With contributions of food, funds, and volunteer time, members and friends provided meals and gift cards to 10-12 local families on Monday, November 22, 2021. Children and youth helped out by making cards and cooking cranberry sauce. This team effort was sponsored by the Mission Committee at the request of Newton Food Pantry. Thank you …
Read moreMembers, friends, children work together to provide Thanksgiving meals
NHCC’s traditional donation tree will be placed in the parlor on Sunday, November 21, 2021. Please bring warm hats, gloves, mittens, scarves and even socks to donate and decorate the tree. All offerings will be collected by December 15 for distribution to a local organization–either City Mission Society or the Council for Children and Families. Thank you!
Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love the way you love, and do what you would do. Edwin Hatch, 1878 NHCC will donate $8,000 in mission funds from the last capital campaign to Konbit Sante, the largest hospital in northern Haiti. The funds will be used for …
Read moreCapital campaign funds will support hospital in Haiti
Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. Matthew 25 For the second year, we have been invited to help …
Read moreHelp hungry families enjoy Thanksgiving bounty–volunteers needed!
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrew 13:2 NHCC’s Mission Committee, led by Erica Hodes, and Reverend Ken Baily are working with Temple Shalom of Newton to support one or two families–perhaps eight to ten people–expected to arrive soon from Afghanistan; they are part of a …
Want to help Feed the Hungry–a top NHCC mission priority according to our 2020 survey? Simply assemble a bag of child-friendly foods for Centre Street Food Pantry’s Kids’ Club and drop off the bag. Even young children will enjoy choosing the items. Next drop-off date is Monday, October 25, 2021, 10:00-11:00 a.m., on Furber Lane, around …
Read moreSupport local families with child-friendly mission activity
And 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 Mission Committee chair Erica Hodes spoke on Sunday, September 26, 2021 about ways in which NHCC is responding to pressing needs in our local area and …
And 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 How is our Mission Committee responding to pressing needs in our local area, and what plans do we have to remain engaged in our wider world? …
August revealed ugliness. From the refugee crisis in Afghanistan to the destruction in Haiti. And NHCC can be quiet in August. But God calls us to “rebuild.” On Sunday afternoon September 12 at 1 pm we hold an open conversation about resettling refugees and sending support to earthquake victims. Anyone interested in invited to attend …
As part of its mission work, NHCC donated more than $900 to Heifer International this year. Heifer works with farmers in 21 countries to improve their methods and results. The money was raised during the virtual Advent Market. Thank you to all who contributed!