Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18-19 After a glitch — the first set of chairs picked up were the wrong chairs — and a special delivery by HomeGoods, …
Help Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) donate 50 towels or towel sets for local families! Drop off new or like-new (free of rips or stains) bath towels or towel sets at 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, MA, to support the Mission Committee’s towel drive for Welcome Home, a home goods pantry in West Newton. Welcome Home provides …
The Reverend Ken Baily purchased and framed two prints he has had his eye on for the narthex at Newton Highlands Congregational Church in September 2023. One depicts St. Peter, and the other depicts St. Veronica. The originals are painted on discarded pieces of wood by Gracie, a graduate of Columbus College of Art & …
Members and friends of Newton Highlands Congregational Church are invited to a quick individual or family photo session on Sunday, September 24, or Sunday, October 1. Photos will be used for a church directory that is in the planning stage.
Moderator Sally Brickell took Flat Jesus to the Mattituck Presbyterian Church, where he enjoyed a contemporary-style worship service in a brightly lit sanctuary, with modern Christian music lyrics projected on screens.
Thanks to the Les and Karen Barnstone, Flat Jesus enjoyed attended a worship service in Vermont on September 3, 2023; the Barnstones were vacationing with former Newton Highlands Congregational Church pastor Jim Antal and his wife, Cindy Shannon.
Painters Pride, Inc., a company that specializes in renovating and repainting churches, repaired and repainted windows outside the Newton Highlands Congregational Church Parlor and Great Hall, along with several windows outside the nursery classrooms that are rented by Kids & Co., in late August-early September 2023. They also repainted the windows some other exterior woodwork. …
Let all things be done decently and in order. 1 Corinthians 14:40 Spots on the ceiling of the narthex, or church entry, and damaged portions of the ceiling on the staircase from the narthex to the balcony, which overlooks the sanctuary, were repaired and repainted in September 2023 by Painters Pride, Inc., at Newton Highlands …
A multi-year organ restoration project of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) organ resumed in August 2023, providing hope for an enhanced musical future. Because of missing parts, organ repairs begun in 2018 have lagged. “Work was interrupted by COVID in March 2020, and further slowed by supply chain issues and retirements,” stated NHCC choir …
Read moreOrgan repairs resume; will continue through September
Are you interested in joining a Bible study group? Book studies are great and mission projects are our call, yet they all evolve from the faith we form as we learn scripture together. During Covid it was difficult to gather a regular group. A recent survey revealed the same. So here is an invitation: if …