Adult Education
We hope to foster teens’ and adults’ spiritual development in a variety of ways, such as learning new ways of studying biblical texts, rereading familiar Bible passages to find new comfort and meaning, and exploring ways of bringing Christ’s teaching to bear on our daily lives.
We may occasionally use the Christian education hour for topics and discussion involving the whole congregation, when noted in the bulletin. Classes are organized in such a way that no week is a prerequisite to the following week’s class. Please join us!
SUNDAY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HOUR:
Christian education classes are held in the Christian Education building’s library Sunday mornings from 11:00 a.m. to noon during the academic year following our fellowship time. You can also attend on Zoom by staying in the Zoom worship service.
Sunday, November 2. Paul Ligeti, of the West Windsor Historical Society, will conduct two tours of the DNPC Cemetery, at c. 11 am following the Service and Litany of Remembrance outside the church, and again at noon.
Sunday, November 9. Dutch Neck worships at 9:30 am at Prince of Peace Lutheran church. An Adult Education Hour will be led by Rev. Dr. Khalil Carmichael,of the the Live Well Church in Windsor, on the topic of "Spiritual Care."
Sunday, November 16. Rev. Dr. Byron Shafer will teach "Biblical Law and the Preservation of Community (based on Leviticus 19: 9-18 and 33-34).
Sunday, November 23. Deb Doolittle will lead a class on "The Separation of Church and State: What Does It Really Mean?"
Sunday, November 30. David Redman will lead a class on "Faith and Civic Engagement," based on W. Breuggemann's book The Prophetic Imagination.
MORE ADULT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AT DUTCH NECK
All are welcome at the Centering Prayer Group, which meets from September through June on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:15 PM via Zoom. For the Zoom link or any questions, please contact Julie Donaldson.
Men’s Bible Study meets every Wednesday morning, 7:00 AM.
The Women’s Book club reads a new book each month and discusses it on a Monday or Tuesday evening at 7:30. Our discussion on Monday, November 17 on Zoom at 7:30 will be about How to Age Disgracefully by Grace Pooley.
Retreats: Men’s Retreat at Johnsonburg Camp & Retreat Center in Frelinghuysen February 17 - March 1, 2026. All Church Retreat at Johnsonburg, April 17 - 19, 2026. Women’s Retreat at St Joseph By the Sea in Mantoloking October 23 - 25, 2026.
Resources from our classes
Disability Justice in the Church
Amy Kenny’s My Body Is Not a Prayer Request: Disability Justice in the Church
The Golden Rule
Ken Howard’s collection of the Golden Rule in Various Faiths and Belief Systems
Facing Racism
The vocabulary of racism/anti-racism, led by Lulu Huber . Read the slides for the class.
PCUSA’s church-wide anti-racism policy, “Facing Racism: A Vision of the Intercultural Community.”
A Time for Burning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s9sDwDmZmo
Anibal Pella-Woo has provided notes about A Time for Burning and a timeline of the events it describes. Documentary Notes
Resources from our classes based on Jemar Tisby’s The Color of Compromise