Reflect on the image of Jesus feeding thousands of hungry people. Where do you imagine yourself in this huge assembly? Are you surrounded by members of your family or close friends? Or are you just a faceless person in the crowd? Thousands were fed by Jesus with only five small loaves of bread and two …
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Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) Easter events on Sunday, March 31, 2024, included a sunrise service, an egg hunt, and a music-filled worship service. About a dozen hardy early birds met at Levingston Cove on Crystal Lake for a 6:15 a.m. sunrise service led by the Reverend Ken Baily. Deacon Yumiko Matsuoko gave flowers to …
Children who participate in the Christian Education program at Newton Highlands Congregational Church will be hosting a mission-focused lemonade stand each week after worship in April 2024. Proceeds from the Love-Thy-Neighbor Lemonade Stand will be split among three organizations the church school children have selected, as follows: Please help us serve others by giving generously …
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The Day of Resurrection * Those who are able please stand Organ Prelude “Easter Day” (C. Loret) Easter Welcome, Welcome BackChoral Offering “Rise Up Singing” (Craig Courtney) Responsive Call to WorshipLeader: Christ is Risen!All: He is risen indeed! *Opening Hymn #123 Jesus Christ is Risen Today *Unison Prayer of Gathering and New LifeTriumphant God, humble …
The Reverend Ken Baily and skilled member Mark Johnson assembled chairs on Sunday, March 24, 2024, for placement on the upper lawn of Newton Highlands Congregational Church along Lincoln Street. Five colorful plastic folding Adirondack chairs were purchased for $1000 with the assent of the Buildings & Grounds Committee. The chairs are part of a …
Many spread their cloaks on the road and others spread leafy branches that they cut from the fields. Those preceding him as well as those following kept crying out: “Hosanna! Blessed is he whom comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the kingdom of our father David that is to come! Hosanna in …
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An asterisk (*) invites the Assembly to stand.Words in bold indicate the responses of the Assembly. Prelude “Hosannah!” (J. P. E. Hartmann)Congregational WelcomeGospel Reading of the Palms Mark 11: 1-11*Procession of Palms/Hymn #88 All Glory, Loud and Honor *Unison Prayer of Invocation and New LifeGod of Jesus Christ, who teaches us the way, come and …
Children will distribute palm fronds to the congregation as the Newton Highlands Congregational Church worship service begins on Sunday, March 24, 2024. All children are invited to gather in the church entryway at 9:50 a.m. Several events are planned to mark Holy Week, the days preceding Easter, and preparations are underway for the church’s annual …
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Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me. John 12: 25-26 In his meditation on Sunday, March 17, …
Fifth Sunday of Lent Organ Prelude “Introduction” from Sonata in E minor (J. Rheinberger) Congregational WelcomeChoral Introit “Create in Me a Clean Heart” (Thomas Keesecker) Call to Worship*Opening Hymn #275 God of Our Life *Prayer of PreparationOne Voice: Near the climax of Lent, the longest Psalm— Psalm 119— includes this expression of faith: “With my …