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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.
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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confusion & clarity
Are there questions about life and God and the world that keep you awake at night? We don’t know what led Nicodemus to visit Jesus at night. Was he looking for a more private conversation after the crowds were gone? Was he avoiding the other Pharisees since they opposed Jesus and he had come to believe that Jesus was from
weekly prayer: 3/3
God of love, When I am confused by your teachings, when I am overwhelmed by your invitation to follow, when I do not understand what you are doing in this world or the next, Help me to find comfort and courage in your love. Remind me that you love the entire world, even when we are rotten and self-centered and
Welcome to Campus Ministry Madness, a friendly fundraising competition between Lutheran Campus Ministry Network (LuMin) agencies! Campus Ministry Madness is a month-long digital friendraising event for ELCA Campus Ministry organizations held annually in the month of March. It’s an opportunity for campus ministries to work together to raise awareness about campus ministry throughout the church and to connect campus ministry
river’s edge
Thousands of years ago, the Jewish people were enslaved in Egypt. They had originally been welcomed a generation earlier as guests, when the leaders in Egypt were grateful that the Jewish man Joseph had predicted a famine, then carefully managed grain rationing to save both the Egyptian and Jewish people from starvation. When all those leaders died, that history was
John 3:1-17
1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with that person.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can
grieving
I went to Minnesota with other campus ministers for a retreat in early February. We spent much of our time talking about our work, learning some new ideas in Lutheran theology, and building connections among colleagues. One afternoon, we left the retreat center, drove into Minneapolis and visited the memorial for AlexPretti. There, on the street of a typical city