Sally Brickell
You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Worshippers marked All Saints Day on November 3, 2024, with a reading of the names of departed friends and family from the past year. The congregation celebrated Communion and sang, “For All the Saints.” In …
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Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home All is safely gathered in ‘ere the winter storms begin God our Maker doth provide for our wants to be supplied Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home Come, Ye Thankful People, Come On Monday, November 25, 2024, Newton Highlands …
“Dreams” by Langston Hughes Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird That cannot fly. Hold fast to dreams For when dreams go Life is a barren field Frozen with snow. Dear Friends in Christ, On All Saints Sunday it is impossible to see into the rest of November, beyond …
Members of Newton Highlands Congregational Church met in the church parlor on Sunday, October 20, 2024, to complete the work of the 2023-2024 program year–-reviewing, discussing, and accepting the reports of the treasurer and auditor. A planned vote on proposed changes to the church bylaws was postponed because of the number of questions that were …
There is no true, basic difference between laymen and priests…between religious and secular, except for the sake of office and work, but not for the sake of status. They are all of the spiritual estate, all are truly priests, bishops, and popes. But they do not all have the same work to do. Martin Luther …
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The Newton Highlands Congregational Church Bylaws Committee wrapped up its work in October 2024, just in time to celebrate its one-year anniversary. The committee was authorized by the Church Council to begin a review of the church bylaws in October 2023. The proposed amendments to the bylaws will be voted on at a congregational meeting …
Members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) Mission Committee voted to send $1,000 to Church World Service (CWS) for hurricane relief on October 11, 2024. In the past month, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton caused severe damage in several states. According to its website, CWS “is a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe …
The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:24-25 In his meditation at Newton Highlands Congregational Church …
Read moreAdults ponder God’s call to social justice; children make caring cards
On October 4, 2024, removal of a section of the slate roof was begun at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. This was the first step in a week-long chimney and roof repair project organized by Building Manager Yoko Bryden. The steps in the project were as follows: The work was performed by Bostonian Brickworks and GR …
All NHCC members are called to a short in-person congregational meeting after worship on Sunday, October 20, 2024. The meeting will include updates on the church budget and membership, and a vote on proposed changes to the church bylaws.