Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we conclude the season of Advent. We have been waiting and watching and hoping with the prophet Isaiah in some of the days to come where God is still active in ways that have been exciting, daunting and some just blessedly ordinary.

For all the days to come, we offer this moment of peace as we step out of the harshness, the noise and demands to have our souls restored and re-storied.

“Gabriel’s Voice.” Music: Ian Higginson. Text: Carol Gunn. © St. James Music Press. Streamed with permission of St. James Press, License #21540.

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" (John Carter). Laurel Sanders, flute and Cynthia Mills, piano for use by Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA. © 2010 by Beckenhorst Press, Inc., www.beckenhorstpress.com. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

To learn more about our ministries at Grace Lutheran Church, visit glcpa.org.

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we enter the season of Advent, a time of waiting and watching and hoping. The prophet Isaiah speaks of what will take place in the days to come where God is still active. Some activity is exciting, some daunting and some just blessedly ordinary.

For all the days to come, we offer this moment of guidance as we step out of the harshness, the noise and demands to have your souls restored and re-storied.

“Still, Still, Still.” Tune: Traditional. Arranged by Sandra Eithun. 2011. The American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission. Performed by The Bells of Grace.

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" (John Carter). Laurel Sanders, flute and Cynthia Mills, piano for use by Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA. © 2010 by Beckenhorst Press, Inc., www.beckenhorstpress.com. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

To learn more about our ministries at Grace Lutheran Church, visit glcpa.org.

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we enter the season of Advent, a time of waiting and watching and hoping. The prophet Isaiah speaks of what will take place in the days to come where God is still active. Some activity is exciting, some daunting and some just blessedly ordinary.
For all the days to come, we offer this moment of peace. To step out of the harshness, the noise and demands to have your souls restored and re-storied.

Over the next four weeks we will pause, pray, listen and breathe.
"I Wonder as I Wander.” Composed and recorded by Anne Sullivan, harpist, and shared by permission with Grace Lutheran Church.

"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" (John Carter). Laurel Sanders, flute and Cynthia Mills, piano for use by Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA. © 2010 by Beckenhorst Press, Inc., www.beckenhorstpress.com. All rights reserved. Used with permission.

To learn more about our ministries at Grace Lutheran Church, visit glcpa.org.

Sometimes it is hard to see God's presence in the midst of chaos and diversity. And yet, the work of the Holy Spirit among us weaves people into one in ways we can only marvel at if we pause to consider it. Let's pause and wonder at God's gifts and promises but also God's power. Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul, of Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA discuss the prayer and lessons for the Sunday of Pentecost:
Acts 2:1-4, 6-7, 12-17, 21
Psalm 104: 30-35b
Romans 8:14-17

Today's music: "Holy Spirit, Truth Divine" a public domain hymn sung by Grace Musicians and produced by Graham and Laurel Sanders.
Worship resources from www.sundaysandseasons.com, copyright 2022, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #20807​. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-700989. All rights reserved.

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Those early disciples knew so little and Jesus basically told them "Some things are not for you to know. The Spirit will guide you." Aren't we the same today? Their life of prayer and gathering strengthened them in uncharted days as did the Holy Spirit not always fully visible but powerfully at work. Unplug and recharge with us as we discuss Ascension Day, which is Thursday May 29, 2025.

Readings:

Acts 1:1-11
Luke 24:44-53

Today's music: "To God Be the Glory" is by flutist Judy Nishimura, © 2020 ALRY Publications LLC, United Music & Media Partner, www.alrypublications.com and used with permission from ALRY. Played by Laurel Sanders.
Worship resources from www.sundaysandseasons.com, copyright 2025, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #20807​. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-700989. All rights reserved.

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Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick, of Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA discuss the prayer and lessons for the 6th Sunday of Easter:
Acts 16:9-15
Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5

Today's music: "Thine is the Glory," played by Adam H Smith, pianist. by Thomas Keesecker, from Easter Hope, was recorded by Adam H. Smith, pianist, for worship use for Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA. Copyright (c) 2020 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers. Non-commercial recording made available with permission from MorningStar, March, 2022. Streamed in worship with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700989. All rights reserved.

Worship resources from www.sundaysandseasons.com, copyright 2025, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #20807​. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-700989. All rights reserved.

To learn more about our ministries at Grace Lutheran Church, visit glcpa.org.

If we don't interpret the Bible from the perspective of being grounded in love, we end up making some false journeys, taking wrong turns. Lots of things we do have mixed motives. Jesus reminds us his motive was always love. In this season of Resurrections, we are invited to see love grounding new life in the resurrected life of Jesus, in the church centered in Christ, and the life into which God will be bring us all to dwell in eternity. Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick, of Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA share a prayer and discuss two of thew lessons for the 5th Sunday of Easter:
Acts 11:1-18
Revelation 21:1-6


Today's closing prayer: from the World Council of Churches, at https://www.oikoumene.org/resources/prayer-cycle
(Bangladesh. A Procession of Prayers: Meditations and Prayers from around the World, comp. John Carden, WCC, and Cassell, London, UK, 1998, p.179)
Today's music: "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling," arr. Judy NIshimura, © ALRY Publications LLC, United Music & Media Publishers, www.alrypublications.com and is used with their permission. Laurel Sanders, flute.
Worship resources from www.sundaysandseasons.com, copyright 2025, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #20807​. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-700989. All rights reserved.

To learn more about our ministries at Grace Lutheran Church, visit glcpa.org.

This is a re-broadcast of part an episode for the 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 14, 2021). Join Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick for prayer and discussion of

• Acts 9:36-43
• Revelation 7:9-17

Today's music is: Thine is the Glory from Easter Hope (Thomas Keesecker), played by Adam H. Smith, pianist. Copyright (c) 2020 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Music Publishers. Non-commercial recording made available with permission from MorningStar. Streamed in worship with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-700989. All rights reserved.

Worship resources from www.sundaysandseasons.com, copyright 2025, Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used with permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #20807​. Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-700989. All rights reserved.

To learn more about our ministries at Grace Lutheran Church, visit glcpa.org.