We just heard that our funding request for this year’s Alternative Spring Break has been approved!! So, I am encouraging you to make plans to join our Alternative Spring Break to DC this March! It promises to be an interesting and engaging time that mixes service, learning, exploration and community. This trip is a cooperative project for Lutheran Student Community, Wesley …
Happy Epiphany! A Note from Alicia Anderson, campus minister Christmas ended yesterday and the season of Epiphany begins today. In case you hadn’t heard before, those “Twelve Days of Christmas” in the song begin on Christmas Day and run through January 5 each year. On January 6th, we mark the arrival of the magi who followed a star to find Jesus. The magi were strangers, foreigners …
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Penn State does not hold classes on Monday, January 16th, 2017. You can participate in Penn State’s Day of Service and help our community in honor of Dr. King and his important work. Just visit the volunteer@psu website to sign up. Shifts are from 8:30 am – 4:30 pm and you will receive …
Student Lunch on Sunday, January 22nd at 11:30 pm (or just after the 10:30 am worship service at Grace Lutheran) Come and enjoy some home-cooked food and a chance to get to know some of the others you are worshiping with. Other students will be there, plus members of Grace Lutheran! Relax a bit before you get to work on …
Do you knit or crochet? Do you want to learn? Use your skills (or learn new ones) to help make hats, scarves or mittens for children or adults who need them! No experience necessary, and we’ll help provide yarn and needles if you need them! DATE CHANGE Due to weather, Alicia will pick up supplies NEXT Thursday, so now we’ll …
Matthew 2:1-12 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, …
Take a break from studying on Sunday, December 11th and help ring the bell at the Corner Room! Bells provided! Get outside for a little while and help raise money to help Interfaith Human Services provide heating assistance to families in our community. LSC is signed up from 2 pm – 3 pm at the corner of Allen Street and …
You are invited to spend 24 hours with other PSU students exploring just how your values and beliefs, as well as your priorities, are shaping the work you are preparing for and the choices you are making with your life. January 13 – 14, 2017 starting at 5 pm Dare to Discern – a retreat will give you a chance to …
Looking for a quiet place to study this Finals Week? Pasquerilla Spiritual Center (corner of Allen and Curtin behind Patee-Paterno Library) There will be space set aside for study in a number of places in the building. Snacks will be available Moday through Thursday from 8 am – 8 pm and early in the day on Friday. The building will …
I used to be afraid in the dark. Like lots of kids, I relied on a nightlight to keep darkness at bay, and ensure that the monster who lived under my bed stayed in its place until dawn when it was no longer a threat. Even in my adult years, I have been known to make my way carefully through …
