There’s always something happening at Glen Mar.
SPOTLIGHT MINISTRIES:
- Christmas Eve Services – Wednesday, December 24, 4:00 pm Family Service (in-person and livestreamed), 7:00 pm Traditional (in-person and livestreamed), 9:00 pm Traditional and 11:00 pm Communion.
- Christmas Day Service – Thursday, December 25, 10:00 am. Join us for a casual, family-friendly Christmas celebration with carols and a special Christmas story. Feel free to come in your pajamas, and bring a bell to ring.
- Day of Service Support Team Members Needed – We are looking for volunteers to help support the various activities taking place on January 19. How to sign up and get more info: visit the table in the Gathering Place, Day of Service or email the Day of Service Team.
OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE:
- Christmas Eve Services Servers Needed – Disciples are called to serve! Please sign up to help! There is also a paper sign-up in the Gathering Place!
- Our Turn at the Day Resource Center – Saturday, December 27. One of 50 churches supporting the Grassroots Rt. 1 Day Resource Center, Glen Mar provides usually provides lunch on the 4th Saturday of every month. 8-10 adult volunteers are needed. Sign up here!
- Communications Team Needs You! Help spread the word about what’s going on at Glen Mar! We meet on the 1st Tuesday evening of each month on Zoom! Our meetings are typically less than a half an hour! Contact The Communications Team to learn more!
- Calling All Barbies! – Time to collect Barbies, Kens, Kellys, etc. for dressing and packaging on MLK Day of Service. We need many dolls—dressed or undressed—clothes, shoes, and accessories. During last year’s service day event we packaged 500+ dolls for the Salvation Army Thrift Shop in Ellicott City.
- Join the Praise Service Tech Team – Be part of the magic that appears on the screen! Support needed for Sunday mornings and Wednesday evening rehearsals. No experience needed. Contact Max Mason.
- Year-end is a time to take stock and reflect on our many blessings! If you would like to remember Glen Mar as we close this season of celebrating of the birth of the Christ Child, please note: The church office will be open on Wednesday, December 31, 9:00 am – 12:00 pm to receive any last-minute 2025 tax-year contributions. All contributions through Sunday, December 28, will be counted toward the 2025 tax year. Checks mailed & received in 2026 which are postmarked on or before December 31 will be accepted as 2025 contributions. To ensure the deductibility of your church contributions, please do not file your 2025 income tax returns until you have received a written acknowledgement of your 2025 contributions from the church because some of those contributions may not be tax deductible. We plan to send your year-end Charitable Contributions Report for 2025 by mid-January 2026. Questions? Email gi****@********mc.org.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
- The Longest Night – Sunday, December 21, 7:00 pm in the chapel. For many, the Advent and Christmas seasons come during a time of current or past mourning for loved ones as well as the state of the world. Come be in fellowship with other Christians and hear words of encouragement from our own Rev. Cathie Leimenstoll. Please join us at the Longest Night service and if you need to connect with a Stephen Minister, contact a pastor or email us.
- Journey Through Grief – Saturday, January 10, 9:30 am. If you have lost a loved one and would like support & strategies to cope, join us for a six-week small group experience. We will share stories and support one another to help navigate the grieving process. If you’d like to be a part of the group, let one of the pastors know, email us, or sign up here.
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service – Monday, January 19, 8:30 am-4:30 pm. Mark your calendar now for one of the most fun days of the year! Don’t miss an opportunity to honor Dr. King’s legacy as well as have a lot of fun! For more information visit the Glen Mar website.
YOUTH INFO/EVENTS:
- Youth Group – All 6th-12th graders are urged to join us TONIGHT in Youth Lounge for our annual Caroling & Gift Exchange. We are caroling to folks who can use some Christmas cheer. Dress for the weather and bring $5 for dinner and a wrapped, silly $5 gift for the gift exchange.
- Next Week – NO Youth Group on December 28 or January 4.
- High School Retreat – All 9th-12th grade youth are encouraged to join us at the Ignite Retreat in Ocean City, MD, March 20-22, 2026. Join 2,000 other students for a weekend of great music, powerful speakers, and a chance to know—deeply and unshakably—that you belong. Not because you’ve proven yourself, but because the Creator has called you beloved. Register here by January 14.
MUSIC MINISTRY:
- Music groups for adults, youth, and kids: For more information, visit our Glen Mar Music Ministry blog. Sundays: Children’s Choir at 10:45 am, Voices of Praise Youth Choir at 10:45 am, and Youth Bell Choir at 11:30 am.
