Welcome to our new Assistant Organist, Dr. Donald Dolan |
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After a year without an assistant organist and accompanist, we are very happy to welcome Don Dolan to our Nassau church staff! Don comes to us from the Pennington Presbyterian Church after a long tenure, and as you can see from his bio below, he is a fixture in the Princeton area musical scene. In addition to being an accomplished musician, he has a heart for service to the church and enjoys supporting his many musical collaborators. Don will be starting with us at the first Adult Choir rehearsal on September 7, and we are looking forward to experiencing his gifts in worship as the new program year begins. We give thanks to God for bringing such a gifted musician to our church.
Don has been singing and ringing in choirs as well as playing piano and organ in churches ever since growing up in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Holding degrees in piano performance from Vanderbilt University and The University of Michigan, Don had his Carnegie Hall solo debut shortly after moving back to his native New Jersey. He later received his D.M.A. in piano performance from Rutgers University, studying with Susan Starr. Meanwhile, Don served as accompanist and organist at Pennington Presbyterian Church for the past 22 years. In addition, he taught at Westminster Conservatory here in Princeton and at Temple Music Prep in Philadelphia. As an accompanist, he toured with the American Boychoir and accompanied the All-Eastern Honor Choir, again at Carnegie Hall. Don is the director of the instrumental music program of The Pennington School and lives on campus with his wife, Sarah, and their photogenic cat, Fluffernut.
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Worship & Education for Sunday, July 17 |
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Adult Education Small Group - 9:00 a.m. (Assembly Room)
Summer Choir - 9:00 a.m. (Music Room)
Summer Church School for age 2 to grade 2 - 10:15 a.m. (room 04)
Fellowship - 11:00 a.m. (Front Plaza)
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Summer Worship Schedule - one service, in-person and livestreamed, at 10:00 a.m. We will resume two services on September 11.
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Give online using the link provided or by using Church Life on your phone. Checks can be mailed to 61 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542, dropped off in the drop box near the base of the ramp by the parking lot or placed in the offering plates in the narthex on Sunday morning.
Per capita for 2022 is $40 per member. Please consider donating your household’s per capita to assist with this support of our connection to the broader Presbyterian church.
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Nassau's annual School Supply Drive with Westminster Presbyterian Church is launching! Help us partner to provide 150 students with backpacks and school supplies for the year ahead. Please drop-off backpacks in the basket in the Narthex on Sundays on your way to worship, or give monetary donations to help fill them. Estimated cost for school supply bundles are $24 for elementary, $32 for middle school, and $45 for high school. Backpacks accepted through Sunday, August 14. Use the Give Now link on the website, choose “School Supplies” in the drop-down box.
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Many hands make light work! Volunteer to make meatloaves, bag lunches, bake brownies, and/or serve meals for neighbors coming to St. Mary's Cathedral in Trenton on August 20. We are keeping the drop-off for bag lunches on August 19, and increasing the in-person volunteers slightly from the past two years. See details and sign up as you are able using the button below. |
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Summer Reading for Witherspoon & Nassau |
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This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley. In her stunning debut, the creator of Black Liturgies weaves stories from three generations of her family alongside contemplative reflections to discover the "necessary rituals" that connect us with our belonging, dignity, and liberation.
We are planning a joint congregation discussion this fall. The book received a starred (and glowing) review in Library Journal, one of the review sources the Princeton Public Library uses to select books for its collection. The Englewood Review provides an equally positive assessment. |
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Opportunities for Community Support |
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Details include Arm in Arm volunteer needs. |
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Learn more about what is happening at Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church this week. |
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Appalachia Service Project is this week - please pray for the participants and homeowners they are serving in Wise County, Virginia. |
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Join us on July 17 & 24 in the Assembly Room at 9:00 a.m. for a 45-minute, pre-service, pop-up small group, facilitated by Adult Education member Louise Yang. Each week, we will gather to discuss the sermon text for that Sunday using questions provided by the Sunday preacher. Bagels, juice, coffee, and tea provided. No registration is necessary. All are welcome. |
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Summer Choir - Come Join Us! |
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Join the section leaders and adult choir members each Sunday through September 4 (except August 14 - Chancel Drama Sunday)! Middle-school age and older are warmly invited to come any Sunday to the music room at 9:00 a.m. to learn an easy anthem, hymns, and responses and help lead worship at 10:00 a.m. Masks required during rehearsal and strongly encouraged during worship. Come sing with us this Summer! |
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Nassau's Summer Chancel Drama |
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“Oh, Jonah!”
Rising Grades 3 - 12, Each Afternoon August 8 - August 12
Friends and newcomers are invited to help us put this musical on its feet to be presented live in worship on Sunday morning August 14.
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For pastoral news on congregational life including births, deaths, marriages, use the button below. |
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Nassau's Weekly Prayer Chain & D365 Devotional |
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D365 is a Presbyterian Church (USA) website and app offering a daily devotional experience written on a single theme for one week. Through scripture, prayer, and blessing you will read honest struggles and questions, all in the context of faith. You're invited to let the writer’s words serve as background for your own conversation with God.
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Update on the Church Office |
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While the building remains locked on weekdays, administrative staff are onsite full time (Summer Hours - Monday thru Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Friday morning working remotely) and program staff are in the office regularly. We have installed a doorbell at the ramp entrance if you need access. If you just need to drop something off, the locked drop box at the bottom of the ramp is checked daily. Please visit the staff contact page for emails and phone extensions or leave a voicemail on the general office line 609-924-0103 (dial 0) or send an email to office@nassauchurch.org. |
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