All are invited to Holy Week events
Holy Week 2026 at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, will include a tenebrae service on Friday, April 3, and a neighborhood egg hunt on Easter Sunday. All are welcome!
Month: March 2026
Dedicate Easter flowers by April 2
Celebrate the season or honor loved ones with beautiful Easter flowers that will decorate the chancel at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. When asked for payment information, activate the Gift Note field and fill in your dedication; the dedications will be printed in the Easter bulletin. Flowers may be taken …
Congregants consider blindness in the Bible
Blindness is a metaphor for not seeing what God does and what God asks. The Reverend Dr. Kenneth Baily Blindness in the Bible was the theme of worship on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC. The hymns included “Be Thou My Vision” and “Open My Eyes That I May See.” In …
Mission Committee lunch raises funds for school in Nicaragua
A group of parishioners from Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), gathered on Sunday, March 8, 2026, for a Nicaraguan-style lunch in the Great Hall to raise money for the Free High School of San Juan del Sur. The lunch raised $1,180. The church’s connection to Nicaragua, including fundraisers and youth group trips, dates to …
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Be a part of Stewardship 2026: Shelter and Seeds
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 What is stewardship? Stewardship season is the time when Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, establishes its budget for the next fiscal year. Help us continue to be a gathering …
A message from the pastor
For if you remain silent at this time… you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4:14 Dear Friends in Christ, Beyond the snowstorms, beyond the school vacations, there is a great deal going on at NHCC. …
Join our Event Support Team and help make rentals possible
In order to accommodate short-term renters for events like concerts and community gatherings, Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, is seeking church members ages 16 and up to help with building tasks for events. There are many small tasks behind the scenes that make these events successful. We’d like to create a pool of helpers so …
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NHCC congregants will receive complimentary tickets to March 22 concert in sanctuary
On Sunday, March 22, 2026, from 4:30–6:30 p.m., Kaleidoscope Arts will present Evocative Journeys Through Voice & Piano, featuring Ilya Silchukou and Victoria Schwartzman, in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, sanctuary. “This beautiful program explores music from Beethoven to Rachmaninov and promises an inspiring afternoon of artistry and expression,” stated Ms. Schwartzman. “We encourage you to …
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Christian Education: Jesus’ teachings about serving others
He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” Mark 9:35 Welcome! Even though there is still snow on the ground, spring will come this month. In church school we’ll talk about serving others as Jesus taught us. Here is …
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Second Sunday in Lent features healing circles, curious confirmands, and patient parents
For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world but in order that the world might be saved through him. John 3:16-17 March …
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