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Pastor’s Ponderings – General Conference Summary

Pastor's Ponderings

Dear Glen Mar friends,
The General Conference of the United Methodist Church is the legislative body for our world-wide denomination, and they recently concluded their 2-week meeting in Charlotte NC. Many of you may have seen coverage of some of the work that was done there. Around 1500 pieces of legislation were considered by the delegates from around the world, and you can find a list of some of the major outcomes and further details about all of it, here.

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Glen Mar’s Stewardship Campaign. What If?

Ministry Corner, News Alert

What would it be like to welcome a “full house” to worship every week, as more people came to know Jesus through Glen Mar’s online and in-person worship ministries? What would it look like to expand mission trips and service opportunities such that every Glen Martian was intentionally blessing their communities in service – in schools and hospitals, in their homes and in their streets?

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This Just In: May 15, 2024

This Just In

SPOTLIGHTS…
– Confirmation Service – Sunday, May 19 at 4:00 pm
– 1st Summer Concert – Monumental Brass Quintet – Friday, May 31 at 7:00 pm
– Church-Wide Picnic at noon on Sunday, June 9
ACT NOW…
– Join Our 2025 Day of Service Planning Team
– VBS Help Needed
– 800th Habitat Home Milestone & Dedication – Wednesday, June 12 at 12:00 pm
– Glen Mar Early Learning Center – Registration Now Open
– The Holy Spirit Descended on the Apostles on Pentecost
– Youth: COME SEE ME
UPCOMING EVENTS…
– No Youth Group – Sunday, May 19
– Youth Bed Build – Sunday May 26 from 3:00 – 6:00 pm
– Lunch Bunch – Next lunch is Tuesday, May 21 at 11:30 am
– Alphabet Soup – Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 pm
– Our Next Turn @ Rt. 1 DRC – May 25, 2024 – 11:45 am – 2:00 pm
– Grassroots Meals Ministry: Make a Meal – Tuesday, May 28
– Family Matters Pot Luck Dinner – Saturday, June 1 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
– HOLA Toastmasters of Ellicott City – Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 pm
– Habitat For Humanity – Next work date is June 8
– Summer Mission Trip – June 23-29
Glen Mar Church is a Lighthouse Congregation of the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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Pastor’s Ponderings – Growing Up

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, As Mother’s Day approaches, we give thanks for the gift of God’s love shared through mothers or people who have been like mothers to us. We also give thanks this Sunday for our 2024 Graduates too. On one level, it doesn’t seem to take much to be able to “grow up.” Time waits for no one,…
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This Just In: May 8, 2024

This Just In

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! “A Celebration of Hymns” – 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 18
ACT NOW…
– Save the Date & Register Today! Church-Wide Picnic, Sunday June 9 at noon
– VBS Help Needed
– 800th Habitat Home Milestone & Dedication – Wednesday, June 12 at 12:00 pm
– Glen Mar Early Learning Center – Registration Now Open
– Stephen Ministers Are Here for You
UPCOMING EVENTS…
– Outrageous Olympics – Youth Group – Sunday, May 12 at 5:30 pm
– HOLA Toastmasters of Ellicott City – Next Meeting Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30pm
– Dancing Needles – Thursday, May 9 – MEETING CANCELED
– Habitat4Humanity – Next build date is Saturday, May 11
– Social Justice Group – Tuesday, May 14 at 7:00 pm
– Confirmation Service – Sunday, May 19 at 4:00 pm
– Lunch Bunch – Next lunch is Tuesday, May 21 at 11:30 am
– Alphabet Soup – Tuesday, May 21 at 7:00 pm
– Our Next Turn @ Rt. 1 DRC – May 25, 2024 – 11:45 am – 2:00 pm
– Grassroots Meals Ministry: Make a Meal – Tuesday, May 28
– Monumental Brass Quintet – Friday, May 31 at 7:00 pm
– Family Matters Pot Luck Dinner – Saturday, June 1 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
– Summer Mission Trip – June 23-29
Glen Mar Church is a Lighthouse Congregation of the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church.

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