Ecology of Grace Speaker Series
2025-09-10 18:15 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Grace Lutheran Church, State College, 205 S Garner Street, State College, PA
Every time we encounter the news here and around the world, we are no longer able to avoid what seems like an onslaught of alerts about the state of our world amidst storms and floods, fires, and drought as levels and frequencies almost too much to bear. And yet, as Robin Wall Kimmerer writes in The Serviceberry, An Economy of Abundance, “All flourishing is mutual.”
How do we live faithfully now? As a companion to our September worship centered upon the “Season of Creation,” we are delving into how we relate to one another and our surroundings. In the field of biology this practice is the study of ecology. As people of faith how do we approach relating to one another and our world? Our ecology is grounded in grace.
We proclaim grace to be God’s gift and love for humanity. It shows up as mercy and forgiveness and love that we receive even when we don’t deserve it. It shows up as making spaces and people whole and holy. It shows up as new life and regeneration in spite of past lives and generations. It shows up as peace and not the constant clashing of wills.
And it always shows up as a reminder that God will never call us disposable. We who are given this gift can then practice reflecting it in the world for the sake of the world.
Join five weeks of wisdom and insight on what an “Ecology of Grace” can look like and mean from a variety of perspectives:
September 10th – Rev. Dr Gil Waldkoenig, United Lutheran Seminary
September 17th – Rev Dr. Chad Rimmer, Dean and Rector, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary
September 24th – Dr. Casey Sclar, The Arboretum at Penn State
October 1st – Dr. Charlie Vasey, Penn State on building sustainable bio-economies
October 8th – Lutheran Advocacy Ministry and closing Blessing of Creation
Each week begins promptly at 6:15 pm and ends at 7 pm.
Attend LIVE in the sanctuary at Grace Lutheran Church,
205 S Garner Street, State College, PA
Attend LIVESTREAMED at: https://tinyurl.com/EcologyofGrace
Post- session video will be available on our YouTube Channel:
Grace Lutheran State College, PA
Email pastorhetrick@glcpa.org with any questions
Jesus commands us to “love our neighbors as ourselves.” (Mark 12:31). Grace is a place for every body – all ages and stages; races and ethnicities; all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions; those living with neurodiversity, disabilities and those who currently are not. As a community guided by the call of Jesus, we are committed to growing in anti
