Monthly sandwich making by the children and youth of Newton Highlands Congregational Church was featured in a November 17, 2024, article in Fig City News about ways Newtonians are helping the clients of the Community Day Center of Waltham. Fig City student reporter Grace Yang interviewed Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell; Ms. Donnell, who …
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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Director of Christian Education Ms. Wendy Donnell attended the Fall Gala for the Community Day Center of Waltham on September 26, 2024, as part of her continuing support for this mission partner of Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC). Mayor Jeanette McCarthy attended the event along with other Waltham leaders. Community Day Center programs for unhoused …
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 …
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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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And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Matthew 4:18-20 This sounds …
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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.
Reflect on the image of Jesus feeding thousands of hungry people. Where do you imagine yourself in this huge assembly? Are you surrounded by members of your family or close friends? Or are you just a faceless person in the crowd? Thousands were fed by Jesus with only five small loaves of bread and two …
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