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Teachers, musicians, and volunteers will be thanked, and educational milestones will be celebrated at the annual Circle of Blessings at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, June 18, 2023. The service will include recognition for Christian education staffers Gabe Adorni, Megan Dillon, and Rachel Donnell, and members of the senior choir. High school and college …

Read moreNHCC celebrates June milestones with annual Circle of Blessings

After a monthslong effort by Neil Johnson of Cadent, web consultant to Newton Highlands Congregational Church; Randy Ellis, chair of the Buildings & Grounds Committee; and Sally Brickell, moderator, the rental spaces pages on NHCC.net have been updated and expanded as of June 2023. The main rental spaces page includes general information and clickable thumbnails …

Read moreRental spaces pages transformed on NHCC website

Congregants from NewCity Church and the Parish of St. Paul met on Sunday, June 11, 2023, for a joint Newton Highlands Village Day service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. The service featured readers from all three churches and a rousing sermon celebrating dynamic women of the Bible by Katie Scott of NewCity Church. Children from …

Read moreNHCC, Parish of St. Paul, and NewCity Church unite for Village Day service

On Monday, June 19, 2023, from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m., gather at the Hyde Playground just down Lincoln Street for a city-wide (and nationwide) celebration of the day of liberation. This special event will include food, music, and children’s activities. Bring your own story and begin a new story. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of …

Read moreBlack history, church history, and making history: Come back for Juneteenth

Newton Highlands Congregational Church wrapped up 2022-23 with a congregational meeting in the Great Hall on June 4, 2023. The meeting began shortly after the worship service with a pizza-based potluck lunch. Committee chairs; key volunteers; and Ken Baily, senior pastor; Wendy Donnell, director of Christian education; and Jan Zimmerman, music director, provided summaries of …

Read moreAnnual Meeting 2023 includes heavenly beings, looks at the past and future, and pizza

Happy Pride June greeting Pride goeth before destruction. Proverbs 16: 18 Dear Friends, What’s a Christian to do? Along with greed, gluttony, and boasting, pride has been called a sin for millennia. Although Aristotle thought it was a virtue. And anyone who loves James Brown knows the chant, “Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m …

Read moreA message from the pastor

Attendees were greeted with green and gold balloons and green mints on Pledge Sunday (May 21, 2023), at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. Stewardship Committee member Randy Ellis shared reasons for providing financial and volunteer support to the church. Clerk Susan Gilbert read the warrant for the Annual Meeting to be held on June 4, 2023. …

Read morePledge Sunday invites financial support for church

The Reverend Ken Baily ably represented Newton Interfaith Clergy Association with tuneful remarks and a prayer for a new tune at the Harmony Foundation’s 49th Annual Honorable Theodore D. Mann Memorial Newton Mayor’s Community Breakfast on May 24, 2023. The several hundred attendees demonstrated their appreciation for the Reverend Baily’s remarks with loud applause.

Susanna Boberg, who is finishing her clarinet studies at New England Conservatory as she graduates from high school, will be performing a Senior Recital on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 4:30 p.m., to benefit Newton Food Pantry. The concert will be held at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, MA. The concert will …

Read moreHigh school senior Susanna Boberg to hold recital on June 4 at 4:30 p.m.

Newton Interfaith Coalition for Housing Equity (NICHE) invites the community to its annual Spring Celebration on Tuesday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m., at Union Church in Waban (14 Collins Road, Newton). The event is free of charge, but donations are appreciated. NICHE advocates for affordable housing in Newton, and anyone interested in learning more is welcome …

Read moreAll invited to NICHE Spring Celebration on Tuesday, May 23, 6:30 p.m.