The disciples were amazed at his words. But Jesus said again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:24-25 In his meditation at Newton Highlands Congregational Church …
Read moreAdults ponder God’s call to social justice; children make caring cards
Plan to stay for a few minutes after worship on Sunday, October 6, 2024, to get answers to your questions about proposed changes to the Newton Highlands Congregational Church bylaws. A committee appointed by Council has been working on updates to the bylaws since October 2023. The proposed changes will be available for review in …
How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! Psalm 133:1 A year after many of the photos were taken, Newton Highlands Congregational Church is celebrating the long-awaited publication of its updated photo directory. Directories will be available at the church on Sunday, September 22, 2024. The directory reflects the work …
They shall sing of the ways of the Lord! Psalm 138:5 Music Director Jan Zimmerman invites all who love to sing to join the Senior Choir at Newton Highlands Congregational Church for rehearsals and services on one, two, or three dates in fall 2024. The Community Choir sessions will be as follows: Session 1 Session …
Read moreChoir plans three open rehearsals, services, for fall
In order to accommodate one of its tenants, Newton Highlands Congregational Church is updating its Downstairs Meeting Room (sometimes called the Youth Room). The room will be used for a food-serving program. In an unfortunate turn of events, the Downstairs Meeting Room recently sustained serious water damage caused by an incorrect setting in the HVAC …
In this world, it rains on the Just and the Unjust, but the Unjust have the Justs’ umbrellas. Button in the office of the Reverend Ken Baily Children and youth were welcomed back to Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, September 15, 2024, after a summer hiatus. They did some getting-acquainted activities, made sandwiches for …
Read moreChildren and youth make sandwiches on Church School Rally Day
The Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) Worship & Spiritual Life Committee (deacons) and the Reverend Ken Baily led innovative Wednesday evening worship services on August 14, 21, and 28, 2024. These special services replaced Sunday morning services for three weeks. Blessed with pleasant weather, about 20 worshippers gathered each week on the Lincoln Street Lawn …
Good and bad, I define these terms,Quite clear, no doubt, somehow;Ah, but I was so much older thenI’m younger than that now. Bob Dylan Dear Friends in Christ, The Byrds may have made this lyric more famous than Dylan, and all six stanzas are worth attention, but it’s that final line that can/should call out …
When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. ‘Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?’ He said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, …
Read moreNewton Christians gather at NHCC for summer worship
“Invisible strings tie all of our lives together.” So began LilyGrace York, a friend of Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) and summer lay leader, as she spoke on Sunday, July 28, 2024, sharing her inspiring story of adoption and healing. Ms. York talked about growing up with Christian values, yet feeling lost when she reached …