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OCTOBER 2017

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The Challenger Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I cannot begin to express

my thankfulness for all God has done in and through this church and my hopefulness for all I believe God will do in the decades to come. We stand poised to kick off our Capital Campaign to Re-new, Restore, and Reach Out. Our journey is spiritual and practi-cal, reflecting our Wesleyan heritage. As we examine our hearts and our faith commitments, we will also examine our financial commitments, knowing that the work of the church and use of the building requires our faithful financial support. You will be asked to prayerfully consider going the extra mile to offer a 3-year pledge to our capital campaign for the purpose of preserving and restoring our building for ministry for the next 50 years. We will consider how we reach out into our local community to be the hands and feet and witness of Christ in our world.

I’m truly excited to announce that we will have our FIRST Glyndon UMC homecoming and ministry celebration on Sunday, November 12, 2017! Please mark your calendars now and plan on spending the day celebrating our church and its ministries and joining in fellowship and fun with your church family! Our minis-try celebration will be held in Dew Hall from 9:30 – 11. Come for brunch bites and learn about all the ministry efforts of our church community. We’ll have a wonderful Homecoming worship from 11 – 12:15ish with all of our choirs, some memories from history, and an inspiring word from one of your previous pastors! Then our Homecoming and Ministry Celebration Team will host an amazing fellowship lunch and afternoon fun and fellowship for people of all ages!

We’ll wrap up our stewardship journey with our Commit-ment Sunday on November 19th as we reflect on the ways we and our building have been revived by faith. Please begin to prayer-fully consider all God has done for you, how Glyndon UMC has nurtured your faith journey, and how God is calling you to finan-cially support its ministry in the coming years.

One last announcement: We have an extra special word planned for you on Laity Sunday, October 15th. You will hear some beautiful, creative reflections from a cross-section of our laity! They will offer poignant and powerful reflections on their roots in life and faith. I know you don’t want to miss it, so please join us for this special worship experience.

I give thanks for you, your faith, and your service! With grace, peace, and hope, Pastor Dawn

Glyndon United Methodist Church

4713 Butler Road, PO Box 84 Glyndon, MD 21071

glyndonumchurch@gmail.com www.glyndonumchurch.org

410-833-2033

Greetings from Pastor Dawn

First Fruits Farm, Friends on Wilkens, Cold Weather Clothing Drive, Communi-ty Prayer Breakfast

Laity Sunday, New Ser-mon Series, Coffee Hour Host, Non-Internet Users

Preschool Fundraiser,

Community Blood Drive

Focus Groups & Goals, Poem, Challenger Note

Prayer Team, UMM Monthly Prayer Breakfast, Visitation List

Youth Worship, Confirmation Class

Love. Pray. Serve.

Family Fellowship. Member Highlight

Trunk-or-Treat

October Calendar

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Coffee Hour Hosts

We love to gather on Sundays be-

tween services so people can stay

after the first service or come ear-

ly for the late service and still en-

joy fellowship together. Michelle

Stranger coordinates the hosts

who provide snacks and juices for

this activity, and she needs people

to sign up for a Sunday, so we

don’t lean on a small few to cover

so many weeks. Please consider

signing up for a week on the bul-

letin board in the lobby or contact

Michelle via email at

tmstranger@verizon.net. Thanks!

Feeling Left Out of Communications Since Internet Isn’t Your Thing?

We have so many activities going on and we want everyone to know about them so they don’t miss out. So if you want a hard copy of the monthly Challenger, they are at the back of church on shelf with Sunday bulle-tins, in an acrylic brochure stand & also on the Memorial Shelf in lobby by parking lot. We can also discuss the Friday News & Highlights weekly email and bulle-tin & insert if you can’t make it to church. Just contact Gayle in the church office (410-833-2033)

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FIVE YEAR GOALS As a result of our July church leadership retreat, we decided that we want as the body of Christ to (1) develop a culture that welcomes, celebrates and supports those with special needs, (2) deepen engagement of our current congregants, and (3) welcome and integrate newcomers to the church. To that end, we are holding a focus group around each one of these topics. The purpose of the focus groups will be to set the actual goals for engaging each of these three groups and talk about how to get there. We are asking you, our church family, to consider whom you have a heart for engaging in the life of the church and attend one or more of these meet-ings. Please join us for one of the following focus group meetings: Develop a culture which welcomes, supports

and celebrates those with special needs: Thursday, October 5th at 7 pm Deepen engagement and connection within

our community: Tuesday, October 10th at 7 pm Welcome and integrate visitors Tuesday, November 14th at 7 pm

Monthly Poem Submission By Ron Fouse

Once upon a time, I wrote a story

It was all about our God’s Glory.

