After 13 months of work by a Bylaws Committee appointed by the Newton Highlands Congregational Church Council, members voted unanimously to approve the updated bylaws on November 17, 2024. The vote took place at a brief post-worship congregational meeting in the church sanctuary. Bylaws Committee members were Senior Pastor Ken Baily, Sally Brickell (moderator), Rich …
Enthusiastic singers supplemented the choir at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, November 17, 2024. About 10 crooners joined the ranks after attending the choir’s Thursday rehearsal. Forming the Community Choir is an effort by Music Director Jan Zimmerman to make the choir more welcoming to parishioners who may not be ready to make a …
Monthly sandwich making by the children and youth of Newton Highlands Congregational Church was featured in a November 17, 2024, article in Fig City News about ways Newtonians are helping the clients of the Community Day Center of Waltham. Fig City student reporter Grace Yang interviewed Director of Christian Education Wendy Donnell; Ms. Donnell, who …
The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;for he founded it on the seas and established it on the waters. Psalm 24 On Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, congregants enjoyed a service featuring several Psalms and a meditation by the Reverend Ken Baily on ways Psalms …
After several attempts, Misha Hill, chair of the Buildings & Grounds Committee, installed a screen for announcements outside the Newton Highlands Congregational Church office. Its debut appearance was on Sunday, November 10, 2024. The screen currently exhibits the home page of the church website, and Mr. Hill plans to arrange for rotating church announcements. The …
Newton Highlands Congregational Church’s October cookware drive ended with a delivery to Welcome Home, a home goods pantry that “provides families experiencing hardship with basic household items,” on Thursday, November 7, 2024. Volunteers helped move the donated items into their storage area and expressed appreciation for the church’s efforts.
Faith leaders and Newtonians gathered at the Union Church in Waban on Thursday, November 7, 2024, for a post-election service. The service included singing, candle lighting, and remarks by Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and members of the Newton Inter-Faith Leaders Association. It was organized by the Reverend Ken Baily; Yevgenia Semeina provided musical accompaniment on organ …
On Friday, November 8, 2024, with authorization from the Buildings & Grounds Committee, arborist Tree Tech removed a Norway maple from the Newton Highlands Congregational Church property along Lincoln Street. Building Manager Yoko Bryden arranged the tree removal.
All Full and Associate Members are called to vote on proposed revisions to the Newton Highlands Congregational Church bylaws at a congregational meeting on Sunday, November 17, 2024. Members met on Sunday, October 20, to discuss some of the proposed changes.
You meet saints everywhere. They can be anywhere. They are people behaving decently in an indecent society. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Worshippers marked All Saints Day on November 3, 2024, with a reading of the names of departed friends and family from the past year. The congregation celebrated Communion and sang, “For All the Saints.” In …
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