Sally Brickell
Members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, Mission Committee deliberated in June 2025 to decide which nonprofits to support with their remaining discretionary funds. The committee works to address needs locally, nationally, and internationally according to co-chairs Holly Grieb and Kitty Rieske. They also keep in mind the goals expressed in their mission statement …
The worship service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, June 8, 2025, will feature a prelude and postlude played by violinist Natasha Dukach, co-founder and CEO of See Forward Ukraine, Inc. (formerly Cash for Refugees), and pianist Tianhong Yang. The service will also be livestreamed on YouTube at NHCC Worship at 10:00 a.m. …
Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, congregants gathered after worship on Sunday, June 1, 2025, to help launch Community Connection, a landscape master planning process with landscape architect Karen Sebastian and design builder and restoration contractor David Nauss. About 20 church members and friends got an overview of a process that will include several group brainstorming …
Read moreKickoff for landscape master planning elicits interest and ideas
In other words that while I am among you we may be mutually encouraged by one another’s faith, yours and mine. Romans 1:12 The Reverend Ken Baily participated with other clergy in a march from Lexington Green to the Boston Common to protest the immigration policies of the current administration. He was signatory number 271 …
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Do this, in remembrance of me… Jesus, at the Last Supper Dear Friends in Christ, God is a noun. God is a verb. Faith is a leap. Mission is a marathon. Grace is amazing. The Lord is my shepherd. Some of the elements of our church and faith are simple to say, and wonderful to …
Join us after worship on Sunday, June 1, 2025, for a brief, interesting introduction to the landscape master planning process for Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC. All are welcome! Meet landscape architect Karen Sebastian and hear about her work creating a patio and a memorial garden with contractor David Nauss at First Parish of Watertown.
As reported by WGBH News, the Toussaint L’Ouverture Cultural Center opened on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, a year after the groundbreaking ceremony. Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, supported the building project with a $1,000 donation late in 2024 using funds earmarked by the church for values-based capital projects at other institutions. The church received a …
The service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on May 18, 2025, was led by Music Director Jan Zimmerman and centered around favorite hymns and several other pieces of music. The theme of the service was, In God all is new. “When forgiven and redeemed by God we are made new, and we are called to …
The Newton Juneteenth Celebration returns to the Hyde Community Center, 90 Lincoln St, Newton, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 12 noon to 4 p.m.! Volunteer to help with planning and staffing. On behalf of Families Organizing for Justice (FORJ), the Newton Juneteenth Steering Committee invites you to attend our free, fun, family-friendly celebration of …
Read moreAll invited to Newton’s Juneteenth celebration; volunteers needed
The Annual Meeting of Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) will take place on Sunday, June 8, 2025, immediately after the worship service in the Great Hall. All NHCC members are asked to attend. Those who do not wish to attend in person will have the option to participate on Zoom. (Join Annual Meeting on Zoom.) …