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Sunday Worship will be on our YouTube channel this Sunday at 10AM.
Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel for
notifications of new videos and live broadcasts!
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If you would like a DVD of Sunday Service, please contact Butch Howard. |
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If you have noticed the cleared sidewalks for all the snowstorms since the beginning of the year, please thank the following individuals for taking their turn to plow: Karl Scott, Ray Allison, Tom Meyer, and Jamie Bowland.
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Vacation Bible School Is Coming!
Armor Up and Become a Knight!
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“Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His power.” Ephesians 6:10
Have you signed up your children and grandchildren? Have you offered to volunteer to help? You don’t want to miss the fun!
This year VBS will explore how we put on the armor of God and share His never ending love.
Take up the gauntlet and join the Knighthood.
Knight’s of the North Castle VBS will be July 15th and 16th.
Friday night will be a hosted family dinner from 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM,
followed by a gathering in the sanctuary from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
Saturday will be fun activities and events for kids Kindergarten to 5th grade
from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Lunch is included.
A special session for 2 to 4 year olds is available.
Longs Peak UM Church, 1421 Elmhurst Drive, is hosting VBS.
Kids will receive a t-shirt.
If you have questions, contact Lynn Greenhalge.
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Attention
LORDS and LADIES
of the North:
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Hear ye, hear ye! Fun at the castle isn’t just for kids.
Volunteer to help with VBS to guiding the knights in their quest,
assembly characters, the food team or tech team.
If you are looking for laughter, love and mission VBS has a spot for you.
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WANTED:
Used Large 3-Ring View Binders
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The HOL Accounting Office is in need of Large 3-Ring View Binders! They must be:
- Lightly used (no torn covers or broken closures please)
- “View” type (has a clear plastic overlay for a label or insert)
- 2-inch or 3-inch spine (no smaller binders needed at this time!)
- Any color is okay!
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Binders can be left in the box outside the office labeled "Binders for Accounting".
Please only donate binders that meet the above requirements.
Thank you!
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Financial Update from Rod Edmonds |
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Overall church finances are in line with the 2022 budget.
Income for the year is up $ 18,870 (17.5%) thanks primarily to a couple large contributions in January and receipt of over $6,600 in "unpledged" contributions in April.
Expenses are up $6,950 (5.3%) from 2021 but are in line with the budget (expenses through April at 32.7% of budget). The largest variance to budget is related to our facility operations with utilities (gas and electric) at 50% of the annual budget and building maintenance at 46% of the annual budget primarily related to significant snow removal costs and costs for the security system upgrade. These unfavorable variances have been offset by lower than budget costs for staff and office administration.
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A "Why" For Giving
from Tricia and John Grafelman
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Over the last 30 years or so we’ve sat in the church pews listening to “the stewardship talk”. Some were good, some were bad, but all of them built on a premise that giving to the church was responsibility and even somewhat of a requirement. If you are like me, right now you are thinking, “Hey it’s only Mother’s Day and we are already talking about Stewardship?” The answer is yes….and no. This year, the finance team is encouraging the membership to consider why they support the ministry of HOL. Over the next few months, you will hear from church members about their motivations for supporting the church. Tricia and I are here today to share a little bit of our journey and how our attitude toward giving to the church has matured over the past 30 years.
Tricia: I grew up having a paper route from second grade till my senior year in high school. There was an expectation in my family that you gave to the church a portion of what you earned. When I was that age I didn’t know what the money went for exactly I just knew I was supposed to give. As we raised our children we taught them the same thing. Sometimes they even fought over who about to put the money in the collection plate.
John: Who here has ever realized that after many years of doing something, you were doing it wrong, or for the wrong reasons?
Similar to what Tricia just mentioned I have always approached my giving to the church in a sense of what was my fair share or what I owed. Sometimes I felt like I was giving God a tip for exemplary service.
A few years ago sitting in this very church back at the sound board I had just such a realization. That day one of our congregation members got up and talked about their experience of living through homelessness. I know many of you were here that day and heard their story. Not only did that touch my heart but it also touched a nerve, not in bad way but in a way that made me realize that maybe I didn’t get the full picture of how God was working through our church. I don’t mean to say that everything hinges on our church’s support to those experiencing homelessness. If that was the case I could just donate my resources and volunteer my time directly to HOPE or other deserving outreach services that support those who are those were experiencing homelessness. That day, and in the months and years that followed I realized that this church has become a place that doesn’t just serve itself, but someplace that support Gods mission work throughout our community.
