Our next quarterly issue of The Messenger newsletter, covering November, December, and January 2024, is ready to read! Click on the articles below to begin reading. ARTICLES & INVITATIONS Presence, Not Presents – by Pastor Mandy Sayers Where Everybody Knows Your Name – by Pastor Melaina Trice Why Youth Group? – by Amy Barnes Trees Planted at Glen Mar –…

Dear Glen Mar Friends, This Messenger is designed to be a bridge between the end of 2023 and the start of a new year. Endings are invitations to give thanks for what God has done and to ask for forgiveness where it’s needed, and to give forgiveness where we can. I give thanks for all the ways that Glen Mar…

By Pastor Melaina Trice There are some television sitcom theme songs that stick in our heads long after they have gone to syndication.  One of the theme songs that I often sing in my head is the theme song to Cheers.  It goes, “Making your way in the world today, takes everything you’ve got, taking a break from all your…

By Amy Barnes, (fellow mom of a youth) Has your youth been to Youth Group yet this fall?  No?  Here’s why I would suggest sending them, even if/when they are resistant. First off, what is Youth Group? Youth Group is an opportunity to praise God, grow as a disciple, and serve the world through fellowship, fun, food, and most importantly…

By John Barnes Most of us will remember the dangerous flooding that occurred in Ellicott City in 2016 and again in 2018. New Cut Road from just past Glen Mar into Ellicott City was closed for some three years while the road was reconstructed. While the road closure was an inconvenience for some of us, the possibility of further flooding…