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Remembering Saints

Pastor's Ponderings
All Saint's Day, remembrance, saints, worship

Dear Friends,
As I was driving into Glen Mar this morning, I could hear, “Oh when the saints, go marching in, oh when the saints go marching in, oh how I want to be in that number, oh when the saints go marching in—go marching in” singing loudly in my head.  I remembered as a child really punching in that last line, “go marching in.”  At that point in my life, I did not really understand All Saints’ Day, but I knew my goal was to be a saint because I wanted to be “in that number.”  It is still my goal: to be a part of the great crowd of witnesses.  I think we all share that goal: to hear “well done my good and faithful servant.”

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Pastor’s Ponderings – Halloween and Saints

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, As October draws to a close (!!) we have so many exciting things happening at Glen Mar. The signup to attend Journey to Bethlehem, 2022, will open on or about November 1, and if you have signed up to help, we will be in touch really soon with confirmation and instructions about the part you will…
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Pastor’s Ponderings – Woven

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, I was taking a picture or two for “Woven,” this week’s worship theme, and I snapped a picture of a prayer shawl from our own Dancing Needles. I often keep a prayer shawl in my car, for rushed hospital visits and encounters with Jesus in the form of strangers who engage me in conversation and are…
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Pastor’s Ponderings – Stop, Look, Listen!

Pastor's Ponderings
Dear Glen Mar friends, As the seasons change, I’m feeling the Holy Spirit’s nudge to notice, to slow down, to be present in the moment and to feel God’s presence every day. October is a beautiful month, full of the turning of leaves and the smells of earth and grass, taking me back to my childhood. At church, each day,…
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