Pastor Claire Invites You To Join Us For Sunday Worship!

Meet and Greet Gatherings

Come Get to Know Pastor Claire

Have you had a chance to meet Pastor Claire? There are many opportunities in the coming weeks for Meet and Greet gatherings hosted by generous members of our congregation!

Monday, July 25 3PM-4PM

At Heart of Longmont

Ice Cream Social hosted by Jean Malchow and Karl Scott

Tuesday, July 26 7PM-8PM

At Keith and MaryAnn Watson's home

Wednesday, July 27 10AM-11AM

At Norma Nehf's home

Thursday, July 28 7PM-8PM

At Marty and Ray Allison's home

Friday, July 29 2PM-3PM

At Ann and Gordon Yoder's home

Tuesday, August 16 12PM-2PM

Lunch at Joan Riggins' home

Sunday, August 21 After Church Service

Lunch hosted by Tricia Grafelman

Feather Flag

The Heart has a new flag proclaiming us as a welcoming church, regardless of race, sexual identity, ability, or economic standing.

The flag will flutter and wave from the church grounds, but it can be easily moved and can be used at any event.

There is a carrying case for the flag which will be stored in the janitorial closet by the west entrance.

The flag was purchased using an anonymous donation.

Gun Safe Giveaway Recap

Check out this video for a summary and recap of the

Gun Safe Giveaway Longmont UCC and HOL hosted on July 9th!

The Inn Between Micro-Housing Project

Rod Edmonds gave a presentation during worship service on July 17 about The Inn Between micro-housing project proposal. Watch his presentation below!

Introduction: Tricia Grafelman

Presentation: Rod Edmonds

Video: Eli Solt

Financial Update

Overall church finances are slightly better than the 2022 budget, with income at 53% of the annual budget and expenses at 47% of the annual budget.

YTD income and net income (deficit) comparisons to 2021 will be impacted for the balance of the year as HOL was the beneficiary in June 2021 of the forgiveness of the PPP loan of $37,900. No such benefit is forthcoming in 2022.

Without the PPP loan forgiveness, income for the year is up $ 17,810 (10.7%) thanks primarily to a couple large contributions in January and an increase in ‘unpledged’ contributions this year.

Expenses are up $7,067 (3.7%) from 2021. The largest variance to budget continues to be for our facility operations where our building maintenance expenses are at 56% of the annual budget.

We do not plan to mail out Q2 giving statements; however, if you would like one, please contact the church office and one will be emailed or mailed to you as is your preference.

A Stewardship Message

From Jean Malchow

Good morning, my name is Jean Malchow. My pronouns are she and her. I’m not a fan of public speaking but when I heard about opportunity to talk about what we are grateful for at the Heart of Longmont, I had to speak up.

Bottom line: what I am most grateful for is God. And secondly, you. Personally, you have treated me like family – even though, I admit, many of you are family. You have loved me, encouraged me, challenged me, and helped me to grow spiritually. I don’t think there is a single person in this sanctuary that has not touched my life in some positive way.  Even the visitors that acknowledge me with a smile. And, as a congregation, you have volunteered your time and talents in countless ways – as committee members, volunteers on tasks, and quietly just getting things done that keep this church going. Thank you!

And, because this is a stewardship talk, I need to add that my gratitude for you is reflected in giving (both in my dollars and in my time) all that I can to help the Heart of Longmont put more of the love of God that you have shown me, back into the world.

The new school year is starting and so is Sunday School! August 14th at 9 AM is our kickoff date! Come fill school supply bags for our own Wild Plum kids! For more info contact Lynn Greenhalge.

Help Wild Plum Kids Prepare for the New School Year!

Wild Plum kids need our help to be ready for the new school year! Check out the lists below and look for the “fill the bin” that will be in the Gallery! Thank you for your continued support of our mission “to put more of God’s love into the world!”

For more info contact Lynn Greenhalge.

School supplies needed for preschool classrooms:

• Chubby/beginner pencils
• Large markers
• Large crayons
• Safety scissors 
• Glue sticks
• Playdoh (fine motor/sensory)
• Wide ruled, non-metal bound notebooks
• Watercolor paint
• Paper masks (Head Start requires all children 5 and under war them still)

These are really helpful to have for school for preschool & infant/toddler classes:

• Beginning reader books (preschool only)
• Changes of clothes to be kept at school
• Extra socks for at school (preschool only)
• Extra underwear for at school (preschool only)

Classroom school supplies for all classrooms:

• Kleenex 
• Crayons
• Dry erase markers
• Glue sticks 
• Watercolor paint

Faith and Reason Sunday School

New Book Study

You are invited to join the Faith and Reason Sunday School class who have chosen Unexpected News: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes by Robert McAfee Brown to study. It does not promise to be an easy book, but it will help prepare us for wiser service and can renew or ignite our passion for reading the Bible.

