Wednesday Dinner at Grace Lutheran

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Join the community at Grace Lutheran Church for dinner on Wednesdays!  This inter-generational meal features home-cooked food and is free for Penn State students! Weekly September through April at 5:15-6:15 pm in Harkins Hall (below the worship space). You’ll find lots of great food and friendly people every week! Check our events calendar for the weeks you’ll also find campus …

Mark 10:17-31

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17As [Jesus] was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 19You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You …

relationships

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Affection and love are certainly an important part of relationships, but for most of human history, the way people came into marriage and formed families was shaped more by power structures than affection.  As we see Jesus’ words about divorce and marriage in this week’s gospel (where he was responding to a test by the Pharisees who were always trying …

weekly prayer: 10/8

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God of surprises, You love humanity and all creation. Created in your image, we are drawn into all sorts of relationships. Open my mind to the ways you continue to call your people to new realities. Show me how to live out your vision of love today. Help me to move away from old assumptions and patterns    and seek …

Interested in International Service?

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Learn more on October 23rd! Shannon Baker spent a year serving in Mexico through the ELCA young adults YAGM program. She will talk about her experience serving in Mexico through the ELCA young adults YAGM program and the many options available international service for young adults. On Wednesday, October 23rd at Grace Lutheran Church you can come for dinner from …

Mark 10:2-16

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2Some Pharisees came, and to test [Jesus] they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” 3He answered them, “What did Moses command you?” 4They said, “Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of dismissal and to divorce her.” 5But Jesus said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart he wrote this commandment for you. 6But from the beginning of creation, …

living love

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Who is part of your group and who is not?  Humans are forever creating in-groups and out-groups.  We find connection and security in the groups we associate with.  Groups can help us define and live out our identity, growing more fully into who we are.  Groups can also give us opportunities to distance ourselves from others by judging or rejecting …

weekly prayer: 10/1

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God of love, You bring love and healing to the world. You transform sorrow and suffering into wholeness and new life. You call me to follow you. Guide me to make connections that help me love and care for others. Empower me to look for people and communities that live compassion and bring hope. Help me to include and connect …

Questions, Not Answers

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Come and explore questions that don’t have easy answers! Questions Not Answers is a monthly inter-generational discussion for students and community members that meets this Sunday, October 6th at 7 pm in the Fireside Room at Grace Lutheran Church. The conversation will begin with the question: Where is heaven? Is heaven here? Is it in a specific place in the …

Grad Students!

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Grad students, let’s make time to get together! Would you like to do lunch after Sunday worship, have a potluck on a Friday evening, or eat lunch together on campus mid-week? Email Alicia Anderson at ara2@psu.edu to share your preference and your availability! We’ll schedule something between October 13th and 21st.