Members, friends, and neighbors of Newton Highlands Congregational Church gathered on Sunday, March 19, 2023, to preview the refreshed church parsonage at 39 Forest Street in Newton Highlands before it went on the market. The preview open house was organized by realtor Diane Basemera, who worked diligently to ensure a strong turnout. Guests enjoyed sandwiches …
Celebrate or remember loved ones with beautiful Easter flowers that will decorate the chancel at Newton Highlands Congregational Church on Sunday, April 9, 2023. Choose lily plants, tulip plants, or a combination. Purchasers may write a dedication when they order flowers; the dedications will be printed in the Easter bulletin. Flowers may be taken home …
The Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, parsonage — at 39 Forest Street — has a storied past, and is destined to have a wonderful future, integrated in a community with history and activity. From the Civil War to the civic needs of Newton Highlands, Dr. Charles Henry Newhall — the builder of this property — …
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The Mission Committee successfully wrapped up its latest donation drive on March 19, 2023, after collecting more than 100 pairs of socks for Community Day Center of Waltham. Thank you to all organizers and donors!
In response to the recent shootings in Monterey Park, Baton Rouge, and Half Moon Bay, the Reverend Domenik Ackermann invites all to a Prayer for Peace in the Eliot Church sanctuary (474 Centre Street, Newton Corner, on Wednesday, March 29, from 4:30-5:00 p.m.
Activities during Lent 2023 will include a book discussion and an Easter sunrise service. Contact us with questions. Throughout Lent, Newton Highlands Congregational Church will continue its special missions for refugees, survivors, and neighbors.
Members and friends of Newton Highlands Congregational Church are invited to an open house at the parsonage (39 Forest Street, Newton Highlands), on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at 12:15 p.m. Enjoy a light lunch with violin accompaniment, celebrate this important milestone, and preview the house before it goes on the market. The open house will …
Read moreAll invited: Parsonage open house on Sunday, March 19, 12:15 p.m.
As the parsonage continues its journey toward being put on the market, the house has been abuzz with painters, carpenters, and cleaners. As of March 10, 2023, the interior has a fresh coat of paint (with wallpaper removed in one room); repairs and upgrades have been done on exterior stairs and railings, several shutters and …
Repairs and upgrades to stairs, railings, and shutters are helping make the parsonage at 39 Forest Street ready to sell. The previous front railing was added in April 2021. The repairs are being done by finish carpenter Roger Velasquez of Rogvel Home Renovations, Inc., in Southborough, MA.
Getting back into the swing of socializing, a dozen or so members and friends (some of the most long-term and some of the most recent!) enjoyed lunch and conversation after worship on March 5, 2023. Attendees enjoyed vegetarian and vegan dishes at Walnut Grille in Newton Highlands. Thank you to Randy Ellis for suggesting this …