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Pastor’s Ponderings – Take Time to Rest

Pastor's Ponderings
Hey Glen Mar, This coming Monday is Labor Day, a day when we pause to recognize and celebrate the work of laborers and their contributions to our country. And it is a day off for many of us. We need days off. We were commanded to rest. All the way back in the book of Exodus, we can read that…
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This Just In: September 6, 2026

This Just In
There’s always something happening at Glen Mar. SPOTLIGHT MINISTRIES GIFT Fall Kickoff and Rootbeer Float Social! – Thursday, September 10, 7:00 pm. Sunday School Kickoff! – Sunday, September 13, 9:30 am. Music Kickoff! – Sunday, September 13 with a special Youth Bells Open House THIS Sunday, September 6 at 10:45 am!  DID YOU KNOW? Did you know that online giving…
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Grassroots Meals Ministry

Opportunities to Serve
grassroots, meal ministry
Meal Delivery: 4th Tuesday Each Month Grassroots is the only general emergency shelter in Howard County. It serves families and single adult women at 6700 Freetown Road in Columbia, MD.  Grassroots provides three meals daily for their shelter residents from their on-site commercial kitchen. They rely heavily on community support to accomplish this.  Glen Mar volunteers have been supporting Grassroots…
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Volunteer at the Day Resource Center

Opportunities to Serve
day resource center, grassroots, homelessness ministry, Leola Dorsey Community Resource Center, rt 1 day center

Glen Mar provides lunch on the 4th Saturday of every month.
8-10 adult volunteers are needed to prepare one or more dishes, half of whom will stay to serve lunch on site or do other jobs (e.g., greeter, shower/laundry monitor, pantry). Sign up here to participate. If you’d like an email notification of each month’s RSVP link, email us.

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Dancing Needles

The Messenger
The Messenger 2026-05-01
Do you enjoy knitting and crocheting?  We need you in our prayer shawl group.  Prayer shawls are given to those in hospitals and those in need of special care as a reminder that others care and are praying for them. We also make baby blankets for our newborns and scarves for our armed forces. We meet on the second Thursday…
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