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Sunday Lunch – April 29 after 10:30 am worship!

Running out of dining dollars?  Tired of your own cooking?  Want a quick lunch before you get back to studying? Come enjoy a home-cooked meal after the 10:30 am worship service on Sunday, April 29th at Grace Lutheran Church. Enjoy lunch after worship this week with other Penn State students, members of the congregation, and campus minister Alicia Anderson.  You

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Lutheran Student Community Leadership team

Your leadership skills are needed! Lutheran Student Community Leadership Team is a group of students who help guide Lutheran Campus Ministry and Lutheran Student Community and who lead and shape the events, service projects, and gatherings we offer. We’ll schedule monthly meetings and each Team member is invited to take on tasks that fit with their interests, gifts, and available

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Prayer for the week 4/12/2018

God of New Life, I have questions.  I am not always certain.  I have doubts. Like Thomas, I am not able to simply accept the testimony of my friends.  I need to see you myself. Help me to see your presence, your power, your work and your love in the world around me. Help me to see how you bring

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Discovery: A Comic Lament

Discovery: A Comic Lament Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 7:00 pm at State College Presbyterian Church, 132 W Beaver Ave, State College, PA 16801 Discovery: A Comic Lament, starring Ted Swartz and Michelle Milne, and produced by Ted & Co, is a play about the Doctrine of Discovery, the legal framework that justifies theft of land and oppression of Indigenous

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Sunday Lunch – April 15 after 10:30 am worship!

Getting tired of your own “cooking?”  Running out of dining dollars?  Want a change of pace? Come enjoy a home-cooked meal after the 10:30 am worship service on Sunday, April 15th at Grace Lutheran Church. Enjoy some time with other Penn State students, members of the congregation, and some staff from campus ministry and Grace.  Relax and enjoy some down-time

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Listening for Grace – Wednesday, April 18 at 7 pm

Listening for Grace uses humor and insight to give voice to our fears and hopes when a faith community engages in questions around sexuality and same-sex relationships. This story comes to life, inviting audiences into one father’s journey, a church’s struggle and a search for commonality. Wednesday, April 18, 2018 @ 7:00 pm at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 250

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John 20:19-31

19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples

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Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Remembering Dr. King today, the 50th anniversary of his assassination. On April 3rd, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his last speech called “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” in support of striking sanitation workers at Mason Temple in Memphis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDl84vusXos   Here is the conclusion of the speech above.

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Interfaith Seder – Tuesday, April 3!

You and your community are invited to Penn State Hillel’s 2018 Interfaith Community Seder! Starting on Friday, we will be observing the holiday of Passover in the Jewish tradition. Passover is centered around themes such as rebirth, redemption, and freedom. We want to engage in conversation around these themes and more with not only our Jewish community, but also with our extended,

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Interfaith Table

Gather with students who have different beliefs to discuss issues that matter.  Interfaith Table is a project designed to bring students together, build connections and learn about our differences and our commonalities . . . all while enjoying each other’s company and delicious food.    Participants are invited to share thoughts on the Interfaith Table blog:  http://sites.psu.edu/interfaithtable/.   If you’d like to

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