As I started to write ...I had to cease,

For all about me was quiet and peace.

It was then I found how tough it was,

To put into words, all about His Love.

For if you really know His peace.

You know your worries are going to cease.

Oh My, oh my, who’s writing this poem,

I don’t know and I don’t care.

It doesn’t matter, if HE is there.

How do you tell folks of His Love.

When they won’t listen, their brains in a glove.

Just live your life the way he taught,

Keeping him in every thought.

If you do this, I know your life

Will help others see His light.

There’s faith in money, cars and stuff,

But this really is just some fluff.

Th eonly place to put your Faith,

Is in His Holy caring face,

For after all is said and done,

We’re just waiting for Him to come.

For on that day, in the twinkling of an eye,

He’s taking us all up in the sky.

If they don’t buy it, it’s a real good bet,

That in the end, they shall really sweat.

Challenger

The monthly Challenger newslet-ter is one of the best ways to keep up with all the upcoming activi-ties, changes in worship sched-

ules and getting details for upcoming small group studies and being the first to hear about the up-coming sermon series. So be sure to submit arti-cles are your group’s activities, and send some pictures of your team, too! Article submission deadline is the 15th of the prior month, so the deadline is October 15th for the November issue.

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Join In the Fun!

Help us finish up our mission work at First Fruits Farm on Sat, October 21st.

From toddlers (with parental supervision) to senior citizens! Many volunteers are blessed by this rich experience in the fields knowing that the Lord’s bounty will be shared with our brothers and sisters in need. It is a wonderful opportunity for our youth to earn service hours, too, as we pick the crops as they ripen.

We will depart from the church parking lot at 8:00am and return between 1:00 and 1:30pm. Training will be provided and lunch, too, so sign up in the church lobby so Robin has a count for food! You can contact Robin Krell (Cell_443-871-6389 / Email: rti.krell@gmail.com for questions or to confirm that day if weather is questionable.

Cold weather is just around the corner!

Please consider donating new or gently used items for those in need: coats, jackets, sweatshirts, sweatpants as you begin to transition your closets for colder weather please consider donating new or gently used cold weather clothing items through November. They will be distributed to the homeless and people living in shelters such as The Baltimore Station, where 87% of residents are veterans. Your donations are greatly ap-preciated! You can drop them off in the church lobby inside the parking lot entrance, for us to box up for delivery. Share warms clothes to those in need, as well as God’s love to warm everyone’s souls.

FRIENDS HELPING FRIENDS ON WILKENS For the past two years about 10 church members have been providing a variety of casseroles, salads, and/or brownies for the residents near the very impoverished area at the corner of Monroe and Ramsey Street in Baltimore City. Homeless men, women and children, alcohol and drug addicted, sex trafficked, mentally ill, and hungry souls were fed weekly by Angels of Addiction. The mission group has closed and two of the previous members have begun a new ministry called “Friends on Wilkens” to continue serving those who need to experience the hands and feet of Christ in action. Robin Krell, Pastor Dawn, Karen Sakkof, and Bob & Kathy Rittler have served the donated food to 100 to 140 area residents. On the third Thursday of each month, we could use your help with donations of easily prepared casseroles, store bought cookies, salad mix and ranch dressing. You may also join us to actually serve the food from 9 to 11 pm in Baltimore, if you’d like to do so. Contact Kathy Rittler @ rrittler@aol.com.

