The
Adventurer's Adult Sunday School
class is beginning a new study
Interupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity
by Jen Hatmaker.
We meet at
9am in room 208 upstairs
. The study will run from
Sept. 29 to Dec. 1
. We welcome anyone who is looking for some delicious fruit or donuts, a cup of coffee or tea, and some interesting, contemplative discussion.
If you have questions, please contact
Tricia Grafelman at 303-506-3678 or email her at
grafsanatomy@gmail.com
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Why do you choose to make Heart of Longmont United Methodist Church your church home? Is it the people? The programs we have? Our outreach to the community? The worship? We’d love to know what your “Why” is.
This Sunday you will have a bulletin insert you can fill out anonymously to let us know what your “Why” is. We will collect these over the next several Sundays and we hope to share some of the Whys during worship in October. You can place your answers in the offering plate or send them to the office. Thank you!
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If you have been thinking about joining the Heart of Longmont in our mission to put more of God’s love into the world, or you are just curious about our history and who we are, you are invited to join Pastor David at our
New Member Café right after church on Sunday, October 13. You’ll learn about our Methodist heritage, the history of the Heart of Longmont and what it means to be a member. Participating in the Café puts you under no obligation. So, come and let’s learn together! Pizza from Abo’s Pizza will be on the menu.
Sign up sheets are on the Hospitality Desk in the Gallery.
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We will continue to put Blessing Bags together after Feeding Our Souls (3rd Wednesday of the month). Your donations of any of these items is greatly appreciated!
Find the Blessing Bags box in the Gallery:
- Socks
- Water bottles
- Protein snacks
- Chap stick
- Tooth brush and paste
- Hand wipes
- Granola bars
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Blessing Bags
Blessing Bags were assembled following the Feeding Our Souls dinner last Wednesday night. There are boxes next to the main entrance and the West airlock containing these bags – please take one or two and keep them in your car. When you see someone asking for help, offer one of these bags instead of money.
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November 2nd is this year’s date for
UMW’s Holiday Fair!
For the past several years, we have had an upscale sale –
a Treasure Trove – of gently used items. Now is the time to be thinking of what you might have to donate ~ remember to ask your neighbors and friends too!
Updates will be coming soon on when we will begin accepting your donations.
Please contact Catherine Murphy 303.356.6528 if you have any questions or need to have items picked up.
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October 19th 8am-12pm (or as much time as your able)
We have inside work, cleaning, outside yard work, and small projects to do! The church has plenty of tools but it's a good idea to bring gloves, a hat, and a water bottle. Please
contact John Murphy at murphyslaw229@gmail.com with any questions.
P.S. Coffee and donuts at 7:30am!
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Meet Carol Barnett, Heart of Longmont's Office Manager!
Carol joined our staff in May 2019 and is enjoying working with the office staff and the members of the church community who stop in from time to time. If you need to schedule an event at the church, update your information, check on what's happening, contact Carol! She also sends out emails to members, prints materials needed for church events, answers general questions about the church and its activities, and sends out important announcements. She also requests information from members about planned events and collects reports from committees in order to prepare the annual conference booklet. Carol works with the office staff to troubleshoot issues, make sure materials are on hand, and assist members and friends as needed.
In her spare time, Carol enjoys reading, going to the YMCA, visiting her sons and their families who live in town, and sewing. (She may not be a seamstress, but she enjoys being a beginning quilter!)
Please stop in and say hello! You are always welcome to see us in the office.
Carol B is in the Heart of Longmont office Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday 10am-2pm, Wednesday 10am-3pm, Thursday 9am-2pm.
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Psalm 23 For Church Attendance
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Recreation is my shepherd, I shall not stay at home; It maketh me to lie down in a sleeping bag; It leadeth me down the interstate each weekend.
It restoreth my suntan; It leadeth me to state parks for comfort's sake. Even though I stray on the Lord's Day, I will fear no reprimand, for I am relaxed; My rod and reel they comfort me.
I anointed my skin with oil, My gas tank runneth dry; Surely my trailer shall follow me all the weekends of summer, And I shall return to the house of the Lord this fall.
But by then, it will be hunting season and football season, And that's another psalm.
Author unknown
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Planting bulbs in fall is the "Work of Hope"
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Is there any greater act of garden faith than tucking bulbs into the ground just before the freezing cold hardens the earth for winter? Digging, arranging and patting down an array of bulbs has become my launching pad for a positive path through the cold, dark season.
Working through bags of tulips, daffodils, crocuses and one annual experiment – this year, I’m trying dense, colorful ranunculus – I’m aware that the possibilities for failure are numerous. Squirrels could turn their sharp, hungry claws on the juicy bulbs. A mild winter could send the bulbs sprouting before their time. Or the human error factor could come into play, and I could either be too shallow or too deep in my planting.
Like with every garden task, our charge is to persist despite the ever-present possibility that things won’t turn out like we expect them to.
I love the way the poet May Sarton put it: “I long for the bulbs to arrive, for early autumn chores are melancholy, but the planting of the bulbs is the work of hope and always thrilling.”
