East Liberty Presbyterian Church: The Cathedral of Hope
116 S. Highland Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412/441-3800

East Liberty Presbyterian Church: The Cathedral of Hope
East Liberty Presbyterian Church: The Cathedral of Hope
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Welcome

Welcome to East Liberty Presbyterian Church,
The Cathedral of Hope

What's New:

Inquirers’ Class
Sunday, July 27, 11:30 am
The Membership and Outreach Committee will sponsor another Inquirers’ Class on Sun., July 27, following the Courtyard Worship service. Lunch will be provided and childcare is available with advance notice. The session will run from 11:30 am-2 pm. Those interested in joining our congregation will be received as new members on Sun., August 10. Please call Gloria Knopp at (412) 441-3800 x22 if you wish to attend this class.

Dixieland Jazz to be Guest Musicians
Sun., July 27, 10 am
Dixieland Jazz to be Guest MusiciansAs part of the 10 am worship on Sun., July 27, Dixie Doc and the Dixie Doc All-Star Dixieland Band will be special guest musicians. The music of spirituals and blues has long been a part of the American Christian tradition. It is a pleasure to welcome this talented ensemble back to ELPC. Invite a friend to join you for worship!

Housing Ministry Volunteer Opportunity Making a difference in our community
Housing Ministry Volunteer OpportunityJuly 29 - Aug. 2 and Aug. 4 - 9
On Saturdays, Aug 2 and Aug 9 and weekdays July 29-Aug 1 and Aug 4-8, ELPC will be working with Open Hand Ministries and East Liberty Development, Inc. to prepare an abandoned building in East Liberty for rehab.

We will be doing basic demolition projects all these work days. This demolition activity will be the first step in transforming a building that formally harbored drug activity into a housing unit for green urban cooperative living. No special skills or tools are needed! Please contact Emily Rosenthal (412.963.0139) or Rev. Patrice Fowler-Searcy (412.441.3800 x 30; PatriceS please add the extension "@coh.net" ).

Summer Schedule
Our summer worship schedule began on
Sunday, June 15.
Sunday worship times will be:

8:00 am Samaritan Worship
10:00 am Courtyard Worship

Beginning July 6, the 10 am service moved into the Courtyard where it will be every Sunday through August 31, weather permitting.

The EECM Food Pantry Needs Our Help!
EECM’s Food Pantry assists those in immediate need of food and deeply appreciates donations. If you can, please leave food donations in the baskets located throughout the church’s hallways. In July, the “Food for the Month” is peanut butter.

Men’s Shelter Donations
In ELPC’s continuing commitment to the EECM Men’s Shelter located in our church, the Deacons are collecting donations for June 2008. The requested donations are socks and moisturizing skin lotion. Please drop these items in the basket located in the Highland Avenue hallway. Your continued support in the form of donations and of prayer the Shelter and for the men who stay there is appreciated.

ELPC Goes Wireless
East Liberty Presbyterian Church now has wireless internet connectivity. While it is available through a good portion of the building, people are welcome to sit in the library or McKelvy Room and use their laptops to access the internet. Our server name is "Hope", but you don't need a password to connect to it.

 

Worship. Our diverse congregation with people of varied racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds is a microcosm of the metropolitan area of Pittsburgh. We embrace this wonderful collage by offering various worship services and ways to experience God’s presence.

Mission Support and Community Involvement. We are deeply involved in Christian ministry to its community both locally and globally through ministries of justice and peacemaking.

Education. We are a spirit-led community dedicated to teaching each other, using scriptural and theological resources, our own inquiries and experiences, as well as exploring the faith of those who have gone
before us.

Pastoral and Spiritual Care. Members of our pastoral staff offer genuine help in dealing with problems, making decisions, facing responsibilities or seeking forgiveness. Lay people, through our Stephen Ministry program, are also skilled and trained in caregiving.

 


For more information, call the church office, 412/441-3800 or email info@cathedralofhope.org.

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"...inviting all to join our diverse, inclusive family of faith,
transcending all boundaries of race, class, ability, culture, gender
and sexual identity to become one in Christ."

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updated 2008-07-23