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Changes at the Heart of Longmont |
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by Brad Schol
If one thing is certain, it is that changes occur in our lives and the same goes for the Heart of Longmont. During this year we will greet new members and sadly say goodbye to members who have moved away or gone on to join the saints. Staff members are coming and going, program changes are happening, and a change of church governance is under discussion.
Late last year Reverend David Burt announced his retirement and his last Sunday leading worship at the Heart of Longmont will be June 26th. Our newly appointed pastor Reverend Claire McNulty Drewes will begin her leadership at Heart of Longmont on July 10th. These changes will be challenging and emotional as we say farewell to Reverend David with sadness but send our best wishes with him and Rebecca in their much-deserved retirement. It with much cheer and anticipation that we greet Reverend Claire to Heart of Longmont. As a local resident Claire is very familiar with Longmont and will be a tremendous leader for Heart of Longmont as we strive to carry out our mission in the community.
Children’s and Family Ministry is now supported by a corps of volunteers who are making Sunday’s Kids worship and activities meaningful. Watch for news about Vacation Bible School to be held in July and a Saturday reading program now starting for kids.
Additional praise sing and special music have been added to our worship services thanks to the efforts of Dan Chakin and Karen MacIntosh. Music will continue to be a central aspect of our worship at Heart of Longmont with additional special music upcoming.
In 2020 the Staff Parish Relations Committee and Church Council voted to add a staff position of Ministry Assistant to support vital ministry areas, develop small groups and create focus around community mission work. That position had gone unfilled until now and a recruitment is underway for that job. Any person interested in the position can contact the church office to get a copy of the job announcement which includes instructions on how to apply for the job.
A working group of the Church Council has begun studying a simplified governance structure for Heart of Longmont to evaluate the church’s operational/administrative structure and look for opportunities to be more efficient in supporting the church’s missional goals .
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Another Round of Chef Hearty |
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For the last time this school year HOL filled Chef Hearty totes for the Wild Plum families.
On May 9th church volunteers shopped for ingredients then measured and bagged fresh and healthy ingredients for a Spring Super Salad.
Chef Hearty is a mission event that is available to anyone who wishes to participate. If you missed helping this year, no worries. The event will return in the fall with the start of the new school year. Hopes are high to continue this activity and maybe even offer a cooking class for families. How much fun would that be?
Try this delicious salad for yourself.
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SPRING SUPER SALAD
Ingredients:
Mixed greens and green onion
1 handful Craisins
1/2 cucumber, peeled and cut
Blueberries
1 large cooked chicken breast
Candied Pecans
Crumbled Goat cheese
Honey Mustard Vinaigrette:
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey mustard
1 clove garlic, minced (about 1 teaspoon)
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions:
Season chicken breast with salt and pepper and any other desired herbs and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until cooked through.
Roast pecans, sprinkled with sugar in 300 degree oven for 10 -15 min until lightly browned. Stir to coat the pecans with the melted sugar. Let cool completely.
Wash blueberries, green onion and mixed greens, pat dry. Cut cucumber into bite sized pieces.
Cut cooled chicken breast into bite sized pieces.
Crumble goat cheese and slice green onion into small pieces.
Add Craisins.
Combine all ingredients together in a large bowl, toss with the dressing.
Add some fresh cracked pepper and enjoy!
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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 10
- July 12
- 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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Story Time at the Heart Cancelled |
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We are sad to announce that Story Time at the Heart has been cancelled for Spring 2022. We hope to hold different events and reinstate Story Time at a later date. We apologize to all those who were looking forward to this event.
Watch this space for information on future events!
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Vacation Bible School Is Coming!
Armor Up and Become a Knight!
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North Castle is hidden in a frozen land.
It is up to the King’s Valiant Knights to find the King’s armor.
Armor up to become a knight at VBS and join in the fun!
Here’s what you need to know to join the quest:
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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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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The Future of the
United Methodist Church
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A special webinar focusing on the choices between the United Methodist Church and the new Global Methodist Church will take place Tuesday, May 17 at 6:00pm MDT. Sponsored by the United Methodist Association of Retired Clergy, this webinar is entitled: Look Before You Leap – exploring the choices between the UMC and the GMC.
