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The Lutheran Student Community of Penn State is an intentionally safe place – open to all students – regardless of faith background, church denominational history, economic status, political affiliation, ancestry, color, national origin, race, sexual orientation or gender identity, disability or handicap, political persuasion, age, or academic standing.
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Worship with us
There are plenty of opportunities with our community. Weekly worship is offered Thursdays on campus at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, as well as Sunday services in the morning and evening at Grace Lutheran Church on South Garner Street.
Need someone to talk to?
Don’t know what you believe? Struggling with relationships? Need a listening ear? If you are feeling distressed or troubled, if you can’t quite sort things out, if you just want to talk, you are welcome to contact our Campus Minister, Alicia Anderson. Part of why our staff is here is so that we can provide emotional, spiritual, and other support to students when they most need it!
Alicia is available by email at ara2@psu.edu or by text or phone at (814) 360-0601.
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“Why do you look for the living among the dead?” I wish Luke’s gospel told us just how they asked this question. I wonder if the two men in dazzling clothes at the empty tomb scolded the women for showing up at the tomb or if they were teasing them with this question. They have come to the logical place
Pre-Finals Sunday Evening Communion
Find peace and God’s presence; center yourself before finlas week begins. Sunday, May 4th at 7pm in Eisenhower Chapel at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. Casual and quiet worship to soothe your mind and spirit. There will be silence, reflections, prayer and communion. Reflect, and step away from demands and stress.
weekly prayer: 4/22
God of new life, You defeated death and rose from the tomb. You bring hope that death and evil and suffering will not win. You fill us all with light and life. Remind me that Easter is just the start of new life. Help me to share the good news that death is defeated. Guide me to live the good
Thursday worship and dinner!
Gather for a relaxed and community-built time of worship on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Worship Hall at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. You’ll find an informal and welcoming community; a place to step away from the demands of the week for a bit. There is music, prayer, reflection together, and lots of opportunity to connect with other students. It is
Luke 24:1-12
1 On the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, 3 but when they went in, they did not find the body. 4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. 5 The women were terrified and bowed their faces
Maundy Thursday worship and dinner!
Every week you can gather for a relaxed and community-built time of worship on Thursdays at 6 pm in the Worship Hall at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center. You’ll find an informal and welcoming community; a place to step away from the demands of the week for a bit. There is music, prayer, reflection together, and lots of opportunity to connect with