Join Us For Worship!

Pastor Claire invites you to join us Sundays at 10AM for a

new sermon series about The Power of Words.

COVID/Flu/RSV Announcement

COVID, Flu, and RSV are on the rise.

If you are experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness, please stay home in order to protect our friends and neighbors and curb the spread of disease.

We encourage you to wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Reminder: Upcoming Events

Remember to scroll down to see all the exciting events coming up at HOL in the next couple of months, including:

• Lunch with the Pastor
• Enneagram Study (limited to 10 people!)
• Chili Cook Off
• New Member Sunday
• Intergenerational Game Night
• Lenten Study

You can also find upcoming events on our website by visiting: https://www.heartoflongmont.org/hol-events/

United Women in Faith Thanks You

The Heart’s United Women in Faith wishes to thank our congregation for all the support you gave us in 2022. Our fundraising efforts have been significantly altered during and since COVID, but with our creative minds and your overwhelming support we are making a tremendous difference in the lives of children, youth, and women around the world!

We met our 2022 Mission Giving Pledge of $3,100. These monies were sent to the National Office in New York and are used to support UWF Missions both Nationally; supporting nearly 100 projects and community institutions, and Internationally; empowering local women in over 50 countries, to be leaders in their community and in the world.

Additionally, we helped our own HOL Youth, Nursery, Children’s Ministries, Scout Troop 64, and College Students with $1,625 in funds.

But we didn’t stop there!! We sent an additional $800 to Undesignated Giving UWF Global, and we were able to keep the following funds local in support of our Mission:

• $400 Safe Shelter of St Vrain Valley
• $400 The Inn Between
• $400 Wesley Homes
• $2,000 Heart of Longmont – furnace

We were also able to earmark nearly $1,300 towards a new commercial refrigerator in the church kitchen; ready for when the existing one is no longer meeting the needs of kitchen use. So thank you, thank you for your support – both financially and physically, and for your ongoing prayers! We hope to share great news again in 2024 of the impact The Heart’s UWF has made in 2023!

Wesley Homes Update

Tim Rakow, executive director of The Inn Between, reports that as of the end of December $1.76 million has been received towards the project. The monies are a combination of two large grants and individual donors.

The Inn Between has also completed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. Since those results did not reveal any issues a Phase II should not be required.

HOL has initiated the survey required to transfer and deed the land to The Inn Between. The survey is expected to be completed in March.

Wesley Home team members have also completed and submitted a grant to the Longmont Community Foundation for help in covering expenses to create the new Wild Plum Outdoor Learning Center.

We will also be partnering with The Inn Between for another grant through the Lutheran Church.

To date over $30,000 has been received from donors, both members and non-members, to help with the expenses.

We continue to make progress even though it isn’t readily visible. If you have any questions please contact one of the following team members: Rod Edmonds, Joan Edmonds, Jean Malchow, Clint Schahrer or Tricia Grafelman.

Why Mission u Might Be For You!

Who Can We Be Together

It's an education study over 4 weeks in February ... help beat those winter doldrums.

Leading into Lent, it could make a great Lenten preparation study.

It's all virtual, you can participate on Zoom; no travel, no expenses.

It can be made into a group study at your local church, home, or fellowship hall. Simply bring your group together in a single location so that you can interact as a group. All you need is a single large screen and a good Internet connection.

The 2023 Mission u Zoom course is scheduled for consecutive Sundays, from 2-4:30 p.m. on February 5, 12, 19, and 26. "Who Can We Be Together" is a Biblical exploration of Luke 13. Pastor Char Elliott is the study leader. Char is a graduate of the Iliff School of Theology, in Denver, and holds a Master of Arts in Religion. During her ministry, she served as Christian Education Minister at Sunrise UMC in Colorado Springs. She went on to serve in Christian education at Highlands UMC and Washington Park UMC in Denver.

The study will take us into Jesus' ministry. He displayed frustration and rage at the institutions of His time. As followers of Christ 2000 years later, we experience our own crises, such as exploitation of the environment, racial and gender-based violence, war, famine, and poverty. Together we will explore the range of emotions that Jesus' words bring up in us and learn ways in which we can be proactive in working towards justice for all. Participants of this course have an opportunity to develop a stronger capacity for Biblical literacy, learning how the parables of Jesus can be viewed through an anti-oppression lens. Together, we can work toward Christ community, using the Isasi-Diaz which speaks to rationality, community, and equity as the basis of God's reign.

