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Adult Forum – “Dialogues on Race” Join the conversation in the Fireside Room Sundays at 9 a.m. January through February.  This series uses a video resource and the book “Dialogues on Race” and will be facilitated by Anne Whitney, professor in the College of Education at Penn State. Using scripture to guide us, we’ll talk through today’s issues, such as

QNA this Sunday, January 19, 2020 (Questions, not Answers) –  Islam and Christianity with Dr. John Brockopp Once a month, dinner after evening worship includes an intergenerational discussion that invites our questions, not answers (QNA).  Come hear new perspectives and add your voice as you like.Conversation is from 7 – 8 pm in the Fireside Room at Grace Lutheran

Each month, on the first Friday, we help Muslim students build goodwill and connections on campus by handing out pizza in the plaza near the Forum.  Volunteers are always welcome to come and help feed hungry students from about 1 pm – 1:30 pm.  It is a fun activity and is a great chance to make connections with Muslim students

Need some doggy love? WHEN: Today (Monday, December 16th) from about 4 – 5 pm WHAT: Alicia’s very friendly Siberian Huskies, Aspen and Lola WHERE: Abba Java Coffeehouse at the corner of Locust and Calder Way Aspen and Lola will be visiting with students at Abba Java Coffeehouse from about 4 – 5 pm to help share enthusiasm and encouragement

Monday, December 9th at 8:30 pm All-Faith Chapel at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center The holiday season is not always joyful. This service is a time for those who are finding these weeks difficult because of grief or loss, Through music, poetry, silence, prayer, and candlelight, we will make a safe and sacred space to feel and to find community. Co-Sponsored by

God of Peace, In the face of holiday upheaval, fill me with peace. Help me focus on the tasks ahead, the work I must do, the deadlines and preparation I need to pay attention to. Remind me that you are with me, helping me to use the gifts and skills I have as I learn and grow and move toward

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 be

Tired and overwhelmed?  Happy and feeling great?  Somewhere in-between? Come gather in a welcoming community and share singing, praying, holy communion, and the kind of care and support that springs from the care and compassion of God. We’ll gather in the Worship Hall at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center Thursdays at 6 pm (don’t hesitate to come if you might be a little

Break is just around the corner! Hooray! May we all have a wonderful break away from the demands and deadlines of school work! May we all enjoy time away from campus, fun with family and friends, and the blessed beauty of the Christmas season. ENJOY! From Friday, December 20th through Saturday, January 11th, the only regular program we offer is Sunday evening worship

God of all goodness, Thank you for setting us in communities: for families who nurture our becoming, for friends who love us by choice, for companions at work, who share our burdens and daily tasks, for strangers who welcome us into their midst, for people from other lands who call us to grow in understanding, for children who lighten our