Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of …
Read moreFebruary 13 service includes “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing”
Prelude Passacaglia Georg Frideric Handel Welcome Call to Worship *Opening Hymn No. 418 God Bless Your Church With Strength *Prayer of Invocation One Voice: Hear the words of the prophet Jeremiah, who proclaims “Blessed are those who trust in the Lord,” for like trees planted by the …
Support the Eastern Service Workers Association by purchasing locally made (Brighton/Allston), very authentic chicken or veggie tamales. Tamales cost $10/half dozen or $20/dozen. Contact us by Friday, February 11, to place your order, and be sure to specify the quantity and type(s). Pick up and payment will be at 54 Lincoln Street, Newton Highlands, on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
Members, friends, and visitors are invited to join the Reverend Ken Baily on Zoom after worship on Sunday, February 13, 2022, and upcoming Sundays, for fellowship and informal conversation. See you on Zoom! Join here.
Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. 1 Peter 4:10 Worshippers welcomed back the Reverend Ken Baily from his one-month sabbatical on Sunday, February 6, 2022. The Reverend Baily preached about God’s call to bring forth new life even when we feel …
Read moreThe Reverend Baily returns, preaches about challenges and new life
Congregants responded with elation to the return of organist and pianist Yevgenia Semeina on Sunday, February 6, 2022, after a leave of absence. Because the organ is being repaired, Ms. Semeina accompanied the worship service on the piano. The wonderful sanctuary piano was a gift to NHCC from member Marian Reynolds in memory of her …
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Prelude Sonata #6, 1st. Movement Ludwig van Beethoven Welcome, Welcome Back Call to Worship *Opening Hymn (insert) You Are Called to Tell the Story *Prayer of Invocation (unison) God of all peoples and of diverse places, we gather this morning for the journey that seeks your stump, your star …
I long to see you…that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine. Romans 1: 11-12 Dear Friends in Christ, Part of my sabbath was spent reading scripture. No great surprise there. But my project was to read the letters of Paul as though they were written today. Sometimes they’re spooky that way. …
The Buildings and Grounds Committee recently had a plexiglass layer applied outside the stained glass chancel window, behind the altar, to protect it from the elements. Pleased with the results, they will next have plexiglass installed to protect the balcony window near the narthex. After two years of working to get estimates, the committee, led …
Read moreBuildings & Grounds oversees window protection, roof repairs
So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it. Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. …
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