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This Just In: October 13, 2024

This Just In

There’s always something happening at Glen Mar.

MINISTRY SPOTLIGHTS:
  • Trunk or Treat Fall Festival – Saturday, October 19, 10 am-12 pm. Join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly morning of games, activities, and some cool trunks! Volunteers are needed to decorate their vehicle and hand out treats, help with games and activities, or donate candy. Sign up on the website to attend or to volunteer https://glenmarumc.org/events/trunkortreat2024/. Drop off candy donations in the Children’s Office.
  • Operation Christmas Child – Shoe Boxes will be distributed October 20 and 27. Collection dates are November 3 and 10. The project collects shoe boxes filled with toys, school supplies, and personal needs for children around the world. Community churches distribute the boxes to connect with children and their families to share the love of Jesus Christ. See the table in the Gathering Place for additional information and the shoe boxes.
  • The North Carolina Mission Team Needs your help! The North Carolina Mission Team is headed down to build beds tomorrow! Please consider donating funds to purchase mattresses for the Windsor, NC Mission Facility.
ACT NOW:
  • Want to help with hurricane relief?
    Contribute directly to UMCOR at: https://advance.umcmission.org.
  • Charge Conference on ZOOM – Saturday, Oct. 19, 10:00 to 11:30 am. Join this yearly meeting with our District Superintendent Representative. All church members will be eligible to vote. At the charge conference, we will worship, share joys from the past year, share reports from different administrative teams, and approve pastoral compensation for 2025. Register at tinyurl.com/gm-CHARGE-2024/.
  • Guatemala Mission Trip – Registration Deadline is October 20. Glen Mar is sending our first team of volunteers to work with Steps of Hope Education Center in Santa Maria de Jesus – combination of working with children and facilities improvements. March 4-11, 2025, cost $1,500-$1,800/person. Contact D.C. Veale for more info. Register at glenmarumc.org/events/guatemala-2025/.
  • Jewels for Hope – Donate your gently worn jewelry and scarves by the deadline (October 22). Drop off containers are in the Glen Mar Gathering Place, at Hope Works, at Miller’s Grant, and the Columbia Yoga Center. Questions?

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    The Relay for Life of Baltimore and Howard County Pasta Dinner – Saturday, November 2, 3:00 to 6:00 pm at Milford Mill UMC in Pikesville. Glen Mar’s Angels for a Cure is a team on this relay, which raises money for the American Cancer Society and supports cancer survivors. Register by Wednesday, October 16. Questions? Email 

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  • All Saints Day – Sunday, November 3 at the 9:30 and 11:00 am services. Submit photos and names of saints (family, friends, neighbors/community members) in your life who have passed from labor to reward over this past year for our Sunday, November 3 celebration of All Saints Day. Please email photos and names to

    wo*****@gl********.org











    by Sunday, October 27.
  • It’s almost the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! Honor a loved one this Christmas and help beautify our Spirit Center by ordering a poinsettia! Order forms for either red or white poinsettias can be found in the Gathering Place.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Lunch Bunch – Tuesday, October 15 at 11:30 am. Lunch Bunch is a group of “seasoned citizens” (55 and up) who meet in the lower lobby for fellowship, fun and, of course, lunch. This Tuesday is potluck! If you have any questions, contact the Pastor’s Assistant at (443) 341-2156.
  • Alphabet Soup – Tuesday, October 15 at 7:00 pm. Looking for a safe space where you can be yourself? Alphabet Soup is a
    reconciling community, celebrating diversity and inclusiveness, and welcoming and affirming ALL people. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 PM in Room 124.
  • Messenger Deadline – October 15, for November 1 publication. A lot has been happening around here at Glen Mar in the past three months! Please share your enthusiasm for how God is working through you and your group, team, or ministry here at Glen Mar. Please visit glenmarumc.org/messenger-deadline/.
  • Grassroots Meals Ministry – Tuesday, October 22. 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. Read more about this ministry at glenmarumc.org/grassroots-meals-ministry/ or email Linda Hunt at

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  • Our Next Turn @ Rt. 1 DRC – Saturday, October 26, 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 glenmarumc.org/drc. Sign up to be on the mailing lists for future sign ups by emailing

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  • Family Matters Pot Luck Dinner – Saturday, November 2 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. 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, November 5 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

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YOUTH INFO/EVENTS:
  • Middle School Retreat – All youth and adult participants on the retreat will return to Glen Mar at 2pm today.
  • Youth Group – Tonight’s meeting is for SENIOR HIGH ONLY. All 9th-12th graders should meet in Youth Lounge from 5:30-7pm for a special look at “What’s Next?” We’ll have an awesome panel of experts to share their experiences and answer your questions. Bring $5 for dinner.
MUSIC CORNER:

Christmas Cantata – Calling all singers and instrumentalists – plan now to be part of Love! A Gospel Christmas Celebration by Joel Raney, Sunday, December 22 at both the 9:30 and 11:00 am services. Rehearsals begin on Thursday, September 26. Contact Sophie Hong for more information.

Music groups for adults, youth, and kids: For more information, visit our Glen Mar Music Ministry blog. Sundays: Children’s Choir at 10:45 am, Voices of Praise Youth Choir at 10:45 am, and Youth Bell Choir at 12:00 pm.

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