I now understand that rather than giving out of a sense of responsibility I give as an expression of gratitude for the multitude of blessings that I and my family have been granted through the years.
Tricia: It was not until I had several different kinds of positions in the church that I see where that our financial gifts actually go and what it takes to do the mission of the church. Today we give not because we are obligated but because we are grateful for all this church does to carry out God’s mission. Our blessings from God are immeasurable…there is no way we can attempt to “pay back”, so we choose to pay forward. Not just with money, but with our time and our talents and our prayers. We have chosen to take a Gratitude Attitude…we give because we are grateful, not because we are obligated.
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June's compassion offering supports the Heart of Longmont Blessing Box.
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. |
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SUNDAY KIDS SUNDAY SCHOOL |
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Starting in June Sunday Kids will not meet weekly. There will be a special Sunday session once each month this summer.
From 9 AM to 10 AM Sunday kids will meet:
- June 12
- July 10
- August 13 (please note this is a Saturday)
Special activities are planned for each month. Watch for more details to come.
Weekly Sunday School will return with a fun fall kick off on August 14.
Please attend church with your children this summer to reinforce their Christian growth.
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Simplified/Single Board Governance Model Webinar Invitation |
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Our Church Council is studying a Simplified Governance Model for possible adoption in our church. What is Simplified Governance Model? To learn more, you are welcome to attend a Peaks/Pikes Peak District sponsored training webinar "Simplified/Single Board Governance Model" to be held online Thursday, May 26, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Bryson Lillie will be leading the workshop. Please notify Sandi Castro, peaks@mtnskyumc.org, with your email address to register. Attendance is open to all interested parties.
The Zoom link for the webinar is:
Meeting ID: 917 9434 7652
Passcode: 515810
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In 2021 an organizational model for church leadership was brought to the attention of Church Council. The Simplified or Single Board Governance model has been implemented in many Methodist churches over the years. The model is appealing to both large and small congregations that struggle with finding and matching effective leadership with the mission of every United Methodist church, namely: “To make followers of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.”
The Simplified Governance model offers a more efficient, flexible, and timely decision-making organizational structure that makes more effective use of church leadership by streamlining the management functions between committees/work teams/church council and giving them more time to focus on the mission of the church, all the while meeting Book of Discipline requirements for the functions of the church. By doing so, the model better facilitates an environment that makes church leadership better matched and accountable for missional focus.
Church Council has formed a Simplified Governance Model working group that has been meeting since December 2021 to explore and assess Simplified Governance Model. The working group consists of Marty Allison, Jeff Brown, Pastor David, Rod Edmonds, Tricia Grafelman, Paul Johnston, Jamie Bowland, Clint Schahrer, Brad Schol and Karl Scott. Numerous resources are available and are being used. The current objective of the working group is to determine if there is sufficient justification for implementing Simplified Governance that would result in a recommendation to Church Council to go forward. The next step after that would be to present the recommendation at Church Conference and request a vote of approval from the church congregation to go forward with implementation. More information will be shared with the congregation as the working group learns more about Simplified Governance Model.
Participation in the working group is open to any member of the congregation and all are welcome to attend. Questions are encouraged and can be directed to Jeff Brown, Pastor David, or Rod Edmonds.
Jeff Brown
Simplified Governance Model Working Group Chair
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FYI - Mountain Sky Conference Classifieds Page |
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Did you know our Mountain Sky Conference website has a classifieds section? If you have ever thought about working for a church and putting your gifts to use in an exciting way, check out the various job listings at this link: https://www.mtnskyumc.org/classifieds
Bookmark this page as job listings are updated regularly.
You can serve a church while retaining your membership at HOL.
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ALTAR FLOWERS DONATION
$25.00
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Longmont Florist has been a long time provider of the weekly altar flowers. The cost has remained constant for many years. Recently we were notified of a cost increase. The new charge is $25.00 for each of the arrangements provided each Sunday. Your support of this project provides beauty to our sanctuary each Sunday. The flowers continue to provide beauty & thoughtfulness when delivered to homes, hospital rooms & nursing homes.
