Scripture: John 20:19-31Message: Playing a Different Game We are in the wake of Easter when I typically feel this anticipatory joy for the coming of warmer weather and a general slowing down of my schedule and the world around me. These are the days I force myself to be a bit
Scripture: John 20:1-18Message: She Saw a Gardener Welcome to Holy Week. Yes WEEK! Because these days leading up to Easter Sunday are arguably even more important than Easter itself. During these days we can remember that new life does not come out of nowhere but from the death of something
Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 Message: Rev. Katie Omberg (they/them), MBA Area Conference Minister, preaching! This Sunday is Palm Sunday! When I was a child it was the second best to Easter. I was fitted for an Easter-like dress and got to pick out a hat that I could wear on both
Scripture: Deuteronomy 24:17-22 Message: Look for the Helpers Recently I was in a conversation with a dear friend about the war in Iran. I stated that, as a Christian I cannot support this war. She scrunched her forehead and held my gaze while asking, with some incredulity, “How can you not support our troops?!” You
Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 Message: Looking with God’s Eyes Most of you will understand that it is not unusual that I would open my email to a message from our beloved Sherwood Norton, including some tidbit of archival history that is interestingly relevant to our work and worship today. This morning, I
Scripture: John 4:5-42Message: The Audacity of Humility We are taught from a young age that humility is smallness. Especially, we women learn early on that being humble requires that we put everyone else’s needs and lives before our own to the point of diminishing ourselves – both figuratively and physically.
Scriptures: Psalm 121 and Romans Chapter 15: 1-13Message: Hope in Action One of the ways we can make space for the Divine in our lives is by our “Spiritual Practice.” So then let’s break that down: Why ought we be spending this time of Lent making space for the Divine
You are invited to join our siblings in Christ from several other Newton churches for our second annual ecumenical Ash Wednesday Service. The service will be held on February 18, 2026 at 7:00pm at Second Church in Newton, 60 Highland Street, West Newton, MA 02465. If you would like to be
Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 Message: How We Heal It’s Ash Wednesday and thus begins our Lenten season. “Lent” from the Old English word “lencten” is the practice of preparation for Easter and the resurrected Jesus through fasting, almsgiving and doing “good works.” In its most basic form it’s been an active spiritual practice
Scriptures: Matthew 14: 1-9 Message: The Fire of God This Sunday Matt will be preaching and sharing about Jesus’ Transfiguration and the “Fire of God.” All are invited next Wednesday, February 18, 2025, for Eccumenical Ash Wednesday service at Second Church in Newton. Consider joining us for a sincere and contemplative worship
