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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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light
The last thing I want to do on a cold dark night is take my dogs outside before bed. I’m tired after a long, full day. I’ve been cozy watching TV under a blanket on the couch or busy finishing work on my computer for the next day. But, Aspen and Lola need to go out one last time and
weekly prayer: 2/10
O God, You fill each night with light. When the gloom seems to surround me, your love breaks through. Your compassion and justice give me hope for a brighter day. Help me share that light, the light of your love. Give me courage to shine compassion and care in the darkness. Empower me to be light in the places I
Ashes to Go next week!
As Lent begins next week with Ash Wednesday on February 18th, you’ll find campus minister Alicia Anderson and other campus ministers offering Ashes To Go on the old Palmer Museum Plaza near the Forum from 9 am to 11:30 am (weather permitting). Stop by and have a cross marked on your forehead in ashes to begin Lent, a season of
Matthew 5:13-20
vision
Early in Jesus’ travels preaching, teaching and healing everyone who came to him, Jesus sits down on a mountain with his disciples and begins to teach the crowds. He lays out his vision, his values, his mission among them. Jesus isn’t trying and attract the attention or favor of the rich or the powerful or the well-connected by saying great
weekly prayer: 2/3
O God, You love and claim us all. You treasure us and call us blessed, even when things are awful. When we struggle to find hope. When we are brokenhearted. When we are afraid. When we want live more faithfully. When we show mercy. When we live with integrity. When we work for peace. When we are treated badly for