Diapers-Not-Included Drive takes place in December

Please bring a package of diapers to church this month to help an area family. Since babies don’t come with diapers, the Christian Education Committee and Mission Committee are collecting diapers and baby wipes for Newton Food Pantry in December 2023. The most-requested diaper size is 6, followed by 3, 4, and 5. Thank you for …

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Bride and groom (Megan Dillon and her husband)

CE to host special fellowship time on November 19

Please join the Christian Education (CE) Committee on Sunday, November 19, 2023, after worship, to celebrate the recent marriage of church school teacher Megan Dillon to Josh Kolodny. CE will host a special fellowship time in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) parlor in honor of this blessed occasion. Ms. Dillon has been working at NHCC since 2018. …

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salt of the earth church school bulletin board

CE: “Salt of the Earth” project inspires children

You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again: It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. Matthew 5:13 Ms. Megan Dillon, church school teacher, led children through a thought-provoking discussion of the Biblical parable about …

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CE: Come listen to and learn from Jesus’ parables.

On the first Sunday of each month the children and youth participate in a sandwich-making mission for the hungry. In the weeks following we will walk through parables in the Bible. There are many parables from Jesus in the books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In church school we will learn how these parables describe …

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CE: Join us for Church School Rally Day on September 17

Children, youth, and families, join the Christian Education team for fun and friendship on Rally Day–Sunday, September 17, 2023. Children and youth will begin our new program year in worship at 10:00 a.m. and then attend church school. After church, we will celebrate and reconnect over ice cream sundaes with a topping bar, along with …

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Rachel Donnell and Flat Jesus summer 2023

CE: Retreat includes prayer and play

Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell and her daughter, Nursery Care Leader Rachel Donnell, attended a day-long retreat at the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple in Amherst, NH, on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Flat Jesus went along for the ride. The program was offered by the Reverend Dr. Stephanie Rutt.  The retreat was billed as a …

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