Dear Glen Mar,
We’re making a place for you…at Glen Mar! As vaccines roll out and are available, our worship and tech teams and our task force are planning to welcome many of you on Sunday (there’s still room!). And we’re working on a setup of the space that will help us worship together in larger numbers (still safely)…

Dear Glen Mar,
I’m reading through Mark’s Gospel as part of our Give me 5 for Lent, and I keep returning to the wilderness part, Mark 1:12-14. “How did you feel when come out the wilderness…leaning on the Lord?” So goes the words of the spiritual. The verses proclaim, “I felt brand new when I came out the wilderness,…

Dear Glen Mar,
With the lower COVID numbers in the state (and Howard County) and the slowly increasing availability of vaccines, our Task Force has determined that we can again welcome small groups of worshippers to our Spirit Center for our livestreamed service. We will “open” on Sunday 3/14, and set an attendance limit (50). Masking, social distancing between…

Dear Glen Mar,
This weekend, there promises to be some activity at Glen Mar – come visit the youth bake sale in the Glen Mar parking lot from noon to 2 p.m. Proceeds will support the HoCo food bank and World Vision, feeding hungry people locally and around the world. We’ll also be collecting non-perishable food for the food…

Dear Glen Mar,
I’ve spent more time on Zoom than usual this week, because this week we had virtual examinations of candidates for ordained ministry in our conference of the United Methodist Church. We ask them about their call, and about theology, and polity and ethics. They talk about God’s grace and tell the story of a God who…