prayer for the week 8/28/2019

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O God, source of all goodness: We give you thanks for the gift of reason and the opportunity for education. Bless all schools, that they may be places of learning and safety where teachers challenge the minds and nurture the hearts of students. Grant that teachers and students may work together in mutual respect and find joy in the challenges …

Free Pizza Friday 9/6

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Tasty and Interfaith! We’ll be joining our Muslim friends on September 6th to hand out free pizza!  Come join the fun! If you want to help, come to the lobby at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center by 12:55 pm (don’t be late – it goes quick!) and help carry pizza over to the plaza outside Palmer and the Forum.  We’ll hand out …

God’s Work. Our Hands. Sunday

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Join folks from Lutheran congregations all across the community for a few hours of service on Sunday, September 15th. We’ll meet at Grace Lutheran Church (in the entrance) at 2 pm then drive out to The Oaks in Pleasant Gap. At this retirement community we will have two teams of volunteers. One group will work with the youth volunteers in …

Choir at Grace

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Wish you had time to sing this year? Penn State students are welcome to join the Adult Choir at Grace. Choir rehearsals begin Wednesday, September 4th! Check it out! Rehearsals are Wednesdays from 7:30 pm – 9 am and the choir sings on Sunday at the 10:30 am service. Nate Glocke is our new choir director. He teaches music and …

Podcast hosts at Penn State

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Harry Potter and the Sacred Text hosts will speak at Penn State on Monday, September 16th at 7 pm in Foster Auditorium in Paterno Library. Come explore how stories that touch our hearts help us encounter and make sense of the complexities of life and find meaning in the real world. This fall we’ll be welcoming podcast hosts Vanessa Zoltan …

Labor Day Picnic

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Come enjoy a lunch-time picnic on Labor Day, Monday, September 2nd! Since there are no classes and you really can’t be that far behind yet, we’re hosting a picnic from 12:30 pm – 2 pm! There will be space for relaxing, playing yard games and eating at the Grace Lutheran Church.  Rain or shine, we’ll gather  on the “front porch” and …

casual worship and dinner Thursdays

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NOTE: November 21 Worship will begin at 7 pm after challah making with our friends with Challah for Hunger. More Info Here. 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 …

Involvement Fair! HUB Lawn Thursday!

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What’s that you say? The Student Involvement Fair will be held on the HUB Lawn on Thursday, August 28th from 11 am – 4 pm! That sounds amazing! Come visit the Lutheran Student Community Table and learn about who we are and what all we have to offer!  There will be great people to talk with, lots of information and …

What’s Your Word? Welcome Event

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What’s your word for this school year? Come to the plaza outside Palmer Art Muesum on Curtin Road and make your own hand-stamped metal token that will move and inspire you this year!  There will be pizza, great conversation, music, freezies and fun! Friday, August 30th from 5 pm – 7 pm. Bring your friends! Join Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn …

Welcome!

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We work to build a diverse and welcoming community of students at Penn State by offering opportunities for worship, connection and community, dinner and conversation, learning and questioning, and serving the world around us. All students are welcome to this ministry of the ELCA. We offer events and programs on our own, as well as in cooperation with other groups, …