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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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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.
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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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embrace
In this week’s gospel, Jesus tells a parable with three characters: a man and his two sons. Perhaps you have heard it before. The younger son asked for his share of the inheritance and went away to a far away country. He spent everything he had in “dissolute living.” When famine struck, the son took a rotten and degrading job
THANK YOU! Check here for final results!
From March 1 – March 30, 2025, Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn State joined 50 other campus ministries in rasing funds and visibility through Campus Ministry Madness! The final donation totals and bonus points are being tallied, but LCM at Penn State raised over $1000. In the coming days, we’ll hear about the final totals and where we ended up
weekly prayer: 4/1
O God, When I try to turn my back and walk away, you love me. When I make choices that break your heart, you love me. When I turn toward you, you love me. Help me to seek your embrace, to find your welcome. When I judge people, you love me. When I imagine I am better than others, you
Jobs at Camp Mount Luther this Summer!
Check out the possibilities for a summer working outside, leading kids, working with other college-aged people, learning and growing in ways that will amaze you! Use the QR above or this link to start the application process!
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
1Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to [Jesus.] 2And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3So he told them this parable: 11b“There was a man who had two sons. 12The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the property that will belong
Lent: Sensing God – taste
lenten thoughts on taste Lent is a season when followers of Jesus intentionally try to move closer to God, so this year, we will try to move closer by considering the countless ways we encounter God through our senses. This week, we are focusing on taste. Our reflections are from Sue Ellen Spotts and Alicia Anderson. Sue Ellen and Alicia share some