Sally Brickell
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 …
Read moreThe Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell preaches in January 2025
After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they …
Read moreWorshipers consider wise men; children make sandwiches
The warm and festively-decorated home of Liz and Fidel Ramos in Newton Highlands was the site of a friendly gathering of Newton Highlands Congregational Church members and friends on Friday, January 3, 2025. Attendees mingled, visited, and feasted on a variety of dishes. Thank you to the Ramos family for continuing this special church tradition!
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 …
Read moreCE: Support Helpful Heifer Honeybees Drive in January
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 …
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 …
Members of the Building & Grounds Committee hosted fellowship time on December 22, 2024, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. Children decorated Christmas tree ornaments. The altar was decorated with coloful poinsettias purchased by Melissa Dietrich and arranged by Kessely Hong. Several poinsettias were purchased to celebrate loved ones.
Newton Highlands Congregational Church held two services on December 24, 2024–one at 4:30 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. The shorter afternoon service was geared to children and families. At the evening service guest musicians Susanna Boberg (clarinet), Katie Chuang (cello), and Chloe Wang (violin), accompanied by organist Yevgenia Semeina, played Christmas preludes. The evening …
Read moreChristmas Eve services features readings, special music
DISH, a satellite TV provider, brought a crane on Friday, December 17, 2024, to install equipment in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church tower. Assistant Moderator Rich Bryden negotiated a lease with DISH over the past year. Altogether, NHCC has received more than $1.7 million from cell phone companies. About 56 percent of this income has …
Newton Highlands Congregational Church children and youth depicted the Christmas story during worship on Sunday, December 8, 2024. The pageant script was updated by the Reverend Ken Baily. Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell managed casting and costumes, and members of the Christian Education Committee assisted in various ways.