Join members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, Mission Committee for lunch on Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 11:15 a.m., and support the Free High School of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua, which is Newton’s Sister City. The lunch is free and donations are welcome! The lunch will be held in the Great Hall at the …
Return to the Lord, your God, for God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing. Joel 2:13 Worshipers from several UCC churches gathered at The Second Church in Newton for a community Ash Wednesday service on February 18, 2026. The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily from Newton …
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There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The Reverend Dr. Patty Kogut, former associate pastor of Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), is retiring, and her ministry will be celebrated on Sunday, March 8, at 2:30 p.m., at Second Congregational Church, UCC, 50 Park Street, …
Read moreThe Reverend Dr. Patty Kogut’s retirement celebration will take place on March 8
It doesn’t matter how many times life holds you back. Doesn’t matter how many years have passed. Doesn’t matter how many responsibilities you bear. You can always begin again. Keyling, 2025 graduate of the Free High School Donations from Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC (NHCC), are helping students at the Free High School of San …
All are invited to Second Church, UCC, 60 Highland Street, West Newton, for a brief city-wide Ash Wednesday worship service on February 18 at 7:00 p.m. Join us for this important start to our Lenten season.
Shout it aloud, do not hold back.Raise your voice like a trumpet.Declare to my people their rebellionand to the descendants of Jacob their sins. Isaiah 58:1 In his meditation at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, on Sunday, February 8, 2026, the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily recommended that congregants identify evil for themselves and work together to …
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Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 About 25 people turned out on Friday, February 8, 2026, for Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC’s third annual Soul Food Dinner. Church members and friends enjoyed an evening of conversation and engagement. Guest speaker David Stamps made brief …
A recent short video from Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell’s birthday has garnered 14,500 views on the YouTube channel run by Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC. This is ten times more views than achieved by typical shorts on the channel. This accomplishment makes Ms. Donnell the church’s reigning YouTube star. Other top video subjects …
Do you have a broken item in your home that you know you could fix with the right guidance? Fix-It Clinics empower folks to fix for themselves and are no-cost! All are welcome to a Fix-It Clinic on Sunday, February 8, 1:15 to 4:00 p.m., at Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton, MA). Bring in a broken household item, and …
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He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 In his meditation Communion meditation on Sunday, February 1, 2026, the Reverend Dr. Ken Baily called on congregants at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, to …
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For who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this? Esther 4:14 Dear Friends in Christ, Esther is one of two books in our Bible that does not mention God. Yet the phrase “for such a time as this” is all through our faith. And God is …