The work of hope. What an inspiring phrase to capture the effort required, not only to choose, prepare and plant the bulbs, but to set our sights on the bright, warm days that we won’t see for many months.
Now that Daylight Savings Time has ended and the late afternoon sun has moved on to warm another part of the planet, it is the optimal time to practice the “work of hope” each and every day. It is that well-placed effort, after all, that will carry us toward the spring that is waiting to thrill us with its colorful surprises—especially those that are of our own making.
Source: Holly Lebowitz Rossi for Guideposts
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Please find below a selection of articles from the United Methodist News Service:
www.umnews.org
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Number of elders under 35 dropping | United Methodist...
By Sam Hodges Sept. 19, 2019 | UM News At age 32, the Rev. Jarrod Caltrider is living life in full as a United Methodist elder. He's pastor of three small churches in rural West Virginia, and resides in a parsonage with his wife, Breana, and...
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www.umnews.org
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Network of Pastors Help a Refugee Mom and Baby Travel...
A network of United Methodist pastors recently helped a refugee mother and her baby travel from a Texas border detention agency all the way to Maryland. Along the way, every need was met by a United Methodist volunteer. This is the first in a two ...
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www.txcumc.org
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Celebrating women's movement at historic prayer hill |...
Hundreds of United Methodist clergy and church members parked their vehicles at the foot of the hill as they ascended to witness the historic dedication of the Chin'ando prayer monument. The prayer shrine reveals a significant and historic...
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www.umnews.org
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Native Young Adults engage in national discussion on...
"I think this event was important for its visual representation of unification and its symbolism of the body of Christ," said Bethany Printup-Davis, 31, young adult board representative for the Native American Comprehensive Plan and member of the ...
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www.nacp-umc.org
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Hurricane Dorian Update (9/12/19) - Disaster Ministries...
NC Conference Disaster Ministries has received clearance to send Early Response Teams to Ocracoke. The first team arrives this evening and will begin working tomorrow morning. Our staff on Ocracoke has identified 290 homes damaged due to flooding ...
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nccumc.org
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Fresh United Methodism Summit - Western Jurisdiction of...
A Fresh United Methodism Summit is planned for Nov. 14-16 at Rolling Hills United Methodist Church to discuss the vision and values of the jurisdiction and the future of the denomination. The summit will include 2020 General Conference delegates.
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westernjurisdictionumc.org
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THE ETHNIC CHURCH Almost 200 years of giving hope to...
United Methodist churches long have provided marginalized people with hope, said the Rev. David Maldonado. In an interview for Hispanic Heritage Month, this leader in Hispanic Methodism reflects on the importance of racial-ethnic ministries in the US
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www.youtube.com
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To fight racism, 3 churches reckon with past | United...
By Heather Hahn Sept. 16, 2019 | UM News Other Manual Translations: español View More Do you have a question about The United Methodist Church? This is the place to get answers. Ask The UMC, a ministry of United Methodist Communications, will...
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www.umnews.org
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UMW starts anti-cheating campaign at church schools |...
Members of United Methodist Women in the Sierra Leone Conference have embarked on an anti-cheating campaign at United Methodist schools. Cheating on high school exit exams is a national problem that has plagued the country for decades.
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www.umnews.org
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Hospital garden sows healthy care for expectant mothers...
When a woman is pregnant, she is filled with an ocean of emotions, which may include anxiety, excitement and fear about what is good and safe for her and her unborn baby. It is a time when a mother needs strong care. A unique garden at Old Mutare ...
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www.umnews.org
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Duke University's student government rejects Young Life...
(RNS) - Duke University's student government has denied the Christian organization Young Life official status as a student group on campus, citing its policy on sexuality. The decision by the Duke Student Government Senate on Wednesday (Sept. 11) ...
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religionnews.com
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Bryan Wesley UMC Sees Growth by Reaching Area Seniors |...
Bryan Wesley United Methodist Church has a long and faithful history in the city of Bryan, OH. Through the work, prayer and leadership of both clergy and laity, the church is once again seeing growth.
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www.westohioumc.org
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Connectional Table's U.S. Regional Conference...
The Connectional Table is publishing in English its legislative petition to create a U.S. Regional Conference, as well as a one-page frequently asked questions sheet and a narrative booklet. The materials will soon be available in other languages.
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www.umc.org
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Rediscovering Native American-Methodist heritage |...
One of my most important discoveries during our 200th mission anniversary celebration this year is that of the important role Native Americans played in founding the United Methodist Board of Global Ministries' first predecessor agency.
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www.umnews.org
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Botswana boarding school sees historic enrollment |...
By Kudzai Chingwe Sept. 19, 2019 | MAUN, Botswana (UM News) The United Methodist Church's Maun Senior Secondary School has made history by becoming Botswana's first private boarding school to have as many as 2,400 students.
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www.umnews.org
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Two Ministers, Two Islands, One Family: Ocracoke...
On the morning that Dorian made landfall on Cape Hatteras, Pastor Tim Fitch was at his Tri-villages home when his mother, Rev. Susie Fitch-Slater of the Ocracoke Methodist Church, initiated one of the most terrifying phone calls of his life. "It...
