Biblical acts of courage explored on MLK Sunday

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.And what does the Lord require of you?To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 The Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell discussed the power of Biblical stories to inspire hope and courage in her meditation on Sunday, January 19, 2025. As she recounted the …

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All invited: Soul food dinner, Friday, February 7, 6:30 p.m.

Love one another with brotherly affection. Romans 12:10 Join the conversation and celebrate Black History Month at a community dinner for adults and children on Friday, February 7, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. A selection of soul food will be provided by Park 54.  Menu Donations welcome!

Book cover: The Perpetual Pivot

Adult education: What lessons does Covid-19 pandemic offer?

Join the Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell on Sunday, January 26, 2025, at 11:15 a.m., in the parlor at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, for an intriguing post-worship conversation about faith leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic. Over two years, with the Reverend Peggy O’Connor, the Reverend Dr. Cartmell interviewed 53 members of the clergy across the U. …

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The Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell

The Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell preaches in January 2025

During a month-long sabbatical by the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily, Newton Highlands Congregational Church is enjoying the presence of the Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell. She has served churches in Winchester, Needham, and Harwich Port, MA, as a settled minister; and most recently in Appleton, WI, as an interim minister. During the COVID pandemic she and …

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CE: Support Helpful Heifer Honeybees Drive in January

Support the Christian Education Committee’s Helpful Heifer Honeybees Drive in January 2025! Check out the “Buzzing Bees” chart in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church parlor. For each $1 bill donated, a bee will be added to the chart! Heifer International beekeeping kits include supplies and training. Children and youth will learn about a group of women …

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A smiling Rev. Dr. Ken Baily sitting comfortably on a brown leather couch with his arm extended, wearing a striped button-up shirt and dark pants, with a framed photo on a side table beside him.

A message from the pastor

Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. Reinhold Niebuhr Dear Friends in Christ, Forgive the non-inclusive language. This was written in 1944. By a good guy, ahead of his time in Christian ethics, but not quite language. And you’ve heard this quote from me before, and of course …

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Liz Ramos and Sally Brickell in pajama tops in church parlor

2024 closes with bells and pajamas

Worshipers rang bells and sang “On This Day, Earth Shall Ring” for the final Sunday service of 2024 at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. The December 29 service included an invitation for congregants to wear pajamas, which several did. The Reverend Ken Baily spoke about questions he is sometimes asked by people who do not identify …

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