In observance of All Saints Day, pianists Enoch Hsiao and Christy Liao presented a concert at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, November 1, 2026. The proceeds of 920 from a voluntary offering will be sent to Konbit Sante, a free hospital in northern Haiti, to help pay community health workers. For their encore, …
Read morePianists Enoch Hsiao and Christy Liao offer musical evening
“You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society.” Kurt Vonnegut Carolyn and Danny Krebs and Brenda and Mike Scarpati joined Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, November 1, 2026, in a joyful ritual held during the worship service. The congregation pledged to welcome and support them. …
Dogma I might be an atheistwere it notfor all the tall angelsand the pudgy cherubsin the silvery cloudspresiding over all those miracles Billy Collins Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, celebrated the confirmation of nine new members on Sunday, October 25, 2026. The youth have been meeting with the Reverend Ken Baily since November 2025 for …
Read moreNine youth confirm their baptism at October 25 service
‘”For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’” Jeremiah 29:11 Following the latest Community Connection working session on October 19, 2026, landscape architect Karen Sebastian and design builder and restoration contractor David Nauss provided …
Read moreCommunity Connection: Annotated sketches illustrate landscape master plan
The City of Newton will hold a second community meeting for the Newton Highlands Village Enhancement Phase 1 Project on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street, Newton Highlands. Building on the discussion and feedback received at our first community meeting, this meeting will provide an opportunity to …
Read moreNovember 12, 6:00 p.m.: Public meeting about updates near Lincoln Street
“God calls us and saves us with holiness according to divine purpose and grace.” John Calvin from 2 Timothy 1 Dear Friends in Christ, Well, that’s a mouthful. It is called the “theology of election.” It’s deep in our Protestant origins. That is, election is very, very important to our identity. Much more so than elections. So …
Join members of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, and twelve other faith communities to observe the 2026 Transgender Day of Remembrance at “Remember, Resist, and Rise,” a service at First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton, 1326 Washington Street, Newton, on Thursday, November 19, 7:30-9:00 p.m. This moving interfaith service, will honor the lives of trans …
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A brief congregational meeting after worship on October 18, 2026, enabled Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, members to complete the work initiated at the annual meeting in June. Moderator Peter Bryden led the meeting. Long-time auditor Peter Moore was presented with a Patriots sweatshirt in recognition of his decades of service as the church’s auditor. …
“Jesus went out to a mountain side to pray, and spent the night praying to God. When morning came, he called his disciples to him.” Luke 6:12-13 During the service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, October 18, 2026, Deacon Steve Willner circulated with a microphone to allow worshipers to request prayers. “Prayer changes the …
“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims the work of His hands.” Psalm 19:1 Eighteen members and friends of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, gathered on Monday, October 19, 2026, to see sketches and a schematic design for a landscape master plan. For the fourth Community Connection working session, presenters Karen …
Read moreDesign for landscape master plan revealed at Community Connection session