Members of the Mission Committee met on January 29, 2023, to begin planning for the spring. Ten percent of the church’s budget is allocated to mission projects and donations to nonprofits selected by the committee. Current efforts include a tamale sale and a coat drive for the Eastern Service Workers Union. The committee is planning …
Clear out your closets for a good cause! The Mission Committee is running a winter coat drive to support local families affiliated with the Eastern Service Workers Association. Please bring warm coats, gloves, and scarves in pristine condition to Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, between Sunday, January 22, and Sunday, February 12, 2023, …
Support the Eastern Service Workers Association by purchasing locally made, very authentic chicken or veggie tamales. Tamales cost $10/half dozen or $20/dozen. Contact us by Thursday, February 9, to place your order, and be sure to specify the quantity and type(s). Pick up and payment will be at 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, on Sunday, February 12, 2023.
The Mission Committee brought back the Advent Market on Sunday, December 11, 2022, filling the Great Hall with seasonal items and eager shoppers. The event, chaired by member Holly Grieb, raised $4,500+ for Family Promise Metrowest, Newton Food Pantry, Rosie’s Place, Church World Service, City Mission Boston, Heifer International, and a school in San Juan …
Read moreAdvent Market spreads seasonal sparkle, supports nonprofits
Children and adults worked in various configurations over several days to cook, assemble, and distribute Thanksgiving 2022 dinners for 12 famliies under the auspices of the Mission Committee, led by Kitty Rieske; and Newton Food Pantry. NHCC also gave each family a $25 gift card for condiments. Individuals contributed meals from home. Thank you to …
All are invited to an Advent Market on Sunday, December 11, 2022, at 11:15 a.m., in the Great Hall. Volunteers needed! Gifts that benefit nonprofits–including Church World Service, Heifer International, and Rosie’s Place–will be for sale, along with holiday cards and tags, crocheted throws, and NHCC note cards. The event will also include a custom-gingerbread-house …
Bring hats, gloves, scarves, and socks for the Christmas mitten tree beginning Sunday, November 27, 2022. The tree will be placed in the church parlor, and the accessories collected will be donated before the holidays to an organization selected by the Mission Committee.
Through your congregation’s generosity, you filled our empty shelves and made a huge, positive difference. Julie Plaut, Executive Director, Welcome Home Volunteers at Welcome Home in West Newton were thrilled to receive 40+ blankets (most new) and eight Target gift cards to be given to families who are struggling financially. The 50 blankets were collected …
Read moreSpecial delivery: Blankets warmly received by Welcome Home
If you give some of your own food to those who are hungry and to satisfy those who are humble, then your light will rise in the dark, and your darkness will become as bright as the noonday sun. Isaiah 58:10 For the third year, NHCC has been invited to help Newton Food Pantry supply …
Read moreProvide meals for local families this Thanksgiving–volunteers needed!
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! 1 Chronicles 16:24 Through the Mission Committee, NHCC’s outreach generally takes one of two forms–hands-on (both local and distant) or financial. For a number of years, 10 percent of both NHCC’s church budget and capital campaign funds has gone to mission efforts. …
Read moreMission Committee stalwart Marianne Talis recounts long history of NHCC activism