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    • Plan a Visit!
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    • Program Year Schedule
    • Annual Reports
    • Become a Member >
      • New Member Getting to Know You Form
    • Our Staff
    • Church Leadership >
      • Elders
      • Deacons
      • Visitation Deacons
      • Ministry Units/Committees
    • Building & Facilities >
      • Sanctuary
      • Columbarium
    • Caring for God's Creation >
      • Composting & Recycling
      • Sustainability Circle
    • Our Newest Members
    • Photo Gallery
  • Worship
    • Worship Services
    • Worship Service Livestreams
    • Worship Bulletins
    • Sermons
    • Worship Service Greeters
    • Seasons of Worship
    • Music
    • Communion
    • Weddings
    • Baptisms
  • Ministries
    • Adult Ministries >
      • Sunday Adult Offerings >
        • Adult Education Archives
      • Spiritual Life Ministry >
        • Henszey Lecture Series >
          • Brian McLaren - Henszey Lecture
      • Fellowship
      • Small Groups >
        • Men's Groups
        • Women's Groups
        • Grieving in God’s Embrace (formerly "Life After Loss")
    • Young Adult Ministry
    • College-Age Ministries
    • Children & Youth >
      • Sunday Morning Programs >
        • Worship Childcare
        • Children, Worship & Song
        • Sunday Morning Pathways for Elementary
        • Sunday Morning OASIS for Middle School and High School
      • Summer Pathways
      • Mid-Week Ministries for Children and Youth >
        • LOGOS Geckos (grades 1-5)
        • LOGOS Chrysalis (grades 6-8)
        • FISH (Grades 9-12)
    • Mission
    • Generosity >
      • 2025 Pledge Form
      • Online Giving
    • Safeguarding Our Children
  • Stay & Play Preschool
    • About Us
    • News
    • Classes
    • Enrollment
    • Forms >
      • Stay and Play 2025/2026 Enrollment Form
      • Stay and Play Employment Application
    • Staff
    • Contact Us
  • News & More
    • Church Calendar
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Spiritual Life Ministries


Centering Prayer ~ Meeting Each Monday via Zoom
We are gathering virtually for centering prayer every Monday from 7:00 - 7:30 pm.  All are welcome to join us on Zoom with this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87225414088?pwd=bmhG9febH5qOHsmAtCkSvHLU3RdBql.1
 
Any relationship grows in depth with good listening. This applies to our relationship with God. If we wish to deepen our relationship with God, it helps to set aside some time to listen, to be still, and to make space to be aware of God’s presence. One method for cultivating this stillness and space is through Centering Prayer.
 
Centering Prayer is a prayer method rooted in the ancient Christian tradition of the Desert Fathers and Mothers who recognized the essential nature of silent, receptive prayer.  In this silence, we allow ourselves to be receptive to God’s presence and action within us.  Centering prayer is grounded in a relationship with God through Christ and is a practice to nurture that relationship.
 
Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer. Rather, it adds depth of meaning to all prayer and facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer - verbal or active prayer - into a receptive prayer of resting in God.  If practiced regularly, it can help us be more aware of God’s presence and action in our daily lives.
 
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jane Kistler or Roger Garthwaite.
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Congregational Prayer
Every Tuesday at noon you are invited to join us via Zoom to pray for our congregation, community, and world. If you would like to be added to the email list to receive meeting information contact the church office or Anita Thies.
State College Presbyterian Church
132 West Beaver Avenue
State College, PA 16801
Phone: 814-238-2422
​Fax: 814-238-3524
email: [email protected]

Sunday Worship (during the Program Year)
    In the Sanctuary at  9:30 am, followed by our
    Exploration Hour (Coffee Available in the Social
    Hall from 9:00 - 11:00 am)


Summer Sunday Worship 
   In the Sanctuary at 9:30 am followed by Coffee
   Hour (outdoors as weather permits)


​Stay and Play Preschool
814-237-1154
​[email protected]
 Church Office Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - noon
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