Give the gift of music . . . and life!

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Looking for a gift for someone at home?  Take them a piece of your life here in State College! You can take home a cd of music recorded by Psalm 151, the music team that leads our 6 pm worship service!  It is a great a Christmas gift (or a treat for yourself), plus you are helping to fight malaria …

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Check out the LCM at PSU website’s new Donate button!

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Check out the LCM at PSU website’s new Donate button! Electronic communication is everywhere.  At any given gathering of students, more than 90 percent will have smart phones, and they use their smart phones to be in contact with family, friends, and websites to access news, bus updates, schedules, information, photos, and just about everything!  Even our campus minister, Alicia, …

Just breathe . . .

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I know there is a lot going on right now for nearly all of you.  You have way too much to do and it seems like you don’t have anywhere near enough time or energy for it all.  Don’t panic.  Just breathe. In Genesis, we hear that when God created humanity out of the dust of the earth, God then …

Semester Break Schedule

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Penn State Semester Break begins at the end of finals, Friday, December 20, 2013.  Classes resume on Monday, January 13, 2014. Throughout break, all Sunday worship services will be held as usual.  Mid-week worship and programs, and Sunday dinner will not be offered during break, but will resume on Sunday, January 12th, 2014 with dinner following 6 pm worship that …

Finals Week Study Space!

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Throughout Finals Week, there will be space set aside for you to study at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center.  Ministry groups will be providing snacks, and there is PSU wifi throughout the building. You’ll find snacks and beverages in the Garden Room and you can ask at the desk if you need help finding the various study spaces available. Finals week hours:  …

Monday Bible Study – Redifer 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm

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Matthew 11     When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples 3and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” 4Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers …

Thursday Worship and Dinner!

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Tonight we’ll begin Advent as we gather for song, prayer, readings, reflection and communion in Pasquerilla Spiritual Center’s Worship Hall at 5:45 pm.  It is an informal time of worship, community and renewal where you will find caring, laughter and maybe a little irreverence. Dinner afterward will be back in the Garden Room tonight!  We’ll have meatball sandwiches, (with and without …

Nadia Bolz-Weber in Hanover, PA

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Radically Authentic. Everyday Disciples. CTIM: A Ministry Resources Event of the Lower Susquehanna Synod, ELCA Saturday, March 15, 2014 from 9:00 a.m.—3:15 p.m. St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hanover, PA Keynote Presenter: Nadia Bolz-Weber,  founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints, an ELCA mission church in Denver, Colorado, and a leading voice in the emerging church movement Registration fee (includes …

One candle this week

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At my house on Sunday, we lit one candle.  Just one.    The slow increase of light from the Advent wreath is central to December for me.  Blue candles in a circular holder spend the month in the middle of our dinner table.  Each night, we sing a verse or two of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” lighting just one candle …

Local Spring Break Option!

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Looking for an alternative Spring Break for 2014? “Serving Upside Down: A Local Faith Expedition” will bring together a variety of groups for prayer and worship, service at local agencies, learning about the needs in our community, build connections and community together. Details are coming together and we’d love to hear if you are interested!  Meals and housing will be included, …