Carroll County Christian Men’s Annual Prayer Breakfast Join us for the 21st Annual Carroll County Christian Men’s Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, October 7 from 8:00-10:00am (doors open at 7:30am) at the Pleasant Valley Community Fire Hall, 2030 Pleasant Val-ley Road South in Westminster. The Keynote Speaker is Tom Joyce, who graduated from the U.S. Naval

Academy in Annapolis and had a very active, rewarding, and dangerous career as a fighter pilot and was even Commanding Officer on board the USS Kitty Hawk. Tom won many awards and survived the 9/11 attack on the PentagonHe served on active duty for 25 years and then retired and put his Masters Degree from Harvard and his education from Capital Bible Seminary to work. Tom and his wife, Deshua, now live in northern Virginia, and Tom is a pastor at Immanuel Bible Church in Springfield, VA. Please see Dan Marshall for tickets or email him at dfmarshall2@verizon.net.

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Please attend our restaurant fundraiser at Reter’s Crab House and Grille on Tuesday, October 10th. Glyndon

United Methodist School (GUMS) will receive a portion of the sales for the entire day. Please hand this flyer

to the wait staff when placing your order or let them know you are there for the preschool!

Enjoy all you can eat shrimp with soup and salad for $14.99!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017. All day, dine in or order online.

You can also order items from the regular menu as well.

Any questions call Church office @ 410.833.2033 or email Terri @ glyndonumschool@gmail.com online.

PLEASE JOIN US!!!!

FALL COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE GLYNDON, REISTERSTOWN, OWNINGS MILLS

WHEN: Saturday, October 21, 2017, 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM WHERE: Reisterstown UMC on Main Street in their Fellowship Hall

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. One out of every 10 people admitted in a hospital needs blood. A single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood. There is no substitute for blood. Your donation can save up to three lives.

To be eligible you must be at least 17 years old (16 with parental permission in Maryland), weigh at least 110 pounds, have a photo ID, and be in general good health and no tattoos within the last 12 months.

To schedule your lifesaving donation, please contact Lynn Beebe at 443-463-9079 or lynnbeebe77@gmail.com

For questions on eligibility, please call Donor Services at 1-866-236-3276

To save time during your donation, please consider using RapidPass at redcrossblood.org/RapidPass.

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Youth Worship / 5pm -7pm / 3rd Sunday of the Month

We begin each night with a time of food & fellowship before we dive in to missions & worship.

Our next meeting (Missions/How Can We Help?) will be on Sunday, October 15th and we will get together

for food, fellowship, music, games and plan our mission event for the year. We will begin to look at how we

can make a difference not only in our church but in our community. We also will be having a bonfire and

roast hotdogs, enjoy our favorite S’mores, have a scavenger hunt with prizes, and enjoy praise music.

Upcoming Dates . . . for you to invite a friend to join us!

Sunday, November 19

Community/Compassion

Sunday, December 17

Holiday / Worship Celebration

With the fall season here, many of our Sunday School programs are beginning again, and we take on the responsibility of raising our young people in the faith of Jesus Christ in his church. Confirmation is an im-portant sacramental step in the journey of any person who wishes to publicly profess faith in Jesus Christ, but it is especially important for our younger members. Studies have shown that what we believe about Jesus by the age of 13 remains largely what we believe as adults.

Our kick off meeting was Sunday, September 24 but if you couldn’t make that, you are still welcome to join us. We will be meeting at church on Sundays from 5pm-7pm and dinner is included. Listed below are the dates and locations.

• Sunday, October 22 (at GUMC from 5pm-7pm)

• Sunday, November 26 (at GUMC from 5pm-7pm)

• Sunday, December 10 (we will be attending a service at Lovely Lane church in the morning and take a tour—more details coming soon)

• Sunday, January 28 (at GUMC from 5p-7pm)

• Sunday, February 25 (at GUMC from 5pm-7pm)

• Sunday, March 25 (at GUMC from 5pm-7pm)

• Friday, April 20 to Sunday, April 22 (Retreat)

• Sunday, June 4 Confirmation in Church Sanctuary

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Member Highlight—ruth mayr Ruth Mayr has been very active in the life of Glyndon Church since she joined our church family in the spring of 1969. Over the years, she has used her many talents to welcome, teach, organize, support, feed, and care for peo-ple, both near and far away. She is truly a Christian servant who works to bring the light of Christ to others. Two of Ruth's favorite things about Glyndon Church are the wide variety of programs that offer lots of things to do, and the Missions and Outreach activities that provide support to people in need all around the world. Most of all, she says, "I love the people here." Ruth taught Sunday School to 1st and 2nd graders for an astounding 37 years and was an active member of the United Methodist Women. She has long been a member of the Hospitality Committee and has coordinated funeral luncheons and receptions at our church since 1998. She has worked as a re-ceptionist with Mission of Mercy for 13 years.

