Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch …
A carpenter installed new hooks in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church vestibule and narthex in June 2024, continuing the sprucing up that was begun in summer 2023. He also moved an emergency kit and fire extinguisher to make them slightly less prominent. In addition, on June 16, 2024, volunteer Jeff Kaplan removed wooden supports for …
Read moreHooks added to vestibule; narthex spruce up continues
According to Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) custom, non-Communion summer services are typically planned and led by non-clergy members. The 2024 summer schedule is as follows: Worship at 10:00 a.m. Worship at 9:30 a.m. Evening worship at 6:00 p.m. Worship at 9:30 a.m. Worship at 10:00 a.m. The main office will be open for about 10 …
Judah Coffman managed printing, Marian Reynolds brought drinks, Diane Basemera served coffee, Lynn Shields sliced pizza, Rich Bryden managed technology, Yevgenia Semeina played piano. As happened in Stone Soup, Newton Highlands Congregational Church members and staffers put together the ingredients for a fact-filled Annual Meeting on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The event included a service …
Read moreIt all comes together at Annual Meeting on June 2, 2024
Members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church Mission Committee met several times in June 2024 to decide which nonprofits to support with their remaining $8,000 budget. According to chair Kitty Rieske, they wanted to strike a balance between local organizations and international ones and to touch on the goals expressed in their mission statement (Feed …
Read moreMission Committee plans end-of-church-year donations
Dear Friends in Christ, Annual Meeting, D-Day, Village Day, Circle of Blessings… well, it’s June and there is still a lot going on. If you were there for Annual Meeting you know, first, that our Moderator Sally Brickell organized it very well. Thanks to many others also, especially Rich Bryden who ran our visuals, and …
We have fun and meaningful plans this month. As a community we will make sandwiches for the hungry twice this month, attend worship at Parish of St. Paul, collect cans of tuna fish, hand out new Bibles, honor the men we love, and enjoy summer treats and fun games! Come celebrate your faith, hope, and …
Read moreJune brings beauty in all forms, from mission work to community building!
And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Then He said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Matthew 4:18-20 This sounds …
Read moreJoin the Mission and Christian Education Committees for a fishing expedition!
We live in a world of continuous possibility. God continually invites us to go on through the veil of this world to the light. The Reverend Dr. Richard Chrisman The Reverend Dr. Richard Chrisman led the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) worship service on Sunday, May 19, 2024. The Reverend Chrisman served as the long-term …
Marian Reynolds May 12, 2024 I love being able to walk to church. I joined the church in my early 50’s right in the middle of my life–not young, not old–ready to join my church family. I used to think I had to live life on my own, reinventing the wheel every day. Sunday by …