Mission Committee lunch raises funds for school in Nicaragua

A group of parishioners from Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), gathered on Sunday, March 8, 2026, for a Nicaraguan-style lunch in the Great Hall to raise money for the Free High School of San Juan del Sur. The church’s connection to Nicaragua, including fundraisers and youth group trips, dates to the late 1980s. Fig …

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NHCC funds are working magic at Free High School

It doesn’t matter how many times life holds you back. Doesn’t matter how many years have passed. Doesn’t matter how many responsibilities you bear. You can always begin again.  Keyling, 2025 graduate of the Free High School Donations from Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), are helping students at the Free High School of San …

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Fundraising lunch to be held March 8; all welcome!

Join members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, Mission Committee for lunch on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 11:15 a.m., and support the Free High School of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, which is Newton’s Sister City. The lunch is free and donations are welcome! The lunch will be held in the Great Hall at the …

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3 women smiing in the church's Great Hall

Annual Advent Market attracts aficionados of giving for good

On December 7, 2025, the Great Hall at Newton Highlands Congregational Church was the scene of the church’s annual Advent Market, led by Holly Grieb, Kitty Rieske, and other members of the church’s Mission Committee. Shoppers purchased handcrafted Christmas items, including gift tags and cards, candles, crocheted items, and baked goods. The Advent Market raised …

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Helpers of all ages provide meals and hope

As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving. Colossians 2:6-7 Children and adults from Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), shopped and cooked over several weeks in November 2025 …

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Can you help? Turkey, mashed potatoes are on the menu

For its annual Thanksgiving effort, the Mission Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), plans to provide turkey and mashed potatoes to Allston-Brighton Food Pantry in Brighton. Volunteer chefs are needed to cook at home and bring food to the NHCC kitchen on Sunday, November 23. The Allston Brighton Food Pantry is a strategic …

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Linens delivered to Welcome Home as blanket-and-towel drive wraps up

Each of us should please our neighbors for their good, to build them up. Romans 15:2 The Mission Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, wrapped up its fourth annual drive for Welcome Home, a home goods pantry in West Newton, with a delivery of linens and a check for $492 on November 5, 2025. …

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shelves stocked with groceries

Mission Committee meets the moment with speedy donations

Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor. Proverbs 22:9 Given the partial stoppage of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the government shutdown in the U.S. and terrible damage in Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa, the Mission Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, …

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pile of linens

Donate blankets and towels, help a local family

And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints. Revelation 19:8 Drop off new blankets and towels at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, in October, and support the Mission Committee’s fourth annual drive for Welcome Home. The “Fabric …

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