Inside this issue:

Our Life Together 2

September Happenings 2-5

September Calendar 6

Birthdays 7

Worship Services 8

DUTCH NECK CHURCH NEWS “Nurturing...Sharing...Serving”

Phone: 609-799-0712

Fax: 609-799-4686

E-mail: admin@dutchneckpresbyterian.com

Website: http://www.dutchneckpresbyterian.com SEPTEMBER 2013 #533

Executive Summary:

4 out of 6 candidates have

been interviewed as of Aug.

13, 2013.

Your DPNC has been

working hard and making

progress. As most of you

know, the Presbytery is

allowing our church to seek a

“designated” pastor this time,

rather than the much more

common “installed” pastor,

which typically involves a 1 or

2 year “interim” period. A

Designated Pastor can be

hired for a certain period, two

years in our case, and then

can be made an Installed

Pastor, have the Designated

status extended, or a new

person may be hired. In the

Designated Pastor process,

the Presbytery’s Committee

on Ministry (COM) pre-

screens candidates who match

up with our Church

Information Form (CIF). The

first job of the DPNC was to

update our CIF, which needed

only a few changes from the

more extensive process 3

years ago. After this was

approved by the COM and

our Session, a subcommittee

of COM, along with Bill Davis

and Bart Kartoz, evaluated

the applications of nearly 30

candidates. It was decided

that 4 local and 2 non-local

candidates would be

recommend to the Dutch

Neck DPNC.

The DPNC consists of Bill

Davis, Bob Dix, Paul Hamm,

Bart Kartoz, Annabelle Kim,

Donna Kramer, Pat Tantum

and Merry Van Dyke. They

are pleased that we have

more than one excellent

candidate from which to

choose. We don’t know

yet when a new pastor

will start, as everyone’s

current obligations (like

giving notice to their current

congregation) are different.

The Rev. Debbie Davis will

continue to provide pastoral

care for things like weddings,

funerals, baptisms, personal

crises, etc. The church’s

Session may ask Presbytery

to give us a short term

interim, if it looks like the

new pastor will not arrive

early in the church year. We

realize we all want this

process to move quickly, but

we must not rush. In any

case, we will not have a

Designated Pastor on board

as we start our church year,

but we are confident (and

even excited) that we will

have a great year as many

people are stepping forward

and pitching in where they

can. We are making

concrete what is says on

the back of our bulletins:

“Ministers: the entire

congregation.” And

whatever you do, continue

to pray for all involved in

this process and for the

future of ministry at

Dutch Neck.

If you have questions

or concerns about

this process, feel free to

contact one of the co-

chairs, Bill or Bart, or

anyone on the DPNC.

DPNC SEARCH PROGRESS

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Is the summer over? Al-

ready?!? There’s some really

good news though moving

into the month of September

here at Dutch Neck Church!

We have two new staff

members who will be work-

ing directly with our children

and youth programs.

Zachary Gates is our Chil-

dren’s Choir Director. He is

a junior at Westminster

Choir College who is major-

ing in early childhood educa-

tion. He is currently in his

hometown on Long Island

running the music program

at Woodmere Camp. Zacha-

ry has been accepted into

the Westminster 5 year pro-

gram so he will have his mas-

ter’s upon graduating in

three years. He is quite a

musician in his own right and

will be leading the Open

Door Service music on Sun-

days on guitar. If you happen

to see a new face in church

in late August, it may be

Zachary.

Ben Johnson is our Youth

Leader and Sunday School

Director. Ben has been

working extensively with

youth in many capacities.

Most recently he has been

facilitating the Nassau Presby-

terian Youth program, led

small groups at the Presbyter-

ian Triennium

and at the end

of July, went to

Montreat with

the Nassau Pres.

Youth. He is a

long time member of Nassau,

having attended their youth

program as a teen. He will be

working with our parent vol-

unteers to get the Confirma-

tion program started this fall.

Read your bulletins for infor-

mation about organizational

meeting dates and times.

Feel free to give them one of

our famous Dutch Neck

welcomes!

Ministries Fair is BACK. It will

be held on Sunday, Septem-

ber 8th during Fellowship

time. Please come ready to

chat with our new staff and

to sign your children up for

Sunday School and/or choir

and for those activities and

groups you feel called to join.

Youth members will want to

meet and check out Ben may-

be even ask a few questions

during this time too! It is so

On the 4th Wednesday

of the month, a group

meets at the Christian

Education building at

9:20 AM to deliver food

and assist at the TASK

until approximately 1:00

PM. Our next outing will

be Wednesday, September

25.

TRENTON AREA SOUP KI TCHEN

For more information

contact Brenda Mihan at

799-1422 or Carl Stillwell at

799-0772.

Non-perishable food dona-

tions appreciated.

Place in basket in

church or wagon

outside of FH.

