Church approves updated bylaws

After 13 months of work by a Bylaws Committee appointed by the Newton Highlands Congregational Church Council, members voted unanimously to approve the updated bylaws on November 17, 2024. The vote took place at a brief post-worship congregational meeting in the church sanctuary. Bylaws Committee members were Senior Pastor Ken Baily, Sally Brickell (moderator), Rich …

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Community Choir lifts voices on November 17

Enthusiastic singers supplemented the choir at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, November 17, 2024. About 10 crooners joined the ranks after attending the choir’s Thursday rehearsal. Forming the Community Choir is an effort by Music Director Jan Zimmerman to make the choir more welcoming to parishioners who may not be ready to make a …

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Sunday features Psalms, leaf raking

The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it,    the world, and all who live in it;for he founded it on the seas    and established it on the waters. Psalm 24 On Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, congregants enjoyed a service featuring several Psalms and a meditation by the Reverend Ken Baily on ways Psalms …

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Post-election service brings together Newtonians

Faith leaders and Newtonians gathered at the Union Church in Waban on Thursday, November 7, 2024, for a post-election service. The service included singing, candle lighting, and remarks by Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and members of the Newton Inter-Faith Leaders Association. It was organized by the Reverend Ken Baily; Yevgenia Semeina provided musical accompaniment on organ …

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Family and friends remembered on All Saints Communion Sunday

You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Worshippers marked All Saints Day on November 3, 2024, with a reading of the names of departed friends and family from the past year. The congregation celebrated Communion and sang, “For All the Saints.” In …

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