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All invited to session on housing and climate change on April 30

April 4, 2025April 4, 2025 by Sally Brickell

Newton for Everyone invites community members to “Housing and Climate Change: What’s the Connection” on Wednesday, April 30, at 7:00 p.m., at the Scandinavian Living Center (206 Waltham Street, West Newton) and on Zoom. Find more information and register. In this session we’ll explore how strategic housing development can contribute to a more sustainable future …

A smiling Rev. Dr. Ken Baily sitting comfortably on a brown leather couch with his arm extended, wearing a striped button-up shirt and dark pants, with a framed photo on a side table beside him.

A message from the pastor

April 2, 2025April 2, 2025 by Ken Baily

You are my shelter; you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with songs of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 Dear Friends in Christ, If we’re doing it right, our sanctuary should be a place of welcome to all who seek to celebrate God’s hope, who long to live at peace with their neighbor, learn, grow, pray, …

Pledge Sunday brings church to 60 percent mark

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Sally Brickell

As of March 30, 2025 (Pledge Sunday), Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, has brought in about 60 percent of the pledges expected during Stewardship 2025: Reflect, Redeem, Renew, its annual stewardship campaign. Pledges made to date total $184,000 from 31 pledgers, with a net increase of about $17,500.

Children hunting eggs on church lawn Easter 2024

CE: April brings palms, eggs, renewal, and hope

April 14, 2025April 1, 2025 by Wendy Donnell

Jesus came to show God’s love by healing the sick, feeding the hungry, preaching, and teaching. During Lent we learn that Jesus put God’s love into action despite the challenges in his own life. How do you put God’s love into action? Join us this month to connect, serve others, distribute palms, and enjoy all …

Card about CE programming for Easter 2025

Christian Education team plans outreach card for Easter 2025

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Sally Brickell

The Christian Education Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, plans to distribute a card about their programming to families who gather on the church lawn for the annual neighborhood egg hunt on Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Sacraments pages on NHCC.net updated

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Sally Brickell

Moderator Sally Brickell and tech consultant Neil Johnson worked with the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily to update the sacraments pages of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, website in March 2025. The website now includes refreshed pages for the two sacraments (baptism and communion) along with updated pages for confirmation, marriage, and funerals and memorial …

March 30 service revisits Prodigal Son parable; Community Choir gathers

April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Sally Brickell

God’s signs and wonders are here for us. The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily On Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily explained ways in which the actions attributed to the Prodigal Son would have been “incredibly offensive” to the early church. “He ate with sinners and he …