Thank you.

Bad News -- Good news

Vacations are over, but . . .

Knitters and crocheters

(a.k.a. World Sewing) will

meet Tuesday, September 3

at 10:00 am, upstairs in the

CE building. All “busy

fingers” are welcome! So,

just bring a sandwich,

needles or hooks, and share

your patterns and new ideas.

KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS

We’ll provide coffee/tea,

dessert, yarn, and friendship.

For more information, contact

Joan Eddinger at 799-0003.

WORSHIP COMMITTEE exciting to feel the holy spirit

alive and generating new ide-

as here in our congregation

again.

Worship and

Music Commit-

tee meeting will

be on Saturday,

September 7th at

10am in the church meeting

room by the offices.

Just so you know the Open

Door committee has asked

to be a subcommittee of

Worship and Music. That

makes total sense to me since

it is worship, in our church,

on Sundays! If anyone is feel-

ing called to be a part of

working with Don Hanley, Bill

Davis, Trish Miele and others

on this shorter and more

relaxed church service, please

contact Don. That service

will resume on September

15th to give everyone time to

attend the Ministries Fair on

the 8th.

The DPNC and our Presby-

tery are busy at work

reviewing candidates for our

Designated Pastor opening.

The Sunday preachers will be

announced weekly in the

email Robbin sends out.

Having Nancy back to preach

has been a real treat. There

was a cake and card for her

last Sunday during Lemonade

under the trees. She was

touched by our acknowledg-

ment and the deep apprecia-

tion expressed by everyone

there for her sharing her

preaching gift with us this

summer.

A BIG THANK YOU goes

out to Skip Williams for his

amazing work with the

sound system and for provid-

ing recordings of our Sunday

worship. The assisted listen-

ing devices are all working,

we can listen to sermons we

missed online, and he does it

all with his trademark big

smile! Thank you so much

Skip.

So . . . welcome back every-

one. Welcome Home to

Dutch Neck Presbyterian

Church. We hope to see you

and share a big hug!

Warmly,

Trish Miele

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ADULT EDUCATION

The Adult Education Committee

(and Friends) met over the

summer to begin planning

classes that we hope will enhance

the spiritual growth of the

congregation in the upcoming

year.

September 8

Adult Ed. will have a table at the

Ministries Fair during Fellowship

Hour to give out information

and solicit fresh ideas from

members.

September 22

Wendy Bailey, our regional

Executive Presbyter, will start off

the year with a class on "The

Present and Future of Mainline

Protestantism"--esp.

Presbyterianism!

October 6

In partnership with the

Stewardship Committee, we will

hold a café conversation in

Fellowship Hall on the topic of

stewardship.

October 20

Dr. Martin Tel will introduce us

to and discuss the new

Presbyterian Hymnal, as a follow-

up to his informative class this

past spring on the new

Psalter. Come prepared to

listen...and sing.

October 27, November 3

(and maybe 10)

A several-session Bible study of

"The Book of Jonah."

Adult Education

classes meet from 11

a.m. (right after

Fellowship Hour) to

noon each

Sunday. All members are

welcome--indeed encouraged!--to

attend.

If you have a good idea for an

Adult Ed. offering, speak to or

write a committee member:

David Redman, chair

(redmandn@gmail.com)

Aaron Sizer

(aaron.sizer@gmail.com)

Peggy Redman

(mredman@ets.org)

Benny Sun

(sunpm@msn.com)

The first Sunday after Labor Day,

September 8, we will hold our

Fall Ministries Fair.

Church School and Youth

Activities will start the next

Sunday, September 15.

During the Ministries Fair (or any

time) people can sign-up for

Church School, Youth Group,

Children or Adult Choir, express

interest in Mission Trips and

projects, and find out about

Committee opportunities and

other exciting groups at Dutch

Neck.

SEPTEMBER MINISTRIES FAIR 2013 CONFIRMATION

Exciting plans for Confirmation

are underway!

8th graders and above are

welcome to join this year’s

Confirmation class. You may

register by calling the church

office or by signing-up at the

Ministry Fair on Sept. 8.

A kick off information session will

be held on Sunday, September 22

at 11:00 in the youth room.

Come and find out the details of

the program and meet our new

youth leader, Ben Johnson.

If you have any questions, please

call the office at 799-0712.

RINGING AND/OR SINGING

COME JOIN US!!

Chancel Choir and Bell Choir

are seeking new members!!!

You don’t need to read music

in order to sing or play. All you

need is to come with enthusiasm,

and a heart eager to serve.

Our first rehearsals are on

Thursday, September 5.

Bells at 7 PM

Chancel at 8 PM

CORNERBRIGHTENERS

It is Fall -- but the

Cornerbrighteners will not

fall down on their job of

brightening some corner of

our world!

