Starting on Sunday, April 3, 2022, all are invited to a weekly discussion at 1:00 p.m. on Zoom to look at the world this Lent and ask the following: What does our Bible say about migrants and refugees? What do we see and say about the war that creates them? What do we do as …
Read moreScriptures of refuge and hope to be discussed starting April 3
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8 On January 23, 2022, guest preacher the Reverend June Cooper asked listeners to think about what the “asking God” is inviting us to think about and …
Read moreJanuary 23 service includes “Many Gifts, One Spirit”
Along with the dynamic preaching and leadership of the Reverend June Cooper, services on January 9 and 16, 2022, will feature her friends and colleagues in ministry, Myran and Kenneth Brass, leading all musical aspects of worship. Come lift your voices and join them in singing a few old favorites in a new, spirited way. …
Dear Friends, It takes God and Moses twenty-four times longer to explain sabbath than it does to explain murder. Twenty-four times more emphasis to say, “cease… and keep the sabbath holy,” as to say Thou Shalt Not Kill. Shouldn’t stopping, praying, and loving God be simpler than planning a horror? Well, not in ancient days, …
Following faithful guidance and good sense, NHCC will offer two safe worship services on Friday, December 24, 2021, as follows: 4:30 p.m.: At the doors of the church on the lawn: Scripture, carols, and candles in the wind. Remember the story of Jesus’ birth from Luke 2, and pause to praise God. 7:30 p.m.: Online …
Read moreJoin worship on Christmas eve 2021–outdoors at 4:30 p.m., online at 7:30 p.m.
Please join us live outdoors on the steps of the church at 4:30pm or via broadcast at our YouTube channel for our first of two worship services on Christmas Eve. Worship will include singing of these four carols (click into this bulletin for full text):
— O come, all ye faithful
— The First Nowell
— Silent night
— Hark the herald angels sing
The Worship & Spiritual Life Committee and the Reverend Ken Baily have announced plans for Advent and December 2021. All are invited! Eighty percent of people who come to a church for the first time are invited; please ask a friend to join you or offer a ride. Sunday, November 28 (Hope), 10:00 a.m.: First …
Read moreAdvent services and outdoor singing planned for December
Over a decade ago NHCC invited Alex Shea Will to help lead a new worship service: Song, Word and Feast. He did. He played guitar, sang and prayed with us. Folks loved him. The Reverend Will is coming back on Sunday, November 14, 2021, to visit as a preacher because after a vocation that included …
In observance of All Saints Day, violinist Young Shin Choi and pianist Christy Liao will present a concert at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. Through their music they will reflect on the past and present, commemorate those we have lost, strengthen our faith, and establish a sense of …
Read moreMusic for all souls concert to be held November 6, 7:30 p.m.
Where does true thankfulness come from? Do you know what God wants from us all? God wants us to be intentional about our gratitude and thankful for all the blessings we constantly receive (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Here is our schedule for November 2021. November 7: Did you know that for the second year, NHCC has …