Wendy Donnell
The God who comes to us announces the preparations of Advent, the gift of Christmas, and the revealing of Epiphany. But this is not a God who comes in just one way, or at one time, or through one experience. How might children and youth relate to the real Christmas story? How does that story …
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Being thankful for what we have should be our attitude every day! At our church we are thankful that we can provide healthy sandwiches for the Community Day Center of Waltham, paint cards for hurricane survivors, and make delicious homemade pumpkins pies to feed others. We will also help by raking up the church leaves! Thank …
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Welcome! As Jesus’ followers, we present ourselves and open ourselves to God’s presence with us. Come and be present for church school! Together we encounter God’s grace and healing amid all the circumstances of our lives—no matter our age. Join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. to learn about God, build community, and serve …
Welcome back to church school and nursery care! Jesus calls us to embrace both the cost and promise of living in a faith community shaped and transformed by the Biblical stories and good work we do together. Because God is present in every situation, we can work with confidence through any challenges by helping one …
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In July and August 2024, the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) programs for children of all ages will be on a summer break. On Sunday, August 4, however, there will be nursery care during worship for the annual All-Newton UCC intergenerational worship gathering. The Reverend Alex Shea Will leads worship and communion. NHCC’s Christian Education program …
Read moreChurch school and nursery on summer break; nursery care August 4
We have fun and meaningful plans this month. As a community we will make sandwiches for the hungry twice this month, attend worship at Parish of St. Paul, collect cans of tuna fish, hand out new Bibles, honor the men we love, and enjoy summer treats and fun games! Come celebrate your faith, hope, and …
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God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Psalm 46:5 The Christian Education Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church invites you to a special fellowship time on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Come for treats and conversation to celebrate the women who should be worshipped and adored every day. …
This month we will make sandwiches for the hungry, honor the women we love and who love us, celebrate God’s life-giving spirit, walk to help provide housing for families, and deepen our faith life with God. Here is our schedule for May.
February 2024 We often tell the children that God is love. In church school this month we will discuss how God’s love gives us a new understanding of what it means to love others and ourselves. This month we will also begin preparations for Children’s Sunday, which will be held on April 28, 2024. Here is …
January 2024 The magi in Matthew 2:1-12 are called out of their place of comfort and routine by a star in the sky that urges them to follow an unknown and uncertain path. All journeys begin with the following question: Where, oh where, am I going? Even with the best-laid plans, we move from the …