May 15 service takes topical turn
The Reverend Ken Baily spoke about current concerns in his sermon on Sunday, May 15, 2022. The postlude was Grand Choeur in G major, T. Salome, played by organist Yevgenia Semeina.
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NHCC Walkers team raises $2,000 to combat homelessness
Led by team captain and long-time Mission Committee activist Lynn Scheller, a peripatetic group of walkers gathered at NHCC on Saturday, May 14, 2022, for the Family Promise Walk to End Homelessness. The group ambulated two-plus miles to Crystal Lake and back. Other walkers were Ethan Bolker, Sally Brickell, Wendy Donnell, Ann Hulsing, Mildred Hutchinson, …
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Members called to Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 5
The NHCC Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, June 5, 2022, 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 Harper, …
Mayor’s Community Breakfast set for May 25
All are invited to attend the 48th annual Theodore D. Mann Newton Mayor’s Community Breakfast on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 7:30 a.m. at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Mount Ida Campus, in the Shaw Hall Courtyard. Purchase tickets. The Reverend Ken Baily serves on the planning committee on behalf of the Newton Interfaith Clergy …
Ken Baily’s 20 years at NHCC celebrated with service, reception
Members and friends gathered on Sunday, May 1, 2022, to express their gratitude for the Reverend Ken Baily’s 20 years of ministry at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. The Reverend Paul Shupe led the service, and the Reverend June Cooper assisted with communion. The service included a special litany written for the occasion, music from the …
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April 24 service features Mozart solo
The Sunday, April 24, 2022, service featured a vocal solo by soprano Amanda Ketchpaw Palés. She sang Allelulia from Exsultate, jubilate, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). The Reverend Ken Baily preached that belief is a process, and that coming to believe is a journey. Christian believers have not missed out, he stated; Easter is …
The Reverend Paul Shupe will preach on May 1
Newton Highlands Congregational Church welcomes the Reverend Dr. Paul Shupe on Sunday, May 1, 2022, for worship leadership. In his sermon, entitled “Fishing in New Waters,” he will talk about how God can find us in our old ways and call us into new ways of being. Paul retired in February 2021 following a 34-year …
Support NHCC with ease: Use your smartphone to make offering or pledge payments
Freely you have received; freely give. Matthew 10:8 Your support matters to our church! Update your giving method to allow touch-free offering and easy pledge payments. NHCC pays Vanco a fee to permit electronic giving. With the Vanco Mobile app, supporting NHCC takes only a moment. Download the free app from the Apple or Android …
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Easter is celebrated at sunrise, with eggs, and in sanctuary
Members, friends, and neighbors gathered on Sunday, April 17, 2022, to worship as the sun rose over Crystal Lake, hunt for eggs on the NHCC lawn, and celebrate in the sanctuary with the senior choir and a guest trumpet player, Brian Hickox. After a lengthy season of repairs, the organ was back in use.
NHCC’s YouTube channel updated
NHCC Worship, the Newton Highlands Congregational Church YouTube channel, has been enhanced with a new banner photo (taken by member Bill Lowery) and a playlist entitled “Musical Selections” where viewers can enjoy some of the music offered by the senior choir, soloists, and musicians. A chalice watermark has been added; it appears in the bottom …