: A Focus on Peacebuilding in Israel-Palestine

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Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) educates, elevates, and advocates for peace in the Middle East. Their young adult summit for those 18 to 35 years old is soon, and CMEP invites interested members and friends of Nassau to join.

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Saturday, November 14

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. EST

Speakers will include:
Rev. Dr. Mae Elise Cannon, Churches for Middle East Peace
Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac, Bethlehem Bible College
Carla Montilla Jaimes, Morghan Cyr, and Josh Curtis, J Street


Register Here (link)

CMEP1835 engages young adults and university students around the country through educational regional summits as well as advocacy summits in Washington D.C. These events focus on promoting holistic U.S. policies toward the Middle East, with a focus on advocacy around Israel/Palestine. At a CMEP1835 Summit you will learn from thought leaders advocating for the just resolution to conflicts in the Middle East, and gain tools to engage with your elected officials on these issues. The journey to justice and peace across the Middle East requires the effort and unity of voices from all kinds of advocates, especially those ages 18-35!


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#MissionMonday – Centurion

How Did It All Begin?

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For more information visit:

Centurion (link)


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#MissionMonday – Princeton Presbyterians

Beyond Breaking Bread

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For more information visit:

Princeton Presbyterians (link)


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#MissionMonday – Courageous Conversations


In our charge to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly,” Nassau is grateful to partner with our siblings at Witherspoon Presbyterian Church. A couple Bending the Moral Arc small groups engaged in courageous conversations on race and justice co-led by members of the Nassau & Witherspoon Partnership Team this summer. The leaders pulled from a running resource list to ground discussion, and we wanted to share those resources with you here.

Courageous Conversations (Google Doc link)


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#MissionMonday – Arm in Arm


In case you missed it, last week David Fox offered us a look at how Arm in Arm is transitioning during the pandemic.


Paul, in 2 Corinthians 8, encourages us to share abundance in pursuit of equality for the sake of Gospel. In a video for Nassau’s Adult Education series, David Fox, Executive Director of our Mission Partner, Arm in Arm, guides us from the theological foundations to the daily implications of this mission. Learn how the ministry of service brings forth shared blessings and how we truly are “better together.”


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#MissionMonday – MITF



For more information or to contact Jonathan or Anne, visit the MITF pages on our website.

Nassau’s Mass Incarceration Task Force (MITF) works to address the devastating effects of mass incarceration on several fronts: pre-incarceration, incarceration, and post-incarceration. MITF connects Nassau members with organizations already involved in these areas. Join the Fall zoom meeting on September 21 at 7 pm EDT to get connected. Hear more from MITF leaders Anne Kuhn and Jonathan Shenk, and read MITF’s call to action here: August 2020 Update


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#MissionMonday – LALDEF

Mission Partner Update

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