We meet by Zoom at 8:30 AM Sunday mornings.

URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83045218818?pwd=VGRodW5Ta3JxTng4emhva2tvY094dz09

For questions, please be in touch with Marty Allison at martyallisonco@gmail.com

Podcast Ponderings with the Adventurers

"Prayers are tools not for doing or getting, but for being and becoming.” These are words of the late legendary biblical interpreter and teacher Eugene Peterson. Eugene Peterson’s literary biblical imagination formed generations of pastors, teachers, and readers. His down-to-earth faith hinged on a love of metaphor and a commitment to the Bible’s poetry as what keeps it alive to the world. His interpretation of the bible is called "The Message".

Join the Adventurer's Sunday school at 9AM in the Parlor this Sunday, July 24th to discuss.

Join Tricia Grafelman at 1PM in the Parlor on Monday, July 25th to discuss.

Below is the link for the transcript of the podcast if you prefer to read it, or you can click on the button to listen to it. 

https://onbeing.org/programs/eugene-peterson-answering-god/#transcript

HOL Handbell Choir Performance at Balfour Senior Living Performance

Heart of Longmont

Summer Music Recital

Please join us for the Heart of Longmont Summer Music Recital on Sunday August 14, 2022, at 2:00 PM. The Heart of Longmont Handbell Choir will be performing, and the concert will also feature works for solo organ, flute and piano, solo piano and organ-piano duet. You’ll hear music by Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Joplin, Lennon & McCartney, and more. It’s going to be an exciting musical event so please plan to attend!

July's compassion offering supports Reconciling Ministries.

If you wish to donate to this month's compassion offering, you can do so online by clicking here and navigating to the Monthly Compassion Offering tile. Or, you may send a check to the church office with "Compassion Offering" on the memo line.

Annual Budget and Monthly Leadership Team Meeting - We will have our annual budget meeting and monthly Leadership Team meeting on August 6 at 9AM in the Parlor. Anyone is welcome and we would love your input! For more information contact Lynn Greenhalge.

A Request from HOPE

Hi Everyone,

I hope you're finding ways to stay cool. It's not pleasant outside.

One of the ways we help our most vulnerable clients is by providing food and water at our Outreach Center (804 S. Lincoln Street) and as part of our street outreach program. Right now we are getting seriously low on both of these items.

For food, we are in need of non-perishable proteins such as cans of tuna with a flip top (our clients don't have can openers), pouches of flavored tuna and chicken, protein bars and lastly, granola bars. I'm told that the flavored packets of chicken and tuna are available at Walmart but have not had the opportunity to go there and look for myself. We greatly appreciate your help with these items. They can be dropped off at the Outreach Center Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday between the hours of 11:00 and 5:00. If these times don't work please let me know and we can make other arrangements. The same is true for any cases of water that you want to bring over.

On the opposite side of the spectrum, we may be able to take in uncooked meat roasts and raw vegetables for our soup angels to cook for meals for clients that eat at our shelter or safelot program. Before we put effort into putting this together I'd like to know if there's interest in pickup up food and cooking it for use at our facilities. If so, please email me about this. I'd like to keep a list of people that are truly interested. 

Thank you for all that you do to help keep our clients well-fed. 

All the best,

Andy Schwartz

Street Outreach / Volunteer Manager

andy@hopeforlongmont.org

Our Mission:

Putting More of God's Love Into The World

Helping all persons find deeper meaning and God’s purpose for their lives as committed Christ-followers.

Serving as the Heart of Longmont means:

We will welcome all persons, without reservation or judgment,

just as Jesus Christ would do.

We will work tirelessly by entering into intentional acts of compassion and social justice to make our community a place where God’s love is known by all, where poverty and deprivation are unknown by any, and where respect for the worth and dignity of each person is the norm.

We will respect and honor other religious traditions

while choosing Christ as our way of knowing God best.

We will emphasize life-long learning so that we may

engage our world from a dynamic and creative perspective.

We will work to protect God’s creation.

We will practice stewardship of all aspects of our lives,

including time, talent, financial resources, and spiritual gifts.