Fundraising lunch returns on Sunday, March 10

After a worship service on March 10, 2024, with Nicaraguan music and a children’s message by Ms. Chloe-Rose Crouch, manager at the Community Day Center of Waltham, congregants gathered in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) Great Hall for a fundraising lunch featuring Nicaraguan-style dishes. Guest speaker Mr. David Gullette gave a presentation about the Free …

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New paraments enliven sanctuary

Thanks to deliberations by the Worship & Spiritual Life Committee (W&SL) and artful efforts by former W&SL member Carol Jensen, new, more modern, paraments, or hangings, are being used in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church sanctuary as of March 3, 2024. The paraments are custom-designed and handmade by Jeff Wunrow Designs, a St. Louis company …

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Adults pray for healing, children make sandwiches for hungry

“The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.” James 5:16 Worshipers gathered for a healing service on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. The Reverend Ken Baily identified several recurring themes in the Bible, including being held captive and being liberated, self-governance, hunger and thirst, togetherness, eternity, …

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Bylaws Committee prepares for vote at Annual Meeting

Members of the Newton HIghlands Congregational Church Bylaws Committee, authorized by the church Council in October 2023, continue meeting in preparation for a June 2024 congregational vote. The committee is discussing a variety of topics, including how to handle membership, stewardship, and oversight of paid staff, and what types and sizes of committees and groups …

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NHCC parlor gets spruced up for spring

Several visually oriented members met with interior designer Michelle Markert on February 21, 2024, to continue refreshing the gathering spaces at Newton Highlands Congregational Church in order to make the church even more welcoming. Worker bees were Diane Basemera (Buildings & Grounds Committee); the Reverend Ken Baily; Sally Brickell, moderator; Wendy Donnell, director of Christian …

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Seeking singers! NHCC Community Choir returns this spring

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. Colossians 3:16 Do you love to sing–or think you might with encouragement? Try your hand at singing choral music!  If you want to try …

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Organ celebration raises $4,500 for Ukrainian refugees

With appropriate care, organs can last a long time. Jim Harper About 40 music lovers gathered on Saturday, February 24, 2024, for a 7:00 p.m. concert celebrating the completion of a ten-year renovation of the historic Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) pipe organ. Organist Yevgenia Semeina and members and soloists from the NHCC choir performed …

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Enthusiastic group gathers for Soul Food Dinner

They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved. Acts 2: 46-47 The Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, parlor was the scene of a gathering of 30-plus …

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