The Reverend Matthew R. Rasure, Ph.D., will preach at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), on Sunday, January 18, 2026. “In the sermon we will consider Psalm 40 and its vision of God standing very near to us and ready to help us,” he stated. “We will also reflect on the challenging quote attributed (in …
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 Join the conversation and celebrate Black History Month at a community dinner for adults and children on Friday, February 6, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands. …
Read moreAll invited to third annual soul food dinner on February 6
The choir of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, was featured in a service of Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 14, 2025, in the sanctuary. The service was organized and led by Music Director Jan Zimmerman. Several church members read parts of the Christmas story, and the readings were accompanied by slides of sacred art. …
Read moreService of Lessons and Carols brightens Advent season
In the late fall of 2025 Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, Deacons received short surveys from about 30 people addressing what we like, what we value, what we long to include in our worship and mission. As the new year begins our Deacons are organizing to ask follow-up questions of as many members and friends …
Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20 About 20 members and friends of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, came in from the cold for an evening of dining and …
What I’d really like to give you for Christmas is a star … Brilliance in a package, something you could keep in the pocket of your jeans or in the pocket of your being. Something to take out in times of darkness, something that would never snuff out nor tarnish, something you could hold in …
Read moreChristmas Eve celebrated at afternoon and evening services
December 21, 2025, the fourth Sunday in Advent, included candle lighting by the Bezdek family and a convivial time for fellowship in the parlor at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC.
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, guest speaker Perry Newman, executive director of Konbit Sante, joined the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily for a dialogue about the community health center in Haiti that Newton Highlands Congregational Church has long supported. Ingrid Rudié and Peter Russell also spoke about Konbit Sante. The Montgomery family lit the Advent candles. …
Read moreThird Sunday in Advent includes candles and Konbit Sante
Tugging the thread from Lot to Janus to Jeremiah… Dear Friends in Christ, A number of people have told me they do not follow the news lately. Many people are pleased that 2025 is over. And at an event in October twenty-one college students told me they are not optimistic about the future. But now …
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43: 18-19 Welcome! The new year has begun! We will start with reflection, and we will focus on our …
Read moreChristian Education: What does God have in store for us this year?