“Do not be afraid; good news; great joy; all the people.” The Angel in Luke 2 Dear Friends in Christ, Have you read Luke lately? Christmas is coming. So if it has been a while since you have read a whole Gospel (which means Good News, as opposed to Daily News), and if you want to enjoy this Christmas …
And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and ball the more as you see the Day drawing near. Hebrews 10:24-25 All NHCC members are called to a short in-person congregational meeting after …
Read moreBack to business: Fall congregational meeting to be held October 18
Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:9-11 Worshipers gathered at Newton Highlands Congregational …
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As Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, parishioners reconvene after a balmy summer 2026, they are catching up. Misha and Hope Wallace Hill We went camping at Nickerson State Park on the Cape and biked around on the Cape Cod Rail Trail. Our group photo is in Wellfleet, and Annie’s Books is in Orleans. Carol Jensen …
Never ever leave grace out. Kirk Byron Jones Dear Friends in Christ, Summer is not over. God may rest on the seventh day, but works for at least six. We may find ourselves seasonally resting each summertime and sometimes distracted in a culture of distraction, but as Jones says in a book called Soul to Self, never …
Save the date for a Community Connection session on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., as landscape architect Karen Sebastian and design builder and restoration contractor David Nauss return to Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, with sketches for the church’s landscape master plan. The consultants are using ideas gathered from church members, a new …
Read moreAll invited to Community Connection session on October 19, 6:00 p.m.
For your faithful love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches the clouds. Psalm 108:4 Congregants gathered at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on three Wednesday evenings in August 2026 for an outdoor service featuring conversation, a light meal, prayer, and song The August 26 service featured Norumbega Harmony, a singing group that researches and …
For the sixth year, Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, will host neighbors in the United Church of Christ and Presbyterians for a joint worship service on Sunday, August 2, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome for a time of reflection in the air-conditioned sanctuary and a time of fellowship after the service. The Rev. …
Worship on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, will be led by member Randy Ellis in the main sanctuary. Mr. Ellis’s sermon title is “The World Cup, Jesus, and the Separation of Church and Hate” and his remarks will rely heavily on John Fugelsang’s 2025 book Separation of Church and Hate. The service …
Read moreWelcoming strangers will be theme of Sunday service
Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, member Kitty Rieske will lead worship on Sunday, July 12, 2026. By way of invitation, she said, “Come hear the Good News of ‘God’s Gracious Forgiveness and The Need for Deep Watering.’” The 9:30 a.m. service will be followed by fellowship on the church lawn along with a short round …