Sally Brickell
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 …
Read moreBylaws Committee prepares for vote at Annual Meeting
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 …
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 …
Read moreSeeking singers! NHCC Community Choir returns this spring
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 …
Read moreOrgan celebration raises $4,500 for Ukrainian refugees
All are invited to a healing service with saxophone and piano music on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC). The tradition of healing services at NHCC dates back to the 1980s. Lent will also include a Good Friday service on March 29 at 7:30 p.m. Contact us …
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 …
Four new members–Nancy Bauer, Annie Ingram, Christopher “Kippy” Ingram, and Elizabeth “Lizzy” Simpson–joined Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) during the worship service on Sunday, February 11, 2024. Deacon Joy Huber assisted during the service and helped welcome them. The Reverend Ken Baily preached about the transfiguration story. “It includes all signs of God’s kingdom and …
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 The Reverend Ken Baily spoke about the power inherent in God’s story and how it changes believers and even nonbelievers in his meditation …
Moses saw that though the bush was on fire, it did not burn up… Exodus 3 (Jacob) had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on earth, with its top reaching to heaven… Genesis 28 Dear Friends in Christ, In scripture there are two ways that people discover that something is holy or sacred. One …
Join members of the Mission Committee for lunch and information about the Free High School of San Juan del Sur on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. The lunch will be held at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, in the Great Hall. Chefs needed! Please sign up here to provide …