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This spring, Princeton Presbyterians welcomed graduating seniors into the pulpit at Breaking Bread! Senior Isabella Shutt preached on Acts 1:1-8 on the theme of discerning when and how to do justice. Isabella will begin studies at Princeton Theological Seminary in the fall. We’re proud of her gifts for ministry, and we’re glad to share an audio file of this sermon with you!
Isabella (right) with sister Genevieve ‘26 and friend Maggie ‘26 at Asbury Park
This spring, Princeton Presbyterians welcomed graduating seniors into the pulpit at Breaking Bread! Senior Grecia Hernandez Perez preached on Acts 4 on the theme of pursuing poverty abolition as a community. Grecia drew from themes she studied this semester with Professor Matthew Desmond, the author of “Evicted” and “Poverty, By America.” Grecia will begin studies at Yale Divinity School in the fall. Join us in celebrating all the ways Grecia has blessed Princeton Presbyterians, and how she’ll bring her gifts to her studies next year!
Grecia with fiancé Thomas ‘22 in Cluny, France, during last summer’s Pilgrimage to Taizé
If you’re in Princeton for Reunions, we hope you’ll come and see us! We’re hosting an Open House Brunch at Nassau Presbyterian Church from 9:30am-12pm on Saturday, May 25. Join us as we welcome alums and celebrate our graduates!
Our labyrinth will be set up in Niles Chapel at Nassau from 9-4pm on Thursday and Friday, and from 9am-1pm on Saturday as a contemplative space amid the bustling fun of Reunions.
If you’d like to join us in the work of equipping young Christian servant leaders to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God” in Princeton and beyond, consider giving to our “$2024 for the Great Class of 2024” spring campaign! Any amount—$20.24, $202.40, or $2024—is much appreciated. You can give through our online portal or write a check to “The Westminster Foundation” at 61 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542.
There have been so many reasons to celebrate God’s faithfulness to Princeton Presbyterians. Support from alumni and friends of “Presbys” makes these stories possible, and we hope you enjoy learning about what we’ve been up to in the 2023-24 academic year.
Last June, Andrew and Len traveled with six undergraduate and graduate pilgrims to the Taizé Community in France. Taizé is an ecumenical monastic community that welcomes young people from all over the world for a week of worship, work, and reconciliation. In October, we welcomed Brother Emile of Taizé to Princeton during his visit to the United States and Canada. He partnered with us in organizing a prayer service for peace in the Middle East. Nearly 200 Princeton neighbors, fellow students, and members of Nassau Presbyterian Church joined us for a beautiful student-led worship service.
This spring, our undergrads filled a big shorehouse in Asbury Park for a weekend retreat. We danced to Britney Spears in the kitchen during taco night and enjoyed morning worship on the beach. A grant from the Presbytery of the Coastlands enabled us to expand our monthly fellowship meals after Breaking Bread to weekly dinners, which has been a highlight for students. Our Easter Feast welcomed forty-eight students to worship and dinner!
During a tense season on college campuses, we are proud of how our students have sought to “do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with God” (Micah 6:8). Our undergraduate leaders have worked with classmates from the Alliance of Jewish Progressives, the Muslim Students Association, and the Rose Castle Society to foster dialogue, hold vigils on campus, and share in interfaith meals.
As we bless and send our graduating students, we hope to see you at Reunions! We’re hosting an Open House Brunch at Nassau Presbyterian Church from 9:30am-12pm on Saturday, May 25. Join us as we welcome alums and celebrate our graduates! If you’d like to help us equip these young people as Christian servant leaders in Princeton and beyond, consider giving to our “$2024 for the Great Class of 2024” spring campaign! Any amount—$20.24, $202.40, or $2024—is much appreciated. You can give through our online portal or write a check to “The Westminster Foundation” at 61 Nassau St, Princeton, NJ 08542.
Blessings,
Andrew and Len Scales
We are celebrating a wonderful year full of adventures with Princeton Presbyterians! Take a look at stories from students and board members in our 2023 Fall Newsletter. We count on your financial support as we continue to grow and thrive as the Beloved Community with students. If you’d like to make a donation, click here. Thank you for partnering with us in this ministry!
Arrive in Paris by 3PM, check-in at Hotel: Ibis Paris Gare De Lyon Ledru Rollin 12th
Group dinner
June 4—travel by train from Paris to Mâcon-Loché TGV, bus to Taizé
Stay with the Taizé Community and gather as a group at tea time daily
Midweek trip to Cluny by bus for lunch
June 11—travel by bus to Mâcon-Loché, train from Mâcon-Loché TGV to Paris
Arrive in Paris by 3PM, check-in at Hotel: Ibis Paris Gare De Lyon Ledru Rollin 12th
Group dinner
check-out by Noon
Estimated cost is $1000 plus airfare per person. We are committed to making this trip affordable for students. Please fill out the google form application with a clear estimate of what you are able to contribute to the cost. Full scholarships are available for undergraduates as needed, and partial scholarships will be given to graduate students as needed. Further communication and financial questions beyond space allowed on the registration form are always welcome. Please direct them either to Len or Andrew. We ask $250 be paid by March 3, 2023 as a deposit for the trip. Checks may be made payable to the Westminster Foundation or given via link provided in the application form.
Participants are expected to read “A Community Called Taizé” by Jason Santos prior to to travel and attend a group dinner in the Spring of 2023 and, for returning students, in the Fall of 2023. Student interested in the trip can contact Andrew.
Learn more about the Taizé Community here.
Friends, we have had an exciting fall semester with Princeton Presbyterians, and we’re glad to share about it with you! We count on your financial support and prayers as we take up new initiatives like a Winter Retreat in Asbury Park, NJ, and a summer pilgrimage to the Taizé Community in France. You can make a donation online by clicking here.
There is so much to celebrate as we look back on the spring semester! From worship to service, feasting and resting together, we are deeply grateful for the resilience of the Princeton Presbyterians community. Find photo highlights from 2022 below.
It was with heartfelt emotion that we blessed and sent our three Seminarian Student Chaplains and four graduating students from Princeton University’s Great Class of 2022. Help us celebrate these leaders in campus ministry and invest in the next season of Princeton Presbyterians during our $2022 for the Class of 2022 stewardship campaign. Give $20.22, $202.20, $2022, or anything in between, here.
If you are in Princeton for Reunions, please stop by Princeton Presbyterians Open House on Saturday, May 21. Find details and RSVP here.
Princeton Presbyterians’ Fall Newsletter is full of highlights from the past year. Hear from Jonathan Wang ‘21 and board member Rev. James Klotz about the impact of Princeton Presbys, and get an overview of the year from Chaplains Len & Andrew. Please prayerfully consider making a donation to support Princeton Presbyterians of the Westminster Foundation here.
