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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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weekly prayer: 8/18
God of Love, You care for everyone. You reach out with a wide, welcoming embrace to all. Help me to look beyond boundaries and divisions. Move me to look past differences that separate people. Help me to see each person I encounter as your beloved child. Empower us all to dismantle divisions. Teach us to share and rely on your
Matthew 15:21-28
Jesus left that place and went away to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 Just then a Canaanite woman from that region came out and started shouting, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of David; my daughter is tormented by a demon.” 23 But he did not answer her at all. And his disciples came and urged him, saying, “Send her away, for
Thursday Worship & Dinner
Worship and dinner begin again on Thursday, August 27! Check out Evening Prayer on Thursdays with Lutheran Student Community / Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn State! 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
storms
Jesus sent his disciples in a boat ahead of him to the other side of the Sea of Galilee while he took some time alone to pray (I’ll write more about that part of the story another time). While Jesus was up on the mountain praying all night, the disciples couldn’t get across the sea because battering waves and strong
weekly prayer: 8/11
God of hope, You help me when life is stormy. Sometimes I am battered and weary. Sometimes I am afraid losing hope. You come to me, just where I am struggling. You remind me that I belong to you, that I am precious. You catch me when I am sinking and keep me safe. You calm the storm and bring
Volunteer to help feed local families!
Can you make some time on Thursday afternoons? Come and help feed local families! Volunteers are needed two Thursday afternoons each month to help the Central PA Food Bank and Grace Lutheran’s Anti-Hunger team help provide food to local families in the parking lot at Grace Lutheran Church. Only have a little time? That’s ok! You can come volunteer all