There’s always something happening at Glen Mar.
SPOTLIGHTS . . .
- MARK YOUR CALENDAR! “A Celebration of Hymns” – 7:00 pm on Saturday, May 18 featuring Eric Sayers on piano and conducting Glen Mar’s Sanctuary Choir – singing Eric’s original choral anthems. Wanna sing along? If you’d like to sing with the choir for this event, we’d love to have you! Thursday evening rehearsals are at 7:00-7:30 pm in the Music Suite downstairs. Contact Sophie Hong for more information.
- Glen Mar’s Relay for Life Team – “Angels for a Cure” will be in the Gathering Place on Sunday, April 21 to collect donations for the American Cancer Society. They will also take orders for the luminaria in honor or in memory of someone who has had cancer.
- Ushers Needed for 9:30am Worship Service – We are looking to expand our Usher Team that serves during the 9:30 services – if you are interested, please contact Mary Ellen, our pastor’s assistant.
ACT NOW . . .
Sign Up Today for New Member Class: Lunch w/the Pastors – Sunday May 5 at 12:30 pm
Join us for a special New Member Class – for people who want to join Glen Mar Church! We would love to meet with you in person for lunch – on us – and talk about what it means to be a member at Glen Mar Church. Sign up TODAY!
Save the Date! Zachary Costello Concert – Monday, June 10 at 7:00 pm
Glen Mar’s Own – Zachary Costello will be giving a live Saxophone Concert in Glen Mar’s Spirit Center. Light refreshments will be provided afterward.
Graduating Seniors – PHOTO DEADLINE April 28
Senior Recognition Sunday is May 12. Email us a senior picture or give one to D.C. Veale by April 28.
Do You Speak a Non-English Language?
On May 19, we celebrate Pentecost. For a special part of the celebration, we are looking for people to speak the same phrases in another language. Please contact Pastor Melaina if you would like to be a part of the Pentecost celebration.
Glen Mar Early Learning Center – Registration Now Open
Registration is NOW OPEN to the community for the Glen Mar ELC. We are busy planning our 2024-2025 school year. We offer full-day care for infants through 5 years old. Check out our website for more information and to schedule a tour today!
Glen Mar’s kids need YOU!
Sunday morning programs at 9:30 for infants through 5th grade need classroom assistants. Sign up to help once or twice a month (or more!). People are especially needed in the Nursery – paid and unpaid positions. Contact Julie Metakes to volunteer or learn more.
Vacation Bible School (VBS) – Register Today!
Registration has begun! Kids currently in kindergarten and older are invited into an amazing undersea adventure where they’ll experience the ever-flowing, never-ending love of God this summer at Scuba VBS – July 8-12, 9am to noon, with an extended day option. Adults and youth completing 7th grade and older can volunteer – we love volunteers! Visit our table in the Gathering Place on Sunday, February 25. [Read More]
Sometimes, It’s Hard to Ask for Help
We’re brought up to be strong, self-sufficient, independent people. We tend to think that if we ask for help, it is a sign of weakness. Consider the listening ear of a Stephen Minister. To learn more about Stephen Ministry, talk to one of the pastors or email the Stephen Ministry team. [Read More]
Serve Here @ Glen Mar Church
. . . and we’re asking for help. ;o) We need your service on our 9:30 Worship Greeter and Communion Server teams. Please sign up today at to Greet or to Serve Communion. Or email our pastor’s assistant, Mary Ellen.
UPCOMING EVENTS . . .
Youth Group – Sunday, April 21 at 5:30 pm
Why do we worship? How do we worship? Does God care if we worship? These questions and more will be discussed at youth group this week. If you have ever wondered what the point of worship is then come on out to talk about it (and maybe experience a little worship as well). Bring $5 for dinner.
Next Baptism/New Member Sunday is May 19
Baptisms and reception of New Members happen on the 3rd Sundays of the month. If you are interested in having a baptism, please fill out a form. If you would like to become a member, please sign up for our next New Members Class Lunch w/the Pastors or email our Pastor’s Assistant, Mary Ellen.
Grassroots Meals Ministry: Make a Meal – Tuesday, April 23
Love to cook? Looking for a way to serve those in need in Howard County? Sign up today to provide a meatloaf or two for the Grassroots emergency shelter, serving families in need in Howard County. Email Linda Hunt. [Read More]
Our Next Turn @ Rt. 1 DRC – April 27, 2024 from 11:45 am – 2:00 pm
One of 50 churches supporting the Grassroots Rt. 1 Day Resource Center (DRC), Glen Mar provides lunch on the 4th Saturday of every month. If you’d like to contribute to the potluck menu, help serve on site, or even view future SignUps, please visit our blog. Or, just sign up here.
Family Matters Pot Luck Dinner – Saturday, May 4 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
Do you have kids in preschool through middle school? We are a small group that typically meets every 1st Saturday of the month. This is a great opportunity to make friends with other families with kids at Glen Mar! Bring the whole family, an entrée or side dish and join us in the Glen Mar Youth Lounge.
HOLA Toastmasters of Ellicott City – Next Meeting Tuesday, May 7 at 7:30pm
We meet twice a month on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings at 7:30 pm. We have hybrid meetings both online and in person on first Tuesdays at Glen Mar and on ZOOM only on third Tuesdays. For more information, email Rajan Gupta.
Dancing Needles – Thursday, May 9 at 1:00 pm
Do you enjoy knitting and crocheting or would you like to learn? We need you in our prayer shawl group. Prayer shawls are given to those in hospital 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. We usually meet the second Thursday of every month at 1:00 pm in Room 144 to knit, crochet, and share together. If you wish you can knit or crochet at home and we can arrange to have your finished items picked up or dropped off at church. Donations of yarn are always welcome.
Habitat4Humanity – Next build date is Saturday, May 11
Do you enjoy doing handy work? Or do you wish you knew how to do handy tasks around your home? The Glen Mar Habitat Crew welcomes you to join us, either way. You must be 16 or older to work on a Habitat site. We work the second Saturday of every month. If construction isn’t your gift, you can still support this wonderful mission by volunteering in the Restores. Contact Adrienne Taylor to learn more or to sign up.
Lighthouse Congregation
Glen Mar Church is a Lighthouse Congregation of the Baltimore Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church.
