Dear Glen Mar Friends, Welcome to the spring edition of the Messenger! Did you know that Opening Day for Major League Baseball is March 28 this year — and Easter is on March 31? For me baseball, spring, and Easter are connected. The turning of the seasons to spring — new life, flowers, and that bright green of grass in…

By Pastor Melaina One of my favorite devotional books, “You Are Beloved” is written by one of my favorite Christian writers, Henri Nouwen. An April 6 reading is entitled “Come Home to Where Love Dwells.” In this devotion he discusses how we have been loved long before we ever knew what love was or how to love others. We are…

By Tom Barnes 2023 is HISTORY! And that history includes the revival of Youth Group on Sunday nights at Glen Mar from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. Glen Mar’s Youth Group started the school year with some new leaders and a lot of excitement. Fall programs included a mix of fun activities, topical discussions, and service projects, as well as the…

The Confirmation Class has been learning about Christian beliefs and discipleship. Much of the class’s learning is through doing – things like memorizing scripture, praying together, and supporting one another, and serving the world. In the fall the class helped harvest food for the hungry at First Fruits Farm. During December students raised money for The Heifer Project – enough…