Two ways for you to attend. Go to the link: https://www.umarc.org/ and register for free using the “Register Here” button. Or attend a group watch party at the church at 6:00pm in the church parlor.
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WILD PLUM TEACHER APPRECIATION |
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On May 2 Heart of Longmont showed the Wild Plum teachers some love with breakfast goodies. The teachers enthusiastically enjoyed tasty breakfast burritos, fresh fruit and coffee.
A little gift of flower seeds with a special note was also given to the hard working staff.
Another one of the ways the Heart is putting more of God’s love into the world.
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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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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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Let's Talk about Homelessness
Mark your calendars for a truly powerful event coming up this month
at the Longmont Museum.
HOPE is hosting a panel discussion on homelessness
May 19th 5-8:30pm
4 panelists along with open community discussion
~Longmont Community Foundation is sponsoring food and drink
~The Longmont Museum is donating space and setup
~Longmont Public Media is donating video recording so the conversation can be revisiting and shared across the airwaves
And you are invite to be a part of the discussion!
This event is FREE
Will you join us? Will you help us spread the word?
Please register so we have a count for food and drink
Click HERE for more details.
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Many people found our sermon series on “Questions I’d like to Ask Jesus” helpful. We took the first three months of this year to respond to questions people had. After a short break to focus on Lent and Easter, we return to our series by examining some questions submitted that we hadn’t had time to address earlier.
For the next few Sundays we will look at questions that came from several people surrounding the concept of ‘the Kingdom of God.’ Jesus speaks a lot about the kingdom of God in the gospels. What was he talking about? Is this Kingdom happening now? Soon? In some far-off future? How does this Kingdom come about? Who are ‘in’ this Reign of God?
Join us Sundays at 10:00 live in the sanctuary or on YouTube as we explore the questions you have.
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Because the Longs Peak Chorus is using online tickets only through Eventbrite for our spring concert, I have not been waving tickets in front of you. But I am reaching out again to encourage you to purchase your tickets online soon.
See the show flyer above with full information. The Chorus is preparing a great show, Storm Front is always outstanding, and I am sure that the "5130" from Erie High School will be great as well.
Let me know if there is any help I can give, and I hope to see you at one of the shows on May 14.
~Keith Watson
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May's compassion offering supports Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley.
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley provides a comprehensive system of programs and services to address the needs of victims of domestic abuse. All of their services are confidential and free of charge and are available in English and Spanish. Their services include: a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, counseling, case management, information and referrals, legal advocacy, and community and peer education.
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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United Women
in Faith
(aka UMW)
News
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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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Greetings from Rev. Claire McNulty-Drewes - Heart of...
Hi dear HOL friends! It is with great joy and excitement that I write to introduce myself as your next Pastor, beginning in July. I was born and raised in Virginia, and made my way out west after...
Read more
www.heartoflongmont.org
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Sunday Kids Scriptures April 24 - May 29 2022 - Heart of ...
HOL's Children and Family Ministries have selected the scriptures for kids' Sunday school! April 24th - Mark 4:1-9 May 1st - Mark 12: 1-12 May 8th - Matthew 25:14-30 May 15th - Luke 14:15-24 May 22nd...
Read more
www.heartoflongmont.org
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Have an article or photo you want to see in the next edition of the Pulse?
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We thank you for your generosity!
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Adult Sunday School Classes on Zoom |
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Adventurer's Sunday School with Tricia Grafelman |
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Tricia Grafelman's Adventurer's Adult Sunday School has begun meeting in-person, but offers the option to join via Zoom to anyone who wishes to. |
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Topic: Adventurers Sunday School
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 836 9574 6852
Passcode: 964142
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Faith & Reason Sunday School with Marty Allison |
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Marty Allison's Faith and Reason Adult Sunday School is still meeting via Zoom, but are discussing whether to return to in-person meetings. |
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Topic: Faith & Reason Sunday School: Heart of Longmont
Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 830 4521 8818
Passcode: 115380
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Do you have an article, story, or update you'd like to put in the Pulse?
The deadline for submissions is Monday by noon.
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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.
If you come to the office you will need to wear a mask and use the hand sanitizer inside the office doors. We may need to limit the number of people in the office at any one time.
You can call Carol at the church office, 303-776-3523, during those days and times. Or you can email her anytime at office@heartoflongmont.org.
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