Sally Brickell
Freedom. Release. Rest. Comfort. Peace. Home. Rejoice. Savior. Recurrent words in Advent hymns Dear Friends in Christ, Everyone loves Christmas Carols — at least almost everyone around church. They have terms like “O come all ye,” and “Joy to the World,” and “Holy Night.” Marvelous terms. Advent hymns involve expectation, preparation, and wonder. And they are filled with terms …
Please bring a package of diapers to church this month to help an area family. Since babies don’t come with diapers, the Christian Education Committee and Mission Committee are collecting diapers and baby wipes for Newton Food Pantry in December 2023. The most-requested diaper size is 6, followed by 3, 4, and 5. Thank you for …
A new table lamp and throw pillows to match the new chairs were added to the seating area of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church narthex in November 2023. More improvements for the area are planned.
Kick off the Christmas season with a visit to the Mission Committee’s annual Advent Market on Sunday, December 3, 2023, after worship at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC). The Great Hall will be the scene of a Christmas-themed fair that explains and raises money for many of the nonprofits that NHCC supports, including Family Promise Metrowest, Newton …
Read moreJoin the fun, shop for good at Advent Market on December 3
An industrious crowd of youthful pie makers filled the Newton Highlands Congregational Church kitchen with pumpkin spice on Sunday, November 19, 2023, as they prepared 14 pies to accompany Thanksgiving dinners for Newton Food Pantry. The cooking spree was organized by Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell and the Christian Education Committee. Thank you to …
The Newton Highlands Congregational Church Council authorized a small committee to begin a review of the church bylaws in October 2023. Committee members are the Reverend Ken Baily, Sally Brickell (moderator), Rich Bryden (assistant moderator and assistant treasurer), Carol Jensen (former Worship & Spiritual Life Committee member and former moderator), Yumiko Matsuoko (Worship & Spiritual …
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. 1 John 4:7 Ms. Megan Dillon, who has been faithfully teaching church school at Newton Highlands Congregational Church for five years, was fêted at a celebration of her marriage to Josh Kolodny …
Therefore, since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. 2 Corinthians 7:1 Building Manager Yoko Bryden organized a crew (Sally Brickell and Lynn Shields) to clean out a closet to the left of the stage in the Newton …
The needs of caffeine-dependent worshippers are front and center as Joy Huber of the Worship & Spiritual Life Committee has taken on the task of purchasing a new coffeemaker for after-worship fellowship in November 2023. Coffee drinkers and fellowship volunteers have grown frustrated as the old machine has ground to a halt, and Ms. Huber …
Read moreWorship & Spiritual Life tries to smooth coffee situation
After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. Revelation 7:9 During his meditation on All Saints’ Day, November 5, 2023, the Reverend Ken Baily described his glimpse of the “beloved community” two days’ …