Month: June 2022

Worshippers gathered on June 5, 2022, to celebrate Pentecost Sunday. Some marked the day by wearing red; the Reverend Ken Baily wore red socks! Reverend Baily preached about Pentecost’s message of “stunning inclusiveness,” asserting that “God doesn’t distinguish among the children of creation.” He stated that God’s instructions are to be saved and to turn …

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Members and friends gathered for a hybrid Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 5, 2022, to finalize church business before the summer. Most attendees met in the Great Hall, and several others joined on Zoom. Thank you to all attendees; to Wendy Donnell, director of Christian Education, for arranging childcare; to assistant moderator Rich Bryden for …

Read moreDone and done: Annual Meeting takes care of business

Peter Moore was honored with a pair of angel wings at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Peter’s family joined NHCC in the early 1940s, when Peter was about two, and he has a treasure trove of memories about the church. He was a member of various NHCC choirs for 20 years, and …

Read moreMultifaceted member Peter Moore gets his wings

On Saturday, June 25, 2022, a series of events will be held in Revere to celebrate the life of long-time member Charles Shishmanian. Charlie Shishmanian died peacefully on Saturday, June 4, 2022. Resting comfortably, the last thing he asked to do was watch a Red Sox game, which he did. Along with his wife Eunice, …

Read moreLong-time member Charlie Shishmanian fondly remembered

The word became flesh and dwelt among us…full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Dear Friends in Christ, The day after the elementary school murders in Texas I had to speak to a few hundred civic leaders at the Mayor’s Community Breakfast in Newton. On Tuesday night I threw away my prepared text for Wednesday …

Read moreA message from the pastor