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Morning Worship – 19 November 2023

Now Thank We All Our God Prelude “Thanksgiving” (H. Sandiford Turner) Congregational WelcomeChoral Offering “Psalm 105” (Dominick DiOrio)Call to Worship *Opening Hymn #559 We Gather Together *Prayer of Invocation and GratitudeBlessing God, send your Holy Spirit to be with us now, as we gather together to revive the ways of our lives. You shower us with …

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An ink drawing of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church

Morning Worship – 12 November 2023

Twenty-Fourth Sunday after PentecostVeteran’s Day Organ Prelude “Allegro” (T. Albinoni) Congregational WelcomeChoral Introit “Enter His Gates” (Lloyd Larson)Call to Worship *Gathering Hymn #138 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! *Prayer of Invocation and PetitionOne Voice: Psalm 78 begins this way, as God says– “Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to …

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Worship & Spiritual Life tries to smooth coffee situation

The needs of caffeine-dependent worshippers are front and center as Joy Huber of the Worship & Spiritual Life Committee has taken on the task of purchasing a new coffeemaker for after-worship fellowship in November 2023. Coffee drinkers and fellowship volunteers have grown frustrated as the old machine has ground to a halt, and Ms. Huber …

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Loved ones remembered on All Saints’ Sunday

After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.  Revelation 7:9 During his meditation on All Saints’ Day, November 5, 2023, the Reverend Ken Baily described his glimpse of the “beloved community” two days’ …

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An ink drawing of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church

Morning Worship – 5 November 2023

Twenty-third Sunday after PentecostAll Saint’s Sunday Organ Prelude Praeludium and Fugue in F-major (Lübeck) Congregational WelcomeChoral Introit Call to Worship*Opening Hymn #314 Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song *Prayer of Invocation and Covenant (unison) Eternal God, we invite you now to our moments of worship together. On this day, O Spirit, we gather in …

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Bush removal front lawn

NHCC seeks ways to make interior and exterior more welcoming

A team of people that includes Ken Baily, Diane Basemera, Sally Brickell, Yoko Bryden, Randy Ellis, Jim Harper, Carol H., Misha Hill, Ann Hulsing, Carol Jensen, Mark Johnson, Michelle Markert, David Nauss, and Lynn Shields is exploring ways to make Newton Highlands Congregational Church even more welcoming. Moderator Sally Brickell presented ideas during fellowship time …

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Towel drive October 2023

NHCC mops up towel drive with delivery to Welcome Home

And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. Hebrews 13:16 Thanks to the generosity of Newton Highlands Congregational Church members and friends, empty shelves at Welcome Home, a home goods pantry in West Newton, were restocked with a stash of cozy bath towels on …

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Bride and groom (Megan Dillon and her husband)

CE to host special fellowship time on November 19

Please join the Christian Education (CE) Committee on Sunday, November 19, 2023, after worship, to celebrate the recent marriage of church school teacher Megan Dillon to Josh Kolodny. CE will host a special fellowship time in the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) parlor in honor of this blessed occasion. Ms. Dillon has been working at NHCC since 2018. …

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Empty pews with no organ pipes

Revitalized organ enhances worship

The musical aspects of the worship service on Sunday, October 29, 2023, at Newton Highlands Congregational Church were graced by a more complex sound with greater range thanks to the long-awaited completion of the repairs to the church organ. Organist Yevgenia Semeina was in her element as she skillfully played the revitalized instrument, noting that …

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