The Community Day Center of Waltham (CDCW) — a fifteen-minute drive from Newton — provides shelter and support for the unhoused. Starting in a church basement twenty years ago, CDCW has grown as both a drop-in day center and an extension of the MetroWest community. Newtonian volunteers are essential to…
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The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) invites people of all faiths and identities to its annual vigil in memory of all those around the world whose lives were lost to violence due to their transgender identity. The ritual includes a litany of the names of those who were…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) welcomes all to its fall Music Sunday service — Love at the Center — on Sunday, November 17 at 10:15AM at FUUSN (1326 Washington Street, West Newton). Love at the Center is a service of music and readings reflecting the new core values…
Sacred Heart & Our Lady’s Collaborative (SHOL Newton) is hosting their Holly Harvest Fair on November 23 (9AM-4PM) and November 25 (9AM-1PM) at the Sacred Heart Parish, Bishop MacKenzie Center (1337 Centre Street, Newton Centre).
Everyone is welcome to join Minyan Darchei Shalom for High Holiday services. There are no membership or ticket fees. We will have traditional egalitarian Conservative services for Rosh HaShanah on Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4, from 9AM-1PM, with a small kiddush to follow. Kol Nidrei begins at 6PM on…
A screening of the movie A Case for Love will take place on Friday, October 18, 6:30PM at St. John’s Episcopal Church (297 Lowell Avenue, Newtonville). Movie Description: During this time of national chaos and division; this film travels the U. . searching for people living their lives selflessly. Join…
On the weekend of October 26-27, Myrtle Baptist Church, a historically African-American church in West Newton, will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a banquet on Saturday and a worship service and reunion choir concert on Sunday. Myrtle Baptist Church has served its members and the broader community since 1874. Its…
The First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN) is hosting a Big Yard Sale on Saturday, October 26, 9:30AM-1PM. Find toys and games, household items, art, collectibles, kitchen gadgets, pet items, tools, office supplies, crafts, luggage, frames, baskets, and more for low prices! It will take place on Saturday, October…
Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s Collaborative (SHOL Newton) are hosting Trunk or Treat, a trick-or-treating style event in which kids and families can walk around a parking lot to get candy from people’s car trunks. There will also be games and crafts. The event will take place on Sunday, October…
Green Newton is hosting Greening Your House of Worship, an online gathering designed for those engaged in or eager to adopt sustainable building practices in their houses of worship to reduce energy use and promote clean energy. The event is open to anyone involved in building decision-making,including clergy, financial teams,…