”All churches should bring God’s love to the world in which we live now.” The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily The worship service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, September 20, 2026, opened with “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” sung by the choir. Children gathered on the steps of the chancel for a …
“God was in the mix on the side of liberation, love, and hope.” The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily Worshipers gathered at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, September 13, 2026, for a return to 10:00 a.m. services and a celebration of Re-Covenant Sunday. The service included a shared reading of The Covenant of Community …
Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, September 2026 From the Salem Church Covenant, 1629, adapted each year One: Our Jewish ancestors and our Christian history know the best of times and the worst of times. Birth. Delight. Grace. Blessing. Wars. Tyrants. Floods, droughts, fires, lies, and ill health brought on by these. Yet none if this is new to God, or to scripture. And throughout …
As Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, parishioners reconvene after a balmy summer 2026, they are catching up. Misha and Hope Wallace Hill We went camping at Nickerson State Park on the Cape and biked around on the Cape Cod Rail Trail. Our group photo is in Wellfleet, and Annie’s Books is in Orleans. Carol Jensen …
Never ever leave grace out. Kirk Byron Jones Dear Friends in Christ, Summer is not over. God may rest on the seventh day, but works for at least six. We may find ourselves seasonally resting each summertime and sometimes distracted in a culture of distraction, but as Jones says in a book called Soul to Self, never …
For your faithful love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches the clouds. Psalm 108:4 Congregants gathered at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on three Wednesday evenings in August 2026 for an outdoor service featuring conversation, a light meal, prayer, and song The August 26 service featured Norumbega Harmony, a singing group that researches and …
The Reverend Dr. Eric Jackson from Eliot Church led a worship service for Newton’s United Church of Christ congregations and Newton Presbyterian Church on Sunday, August 2, 2026. The service included a combined choir and Communion. It took place at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC. An offering was taken for Newton Food Pantry. For the …
Design builder and restoration contractor David Nauss and landscape architect Karen Sebastian attended the July 14, 2026, meeting of the Newton Highlands improvement working group at City Hall, along with Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, member Sally Brickell. The consultants shared a few photos of the church and adjacent streets and explained that the church …
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For the third year, Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, will host three 6:00 p.m. worship services in August. The services will be held on the church lawn along Lincoln Street (weather permitting) on August 12, 19, and 26. A light meal will be provided along with time for prayer, song, and conversation. The third service, …
Mr. Randy Ellis, member of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, led worship on Sunday, July 19, 2026. He spoke about what Jesus and the Bible actually teach about how to welcome strangers and refugees in a sermon entitled “The World Cup, Jesus, and the Separation of Church and Hate,” which he based on John Fugelsang’s …