Blessing of Our Animals “packed” with canines
Eight people-pet families gathered outdoors on Saturday, October 3, 2020, for a blessing conducted by Reverend Ken Baily. Ken wished each group well and celebrated the human-canine bond.
NHCC takes care of business at October 4 meeting
Members and friends met on Zoom on Sunday, October 4, 2020, to take care of business items that have arisen since the annual meeting in June. Here are the key results, in order of praiseworthiness.
Volunteers needed for NHCC bread run
Want to make a personal difference by providing food for hungry people? We need volunteers to collect bread in Newton and deliver it to NHCC or to Pilgrim Church in Dorchester. All you need is a car and a little time! Since 2004, NHCC volunteers have been picking up bread from Whole Foods Market in …
Church adds banner for remote services
Because worship services are online, NHCC has a new banner–for the time being.
A message from the pastor
“Politics is the Church’s business wheneverit concerns how people treat people.” — John Paul II, Pope “People, I just want to say, you know, can we all get along?” — Rodney King Friends in Christ, Like many of you I spend time attempting to explain the world to children and teens. As you know, they …
Yoga classes at NHCC support City Mission Boston
Marian Reynolds, an NHCC member since 2002, has been teaching yoga at the church since 2011. Her classes began under the auspices of the Mission Committee; she donates the class fees to City Mission Boston’s A Lift Up, an intensive two-year homelessness prevention program designed for low-income single mothers and their children who are at risk of …
Mission Committee planning offering of food bags
Under the auspices of Centre Street Food Pantry, the Mission Committee is assembling 15-20 bags of after-school treats for children in Newton in October. Contact us if you are interested in helping or donating.
NHCC activities resume in September
Back to school. Back to normal. Neither of these are happening quite the way we wish. In fact, September had newfound pressures as at-home parents sought to work and guide education, everyone worked to stay safe even when grocery shopping, and many, many of us had less energy for evening meetings or anything extra in the midst of our …
Plans for senior housing project taking shape
The senior housing committee continues to work on plans for Replacing the carriage house to house the current pastor (at his expense) Renovating the main house to create two senior units and one flexible unit (for a third senior, an additional pastor, or a rental) The senior housing committee was established by Council in 2014. The …