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The Messenger 2021-11-01

Kids Ministry: It’s All About the KIDS!

Kids News & Events, The Messenger
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By Margaret Lang
Sunday morning Kid’s ministry is all about the KIDS! Having fun, FEELING SAFE, building friendships, while learning about God. During the pandemic Children’s ministry has not missed a beat, by using a wide variety of teaching tools and methods such as: video, zoom, outside gatherings, kit bags and post cards. The children’s ministry laity staff has continued to connect with our kids. October 18 was our first day back in the kids’ wing for our regular Sunday morning teaching time. This time has been an adventure with parents and kids smiling through their eyes and under their masks.
Join us Sunday mornings during the 9:30 or 11:00 services.  If you haven’t already, register your child(ren) now!

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Youth Ministry is Back in the Building

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By Jen Rowell
Sunday morning youth programs have returned to almost normal at Glen Mar. Youth gather in the Youth Lounge starting around 9:15 for social time and a variety of group games. Fun activities include round-the-table ping pong, life-size battleship, and 9 Square in the Air. The youth then split up into Rooted for high school students, Confirmation Class for 8th graders, and Fuse for 6th and 7th graders. The high school youth continue with more interactive fun, including “The Impossible Shot” before diving into their study of the Sermon on the Mount. Fuse group participants have been spending a lot of time getting to know each other better as they explore how the Old Testament applies to middle school life. The Confirmation Class brings in a new teacher each week as class members deepen their faith through questions, activities, and quirky videos.

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Cold Weather Shelter Will Need Volunteers Jan. 31 – Feb. 7

Opportunities to Serve, The Messenger
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By Joan Marshall
Each year, Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center sponsors a Cold Weather Shelter during the winter months to provide short-term shelter for those in need in Howard County. Faith congregations sign up to “host” each week of the shelter, which typically operates from late November through the beginning of April. Glen Mar has been a host congregation each year since the shelter opened in 2004.

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Wish Upon A Star – Bless Families in Need This Christmas

Opportunities to Serve, The Messenger
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Glen Mar’s Wish Upon a Star Ministry is an annual Christmas program that provides gifts and gift cards to families in need living in our area. The families are selected by organizations Glen Mar works with and are listed at the end of this blog. Families then identify “wish lists” of gifts that are provided to our Glen Mar team.…
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Dancing Needles Group Cares for Others

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by Lois Hildebrand
Do you enjoy knitting and crocheting or would you like to learn? If so, we need you in our Dancing Needles group. This group makes prayer shawls that are given to people in hospitals and those in need of special care as a reminder that others care and are praying for them. The group is also making baby blankets for our newborns and scarves for our armed forces.

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