Office of the Chaplain

Campus Activities

Pre-seminary Group

This semester the Pre-seminary group will be meeting every other Thursday at 5:30 (opposite of Chapel Council meetings) in Meeting Room 1. Our guest speakers for our meetings include Chaplain, Dr. Krieger, Charlie Roberts (Director of Youth Ministry in Lower Susquehanna Synod ELCA) and Rabbi Nina Mandel. Also, we will be hosting weekly Lenten devotionals in the Chapel at 4:15 every Wednesday after Ash Wednesday until Easter.

Lutheran Student Movement

LSM promotes the active participation of Susquehanna students in the life and mission of the Church. While most of its members are Lutheran, this organization is open to people of all denominations with a desire to more clearly understand the roles of their faith in this changing world, as well as the aspiration to bring peace and the love of Christ to all. LSM meets every Monday night from 10-11pm in Horn Meditation Chapel, the small chapel next to Weber Chapel Auditorium. Meetings alternate between informal worship and activity/discussion nights. In addition to weekly meetings, the members of LSM are also involved in a Traveling Lock-in Project which serves youth groups at churches within a 2 hour radius of campus.

This semester LSM will hold a retreat at Camp Mt. Luther and participate in Lutheran Youth Day, an event for middle to high school-aged youth held here at Susquehanna University. We also will be taking part in the 30 Hour Famine, which raises money to combat world hunger, and holding various Fun Nights for member fellowship on weekend evenings. If you have any questions about LSM, please contact Claire Bard, LSM President.

“Lutheran Student Movement members volunteer at area churches to host lock-ins for high school youth group members”

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity has been very active this year. They participated in a number of activities in the community including:

• Participated in the CROP Walk
• Helped at Union/Snyder County Habitat for Humanity tent at Market Street Fair
• Movie Night Raffle Basket Sale
• Midnight Pancakes fundraiser during midterms
• Coordinated a Homelessness Awareness Week
• Moved logs from Kidsgrove to Selinsgrove skating rink

They are planning a number of upcoming events for this semester, so watch around campus for posters with more details:

• Midnight Pancakes on Feb 25-27 from 10pm-midnight in the lower level of Degenstein Campus Center. Only $1.50 for 2 pancakes!
• Going on the Collegiate Challenge trip during Spring Break
• Sponsoring a Relay for Life team
• Coordinating a Faces of Homelessness Panel to be held on Tuesday, April 1st
• Organizing Act!Speak!Build! Week for March 31-April 4

Anyone who is interested in becoming a Habitat for Humanity member or participating in an event should contact Claire Polcrack, President.

“The Habitat team joined other walkers in raising money for World Vision at this fall’s Crop Walk”

“The Habitat for Humanity tent at the Market Street Festival helped this college service project connect with the local community”

“Habitat members serve late-night pancakes during midterms to raise money for their projects”

Chapel Music

The Handbell Choir rehearses Wednesday evenings at 8:00 in Greta Ray (in the Weber Chapel building). We're hoping to put together a Handbell Service toward the end of the semester. We also played during the Christmas Candlelight Service. Other than that, nothing too new and exciting.

Chapel Choir rehearses Sunday mornings at 10:15 in Horn Meditation Chapel. We sing the Psalm every Sunday, and are working on learning a new setting of the Liturgy to start incorporating into worship. We also have some new anthems that we will be singing sometime in the near future! If you are interesting in singing with us or joining Handbells, please contact the Student Assistant for Chapel Music, Sarah Weiser.