Join us Thursday, September

19 at 10:30 a.m. at the home

of Alice Eng, 54 Labaw

Drive, Cranbury to help us

set our new goals for the

Fall.

Sadly, our last project of the

Spring was to donate a

Memorial contribution to

Dutch Neck in memory of

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T he next selection for the DN Book Club is To

Kill a Mockingbird. It is available at the local

libraries and book sellers. The date for discussion is

Monday evening, September 30 at

7:30 in the CE Building. All are

invited! Happy Reading!!

CROP WALK

GROVER COMMUNITY GARDEN

Our garden continues to grow! We are

currently harvesting swiss chard, collard

greens, tomatoes, peppers, and basil to

donate to Mercer Street Friends Food Bank

and the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County,

Inc.

We are still very much in need

of volunteers to water, weed

and harvest on Tuesdays.

To volunteer, please contact

Christen Foell at 609-751-2000

or cfoell@westmont, edu.

No green thumb required.

our beloved member,

Kathleen Sine. Kathleen was a

lovely woman dedicated to

the Cornerbrighteners. She

always brought good thoughts

and a warm smile to our

gatherings.

Come, join us and help fill the

void when Kathleen left us.

Call me, Betty Blaine, at

443-1642 for any questions

you may have.

Save the Date

CROP Walk

October 13, 2013 at 2 pm

This year's CROP Walk

benefiting Church World

Service will be held

on October 13 at

Mercer County

Park. The walk will

start and end at the

East Picnic

Area. The CROP Walk is an

opportunity for family, friends

and neighbors to walk together

to take a stand against hunger

in our world. Together we

raise awareness and funds for

international relief and

development, as well as local

hunger relief programs.

Some 2,000 communities across

the country take part each

year. In the last 20 years, CROP

Walks have raised more than

$294 million to help people

struggling to feed their families –

both around the world

and around the corner. In fact,

25 percent of the funds

raised by CROP Hunger

Walks benefit the

communities where

they take place, by

supporting local food

banks, pantries, community

gardens and other hunger relief

initiatives. To sign up to walk or

donate, please contact Christen

Foell at 609-751-2000 or

cfoell@westmont.edu. You may

also sign up and pledge on-line at

www.cwsglobal.com. Look for

the team First Presbyterian

Church of Dutch Neck.

BOOK CLUB

The Memorial, Planned and

Special Gifts Committee is

pleased to announce the

acquisition of 25 copies of

Psalms for All Seasons: A

Complete Psalter for Worship.

The Psalters were requested

by Gail Lee, Director of

Music, and the Worship

Committee. The purchase of

the Psalters was made

possible by a special gift from

Bob Thomson.

This Psalter, edited by

Martin Tel, is designed to

promote the faithful and

fruitful use of the psalms in

worship. To quote the

introduction of the book, it

“arises out of a sense of

wonder at the psalms’

spiritual vitality, rugged

beauty, and enduring

pastoral relevance for

communities all over the

PSALMS FOR ALL SEASONS:

A COMPLETE PSALTER FOR WORSHIP

world.” These Psalters will be

put in the hands of

our choir. (Look

for the bright blue

book with an image

of a tree on its

cover!) Some of

these books may be

carted through the

Christian Education building

where they can be used in

prayer groups and for opening

devotions at church meetings.

(Brief prayer services and

litanies are included in the

book.) The books will also be

part of the worship resource

library used by our worship

planners. The book of Psalms

is the prayer book of the

Bible. Our hope is that these

psalms will permeate and

enrich our worship, praise and

prayer. [For more information

about Psalms for All Seasons,

see

www.psalmsforallseasons.org.]

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“Delicious autumn! My very soul

is wedded to it, and if I

were a bird I would fly

about the earth seeking

the successive autumns.” —George Eliot

Once again the generosity and

support of our congregation

made it possible for 50 children

(ranging in age from 2 1/2 to 13

years) to start off their school

year with new backpacks and

supplies. The Deacons would

like to thank everyone who

helped make the backpack drive

for the Children’s Home

Society a great success!

DEACON’S BACKPACK DRIVE OFFICE HOURS

The church office hours have returned to the following:

Monday through Friday

8:30 - 3:30 pm

Mark you calendars and spread the word!

First day for our Open Door Service is

Sunday, September 15 at 11:15 AM

NURSERY SCHOOL HAPPENINGS - SEPTEMBER 2013

September is here and we are so

excited to be getting back to

school! The first week of school

will kick off with our back to

school meeting on September 10th

at 7:30 pm. The first day of school

will begin on September 11th. As

always, the staff is working hard to

get classrooms and curriculum

ready for a new wave of

students. We can’t wait to hear

the hallways full of excited and

nervous chatter, friendly post-

summer greetings and shuffling of

feet to vie for the perfect spot in

circle time!

