Around the Allegheny Synod/Region/ELCA

NITTANY VALLEY FELLOWSHIP HOLDS SUNDAY EVENING SERVICES IN LENT: Congregations of the Nittany Valley Fellowship will hold Sunday evening worship services during Lent. It is a wonderful time for different communities to come together for worship.

The services begin at 7pm and are held at a different church of the Nittany Valley Fellowship each week. An offering will be taken at each service with the money going to help the Nittany Valley Fellowship funds, which are used to help individuals, families, and organizations in need.

Here is the schedule for this year’s worship services:

March 1: Clintondale United Methodist Church (103 Fishing Creek Road, Clintondale).

March 8: Nittany Valley Alliance Church (1003 Nittany Valley Drive, Bellefonte).

March 15: St. Mark Lutheran Church (850 Snydertown Road, Howard).

March 22: Lamar United Methodist Church (5029 Nittany Valley Drive, Mill Hall).

CAMP SEQUANOTA STUDIES “WHY LUTHERAN VOICES MATTER TODAY”: Camp Sequanota director Pastor Nathan Pile and Bishop Kevin Shock lead a Bible study 7pm Tuesdays during Lent on Zoom (not St. Mark’s Zoom). The study is on “Why Lutheran Voices Matter Today.” The text for the study is the book By Heart: Conversations with Martin Luther’s Small Catechism. 

The study runs through March 31. For more information and to attend on Zoom, visit sequanota.com/events/descriptions.

CAMPUS MINISTRY MADNESS: All through March, Lutheran Campus Ministry at Penn State is joining Campus Ministry Madness with other Lutheran Campus Ministry sites across the nation! This friendly fundraising challenge between campuses helps raise funds for the important work happening on campuses and increases the visibility of campus ministry everywhere! 

You can help LCM at Penn State represent and, even more importantly, support the transformational work happening through campus ministry nationwide! Ways you can help include, making a contribution to LCM at Penn State (or another other campus you care about) at luminelca.org/madness; Follow LutheranPennState on Facebook and Instagram, and “Like” and share posts about Campus Ministry Madness during the month on social media; Invite friends and family who care about campus ministry to share our posts and to support the transformational work of campus ministry at Penn State and elsewhere in the country; and share about Campus Ministry Madness with anyone you know. The competition runs from March 1-April 6. 

SEQUANOTA HOSTS YOUTH RETREAT: On March 13-15, Camp Sequanota hosts a weekend retreat intended for young adults ages 18 to 35. It is time to gather with peers and discuss living life as young adults. Please come join the conversation as we discuss the struggles of living today as a young Christian. Resources will include video clips and Substack articles. Join us for board games, faith discussion, food and plenty of laughter. The cost of the retreat is $50. For more information or to register, visit sequanota.com.