Holy Week is Here!

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Maundy Thursday, April 5th, 2012 7 pm Worship with Holy Communion in Eisenhower Chapel at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center We are looking for a couple of students to read lessons and one student to help lead the prayers.  If you are interested, please contact Alicia Anderson ara2@psu.edu.  This worship service is in place of our usual evening prayer service.  A simple …

HUB Bible Study – Monday, March 19

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Things die and become new – even better than we could have imagined.  God has a deep, persistent, unwavering commitment to us, – from the least to the greatest.  God forgives even “grossly imoral acts” and more…not even remembering them.  How did the public perception of Christianity and Jesus’ followers get so messed up?  New life, faithfulness, forgiveness are what God is all about, …

HUB BS – Monday, Feb 27th

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We are uncomfortable with Jesus being powerless, not being cool . . . for the disciples back then, he wasn’t behaving as expected, just icky to die on a cross. HUB Bible Study meest in Sbarro (in a booth near the windows if we’re lucky)  at Noon on Mondays, but we are skipping next week due to Spring Break.  We’ll pick up …

Martha and Mary texts

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February 2012 – Martha and Mary readings A small group of PSU faculty and staff gather over lunch twice each month and explore some of the stories of women in scripture and how their stories illumine our own stories.  If you would like more information about these lunch conversations, contact Alicia Anderson, campus minister. Luke 10    38Now as they …

Chocolate for Lent – Week One blogs posted

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Happy Lent, everyone! Each week’s posts for the Chocolate for Lent Bible study and disucssion are online here Through Lent, two or three pieces will be posted each week. Whether you can join the conversation on Thursdays over dinner (after worship) at Pasquerilla Spiritual Center or not, we hope you find the readings, reflections and questions helpful in your journey this …

Lent Calendar on Busted Halo

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Check out Busted Halo (who call their website an online magazine for sprititual seekers) where you will find a calendar for each day of Lent –  http://bustedhalo.com/features/fast-pray-give Every day of Lent, our FastPrayGive Calendar will feature a Daily Jolt of spiritual contemplation relating to Lent, and new and practical ideas for fasting, prayer and almsgiving. Traditionally, Lent was a time for personal …

Monday, February 20th

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We met in Sbarro at Noon on Monday, and plan to meet there again next Monday (and all the Mondays that follow), so come join the conversation.  It will be informal, friendly and open.  You can bring a Bible, but we’ll bring the readings printed out (and a Bible for reference, too). Below are the readings for Sunday, February 26th …

Chocolate for Lent

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Chocolate for Lent!  –  Bible Study/Discussion Instead of giving up chocolate this Lent, join the Bible study/discussion using the movie Chocolat to direct our conversation about faith, life and devotion.  We’ll have the conversation over dinner, and there will be chocolate each week (this means if you are giving up chocolate for lent, you get a reprieve each week for …

Malaria Campaign – and Music!

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Malaria Campaign – and Music! Malaria is a real threat in communities all across Africa.  Mosquito nets and medicine are a huge aid in fighting the spread and the affects of this disease.  YOU can help! Psalm 151 and  Lutheran Campus Ministry have recorded music from our 6 pm worship service into a wonderful new cd light the fire. If you …