We go into our 3rd year of our

Kindergarten Extension – it is a

great, curriculum based program

for parents who are looking to

enhance their child’s half-day

kindergarten experience. It is

offered in both a morning and

afternoon session, 3 or 4 days a

week. There are still openings if

you know a kindergartener who

might be interested in some extra

fun and learning!

This year we are happy to offer

many new and exciting enrichment

classes, allowing children to extend

their school day or add an

additional day. These classes are

Science 123, Dutch Neck Players

and Top Chefs.

There still are limited openings in

some of the classes. If you know of

someone who is still looking for a

nursery school please tell them

about the Dutch Neck Presbyterian

Church Cooperative Nursery

School and invite them to call and

visit the school. DNPCCNS offers

a caring, positive, developmentally

appropriate environment in which

preschoolers can grow. As we

build a bridge from home to

school, we help children form

social skills, explore the world

around them, and see themselves

as active and capable learners, all of

which contribute to a strong self-

image. We will be hosting an

OPEN HOUSE on

Saturday October

26th from 9:30-11:00am.

Staff members,

Executive Board

Members and parents

will be on hand to

answer questions.

The Fall always brings a rush and

flurry of activities and excitement

and we can’t wait to share it with

you!

Sincerely,

Kim Kelly, Administrative Director

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Felicity Murtland

Ernest Acheampong

09/22

Diane Rowland

Charlotte Beatty

Lauren Loebell

Laura Dunn

09/23

William Benscoter

Ken Kay

Christian Swanke

09/24

Clifford Reed

Carson DeLarosa

Spencer Perrine

09/25

Stanley Reed

09/26

Kevin Camara

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS

09/01

Sam Lorenz

Tyler Mallon

09/03

Hazel Benscoter

Carole Carson

Laura Whipple

09/04

Megan Nieckoski

09/05

Alicia Rowland

Laura McCormick

09/06

Christian Seeland

Thomas Schwing

09/08

Ellen Ruckstuhl

Elizabeth Chapman

Christopher Davis

Patrick Murtland

09/09

Kristen McCormick

Mattias Diaz

09/12

Luke Merrill

Isabel Williams

Olivia Williams

09/15

Sean O'Brien

09/16

Joy Whipple

09/17

John Rowland

Katelyn Haegley

09/18

Kate Brubaker

James Britton

Sarah Javick

Thatcher Wilhelm

Brendan Beatty

09/19

Susan Berenato

Tyler Pakradooni

Gregory Olsson

09/20

Henry Hamm

September 1

Ushers/Greeters

Simon & Lucy Gathaiya

Fellowship Hosts

Virginia & Jackie Dearborn

September 8

Ushers/Greeters

Ruth Nieckoski

Lisa O’Shea

Fellowship Hosts

Skip & Linda Williams

September 15

Ushers/Greeters

Walt & Susan McIntyre

Fellowship Hosts

Carl & Cynthia Applegate

September 22

Ushers/Greeters

Stan & Pat Tantum Fellowship Hosts Susan Berenato

Trish Miele

September 29

Ushers/Greeters

Liz Chapman

Diane Mendes

Fellowship Hosts

Jim & Bev Souders

SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE-USHERS/GREETERS/

FELLOWSHIP

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09/27

Tom Haegley

Reid Weingaertner

Luke Weingaertner

Grant Weingaertner

09/28

Elfriede Dilatush

Blair Bugher

Ryder Horan

09/29

Robert Kelly

Marybeth Ruddy

David Redman

Members of Session

Florence Cohen Bill Davis

Robert Dix Sharon Gladwin

Cindy Haegley Trish Miele

Robert Murray David Redman, Clerk

Michael Ruddy Gregory Slonaker

Scott Weingaertner

WORSHIP SERVICE SCHEDULE Non Profit Org. U.S. Postage

PAID Princeton, NJ Permit No. 321

First Presbyterian Church of Dutch Neck

154 South Mill Road

Princeton Junction, NJ 08550

Do Not Delay, Dated Material Enclosed

Sunday, September 1

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jer. 2:4-13; Ps. 81:1, 10-16; Heb. 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14

Sunday, September 8

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jer. 18:1-11; Ps. 139:1-6, 13-18; Philem. 1-21; Luke 14:25-33

Sunday, September 15

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Jer. 4:11-12, 22-28; Ps. 14; 1 Tim. 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10

Sunday, September 22

25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jer. 8:18-9:1; Ps. 79:1-9; 1 Tim. 2:1-7; Luke 16:1-13

Sunday, September 29

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Jer. 32:1-3a, 6-15; Ps. 91:1-6, 14-16; 1 Tim. 6:6-19, Luke 16:19-31

Change Service Requested

Join us Sundays at 9:30 am for our Worship Service

Fellowship Hour at 10:30 am or

our Open Door Service at 11:15 am

beginning September 15.