Ruth sings in the Chancel Choir and participates regularly in bible studies. She is currently a member of the Capital Campaign Committee as well as the Congregational Care Team. In her own Card Ministry, she sends cheer and love through the mail to people in our church family during times of celebration. sorrow and struggle. She is part of the Community Bible Class Quilting Group and has made "Linus" quilts for young children, lap quilts for nursing home residents, quilts for hurricane victims, and dresses and shorts for children in areas of need around the world. Ruth is a moth-er of two and grandmother of three. She was an Elementary School teach-er and taught 1st and 3rd Grades in Fullerton and Owings Mills. After she retired from teaching, she worked at a dress shop in Towson for 17 years. She is a very talented seamstress. On several occasions, she made some beautiful American Girl® doll clothes that "brought a pretty penny" in support of the UMW's Silent Auction. The dolls that wore Ruth's crea-tions were certainly the best dressed dolls in town! Through her many ef-forts, Ruth Mayr has contributed immeasurably to the life of Glyndon Church, and touched the lives of several generations of Glyndon Church members as well as the lives of countless people all over the world. She has been, and continues to be, a humble servant and "the hands and feet of Christ" in the world.

Thank you, Ruth, for all you do! You are an example for us all to follow.

Family Fellowship is back on for our Second Sundays from 5:00pm – 7:00pm. Join us on October 8th for potluck and game

night!!!

It is a great time to relax and have fun with your church family. Remember, Family Fellowship is open to ALL …as we are all part of the family of God…and is a time of fellowship around food

and fun activity for all. So whether you are 6 or 60, whether your family is 1 or 8, whether you have kids or not, please consider coming! I promise you will have fun and enjoy some great food

and be blessed to grow in friendship with others in the body of Christ.

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Do you ever wonder how the Prayer Team works at Glyndon UMC? Here’s some information that may help you learn about our prayer team and maybe you will feel called to join our team.

All information given as a Prayer Request is Confi-dential for use by Team Members and the Pastor on-ly.

1. Process: Prayer requests are given to PMT Coor-dinator, Joan Poling, by Pastor Dawn, a church member, or a Prayer Team member.

2. The Coordinator then updates the team members and the Pastor.

3. Any church member can be a Prayer Team mem-ber. There is just one phone call for each prayer reuest to a PMT Team member, who then shares it with their partner. They may then pray togeth-er, and also each will continue the prayer until notice of a resolution with that particular request.

4. We pray compassionately for each request given to us.

5. Intercessory prayer is a most valuable tool for effective prayer—and A GIFT for the one who is the subject of the prayer.

Prayer is a “sweet aroma” to God.

If interested in joining the prayer team, you can con-

tact Joan Poling (suziq159@gmail.com)

Visitation List Reach out and share God’s love through a card, call or

visit, but always call first to set up time for visit.

Dora Sabo 205 St. Mark Way, Apt 314

Westminster, MD 21158 410-876-1749

Dorothy Hammond Symphony Manor, Apt. 309

4301 Roland Ave Baltimore MD 21210

June Pearce 53 Timber Ridge Drive

Westminster, MD 21157 410-804-6646

Bill Howard 1611 Heather Heights Sykesville, MD 21784

Peggy Sindall

Broadmead, 13801 York Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030

443-578-8399

Alice Wolfgang c/o Connie Wolfgang

12930 la Rochelle Circle Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410

Doris Shaneybrook 144 Westminster Pike,

Reisterstown, MD 21136

Don Moore 205 St. Mark Way, Apt 223

Westminster, MD 21158

Phyllis Good Sunrise Senior Living, 3800 Old Court Road Pikesville, MD 21208

Bee Patten 119 Northway

Reisterstown, MD 21136

Ethel Mays 2115 Kimrick Place, Lutherville, MD 21093

Dr. & Mrs. Henry Ernst

505 High Acre Drive, Apt. 123 Westminster, MD 21157

667-367-2923

Challengers are mailed to these members, but it would be

a nice touch to share a current bulletin with them as well.