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islandfreepress.org
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connections: Eat for Relief - Bishop's Office - NC...
Bishop Ward is joined by Hannah McMillan and Cooper Sykes to talk about Eat for Relief, an event scheduled for Pilgrimage 2019 to benefit Disaster Ministries. Bishop Ward:Each year, Pilgrimage creates a mission opportunity for youth. Last year,...
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nccumc.org
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Storms across southeast South Dakota - Dakotas Annual...
A tornado struck Sioux Falls, South Dakota, September 10, 2019, causing significant damage to around 37 buildings and power losses to thousands of households and businesses, officials said. The twister struck around 11:30 p.m., according to the...
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www.dakotasumc.org
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Minister 'comes home' to serve in the Loveland church he ...
The fact that the Rev. Bryson Lillie is the new pastor at Trinity United Methodist Church isn't that unusual except for two things. Lillie, 36, is the only pastor in the church's 100-plus year history that attended services there as a youth and...
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www.reporterherald.com
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Largest Denominational Group for Women Expresses Support ...
September 10, 2019, NEW YORK - United Methodist Women, the largest denominational organization for women, today publicly applauded the global student climate strike that will take place on Sept. 20 through Sept. 27.
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www.unitedmethodistwomen.org
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The rumors are true: I officiated a wedding on "Say Yes...
It started on Saturday night: I got a Facebook message from a friend in the midwest saying "You are famous on TLC!" And then folks on one of the United Methodist agency staff groupchats apparently asked "Did I just see Jeremy Smith?"
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hackingchristianity.net
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September Compassion Offering
We have a CROP Hunger Walk donation page for our September Compassion Offering! Follow the link below to make a donation:
Please feel free to share the link!
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The Jesus Seminar on the Road is coming to First United Methodist Church of Boulder (15
th
and Spruce) on 9/27-28 with presentations by scholars Ally Kateusz and Perry V. Kea! Mark your calendars now for “Jesus and Paul, Sex and Power.” This seminar explores how the historical Jesus handled issues of gender and sexuality, and also how Paul understood social relations, including same-sex relationships. The weekend begins with an evening program on Fri, 9/27, and continues with several daytime sessions on Sat, 9/28; attend all, or select the ones that pique your interest. Absolutely EVERYONE is welcome! To learn more and register, please visit the church’s website:
www.fumcboulder.org
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Join us in enjoying lots of fellowship on
Wednesday Oct 2 at 10:15 am
as we gather on the stage to sort through the racks and piles of costumes and accessories so they will be ready for upcoming holiday productions!
Some costumes may need to be repaired so if you sew, and are willing to help in this way,
please contact
Marty Allison at 303-772-7816.
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Agape Safe Haven is Longmont’s only sober Christian homeless ministry, which reaches out to homeless brothers and sisters by offering overnight shelter. They also provide counseling services from a licensed psychotherapist, assistance with resume writing, interviewing skills workshops, and much more. If you are interested in volunteering with this great service, please contact Communications Director Jessica Bennett at
agapesafehaven.jessica@gmail.com.
With the 2019-2020 winter sheltering season approaching, they are reaching out for donations of paper goods, over-the-counter meds, kitchen items, laundry items, pantry items, and bathroom cleaner items, to name a few. See below for a selection of their needs, or visit the Hospitality Desk for a printed list.
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- Paper towels
- Toilet paper
- Plastic cutlery
- Paper Cups
- Trash bags
- Sandwich bags
- Reusable plastic food containers
- Boxes of Kleenex
- Band aids
- Neosporin
- Tums
- Eye drops
- Allergy Tablets
- Multipurpose contact solution
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- Laundry Soap
- Fabric softener
- Stain remover
- Dryer sheets
- Bleach
- Bathroom cleaner
- Lysol
- Tub and tile cleaner
- Peanuts
- Snack crackers
- Cookie packages
- Protein bars
- Coffee
- Tea
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- Women's sports bras
- Women's t-shirts
- Women's sweat pants
- Women's socks
- Men's t-shirts
- Men's underwear
- Men's long socks (black and white)
- Hand and feet warmers
- Gift cards for King Soopers, Walmart, Safeway
- Hair cut vouchers
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office@heartoflongmont.org / 303-776-3523 / WIFI Password HOL2016M
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Worship: Sundays at 10:00 AM
- Nursery available during service -
Join us for coffee & fellowship before & after service
Children & Youth Sunday School at 9:00 AM
Adult Sunday School Classes:
Adventurer’s – Room 208, 9:00 AM
Faith and Reason – Room 110, 8:30 AM
Horizon’s – Room 104, 8:45 AM
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Carol Barnett
Office Manager
Monday 9am-3pm, Tuesday 10am-2pm
Wednesday 10am-3pm, Thursday 9am-2pm
Devon Towry
Digital Content
Monday-Thursday 9am-1pm
Sandi Austin
Print Content
Tuesday-Wednesday 12pm-3pm, Friday 9am-12pm
Carol Wiggins
Accounts
Tuesday-Thursday 9am-3pm, Friday 9am-12pm
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