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WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE (410-465-4995) FOR UPDATES ON SERVICES/ACTIVITIES DURING PERIODS OF QUESTIONABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS
Considering Membership at Glen Mar? Come to "Glen Mar 101" on March 7 from 12-2 p.m. This 2 hour orientation is the first step to membership. Lunch is provided and childcare is available by reservation. RSVP to Pastor Mary Ka or Diane Keyes. DREAM JOB! If you are between the ages of 7th grade & adult, you are needed as a VBS volunteer! Sign up sheet is on the lower level bulletin board outside the Youth Office!! Youth on a Mission is having a fundraising Jambalaya Dinner on Saturday, February 27 at Bethany UMC (2875 Bethany Lane, Ellicott City) from 5:30-7:30. Tickets available at the door or from any YOAM member. Camp Glen Mar - K thru 6th grade! Pick up brochures at the kiosk in the Gathering Area. Eight different camp experiences! Glen Mar is hosting the Cold Weather Shelter March 22-29. This is our 7th year working along side 16 other congregations to support the Cold Weather Shelter Program run by Grassroots. There are many volunteer opportunities, such as preparing meals, providing transportation morning and evening, evening and overnight shift hosts, laundry and housekeeping. Volunteer signup will begin Feb. 28th in the Gathering Place between services Sign up now for Summer Mission Trips: Hurley Select (12th graders and collegians) May 30-June 5, Big Hurley (8th grade and older) June27-July3), Jacksonville (9th grade and older) July 18-24, VIM Bahamas Trip (adults & youth with parents) July 25-31. See the Glen Mar mission trips web page for details or contact D.C. Veale. Get out in the community with PATH (People Acting Together in Howard)! PATH is about to kick off its biggest campaign yet! We will be going door to door to talk face to face with 4000 Howard County residents this spring and summer to sign them up for Healthy Howard, an affordable health care plan (www.healthyhowardplan.org) and to find out what are the top issues facing families in our neighborhoods. Want to learn more? Contact Cynthia Marshall, PATH Lead Organizer, at 443-433-8054. Spring Cruise on the Potomac - Sign up by March 5 for a bus trip to the cruise site in Washington, DC. Price is $87 per person for the sight-seeing cruise and a three-course meal. Contact Carrie Grams at 410-465-4995.
Bible Study Opportunities 12-week Lectionary Series: Wednesdays 9:45-11:00 a.m. room 126 "Breaking Free" (Beth Moore): Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. Call Marjorie Kemp (410-964-3221) to order book "Getting to Know the Bible": Sundays 9:30 a.m., Room 111a Jules Kouatchu, facilitator Tuesday Morning Men's Study Group: 7-8 a.m. at Eggspectations Restaurant Don Lee, facilitator A Lenten Study of Mark: Sundays 9:30-10:30 a.m. February 7 - March 28 conference room in Education Wing Ken Nelson (443-156-3680) "He Chose the Nails" (Max Lucado): 7:00 p.m. Women's Bible Study, 2nd & 4th Mondays Moms' Bible Study: every other Wednesday 10:30 a.m. "A New Beginning (Joy)" (Women of Faith study) Jen Rowell, facilitator
O N - G O I N G C A L E N D A R R E M I N D E R S Youth On A Mission (YOAM) Spring Trip Update: There is still time to sign up for the YOAM trip to Slidell, LA from April 4-10, 2010 to continue Hurricane Katrina recovery work. Trip cost is $300. The first installment of $100 has been collected and the second deposit of $100 is now due. Sign up needs to occur by February. See the YOAM Slidell/NOLA trip 2010 facebook page or contact Mark Hardin at mhardin1@comcast.net for more information or to sign up. Gift Cards - This program is used by over 300 Glen Mar families for everyday purchases, creating a steady stream of free money to augment ministry budgets. Pick up your cards in the Gathering Area on Sundays!!! WE'VE REACHED OVER $1 MILLION IN SALES!!! Beautify the Spirit Center - Donate flowers in honor or memory of your loved ones. Sign up on the Altar Flower Chart located by the staff mailboxes near the kitchen. The cost is $20/vase and order envelopes are located at the sign up area for your convenience. PreSchool Registration - is planned for late February 2010 to serve children 6 weeks to 5 years old. Save the Date - June 12, 2010 will be our Farewell Party for Andy and Joan Lunt. It will take place in the Spirit Center. Please look for details in the coming months. Meal Preparation Help Needed - Every 4th Saturday prepare a meal for delivery to the Route 1 Homeless Ministry (Grassroots Resource Center) to feed approximately 70 people. Please contact Gini Edwards (410-884-9240). Grassroots Ministry - Your small group or family can come help provide a meal to the Grassroots Crisis Center in Columbia. We serve on the 4th Tuesday of the month and bring meatloaf/drinks. Contact Janet Eagles for info 410-461-8385. Money for Old Papers/Playground Equipment - We receive funds toward our new playground equipment by using the new recycling bin in the parking lot. We are paid for each ton of paper collected. Drop off your bagged papers, mail, magazines, etc. (no cardboard, telephone books, or kitchen/bathroom waste). Blood Pressure Screening - takes place in the church office on the third Sunday of every month between the 9:30 & 11:00 services.
Change Your Address or Email?? Let the church office know as soon as possible (410-465-4995). Questions about Glen Mar? Contact Diane Keyes or Amanda Wilson in the church office, or our Lay Leader, Gail Carter.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK THE WEBSITE OFTEN FOR NEW EVENTS AND UPDATES!!!!
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