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The Messenger 2025-11-01

The Messenger
The Messenger 2025-11-01
Our next quarterly issue of The Messenger newsletter, covering November and December 2025 as well as January 2026, is ready to read! Click on the articles below to begin reading. Dear Glen Mar Friends, As we enter the last months of 2025, the days grow shorter, and the nights seem longer. [Read More] Thank you, Glen Mar Family! We’ve received…
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Light in the Darkness

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The Messenger 2025-11-01
As we enter the last months of 2025, the days grow shorter, and the nights seem longer. Sometimes it feels as if the darkness is winning. Recent tragedies — the assassination of Charlie Kirk, school shootings in Minneapolis and in Colorado  —can leave us feeling shaken and helpless. But Scripture reminds us that we are never truly helpless. We have…
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Thank you, Glen Mar Family!

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The Messenger 2025-11-01
By Alison Mannino Click here to see the difference your pledges make! We’ve received almost 200 pledges this year, and that generosity is such a gift. Pledges don’t just support today’s ministry — they help us plan confidently for the year ahead, ensuring we can continue to serve our community well. We’re so grateful for you and your commitment to…
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Communion Gathering

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The Messenger 2025-11-01
By David Ward On the first Sunday of the month we celebrate the Lord’s Supper as usual at our regular worship services, but on the second, third, and fourth Sundays we offer a special, Communion-only gathering at 8:30 am in the chapel. It is a simple service – no hymns, no offering, no sermon (score!) – just the Eucharist. This…
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Youth Group this Fall

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The Messenger 2025-11-01
By D.C. Veale After a full summer of mission trips, dinner and movie nights, and fun-tivities, we had a great start to the fall semester. Sunday night youth group has included Survivor Game Night, an ice cream sundae Sunday ask-Pastor-Chris-anything, and an off-site photo scavenger hunt! The Italian Dinner to raise funds for a gaga ball pit hosted by our…
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