Jeff Kaplan, longtime friend of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, veterinarian, and fan of holiday lights, installed three diverse lighted reindeer on the church lawn on December 6, 2025. Dr. Kaplan braved the cold to complete the installation before the church’s annual Christmas pageant and Advent Market on December 7.
Perry B. Newman, executive director of Konbit Sante, will speak at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, December 14, 2025. Konbit Sante is an international nonprofit organization based in Maine that is dedicated to strengthening the health care system and improving health outcomes in northern Haiti. The church has had a friendly connection with …
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Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 The Reverend June Cooper led worship at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, November 16, 2025. She explained that the story of Isaiah (Isaiah 6:1-13) revealed a transformative …
Read moreThe Reverend June Cooper preaches about listening to God
The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you. Paul, in Phil. 4:9 Dear Friends in Christ, None of us have seen Paul, exactly. It is rare to see Jesus, generally. But we have learned and heard about them, and …
Join us on Sundays in December 2025, the season of Advent, for worship; an in-worship pageant and Advent Market on Sunday, December 7; and a service of lessons and carols at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 14. Enjoy incredible organ music, special children’s messages, and a chance to reflect and share fellowship. All are welcome!
Saints follow God. They are almost always running against the wind, and they have a high likelihood of long-term success. The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily During the weekly worship service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on All Saints Day — November 2, 2025 — the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily celebrated saints and spoke about …
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive. Luke 20:38 In his message on Sunday, November 9, 2025, the Reverend Ken Baily of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, described a decision by the Board of Deacons to purchase extra gift cards for groceries given the …
A group of eighth graders and up convened with parents/guardians, several Deacons, and the Reverend Ken Baily on Sunday, November 9, 2025, to kick off the confirmation process. The group will study, serve, and celebrate from now until spring.
A landscape master plan will serve as an overarching framework in pictures and words for the design and implementation of projects over time. Karen Sebastian and David Nauss About 20 people (including one on Zoom) gathered in the downstairs meeting room of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, to hear ideas …
Read moreImaginations wander at Community Connection feedback session
For several Sundays in October Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, distributed a short survey to ask about priorities, values, and simply what people are doing and thinking about NHCC post-Covid, and these days. We have about 30 responses. If you did not get one to fill in, please contact us so we can send it …