Contact Nancy Hand if you would like to be an altar flower donor.
We also have a continued need for your metal coffee cans. The cans provide a container for easy transport of flowers.
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A Way To Welcome Our New Pastor |
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Coming into a new church as the pastor is daunting enough. Just imagine facing a sea of unfamiliar faces in church pews! It’s a challenge to remember the name of that new person you just met, but imagine if there are 60, 70, or 80 new people and names to try to remember.
A bit overwhelming, don’t you think?
Here are ways you can help Reverend Claire McNulty-Drewes learn your name:
Wear your name tag when attending the church service.
Update your profile in our online directory with a picture of yourself.
Follow these steps to add your photo to the HOL directory.
2. Take a photo of yourself or have someone take it for you on your phone or computer. Save the image in your photos.
3. Click on "people".
4. Type in your name; click on your name.
5. Click on the profile image.
6. Click “upload image” .
7. Click the location where your photo is saved.
8. When the photo pops up click “use”.
9. Crop the photo if needed.
10. Set the photo as your profile.
11. Done.
For help call the church office, 303-776-3523. Thank you for helping our new pastor get to know everyone.
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THANK YOU MARGE CLYDESDALE - United Women in Faith awards a Quiet Disciple Award each year in the Conference. Unfortunately, they only give the award to one woman, but celebrate all nominees.
Our nominee this year was Marge Clydesdale. Marge spends her time being our Unit Treasurer and has been since 2008. She has a great relationship with HOPE and is in charge of sign ups for a meal once a month from our church. She gets you the pans to cook in, picks it up from your house, delivers it to where it's being served and then sometimes serves! She has volunteered to sort clothing for HOPE and the OUR Center. She does our Free Trade Coffee sales. She plays Bells, sings in the Chancel Choir and Soul Singers. She also serves on the Finance Committee at the present time.
Next time you see Marge, thank her for her cheerful service to our church and community.
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SUPPORT UKRAINE - there is a strong Methodist presence in Russia as well as Ukraine and surrounding countries. United Women in Faith are on the front lines helping refugees. Here is a link to support those efforts. uwfaith.org/?form=FUNFVPWUTXU
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News from the field of UWF Assembly 2022 |
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Hermine Ngnomire, Marty Allison, and Mary Ann Watson (pictured at left) returned from the UWF Assembly in Orlando in the wee hours of Monday morning, May 23. They report: It was a great 3 days of fellowship, inspirational speakers, and music. With the theme “Turn It Up”, we learned about the new name, new brand, and new membership opportunities. We heard testimonies of the results of our actions over many decades to the present. The over-all message of Assembly was “We believe love in action can change the world.” To us old-timers, does that sound familiar? Yes, it does. United Methodist Women’s purpose is still there but with a new name and new brand in United Women in Faith. We were inspired to Turn It Up to help make our belief in God’s vision of a better world a reality here and now. Do you hear God’s call? Stay tuned in to hear more about how you can join in the action with love.
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Bishop Jim Gonia (Rocky Mountain Synod ELCA), Bishop Kym Lucas (The Episcopal Church in Colorado), and Methodist Bishop Karen Oliveto (Mountain Sky Conference, United Methodist Church), invite parishioners from across Colorado from the three denominations to march with them at this year's Denver Pride Fest Parade.
- Be prepared to spend about 2 hours total for the march and be prepared to walk approximately 5 miles.
- Gather at St. John’s Cathedral on the church steps at 8:00 am on Sunday, June 26 and we will walk to Cheesman Park to line up together.
- Please coordinate with other members of your church or diocese to have a pole banner, matching shirts, or signs to hold. Be creative and have fun!
Sign up here:
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Do you have an article, story, or update you'd like to put in the Pulse?
with "Pulse" and the title or subject in the subject line of the email.
The deadline for submissions is Monday by noon.
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We thank you for your generosity!
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office@heartoflongmont.org / 303-776-3523 / WIFI Password HOL2016M |
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The Heart of Longmont is open for in-person worship
Sundays at 10AM.

Worship services will continue to be broadcasted live on our
YouTube channel.
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The office at Heart of Longmont is open
Monday through Friday 10:00am to 2:00pm.
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