The Worship & Spiritual Life Committee and the Reverend Ken Baily have announced plans for Advent and December 2021. All are invited! Eighty percent of people who come to a church for the first time are invited; please ask a friend to join you or offer a ride. Sunday, November 28 (Hope), 10:00 a.m.: First …
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Worship participants on Sunday, November 14, 2021, were treated to a sermon and discussion by the Reverend Alex Shea Will and to singing by members of the senior choir, returning after a long absence due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The sanctuary buzzed with energy.
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me. Matthew …
For the first time since March 8, 2020, NHCC will celebrate the offering of its senior choir, led by Music Director Lynd Matt, on Sunday, November 14, 2021. Please come to welcome them back, and gather with them in prayer. The anthem will be “God Be in My Head” by John Rutter. The choir will …
Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love the way you love, and do what you would do. Edwin Hatch, 1878 NHCC will donate $8,000 in mission funds from the last capital campaign to Konbit Sante, the largest hospital in northern Haiti. The funds will be used for …
Read moreCapital campaign funds will support hospital in Haiti
Over a decade ago NHCC invited Alex Shea Will to help lead a new worship service: Song, Word and Feast. He did. He played guitar, sang and prayed with us. Folks loved him. The Reverend Will is coming back on Sunday, November 14, 2021, to visit as a preacher because after a vocation that included …
The love of our neighbor in all its fullness simply means being able to say, ‘What are you going through?’ Simone Weil Friends in Christ, The word neighbor shows up just seventeen times in the New Testament, ten in the Gospels themselves, but eight of them have to do with loving your neighbor. Not many …
In observance of All Saints Day, violinist Young Shin Choi and pianist Christy Liao will present a concert at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) on Saturday, November 6, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. Through their music they will reflect on the past and present, commemorate those we have lost, strengthen our faith, and establish a sense of …
Read moreMusic for all souls concert to be held November 6, 7:30 p.m.
Where does true thankfulness come from? Do you know what God wants from us all? God wants us to be intentional about our gratitude and thankful for all the blessings we constantly receive (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Here is our schedule for November 2021. November 7: Did you know that for the second year, NHCC has …
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, children gathered to watch a pumpkin carving, read The Pumpkin Patch Parable, and paint their own pumpkin. The children talked about how a simple pumpkin can help us all make room for God’s light to shine within us.