The senior housing committee continues to work on plans for Replacing the carriage house to house the current pastor (at his expense) Renovating the main house to create two senior units and one flexible unit (for a third senior, an additional pastor, or a rental) The senior housing committee was established by Council in 2014. The …
A socially distant outdoor service in memory of long-time NHCC member Helen Hoffman will be held on Friday, October 2, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., at Cambridge Cemetery, 76 Coolidge Avenue, in Cambridge, MA. Helen died peacefully on September 25, 2020, at the impressive age of 101. She was NHCC’s oldest, most long-term member. We believe …
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The Blessing of our Animals will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. (This was previously scheduled for Sunday.) Please contact us if you would like to participate so we can prepare, pray, and be present to one another safely, out of doors.
Welcome! Join us on Sunday mornings at 10 AM and learn more of God’s stories. We are all on a new journey this fall. For some, the journey may be like an adventure, full of fun, surprises, and new discoveries. For others, the journey may be filled with anxiety and a profound loss and disconnection from …
All members and friends are called to a brief (30 minutes) congregational meeting after the Zoom worship service on Sunday, October 4, 2020. We will Receive the final Treasurer’s Report (the year ended June 30, after our Annual Meeting) Accept the Auditor’s Report Receive a brief update/report from our Senior Housing Committee Discuss any other …
Read moreCongregational meeting to be held Sunday, October 4, 2020
Regular office hours resume on September 8; office staff will be available 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. We will hold a Zoom “office hour” on Wednesdays from 10:00-11:00 a.m. for face-to-face meetings with Sarah. Join here. Meeting ID: 876 2831 7968 Passcode: Office We always get email and regularly check phone messages.
At our Annual Meeting June 7 we approved the mission and ministry budget, with a roughly $11,000 deficit (after a very large surplus this year). Our stewardship is always an act of faith: we plan before we seek support; that’s the way of churches. Thank you and thank God, we made it and closed the …
All are invited to a socially distant visit to the sanctuary, with organ music, on September 13, 2020–Re-Covenant Sunday. A good group turned out for a similar event on August 23. Here are some other events coming up: September 20: Indoor music on our traditional Church School start up day. We’ll share popsicles outside at NHCC after …
What did we do in July and August? We stayed healthy, we encouraged safety and we planned for ministry. Lay leaders met regularly to follow guidelines, follow the call of faith and plan for the future, including Re-Entry. Worship attendance was up for summertime (well — summertime worship is often modest) and we heard from …
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“What are you doing here?” — 1 Kings 19:13 Friends in Christ, In every season scripture supports me. I don’t take it literally but we do discover truth there. Some of it is historical and proven beyond its binding, and plenty of it is not only poetic but powerful. It reveals things about humans and …