Sally Brickell
In March 2022, NHCC sent $5,000 from member-and-friend gifts to the Afghan refugee resettlement effort through Temple Shalom. This was in addition to $10,000 donated by NHCC in December 2021. The refugee fund was started several years ago to support Syrian refugees and, with permission, its purpose has been expanded over time. In his sermon …
Members and friends resumed in-person fellowship after the worship service on Sunday, March 6, 2022, in the church parlor. Given loosened Covid-19 restrictions, in-person fellowship will continue for the spring. Please reconnect with us, with masks, on Sundays.
First Sunday of Lent Prelude Prelude in D major Sergey Rachmaninov Welcome, Welcome Back Call to Worship *Opening Hymn No. 87 The Glory of These Forty Days *Prayer of Invocation and Hope One voice: Listen to the faith of the psalmist in Psalm 91: “You who live in the shelter of the Most High, who …
Worshippers gathered on Sunday, February 27, 2022, for prayer and reflection. The service included several musical selections, including two portions of Partita #6 by Johann Sebastian Bach; the anthem “I am Bound for the Kingdom,” sung by the senior choir; “A Song of Peace: A Patriotic Song,” which is a poem written by Lloyd Stone …
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A small group of worshippers gathered outside the main doors of Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, for an Ash Wednesday service that marked the beginning of the Lenten season, the 40 days leading to Easter Sunday. Led by the Reverend Ken Baily, the service included the burning of palms from last …
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. Paul, 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Dear Friends in Christ, There was a lot going on in Corinth when Paul wrote those words to a church almost exactly the size of ours in a …
An interfaith group will meet to continue discussing how to make Newton’s housing policies anti-racist on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., at Union Church (14 Collins Road, Waban). All are invited! Learn more about our local history as we organize for the future in a faithful manner that NHCC members are helping to …
Read moreJoin discussion of housing policy in Newton on March 7
NHCC will mark Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, on Wednesday, March 2, at 6:00 p.m., outdoors (weather permitting) at 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. We will offer a brief palm burning, devotion, and imposition of ashes. During our 15 minutes of time together, we will recollect the meaning of Lent and join in song and …
Read moreMark Ash Wednesday outdoors on March 2 at 6:00 p.m.
Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are. 3 John 1:5 All are invited to Temple Shalom (175 Temple St, West Newton) on Friday, March 4, 2022, at 6:30 p.m., for a shabbat service welcoming four resettled Afghans. Proof of vaccination and masks required.
Prelude Allemande from Partita #6 J.S. Bach Congregational Welcome Call to Worship *Opening Hymn (insert) We Have Come at Christ’s Own Bidding *Prayer of Invocation One voice: Hear what Paul says to the Corinthians: “Now, our sovereign is God’s Spirit, and where the Spirit of Jesus is, there is freedom. And all of us… are …