Volunteers Randy Ellis, Jim Harper, and Jeff Kaplan hung lights around the church’s Lincoln Street entrance to brighten the property for the Advent season. The lights are timed to run from about 4:30 to 10:00 p.m., so please drive by and enjoy them.
Advent — the word means “coming,” and it is a time for preparing for the birth of Jesus! Welcome to a time of preparing and looking forward to the coming celebrations of the birth of Jesus, the Christ Child. The prophet Isaiah told the people of Jesus’ coming. Isaiah told of the peace that Jesus …
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The re-entry team reconvened on Zoom on November 15, 2020, to discuss plans for NHCC online and NHCC in person. This group continues to monitor community conditions, the guidance of other UCC churches, and the scientific recommendations of the Commonwealth. Given current conditions, NHCC has no plans to fully re-enter the building in the immediate …
NHCC’s beloved Christmas pageant will be held online this year. Be sure to tune in on Sunday, December 20, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., for the world premiere of “Visiting Angels.” NHCC children and youth will assume the key roles in this innovative video event. The screenplay was written by Reverend Ken Baily. Invite your friends and …
Read moreVideo pageant planned for December 20, 2020, at 4:00 p.m.
All are invited (with masks) to our annual Christmas Eve services. Weather permitting, we will begin outdoors on Thursday, December 24, at 6:00 p.m. We will share scripture, prayers, and Silent Night, and send home candles for Jesus’ birthday. The service will be divided into three twenty-minute sections for those who wish to come and go. At 7:00 …
Read moreChristmas Eve services planned for 6:00 p.m. outdoors and 7:00 p.m. on Zoom
All are invited to a socially distant visit to the sanctuary, with seasonal organ music, on the four Sundays during Advent (November 29, December 6, December 13, December 20). The schedule will be as follows: 10:00 a.m.: Worship service on Zoom 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.: Music in sanctuary 11:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon: Prayer …
Enjoy festive seasonal music at Keeping the Promise 2020, a virtual concert hosted by Family Promise Metrowest on Saturday, December 5, 7:00-9:00 p.m. The event will include an online auction and raffle. Proceeds will support area families facing homelessness.
Residents and friends of Newton are invited to join Mayor Ruthanne Fuller and the Newton Interfaith Clergy Association on Zoom on Thursday, November 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.. for A Gathering in Prayer and Hope, a covenant for all the City. We will have post-election prayers of unity from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. A recording …
Read moreA Gathering in Prayer and Hope to be held on November 5, 2020, at 7:00 p.m.
Welcome! Join us on Sunday mornings at 10 AM and learn more of God’s stories. We are all on a new journey this Fall. For some, the journey may be like an adventure, full of fun, surprises, and new discoveries. For others, the journey may be filled with anxiety and a profound loss and disconnection …
“All theology spins from the power we have to think beyond ourselves.” — Marjorie Hewitt Suchocki “Truly, I say to you, as you (cared for) the least of these… you did it to me.” — Jesus, Matthew 25 Friends in Christ, Many of you know that I attended Quaker schools from 5th …