Church adds banner for remote services
Because worship services are online, NHCC has a new banner–for the time being.
Sally Brickell
A message from the pastor
“Politics is the Church’s business wheneverit concerns how people treat people.” — John Paul II, Pope “People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?” — Rodney King Friends in Christ, Like many of you I spend time attempting to explain the world to children and teens. As you know, they …
Yoga classes at NHCC support City Mission Boston
Marian Reynolds, an NHCC member since 2002, has been teaching yoga at the church since 2011. Her classes began under the auspices of the Mission Committee; she donates the class fees to City Mission Boston’s A Lift Up, an intensive two-year homelessness prevention program designed for low-income single mothers and their children who are at risk of …
Mission Committee planning offering of food bags
Under the auspices of Centre Street Food Pantry, the Mission Committee is assembling 15-20 bags of after-school treats for children in Newton in October. Contact us if you are interested in helping or donating.
NHCC activities resume in September
Back to school. Back to normal. Neither of these are happening quite the way we wish. In fact, September had newfound pressures as at-home parents sought to work and guide education, everyone worked to stay safe even when grocery shopping, and many, many of us had less energy for evening meetings or anything extra in the midst of our …
Plans for senior housing project taking shape
The senior housing committee continues to work on plans for Replacing the carriage house to house the current pastor (at his expense) Renovating the main house to create two senior units and one flexible unit (for a third senior, an additional pastor, or a rental) The senior housing committee was established by Council in 2014. The …
Service for Helen Hoffman to be held October 2, 2020
A socially distant outdoor service in memory of long-time NHCC member Helen Hoffman will be held on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at Cambridge Cemetery, 76 Coolidge Avenue, in Cambridge, MA. Helen died peacefully on September 25, 2020, at the impressive age of 101. She was NHCC’s oldest, most long-term member. We believe …
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The Blessing of Our Animals to be held Saturday, October 3, 2020
The Blessing of our Animals will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. (This was previously scheduled for Sunday.) Please contact us if you would like to participate so we can prepare, pray, and be present to one another safely, out of doors.
Christian Education makes plans for October
Welcome! Join us on Sunday mornings at 10 AM and learn more of God’s stories. We are all on a new journey this fall. For some, the journey may be like an adventure, full of fun, surprises, and new discoveries. For others, the journey may be filled with anxiety and a profound loss and disconnection from …