Woman with baskets and bags of socks

Sock delivery delights Community Day Center of Waltham

Mission Committee member Anita Fisher delivered a large basket of new socks from the March 2023 sock drive to Community Day Center of Waltham. In a note of gratitude, Executive Director Carolyn Montalto wrote the following: “A lovely woman from your church stopped by today to drop off a beautiful basket of socks with some …

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group of children in church entryway holding palms

Jesus’ humble origins explored on Palm Sunday

The Reverend Ken Baily preached about the concentration of wealth under Roman governor Pontius Pilate and described how Jesus threatened imperial authority, leading to his crucifixion, in his sermon on Sunday, April 2, 2023. “They have no room for Jesus except on the cross,” he stated. As the service began, children distributed palms to recall …

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Anna McMahan, lay worship leader, in sanctuary

Renaissance woman Anna McMahan wins election

Multitalented Newton Highlands Congregational Church member Dr. Anna McMahan, who serves on the Christian Education Committee, has been elected to the board of trustees for the Morse Institute Library in a contested town-wide race in Natick covered in Metrowest Daily News. She was sworn in to her new position on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. “Congratulations …

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Staff photos taken for improved web page

Nate Walker, a Newton North High School junior and photography student with the only remaining film-development studio in Newton, came to Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, March 19, 2023, to take head shots of church staff members, several of whom are new. Mr. Walker set up a light and tripod in the sanctuary and …

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