“Invisible strings tie all of our lives together.” So began LilyGrace York, a friend of Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) and summer lay leader, as she spoke on Sunday, July 28, 2024, sharing her inspiring story of adoption and healing. Ms. York talked about growing up with Christian values, yet feeling lost when she reached …
Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question:“Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the …
Read moreAll-Newton UCC worship service to feature Alex Shea Will
Looking for faithful friendship? Newton Highlands Congregational Church offers Wednesday Worship– a light meal, conversation, and a time of prayer and devotion, 6:00-7:00 p.m. on three Wednesdays: August 14, 21, and 28, 2024. All are welcome–including children of all ages–to an informal worship service on the church lawn at 54 Lincoln Street in Newton Highlands. …
Read moreFaith, friendship, food: Wednesday evenings at NHCC
If you notice our bulletin board, you’ll see a group of current “thank you” letters from our mission partners. These are thanks to you and your support of the parish. We set our outgoing gifts based on our pledges, so thanks for those pledges, too. Just now we have thanks from a hospital in Haiti …
When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things. Mark 6:34 The Reverend Linda Hartley preached at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, July 21, 2024, about the fact that God is all around us. She spoke …
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my poweris made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in …
Read moreJuly 7 service includes communion, discussion about weakness
He will once again fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Job 8:21 Long-time member and yoga teacher Marian Reynolds led the first session of her Laughter Yoga Club after worship on Sunday, July 7, 2024, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. Several members and guests gathered for 20 minutes of …
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. Victor Borge Longtime member and yoga instructor Marian Reynolds will be teaching laughter yoga at Newton Highlands Congregational Church in summer 2024. All are welcome! Meet after worship at 10:30 a.m. starting on Sunday, July 7, in the Great Hall. The sessions will run 20-25 minutes. No need to …
Read moreAll invited to free Laughter Yoga Club on Sundays after worship
In July and August 2024, the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) programs for children of all ages will be on a summer break. On Sunday, August 4, however, there will be nursery care during worship for the annual All-Newton UCC intergenerational worship gathering. The Reverend Alex Shea Will leads worship and communion. NHCC’s Christian Education program …
Read moreChurch school and nursery on summer break; nursery care August 4
So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20 The Reverend Dr. Jessica McArdle preached on Sunday, June …
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