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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The Reverend Dr. Patty Kogut, former associate pastor of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), is retiring, and her ministry will be celebrated on Sunday, March 8, at 2:30 p.m., at Second Congregational Church, UCC, 50 Park Street, …

Read moreThe Reverend Dr. Patty Kogut’s retirement celebration will take place on March 8

All are invited to Second Church, UCC, 60 Highland Street, West Newton, for a brief city-wide Ash Wednesday worship service on February 18 at 7:00 p.m. Join us for this important start to our Lenten season.

Shout it aloud, do not hold back.Raise your voice like a trumpet.Declare to my people their rebellionand to the descendants of Jacob their sins. Isaiah 58:1 In his meditation at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, February 8, 2026, the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily recommended that congregants identify evil for themselves and work together to …

Read moreSunday includes strengthened ties and sandwich making

Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 About 25 people turned out on Friday, February 8, 2026, for Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC’s third annual Soul Food Dinner. Church members and friends enjoyed an evening of conversation and engagement. Guest speaker David Stamps made brief …

Read moreThird annual Soul Food Dinner raises spirits

A recent short video from Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell’s birthday has garnered 14,500 views on the YouTube channel run by Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC. This is ten times more views than achieved by typical shorts on the channel. This accomplishment makes Ms. Donnell the church’s reigning YouTube star. Other top video subjects …

Read moreBirthday video tops 14,000 views

Do you have a broken item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance? Fix-It Clinics empower folks to fix for themselves and are no-cost!  All are welcome to a Fix-It Clinic on Sunday, February 8, 1:15 to 4:00 p.m., at Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton, MA). Bring in a broken household item, and …

Read moreKeep the Creation: February 8 Fix-It Clinic at library

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 In his meditation Communion meditation on Sunday, February 1, 2026, the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily called on congregants at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, to …

Read moreFebruary opens with cake and call to avoid cynicism

For who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4:14 Dear Friends in Christ, Esther is one of two books in our Bible that does not mention God. Yet the phrase “for such a time as this” is all through our faith. And God is …

Read moreA message from the pastor

Lent is the season of preparation for Easter, named by the Old English term that notes that days lencten (with other German and Saxon corollaries), meaning spring, but associated with the word lengthen. Lent lasts 40 days, reflecting Jesus’ time in the desert. It is a perfect time for a devotional conversation. Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, will …

Read moreLenten book study begins Sunday, February 22; all invited!

Let us hope when hope seems hopeless, when the dreams we dreamed have died. When the morning breaks in brightness, hunger shall be satisfied. One who sows the fields with weeping shall retrace the sorrowing way and rejoice in harvest bounty at the breaking of the day. David Beebe In his meditation at Newton Highlands …

Read moreHope defeats hate in pastoral message