On April 5, the eve of Passover, the Walnut Street Minyan — an independent, traditional, egalitarian community of 109 households — will move into its newly renovated home at 858 Walnut Street, near Newton Four Corners. The community will hold its initial services in this new location on three consecutive…
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In response to the recent shootings in Monterey Park, Baton Rouge, and Half Moon Bay, Rev. Domenik Ackermann invites all to a Prayer for Peace in the Eliot Church sanctuary (474 Centre Street, Newton Corner) , 4:30PM-5PM on January 25, February 2, and March 29.
Newton’s Jackson Walnut Park School is one of nine Catholic schools to be featured in the Central Suburban Education Expo on April 1, 9AM-noon, at Cambridge Matignon School (1 Matignon Way, Cambridge). Jackson School and Walnut Park Montessori are a collaborative, operating as a single institution for Grades K-6, welcoming children…
Acclaimed Newton author Jonathan Wilson will discuss — and read from — his new novel, The Red Balcony, at Newtonville Books in Newton Centre on Thursday, March 16 at 7PM. Set in 1933, in The Red Balcony, Wilson explores the ambiguities in national and international politics and events involving the…
The choirs of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton and the UU Society of Wellesley Hills will be combining to sing for two Music Sunday services featuring the beautiful Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen. “The five movements of Lux Aeterna are based on various references to light from sacred…
The Racial Justice Ministry of the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton invites the public to Reckoning with Our Racist Past — a presentation by Rev. Kevin Peterson, founder of the New Democracy Coalition and the Faneuil Hall Race + Reconciliation Project. Please join us on Sunday, March 26, 11:45AM-1PM in…
Shabbat B’Yachat/Shabbat Together returns this Friday, February 3 at Temple Shalom of Newton (175 Temple Street). Members and non-members of varied interests and different ages are invited to join the following: Shabbat B’Yachad is celebrated the first Friday of each month through this June. The only charge is for meals.…
On February 17, the First Unitarian Universalist Society in Newton (FUUSN), NewCity Church Newton, and Newton Community Pride will present an exploration of the impact of music, movement, and the spoken word from Black churches to broader society. Reverend Devlin Scott of the NewCity Church will host and moderate a panel discussion featuring…
At Temple Shalom (175 Temple Street), Shabbat B’Yachad begins Friday, January 6 at 5:30PM for a Tots Service followed by a family pizza dinner. At 6:30PM, there’s an adult service with an Oneg at the end. Teens enjoy dinner and activities at 7:30PM as adults join a Rabbi-led discussion and…
Evangelical Baptist Church of Newton (23 Chapel Street, Nonantum) invites you to join us for the celebratory Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols on Sunday, December 18, at 4PM. This timeless Christmas tradition weaves the story of Christmas with popular congregational carols and special music accompanied by pipe organ and piano. A reception…