Marian Reynolds May 12, 2024 I love being able to walk to church. I joined the church in my early 50’s right in the middle of my life–not young, not old–ready to join my church family. I used to think I had to live life on my own, reinventing the wheel every day. Sunday by …
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness. Proverbs 31: 26-27 The women of Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) were celebrated during fellowship time on Sunday, May 12, 2024. The special …
God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Psalm 46:5 The Christian Education Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church invites you to a special fellowship time on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Come for treats and conversation to celebrate the women who should be worshipped and adored every day. …
As part of continuing efforts to make Newton Highlands Congregational Church even more welcoming, in spring 2024 Misha Hill, chair of the Buildings & Grounds Committee, is overseeing repairs and upgrades to the lighting in the church sanctuary, narthex, and hallway. Some of the project’s goals are as follows: Mr. Hill supervised electrical repairs in …
The Annual Meeting of Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) will take place on Sunday, June 2, 2024, 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.) …
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for …
A peppy posse of pedestrians circled the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) block on Sunday, May 5, 2024, to raise money for Family Promise Metrowest’s Walk to End Homelessness. About 20 enthusiastic adults and children participated in the church walk, which was sponsored by the Mission Committee. Before heading outside, the walkers enjoyed an inspiring …
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Diane Basemera May 5, 2024 Sometimes life is full of repetitive patterns, and we tend to lean towards familiarity. I have found the space to observe mindfulness here at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. Growing up in Kampala Uganda, I lived in a suburb called Lungujja, about 10-15 minutes away from downtown Kampala. There are two close churches we regularly went …
Annie Ingram April 28, 2024 Our family started coming to NHCC in spring of 2023, and we aim to come every Sunday we can. We weren’t always regular churchgoers. My husband and I both grew up in the church–on opposite sides of the world. Kippy in Melbourne, Australia, and me, west of Chicago. As young …
Dear Friends in Christ, You’ve heard this from me before (and it bears intermittent repetition). It’s an old church joke. How do you cause God to laugh? Make plans. But, what’s the difference between vision and plans? Or between prophecy and promise? What is the work of justice if not setting “the head of the …