Newton Highlands Congregational Church parishoners gathered for ice cream on the Lincoln Street lawn after worship on Sunday, June 16, 2024. The celebration followed a service and Circle of Blessings in the church sanctuary. Church nursery staffers Rachel Donnell and Gabe Adorni dished out frozen treats that had been purchased by Director of Christian Education …
Read moreIce cream tempts parishioners after worship on June 16
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch …
A carpenter installed new hooks in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church vestibule and narthex in June 2024, continuing the sprucing up that was begun in summer 2023. He also moved an emergency kit and fire extinguisher to make them slightly less prominent. In addition, on June 16, 2024, volunteer Jeff Kaplan removed wooden supports for …
Read moreHooks added to vestibule; narthex spruce up continues
According to Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) custom, non-Communion summer services are typically planned and led by non-clergy members. The 2024 summer schedule is as follows: Worship at 10:00 a.m. Worship at 9:30 a.m. Evening worship at 6:00 p.m. Worship at 9:30 a.m. Worship at 10:00 a.m. The main office will be open for about 10 …
Judah Coffman managed printing, Marian Reynolds brought drinks, Diane Basemera served coffee, Lynn Shields sliced pizza, Rich Bryden managed technology, Yevgenia Semeina played piano. As happened in Stone Soup, Newton Highlands Congregational Church members and staffers put together the ingredients for a fact-filled Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The event included a service …
Read moreIt all comes together at Annual Meeting on June 2, 2024
Members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church Mission Committee met several times in June 2024 to decide which nonprofits to support with their remaining $8,000 budget. According to chair Kitty Rieske, they wanted to strike a balance between local organizations and international ones and to touch on the goals expressed in their mission statement (Feed …
Read moreMission Committee plans end-of-church-year donations
Dear Friends in Christ, Annual Meeting, D-Day, Village Day, Circle of Blessings… well, it’s June and there is still a lot going on. If you were there for Annual Meeting you know, first, that our Moderator Sally Brickell organized it very well. Thanks to many others also, especially Rich Bryden who ran our visuals, and …