After participating in the Family Promise Metrowest Walk to End Homelessness, members of the confirmation class met with the Reverend Ken Baily on Sunday, April 29, 2023. The class has been meeting occasionally since fall 2023 to learn about religion and participate in mission efforts. They helped roast turkeys in November 2022 and hide eggs …
Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Romans 12:12 The worship service on Sunday, April 29, 2023, opened with Sonate for Clarinet and Piano, 1st mvt. (Camille Saint-Saëns), played by Yevgenia Semeina and Susanna Boberg, daughter of Sunwoo Kahng and choir member Peter Boberg. Susanna is a senior at Boston University Academy …
Read moreSunday service features clarinet piece and tribute to Rabbi Harold Kushner
The NHCC Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 4, 2023, immediately after the worship service in the Great Hall. All NHCC members are asked to attend. Those who do not wish to attend in person will have the option to participate on Zoom. (Join Annual Meeting on Zoom.) Lay leaders, volunteer treasurer Jim …
Ms. Kitty Rieske, Mission Committee chair, encouraged worshippers to join the walk to combat homelessness on Sunday, April 30. Children were invited by Ms. Wendy Donnell, director of Christian Education, to travel on the road to Emmaus during the children’s message on Sunday, April 23, 2023. As described in Luke 24: 13-35, the road was …
The Reverend Ken Baily invited discussion with his message on Sunday, April 16, 2023. He considered how to handle doubts about Jesus’ resurrection and how to proceed after Easter. He asked three questions for congregants to consider. The service also included a children’s message with Director of Christian Education Ms. Wendy Donnell taking the role …
Read moreParticipative sermon contemplates Easter and beyond
At the suggestion of member Mark Johnson, the railings on the Lincoln Street side of Newton Highlands Congregational Church were repainted a light beige color in March 2023. Mr. Johnson recommended beige to make the railings less obtrusive against the stone building and paved walkways. This work was approved by the Buildings & Grounds Committee.
The Reverend Ken Baily preached about the concentration of wealth under Roman governor Pontius Pilate and described how Jesus threatened imperial authority, leading to his crucifixion, in his sermon on Sunday, April 2, 2023. “They have no room for Jesus except on the cross,” he stated. As the service began, children distributed palms to recall …
Newton Highlands Congregational Church will offer several special gatherings leading up to Easter 2023.
Early on…while it was yet dark… John 20:1 Dear Friends in Christ, It has been a hell of a Lent. Of course that’s a Biblical word (hell), and remember, our season started with a story about the devil, included scriptures about blood, proceeded during a land war in Europe, and by the end of the …