Glyndon United Methodist Men’s Monthly Prayer Breakfast

The Glyndon UMM’s monthly prayer breakfast will not be held in October due to the Annual Carroll Community Men’s Prayer breakfast the same day. The monthly UMM Prayer Breakfast at GUMC will be back on their regular schedule in November. So feel free to invite your brothers in Christ to join you for prayer, food, and fellowship, on Saturday, No-vember 4th at 8:00am in Dew Hall. The prayer breakfasts are usually held the first Saturday of each month so mark your calendars now and join in the discussions!

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Would You Help Us To Make Trunk or Treat a Success?

Our Trunk-or-Treat event always draws in children from our community as well as our church, and they get

to meet our church members and staff, and learn more about Glyndon UMC.

Listed below are some ways you can help!

We need 6-8 people to help out with food & games in Dew Hall We also need all the people available with cars to purchase candy and distribute from their

uniquely decorated trunks to our little friends. We also need people willing to donate individual bags of chips/cookies/goldfish etc. for food.

If you can volunteer your time and services, please sign up on the bulletin board in the lobby by parking lot entrance, or contact Terri (waterri@gmail.com).

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October 2017

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Communion Sunday 8:30am Morning Glory 8:30 PeaceBringers 9am Children’s Choir 9:30am Worship 9:30am Sunday School 11am Worship 12pm SPRC 12:30pm Girlfriend’s Lunch at J&P

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7:00pm Missions

7:30pm Candlelighter’s Re-hearsal

3 7pm Girl Scouts

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7:30pm Moses Study

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8:30am Al-Anon

7pm Special Needs Focus Group

6 CC Training 6pm Vision Awareness 7pm Hospitality 8pm Alumni/Friends

7 8am Carroll Co. Men’s Prayer Breakfast CC Training 9am Spiritual Life 10am Mailing 11am HC/Ministry 12pm Communica-tions Review

9 Second Sunday 8am MG Breakfast 8:30am Morning Glory 8:30 PeaceBringers 9am Children’s Choir 9:30am Worship 9:30am Sunday School 11am Worship CC Training 12pm Leadership Team 1:30pm Ledership Culti-vation 2:30pm DS/GD/Dirs 3:30pm Children/Youth 5pm Family Fellowship

9 7pm Trustees 7:30pm Candle-lighters Rehearsal

10 7pm Building Con-nection Focus Group

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6:30pm Moses Study (Parlor) 7:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

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8:30am Al-Anon

7pm Special Needs Focus Group

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7pm Finance Com (Parlor) 7:30pm Candle-lighters Rehearsal

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7pm Church Confer-ence at Pleasant Hill UMC 7pm Girl Scouts

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7:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

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8:30am Al-Anon

6:45 Freestate 7:30pm Friends on Wilkens

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10am Laleche League

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7:30am-1:30pm Blood Drive at RUMC 8am First Fruits Farm Mission Project

22 8:30am PB Rehearsal 8:45am Morning Glory Praise 9am Children’s Choir 9:30 Worship 9:30 Sunday School 11am Worship 12pm Bayne Lunch Mtg 5pm Confirmation Class

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7pm Church Council (Dew Hall) 7:30pm Candle-lighters Rehearsal

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7:30pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal

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8:30am Al-Anon

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29 Casserole Sunday Challenge Sunday 8:30 PB Rehearsal 8:45am Morning Glory Praise 9:30am Worship 9:30am Sunday School 11am Worship Capital Campaign 12pm Leadership R2 1:30pm Leader Cult R1 2:30pm DS/GD/Dirs 3:30pm Children/Youth

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12:30pm Preschool 4’s Halloween Pa-rade & Party 7:30pm Candle-lighters Rehearsal

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Enjoy God’s Awesome Creation

this Fall

Grab Your Bible & Sit Under a Tree & Seek His Word to find the peace He brings to us.

Restore Renew Reach Out