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.

Decorations Take Down

Hi HOL Friends—

The church has looked lovely during the Advent and Christmas season but it is now time to dismantle the decorations and put them away for another year. Please come one and all on Saturday January 7 at 10:30 to the Gallery. Many hands will make light work for all of us. And taking down is always quicker than putting things up!! So come and have some fun fellowshipping with others and do a bit of work, too.

Any questions, please contact Marty Allison, 303-772-7816.

Serving a Feast for HOPE

Volunteers from Heart of Longmont served HOPE clients at The Journey on January 2 for New Year's! They were doing the work of Christmas. They served a feast that was very well received. Thank you for your time and work in putting more of God's Love into the World!

FILLED by HOPE

Amid the scurry of food carted out of the kitchen onto long tables, men and women sit in quiet conversation. Some are reflective while others lay out wet clothing before the heat of a fire. Aromas waft through the room tickling the senses.

Each time I serve these men and women a meal at H.O.P.E. I am filled with awe. Given their circumstances one would think they would be full of despair. On the contrary they exude light and gratitude - so much gratitude.

They relate in conversation how much they appreciate the hot food on a cold and snowy day. I leave filled with the light and hope they have shared.

~Joan Edmonds

The Spirit of Christmas

We may celebrate Christmas once a year, but it's important to keep the spirit of Christmas alive in our hearts throughout the year to come!

Check out the photos from Christmas Eve candlelight service below and click here to check out a small clip of everyone's voices raised to sing Silent Night. (Photos and video courtesy Haleigh Bird)

Upcoming Events in January

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.

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 Tuesday evening, January 31st at 6:30 via zoom. 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. Mark your calendars now! 

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!

UNITED WOMEN IN FAITH 2021-2022

READING PROGRAM REPORTS

Reading Program readers:

Please provide me with the number of books you have read for the 2021-2022 Reading Program if you have not already done so. I need this information by early January. You can email me at sy3473@comcast.net or leave a note in the box on the library table in the Gallery.

Thank you.

Sharon Yonkees

Student Care Packages

Each year our United Women of Fairth like to remember students in our church family who are pursuing post high school training and undergraduate degrees with a care package. These packages are sent out in late February. Parents: please submit your student’s name and address to Becky Vancura no later than January 10th. Contact Becky at: 720-771-7746 or becky.vancura@gmail.com.

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.

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 Tuesday evening, January 31st at 6:30 via zoom. 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. Mark your calendars now!  

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.