Second Sunday after Pentecost/Village Day Prelude “Variations in D major” (D. Kabalevskiy)Congregational WelcomeChoral Introit “Gathered here in the mystery of this hour” (Phil Porter) Call to Worship*Opening Hymn #138 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty *Prayer of Invocation and CommunityOne Voice: Psalm 77 includes these words: “I will call to mind the deeds of the …
On Monday, June 19, 2023, from 12 noon to 4:00 p.m., gather at the Hyde Playground just down Lincoln Street for a city-wide (and nationwide) celebration of the day of liberation. This special event will include food, music, and children’s activities. Bring your own story and begin a new story. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of …
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Newton Highlands Congregational Church wrapped up 2022-23 with a congregational meeting in the Great Hall on June 4, 2023. The meeting began shortly after the worship service with a pizza-based potluck lunch. Committee chairs; key volunteers; and Ken Baily, senior pastor; Wendy Donnell, director of Christian education; and Jan Zimmerman, music director, provided summaries of …
Read moreAnnual Meeting 2023 includes heavenly beings, looks at the past and future, and pizza
Trinity Sunday/Annual Meeting Prelude “Andante” from Sonata in G minor (Rachmaninoff)for Cello and Piano, Op. 19 Congregational Welcome Choral Introit “Come, Gracious Spirit” (Sjolund) Call to Worship*Opening Hymn #469 Morning Has Broken *Prayer of Invocation and HopeOne Voice: Psalm 91 begins, “The one who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, who abides in …
Happy Pride June greeting Pride goeth before destruction. Proverbs 16: 18 Dear Friends, What’s a Christian to do? Along with greed, gluttony, and boasting, pride has been called a sin for millennia. Although Aristotle thought it was a virtue. And anyone who loves James Brown knows the chant, “Say it loud, I’m Black and I’m …
The Christian Education Committee is excited to announce its “Catch a Tuna” mission project for June 2023. We love our church and all the people who believe that together we can make a difference against hunger. Can we collect 200 cans of tuna? With everyone’s help, Yes, we can! All cans of tuna will be …
June 2023 This month we will make sandwiches, collect cans of tuna fish, receive new Bibles, honor the men we love, and celebrate with family and friends on the church lawn. Here is our schedule for June 2023. Please help NHCC collect 100 cans of tuna for Newton Food Pantry this month!
Pentecost Sunday/Memorial Day Observance Prelude “Little Prelude in G-major” (J.S. Bach)“Arioso” (Alfred V. Fedak) Congregational Welcome Choral Introit “Come, Gracious Spirit” (Paul Sjolund) Call to Worship*Opening Hymn #128 On Pentecost They Gathered *Prayer of PentecostOne voice: The Gospel of John says this: “While Jesus was standing (at a festival), he cried out ‘Let anyone who …
Attendees were greeted with green and gold balloons and green mints on Pledge Sunday (May 21, 2023), at Newton Highlands Congregational Church. Stewardship Committee member Randy Ellis shared reasons for providing financial and volunteer support to the church. Clerk Susan Gilbert read the warrant for the Annual Meeting to be held on June 4, 2023. …
The Reverend Ken Baily ably represented Newton Interfaith Clergy Association with tuneful remarks and a prayer for a new tune at the Harmony Foundation’s 49th Annual Honorable Theodore D. Mann Memorial Newton Mayor’s Community Breakfast on May 24, 2023. The several hundred attendees demonstrated their appreciation for the Reverend Baily’s remarks with loud applause.