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Support NHCC with ease: Use your smartphone to make offering or pledge payments

Freely you have received; freely give. Matthew 10:8 Your support matters to our church! Update your giving method to allow touch-free offering and easy pledge payments. NHCC pays Vanco a fee to permit electronic giving. With the Vanco Mobile app, supporting NHCC takes only a moment. Download the free app from the Apple or Android …

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Second Sunday of Easter: 24 April 2022

Prelude Artzah Ara Gevorgyan (b.1960) Congregational Welcome Call to Worship *Opening Hymn (insert) O Sons and Daughters Let us Sing, st. 1-3 *Prayer of Invocation and Resurrection One voice: Hear the words of Luke, from Acts: “Peter and the apostles (told the Council) ‘We must obey God rather than any human authority. The God of …

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Join walk to combat homelessness on Saturday, May 14

Join a group of walkers on Saturday, May 14, 2022, for the annual Family Promise Walk to End Homelessness. This year the walk–traditionally held in Natick–is coming to you! The NHCC Walkers team, led by Mission Committee member Lynn Scheller, will follow a several-mile loop near the church. Meet in the church parking lot at …

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Easter Worship: 17 April 2022

The Day of Resurrection Prelude Hail to the Lord’s Anointed arr. Stephen DeCesare Easter Welcome, Welcome Back Choral Introit Easter Introit John Ferguson Responsive Call to Worship  Leader: Christ is Risen! All: He is risen indeed! *Opening Hymn No. 123 Jesus Christ is Risen Today *Unison Prayer of Gathering and New Life Triumphant God, humble …

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The Order for Morning Worship: 10 April 2022 Palm/Passion Sunday

An asterisk (*) invites the Assembly to stand. Words in bold indicate the responses of the Assembly. Prelude Praeludium in g minor Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Congregational Welcome Call to Worship Gospel Reading of the Palms Luke 19: 28 – 40 *Procession of Palms/Hymn No. 88 All Glory, Laud and Honor *Unison Prayer of Invocation and …

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Concert for Ukraine, April 29, will feature organist Yevgenia Semeina

Save the date: Friday, April 29, at 7:00 p.m., organist and pianist Yevgenia Semeina and string player Vera Rubin will present passionate, classical works in the NHCC sanctuary. The program will run about one hour and 30 minutes with no intermission. Purchase tickets at the door using cash or a check. All proceeds and donations will …

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NHCC’s YouTube channel updated

NHCC Worship, the Newton Highlands Congregational Church YouTube channel, has been enhanced with a new banner photo (taken by member Bill Lowery) and a playlist entitled “Musical Selections” where viewers can enjoy some of the music offered by the senior choir, soloists, and musicians. A chalice watermark has been added; it appears in the bottom …

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Healing service held on April 3

Worshippers on Sunday, April 3, 2022, participated in a healing service, a tradition started at Newton Highlands Congregational Church during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. The Reverend Ken Baily spoke about Christianity’s core call to repair the broken, heal the sick, and restore the life urge. The senior choir sang “Write Your Blessed Name,” …

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