Mission u is an educational arm of United Women in Faith and this study is cooperatively sponsored by UWFaith and the Mountain Sky Mission Team.

Online registration opens on Monday, October 17 and a printable registration form is also available.

Please click here to register

If you have questions about participating as a group, or you would like additional information, contact Kathryn Witte, dean of Mission u, at kathrynwitte75@yahoo.com.

The study is free; the book, by Candace Simpson, can be purchased on the Mission u website here or on Amazon.

UWF Cheese Ball Sale

The Heart’s United Women in Faith Cheese Ball Sale begins again!

Orders will be taken until February 5th. Pick up your orders at the church on February 12 after the 10AM service.

Cheese balls are $12 each.

Original is cream cheese, ham, green onion, Worcestershire, and cheddar cheese with a pecan crust. Options for no onions or a parsley crust.

Make checks payable to UWF and return with your order form to Heart of Longmont UWF 350 11th Ave., Longmont, CO 80501.

Click here to download the order form.

Year-End Giving Statements

2022 giving statements will be sent no later than January 24. If you have any questions about your giving statement, please email finance1@heartoflongmont.org.

Volunteer Opportunity:

Youth Group Dinners

HOL Youth Group needs volunteers to bring dinner for the youth group gatherings this spring semester!

Please sign up for a spot as you are able to. Dinner starts at 5:00 PM every Sunday. Please plan to provide dinner for a group of 12 - 18 youth. 

It is helpful if you are able to stay to clean up, but if you aren't able to do that and would still like to drop off food, please let Emily know ahead of time. 

We have a gluten and milk allergy, so please provide dairy free and gluten free options. 

Sign up to volunteer using the URL below OR, if you do not want to use SignUpGenius, email Emily at emily.basic@gmail.com to let her know you are interested!

Sign up URL: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409054faeab2da6fe3-basic5#/

Please let Emily know if you have any questions!

Did You Know...

That through Mountain Sky United Methodist Foundation, you as an individual can invest your savings in accounts similar to CDs and Money Markets where you will earn above-average interest rates. The fund is called the Methodists Helping Methodists Fund. Your investments allow the Foundation to provide capital improvement loans to United Methodist Churches throughout the region. Investment options include,

• Fixed-Rate Investments (one, two, three, four, and five-year) are available for amounts $1,000 and above. Interest is paid out quarterly or reinvested, depending on investor wishes.
• Variable-Rate Investments are available with a minimum investment of $500. Withdrawals can be made at any time upon written notice.

At January 1, 2023, rates for fixed-rate investments range from 3.2% for a 12-month term on deposits of $1,000 to $4,999 to 3.09% for a 60-month term on deposits of $10,000 and over. Variable-rate accounts starting at $500 pay .50%.

For more information, including access to the full rate schedule, go to https://www.mountainskyumf.org/faith-based-investments-giving/.

Help out with Sunday Kids!

Sunday Kids are growing! How wonderful it is to see children in the building on Sunday mornings! We have split the "littles" from the "big" kids and are providing Children's Church in the Library while the Nursery remains for the "littles". But we need your help!

If you would be willing to be a "helper" either in the Nursery or Children's Church, please let Tricia Grafelman or Lynn Greenhalge know! Another way you can help is by being an emergency back-up! We may grab you from the church service or Sunday School class if you are there and can cover.

ALL those who work with the children will need to go through our Safe Sanctuary training which is online and simple to complete.

Let's keep this momentum rolling and protect the future of our church while having fun!

Brown Bag Lunch Study - Starting Tuesday, Jan. 17th, at 12:00 pm Pastor Claire would like to invite you to "pack you lunch and unpack the prior sermon" with her. The study lasts for 4 weeks. We will meet in the Parlor.

Lunch with the Pastor – After service on January 22, join Pastor Claire for lunch in the parlor to talk about our church and any questions you have about membership and joining Heart of Longmont. Everyone is welcome!

Join Heart of Longmont! – Anyone interested in joining Heart of Longmont as a new member is welcome to do so during service on January 29. Everyone is welcome!

The Chili Cook Off Is Back! – Bring your best chili on Sunday, January 29, for lunch right after worship service. Dust off your chili recipes and find out who has the best chili in show!

