A conversation at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC This October through December, NHCC will offer a four-part community conversation with expert speakers encouraging us to think about How we and our parents want to age How to access community resources How to take charge of our end-of-life decisions Too often, end-of-life decisions are made by …
Read moreAging Well with Family and Community series set for fall 2020
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.
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.
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 …
Because worship services are online, NHCC has a new banner–for the time being.
“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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …