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This past Sunday, Dave Davis invited each of us to enter into a period of gratitude for all that is the life of Nassau Church and to take that time to discern our response to this simple question: What percentage of my income is God calling me to give to my church this year as I walk in faith with my church? In the coming days you will receive, from Keith Mertz and me, a letter on behalf of the Session inviting your financial pledge to Nassau Church for 2022. In the meantime, join me in this period of gratitude and discernment.

I want to take this moment to express my deep gratitude for Nassau Church, especially for the past 22 months in our life together. As the pandemic began, I had just lost my mother and was in the midst of caring for my father, who passed several months later. I can’t express my gratitude enough for the support and care given to me and Glenn by so many of you, individually and collectively. That initial period of grief was particularly difficult as everything around us began to shut down due to COVID. I felt alone, but less so because of the love and care from Nassau Church. It also wasn’t lost on me that serving on Session during COVID allowed me to put some structure and purpose to the days of grief and lockdown. Our prayerful work with my Session colleagues, forming new relationships, and playing a part in guiding the church safely during the past months enriched my life in so many ways, for all of which I am immensely grateful.

I have experienced with amazement the vibrancy of Nassau’s ministry, the resiliency and dedication of our staff, the evolution of our faith community and worship life, and our ever-growing commitment to justice in the world. It is nothing short of a tremendous gift from God, one which I believe we are entrusted with to build upon for the future of Nassau Church, our community, and the world. Every one of us has stories of gratitude for this community during these months of COVID and to try to begin to give voice to all of mine would require paragraphs long and full! I simply ask that you find your way to express gratitude for our life together sometime in the next two weeks – in prayer to God and with others as a witness to our ministry together. 

Don’t miss the Adult Education component of the Fall Linked-in Learning series. Join us in person on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. for Theresa Thames’s The Reunion that Wasn’t: Jesus’s mother and brothers.

The Return of the Prodigal (2018) by Grace Carol Bomer https://gracecarolbomer.com/

Nassau’s Anna Hill, who is working with Quaker Volunteer Service, invites us to an online four-part lecture series, “Jesus at Christmas: Story, Stone, Evolution,” featuring John Dominic Crossan and Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Thursdays, 7:30-9:00 p.m., beginning on November 18. For more information and to register, visit Pendle Hill’s events website.

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. 

Would you be willing to wash and dry, or perhaps sew a hem on some children’s choir robes? We could really use your help. All robes will soon be needed for our Christmas Pageant in December. Please contact Ingrid Ladendorf.

You may donate electronically online (select the Hunger Fund) or by texting “NASSAU Hunger” to 73256.