Events and Activities
Lutheran Church of the Newtons
​1310 Centre Street
Newton, Massachusetts 02459

Upcoming Activities

Retired Gentlemen:    All gentlemen of a certain age are invited to meet at Paddy's Public House, 95 Elm St. West Newton, at 11:30 am on the second Tuesday of each month. The next meeting is Tue October 8.

Choir Rehearsal:   Choir rehearsals are held on Wednesdays 7:30p - 9:00p. All are welcome. If you any questions, pleace call Katherine Sipolt.

Church Committees:
  • Worship Committee: Sunday, 9/15, around noon, following  adult forum
  • Council: Monday, 9/16, 7:30p
  • Witness Committee: Monday, 10/14, 7:00p

Blessing of the Animals:  Sept 29 - Saint Francis Day, with blessing of the animals following the worship service.

Calumet: Please save the dates of Oct 4-6, 2019, which will be our yearly Calumet retreat time together.

Legacy Dinner:  Nov 2 This year's theme is "The Story of Us".

Bible Study

Saturday Bible Study 
Will not meet this week, September 14, at 9:30 a.m. at the home of John Overaker & Martha Hadeler. We continue to read Acts.

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Thursday Bible Study 
Is on summer break until September 19, when we will meet at the home of Rita Busick.
Sunday Mornings - Education Time

​Upcoming Adult Forums

9/15:     "Still Hungry at the Table,” with Pastor Kari Jo Verhulst
9/22:     Biblical archaeology, with Tim Clarke
9/29:     Blessing of the animals, with Pastor Kari Jo Verhulst
10/6:     Calumet retreat week-end, no adult forum
10/13:   Columbus Day week-end, extended coffee hour                         instead of adult forum
10/20:   The Spiritual dimensions of mental illness: Notes       
​               from the field, with Rev. Angelika Zollfrank, Chaplain
               at McLean Hospital
10/27:    TBD
11/3:      A conversation with Bishop Hazelwood of the New
               England Synod.
11/10:   Intergenerational Veterans Day activity, with the 
               learning ministry
11/17:   Congregational meeting, no adult forum Forums will
              recommence in September

Sunday School

Regular Sunday school starts this week. For the next two weeks, all children/youth will meet with Katherine first to learn the Tree Song, and then will go to their classrooms. The younger kids' topic will be creation. High schoolers will be reading the Gospel of John. This year's teachers are:

Pre-K and K: Emily DeGroat
1st and 2nd grades: Susan Batutis
3rd and 4th grades: Michael Murphy
5th - 7th grades: Elizabeth Moisuk
8th - 12th grades: Hal Dvorak

​1310 Centre Street       Newton, Massachusetts 02459
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