“This table is for all of us, just like Jesus said.”
The Reverend Dr. Ken Baily
The communion service at Newton Highlands Congregational Church, UCC, was enriched with prayers and readings in multiple languages on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
In his meditation the Reverend Ken Baily spoke about making communion down-to-earth and inclusive.
Speakers around the communion table were Les Barnstone (Hebrew), Christy Liao (Taiwanese), Yumiko Matsuoka (Japanese), Erik Oliphant (Danish), Yevgenia Semeina (Russian), and Lizzie Simpson (Swahili).
Children gathered for their monthly mission activity, sandwich making for Community Day Center of Waltham.
For the postlude, organist Yevgenia Semeina played “In Christ There Is No East or West” (G. Martin)
Members and friends gathered in the parlor for fellowship time.
