During a month-long sabbatical by the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily, Newton Highlands Congregational Church is enjoying the presence of the Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell. She has served churches in Winchester, Needham, and Harwich Port, MA, as a settled minister; and most recently in Appleton, WI, as an interim minister. During the COVID pandemic she and …
Read moreThe Reverend Dr. Susan Cartmell preaches in January 2025
The warm and festively-decorated home of Liz and Fidel Ramos in Newton Highlands was the site of a friendly gathering of Newton Highlands Congregational Church members and friends on Friday, January 3, 2025. Attendees mingled, visited, and feasted on a variety of dishes. Thank you to the Ramos family for continuing this special church tradition!
The Christian Education team hopes that your list for the new year includes attending church regularly, committing to mission activities, and deepening prayer time. On Sunday mornings in January, children and youth will be helping others by feeding the hungry and collecting donations for our Helpful Heifer Honeybees Drive. We will also be preparing for …
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Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. Reinhold Niebuhr Dear Friends in Christ, Forgive the non-inclusive language. This was written in 1944. By a good guy, ahead of his time in Christian ethics, but not quite language. And you’ve heard this quote from me before, and of course …
Worshipers rang bells and sang “On This Day, Earth Shall Ring” for the final Sunday service of 2024 at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. The December 29 service included an invitation for congregants to wear pajamas, which several did. The Reverend Ken Baily spoke about questions he is sometimes asked by people who do not identify …
Members of the Building & Grounds Committee hosted fellowship time on December 22, 2024, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. Children decorated Christmas tree ornaments. The altar was decorated with coloful poinsettias purchased by Melissa Dietrich and arranged by Kessely Hong. Several poinsettias were purchased to celebrate loved ones.
Newton Highlands Congregational Church held two services on December 24, 2024–one at 4:30 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m. The shorter afternoon service was geared to children and families. At the evening service guest musicians Susanna Boberg (clarinet), Katie Chuang (cello), and Chloe Wang (violin), accompanied by organist Yevgenia Semeina, played Christmas preludes. The evening …
Read moreChristmas Eve services features readings, special music
DISH, a satellite TV provider, brought a crane on Friday, December 17, 2024, to install equipment in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church tower. Assistant Moderator Rich Bryden negotiated a lease with DISH over the past year. Altogether, NHCC has received more than $1.7 million from cell phone companies. About 56 percent of this income has …
Nursery and church school at Newton Highlands Congregational Church will not be in session on Sunday, December 29, 2024. See you on January 5, 2025, for sandwich making and nursery care!
Newton Highlands Congregational Church was recognized as a supporter of Welcome Home, a home goods pantry in Newton, in their December 2024 newsletter. The Mission Committee ran a cookware drive for Welcome Home in October 2024.