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.
Susanna Boberg, who is finishing her clarinet studies at New England Conservatory as she graduates from high school, will be performing a Senior Recital on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 4:30 p.m., to benefit Newton Food Pantry. The concert will be held at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, MA. The concert will …
Read moreHigh school senior Susanna Boberg to hold recital on June 4 at 4:30 p.m.
Ascension SundayNHCC: Visible, Viable & Valuable Prelude “Impromptu” (Henry Durham) Congregational Welcome Choral Introit “Sing Out a Joyful Song in Praise” (Wood) Call to Worship*Opening Hymn (insert) Renew Your Church *Prayer of Gathering and GivingOne voice: Psalm 47 proclaims this– “Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout to God with loud songs of joy. For …
The treats were yummy, and we all had a great time! Yumiko Matsuoka Members of the Christian Education Committee hosted a lovely after-worship gathering on Sunday, May 14, 2023, to celebrate the women of Newton Highlands Congregational Church. Early-bird Director of Christian Education Ms. Wendy Donnell arrived at 6:00 a.m. to decorate tables in the …
Sixth Sunday of Easter Prelude Praeludium in E-flat major (J.S. Bach) Congregational Welcome Choral Introit “Sing Out a Joyful Song” (Dale Wood) Call to Worship*Opening Hymn (Insert) Sing Praise to God *Prayer of Invocation and SpiritOne voice: Psalm 66 begins, “Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of God’s praise be heard, who has …