SCPC Weekly Update - October 15, 2026

The Weekly Update

October 15, 2026

Join us for Worship

Sunday, October 18, 2026

9:00 am - Sunday Childcare Available through age 3 in Room 101

9:30 am - Worship Service

Children, Worship, & Song will take place in Room 11 after the Children's Message

10:30 am - Church Potluck

Read below for more on:

Events and Opportunities this Week
Upcoming Events
This Week's Prayer Concerns
Beyond SCPC

Events and Opportunities this Week

November, December, and January Edition of the PresbyPost

The deadline to submit articles and information for the November-January 2026 PresbyPost is TOMORROW. Please email all submissions to Laura Green at officescpc@gmail.com by the deadline. Thank you.

Wandering Women's Hike - Saturday

All women of the church are invited to join the Wandering Women walk on Saturday, October 17, from 9:00 -11:30 a.m. Meg Moose will be leading our time together. We will be exploring Millbrook Marsh, 548 Puddintown Road. (If you are coming from Lemont or Bellefonte, don’t forget that Puddintown Road is closed at its intersection with College Ave., and there is a detour in place.) The walk is a flat, 2-mile round trip.

We will meet at the Marsh’s gravel parking lot at 9:00 a.m. Dress for the weather, bring water, and consider sunscreen and/or bug/tick spray. We usually walk in light rain, but will cancel if the weather is stormy. Look for any cancellation information due to weather conditions on SCPC Facebook and via email.

If you have any questions, please contact Meg at moose763@icloud.com.

We hope to see you on Sunday at the church potluck!

Every year, we make cards for incarcerated people through a project with Centre Peace. This is an all-ages mission opportunity. Full names and addresses are never shared with recipients (or even Centre Peace!). Nevertheless, the impact of your very human and imperfect work can be enormous.

“These cards are small acts of kindness with profound impact. They remind recipients that grace reaches behind bars, that the spirit of Christmas belongs to everyone, and that healing can begin with a single envelope. … One recipient wrote simply, “I didn’t think anyone remembered me. This card made me cry.” (Centre Peace)

This year, we’d like to deliver more than 100 cards. Instructions and ideas can be found here. Feel free to gather a group in your neighborhood to create, or make some in your study group, or before your committee meeting.

Candlelight Choir Rehearsal Beginning this Sunday

Our Candlelight Service is planned for Sunday, December 13, at 4:00 pm. Rehearsals will be on Sundays from 4:00–5:30 pm in the Choir Room (200) starting October 18. The dress rehearsal is planned for Saturday, December 12. Anyone who likes to sing is welcome to join us. Please contact Heike if you have any questions.

Upcoming Events

YoPro Games is a casual monthly gathering for young adults to relax, have fun, and spend time together. The group meets in the Fireside Room for an afternoon of games, snacks, drinks, and plenty of conversation and laughter.

There is no need to be a serious gamer—just come ready to hang out and enjoy some friendly competition. Any interested young adult is welcome to join!

Women's Fellowship - Wednesday, October 28

Women’s Fellowship will gather on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 pm at Federal Taphouse.

Women’s Fellowship is open to women of all ages and is a casual opportunity to gather, connect, and enjoy time together.

If you would like to join the group or be added to the text chain for future gatherings, contact Danielle Rhubart at 315-408-8637.

Young at Heart - Friday, October 30

Young at Heart is a monthly gathering for individuals 55 and older, typically held on the fourth Friday of each month.

The evening begins at 5:30 pm with a potluck dinner. Our speaker for October is Marcia with Organized and Loving It, which is a professional home organizing and decluttering business dedicated to making your space feel calm, functional, and easy to maintain.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Ann Sesler at masesler@gmail.com.

All Saints Sunday

On Sunday, November 1, we will observe All Saints Sunday at SCPC. During worship, we will take time to remember and honor the members of our church family who have passed from this life to life eternal over the past year.

We also invite you to bring a photo of a loved one who has passed away. During the prelude, you will have the opportunity to light a candle and hang their photo as a meaningful reminder that we are “surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.”

If you would like to participate but are unable to bring a printed photo, you are welcome to email a digital photo to the church office, and we will be happy to print it for you.

Please email photos to Laura at officescpc@gmail.com by noon on Tuesday, October 27.

This Week's Prayer Concerns

This Week's Prayer Concerns -

Craig Colwell had surgery last week and is now home recovering
Roger Garthwaite is in the hospital at Mount Nittany
Bob Igo will be having shoulder surgery on October 16

A prayer for World Food Day (Friday 10/16) and in anticipation of the CROP walk on Sunday 10/18:

What do you bring to Christ’s table?

We bring bread, made by many people’s work from an unjust world where some have plenty, and many go hungry. At this table, all are fed, and no one turned away.

Thanks be to God.

What do you bring to Christ’s table?

We bring wine, made by many people’s work from an unjust world where some have leisure and many struggle to survive.

At this table, all share the cup of pain and celebration, and no one is denied.

Thanks be to God.

These gifts shall be for us the body and blood of Christ, Our witness against hunger, our cry against injustice, And our hope for a world where God is fully known And every child is fed. Thanks be to God.

-- Brian Wren

from Bread of Tomorrow, ed. Janet Morley, source

Archived Prayer Concerns

If you have a prayer request or an update, send us an email or give us a call at

814-238-2422, or text us at 833-234-1326.

Beyond SCPC

As Presbyterians, we believe in being civically engaged! (PCUSA resources here)

In Centre County, you can vote "by mail" without ever worrying if your ballot is going to make it in one direction or the other. There is lots more information here, including what to do if you know someone who needs help physically getting their ballot, and how to vote large-print on election day.

This year, there is a group leading a non-partisan parade to the drop box. If you are voting a mail ballot, but miss the civic celebration of election day, head for the MLK plaza on Fraser on Saturday, October 17th. [NOTE THE LOCATION CHANGE] The party starts at 1:00 pm, with the ballot parade (to the State College Municipal Building) beginning at 2:00. No partisan or protest signs, please.