Enneagram Study - Are you curious about your personality type? The Enneagram Personality test is a system of personality typing that describes patterns in how people interpret the world and manage their emotions. The Enneagram describes nine personality types and maps each of these types on a nine-pointed diagram which helps to illustrate how the types relate to one another. 

Join us for a 4 week study starting Monday, February 6, at 6:30pm via zoom. Rev. Dr. Patti Agnew will lead the study. More information to follow as the date gets closer. 

If you are interested, let Tricia know. The class is limited to 10 people. Cost is $12 to take the Enneagram test.

Ash Wednesday Service - Wednesday February 22 at 7:00PM

Holy Land Informational Meeting - February 26, right after service. If you have any interest in traveling to the Holy Land in late February 2024, please attend this short informational meeting.

Intergenerational Game Night! – Heart of Longmont will be hosting an inter-generational game night on February 26, from 4PM to 6:30PM. Plan for a wonderful evening connecting with people of all ages! We will play many different games, including “Mind the Gap”, a trivia game for 4 generations. Teams will be formed with a person from each generation. There will be charcuterie boards for snacking as well as popcorn and dessert.

Lenten Study 2023 – The all-church Lenten study will begin February 26 and go through April 2. We will be studying Adam Hamilton’s new book Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws.

Discussions will be held at multiple times:

• Sunday mornings with adult discussion groups
• Monday evenings via Zoom
• Tuesday at 12PM with Pastor Claire for Pack and Unpack lunch discussion

More information coming soon!

About the book:

"Nobody is perfect. We all struggle. Even the first-century people who lived during Jesus’ time didn’t have their act together. But Jesus came to lift up these ordinary, imperfect people—many of whom were outsiders, outcasts, and even outlaws. He brought hope to those who needed it most. That includes you and me.

In the book and six-week church-wide study Luke: Jesus and the Outsiders, Outcasts, and Outlaws, pastor and best-selling author Adam Hamilton explores the life of Jesus as told in the Gospel of Luke. Through Luke’s stories we find Jesus’ care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts. As we study Luke and see Jesus’ concern for those who were considered unimportant, we hear a hopeful and inspiring word for our lives today."

Dinner for Eight - The week of March 13-18 we will be encouraging people to eat meals together. More information coming soon!

Be The Church Service Sunday - April 16 will be a very special service Sunday. There will be no worship service that morning. Instead, we will be taking our talents and skills into our community.

Do you need help with work around your home, or know someone who does? Members of our congregation, Wild Plum families, and close friends of our church will have the opportunity to sign up to have volunteers come to their homes to help with small repair, organizing, and cleaning tasks.

Volunteers will gather at Heart of Longmont Sunday morning, then travel to the homes of those who need assistance. This is a great opportunity to be of service and put more of God's Love into our community.

More details and sign up sheets will be available as we get closer to this special service Sunday. Please consider being a volunteer!

If you have questions, please contact Tricia Grafelman.

Hakuna Matata Children's Choir - We will be hosting the Hakuna Matata Children's Choir from Kenya this spring. They will be performing at our church on Saturday April 22 and Sunday April 23 during our service. They are touring the United States raising money for their school. We will be looking for hosts to house 15 children and 4 adult chaperones. More information to follow.

January's compassion offering supports two of the Special Sunday Offerings: Human Relations Day and Native American Sunday.

Human Relations Day Offering supports Community Developers, UM Voluntary Service, and Youth Offender Rehabilitation programs.

The Native American Offering supports ministries with Native Americans, scholarships for youth attending UM seminaries, and annual conference Native American 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.

Heart of Longmont UWF have a Facebook page!

Click here to follow us at https://www.facebook.com/uwfoftheheart/

United Women in Faith Circle Information

Please come join a group and see what it's about, we'd love to have you!

Lydia Circle

Catherine Murphy (chair)

Second Thursday of the month at 5pm in the church Gallery.

Sarah Circle

Ann Yoder (chair)

3rd Thursday of the month at 9:30am in various homes.

Contact the church office for location.

Esther Circle

Nancy Swope (chair)

3rd Tuesday of the month at 9:30am, various homes or church Gallery.

Call the church office for location.

Elizabeth Circle

Linda Morris (chair)

3rd Monday of the month at 1pm in the church Gallery.

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.

The office at Heart of Longmont is open

Monday through Thursday 10:00am to 3:00pm.