Sally Brickell

Catch the spirit of the season at NHCC’s Holiday Helpers Hour on December 13

“Share and do good, as these sacrifices please God.” Hebrews 13:16 Join the Mission Committee for a special Holiday Helpers Hour on Sunday, December 13, 2026, right after worship! Help out with several family-friendly actitivities, including assembling “mom kits” for the Newton Neighbors spring diaper drive and hygiene kits for Church World Service. Paper and …

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Pianists Enoch Hsiao and Christy Liao offer musical evening

In observance of All Saints Day, pianists Enoch Hsiao and Christy Liao presented a concert at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, November 1, 2026.  The proceeds from a voluntary offering will be sent to Konbit Sante, a free hospital in northern Haiti, to help pay community health workers. For their encore, the pianists …

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Linen drive wraps up with delivery to Welcome Home

Welcome Home gratefully accepted a batch of sheets and towels collected during Newton Highlands Congregational Church’s fifth annual fall drive, overseen by the Mission Committee, which ran during October 2026. Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell and Senior Pastor Ken Baily helped load the linens into the delivery vehicle, and Vice Moderator Sally Brickell dropped …

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New members enrich faith family

“You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.” Kurt Vonnegut Carolyn and Danny Krebs and Brenda and Mike Scarpati joined Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, November 1, 2026, in a joyful ritual held during the worship service. The congregation pledged to welcome and support them. …

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Nine youth confirm their baptism at October 25 service

Dogma I might be an atheistwere it notfor all the tall angelsand the pudgy cherubsin the silvery cloudspresiding over all those miracles Billy Collins Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, celebrated the confirmation of nine new members on Sunday, October 25, 2026.  The youth have been meeting with the Reverend Ken Baily since November 2025 for …

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Community Connection: Annotated sketches illustrate landscape master plan

‘”For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’” Jeremiah 29:11 Following the latest Community Connection working session on October 19, 2026, landscape architect Karen Sebastian and design builder and restoration contractor David Nauss provided …

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Assemble a meal kit, feed a family: 22 kits by November 22!

“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Members and friends of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, are being challenged by the Mission Committee to assemble 22 Thanksgiving meal kits for Allston Brighton Food Pantry this month. Kit components are as follows: Please bring your assembled kits to …

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November 12, 6:00 p.m.: Public meeting about updates near Lincoln Street

The City of Newton will hold a second community meeting for the Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Phase 1 Project on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands. Building on the discussion and feedback received at our first community meeting, this meeting will provide an opportunity to …

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Transgender interfaith service set for November 19, 7:30 p.m.

Join members of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, and twelve other faith communities to observe the 2026 Transgender Day of Remembrance at “Remember, Resist, and Rise,” a service at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington Street, Newton, on Thursday, November 19, 7:30-9:00 p.m. This moving interfaith service, will honor the lives of trans …

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Congregational meeting meets the moment

A brief congregational meeting after worship on October 18, 2026, enabled Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, members to complete the work initiated at the annual meeting in June. Moderator Peter Bryden led the meeting. Long-time auditor Peter Moore was presented with a Patriots sweatshirt in recognition of his decades of service as the church’s auditor. …

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