In observance of All Saints Day, pianists Enoch Hsiao and Christy Liao will present a free concert at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. All are welcome! Attendees will be encouraged to make a donation; all proceeds will help pay community health workers at Konbit Sante, a free hospital …
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Plans for Rodney Barker Square aired at community session
“It might be nice to have quotes from Rodney Barker etched in the pavement.” Karen Fitzgerald, Toole Design Community members gathered on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at the Linda Plaut Arts & Culture Center at Brigham House, to hear the latest plans for improving the Newton Highlands business district. The project goals are as follows: …
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Seeking singers! Try Community Choir this fall
Do you love to sing — or think you might with encouragement? Try your hand at singing choral music! If you don’t have time to sing every week but want to try out the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, choir, join us on Sunday, October 25, 2026, in the NHCC Community Choir. Please plan to …
Right and wrong discussed on October 11
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:8-9 …
World Communion Sunday expresses Christian unity
“This table is for all of us, just like Jesus said.” The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily The communion service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, was enriched with prayers and readings in multiple languages on Sunday, October 4, 2026. In his meditation the Reverend Ken Baily spoke about making communion down-to-earth and inclusive. Speakers around …
Support bed and bath drive for Welcome Home this month!
And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous act of saints. Revelation 19:8 Drop off new sheets and towels at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, in October, and support the Mission Committee’s fifth annual drive for Welcome Home. The bed and bath drive runs …
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Back to business: Fall congregational meeting to be held October 18
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and ball the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24-25 All NHCC members are called to a short in-person congregational meeting after …
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Children work toward a world with backpacks for all
Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 Worshipers gathered at Newton Highlands Congregational …
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Tour of Carroll Center grounds offers inspiration
Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; but blessed is the one who heeds wisdom’s instruction. Proverbs 29:18 A recent tour of the grounds of The Carroll Center for the Blind in Newton taken by Sally Brickell, vice moderator, provided insights into how the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, property might be made …
B&G Committee convenes, tours basement
Members of the Newton Highlands Congeregational Church, UCC, Building and Grounds Committee held their first meeting of the year on September 22, 2026. The meeting began with expressions of gratitude for Ann Hulsing, former committee chair. Other agenda topics included updates to the church’s security system and Wi-Fi, the best uses of spaces in the …