Sally Brickell
More than 60 worshipers gathered on March 5, 2025, at Eliot Church, UCC, for a Newton-wide Ash Wednesday service. The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily of Newton Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) was one of the worship leaders. About NHCC members attended, and several sang with the choir.
On Sunday, March 9, 2025, Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) parishioners gathered in the Great Hall for a fundraising lunch sponsored by the Mission Committee. Volunteers served Nicarguan style dishes, and church member Jean Christoffersen and her husband Lou Fiore spoke about their work in San Juan del Sur. In addition, visitors from the Union …
Read moreMission Committee supports Free High School of San Juan del Sur with fundraising lunch
The young people of Newton Highlands Congregational Church led worship on Sunday, March 9, 2025, under the guidance of church school teacher Megan Dillon and Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell. Participants from toddlers to teens contributed to the service. Over several months, children and youth had spent time during church school selecting a Biblical …
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The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. Socrates, 5th century BCE Dear Friends in Christ, With apologies to Eugene O’Neill, this month we begin Lent, which is a Long Day’s Journey into Light. A few days are particularly important for this …
Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 What is stewardship? Stewardship season is the time when Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) establishes its budget for the next fiscal year. Help us continue to be a gathering place that provides opportunities …
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Luke 6:37 The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily spoke about decency, shame, and forgiveness in his meditation on Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC. He quoted from Margaret Chase Smith’s …
The Mission Committee at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, is requesting donations of new men’s socks and tee shirts in size M to XXL. The much-needed items will be donated to Community Day Center of Waltham at the end of March 2025. Leave donations in the church parlor.
Join members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, Mission Committee for lunch on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 11:15 a.m., and hear an engaging talk by NHCC member Jean Christoffersen and Louis Fiore about the Free High School and a free health clinic in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, Newton’s Sister City. The lunch …
With support from the Deacons Committee, the Buildings & Grounds Committee has approved work on a wooden platform on the front right side of the sanctuary at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. The work will include the following: Removing the wooden platform will make it much easier to move the heavy wooden baptismal font forward during …
The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily will lead a two-part conversation entitled “The Meaning of Sanctuary” on Sunday, March 16, and Sunday, March 23, after worship, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC. “Sanctuary is a personal, powerful place,” he stated. “It is a political, powerful term.” The Reverend Baily will explore the term in his sermon …
Read more“The Meaning of Sanctuary”: Two-part conversation planned for March