Our Lenten Journey

• Wednesday Bible 116: Please join us for a special Lenten evening Bible Study, every Wednesday in Lent, from 5:45 pm to 6:55 pm in the Second Floor Parlor. The Bible 116 class is an informal (adult) gathering in which Pastor Randy and/or Pastor Heather lead a conversation about the scripture passage that is the focus of the upcoming Sunday worship service. Bring your own bible, or bibles provided. A simple meal of soup and bread will be available, and volunteers are encouraged to assist in providing these refreshments.
• Lenten Life Lessons: Throughout the Lenten season, the pastors will be preaching on the theme “Lenten Life Lessons” at both the 8:45 Journey and 11 am Sanctuary services. This week’s theme focuses on youth. In conjunction with this series, the Christian Education Committee has created Lenten devotional materials to serve as roadmaps for our journey together. Each weekly devotional offers an opportunity to explore scripture, reflect, pray and respond to how God is and has been at work in your life, through milestone events and in the day-to-day. The materials will be passed out at the doors of each service on Sundays. Another devotional is “From Ashes to Resurrection,” offered by Presbyterians for Eco-Justice, for which Rev. Bush contributed the Easter devotional. We pray that these materials will be a blessing to you as you draw near to God this Lenten season.

View the Holy Week/Easter worship services page for more details

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Screening of Dead Man Walking, Sat Feb 23, 7pm

ELPC’s Justice Committee invites you to a free screening of Dead Man Walking, Saturday February 23 at 7pm, third floor Music Room. The Justice Committee promotes and advocates for justice in our local community, our church, and the world. It provides education and outreach across several justice issues. Dead Man Walking is a critically-acclaimed film, based on true events, that tells the story of Sister Helen Prejean, who establishes a special relationship with a prisoner on death row in Louisiana. Read a review of the movie on the Washington Post.

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Worship services, Sunday February 24

• 8:00 am: Good Samaritan: Mr. Frank Reeves, reporter and editor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (In the ground floor Dining Room.)
• 8:45 am: Journey Worship: Rev. Mary Lynn Callahan. (In the third floor Music Room.)
• 11:00 am: Sanctuary Worship: The Rev. Heather T. Schoenewolf  ·  Lenten Life Lessons: Youth  ·  I Samuel 3:1-10 Read the scripture (In the Sanctuary.)
  

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New! Safe exercising program for those with arthritis, begins February 22

The Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program is designed specifically for people with arthritis or arthritis-related conditions. The class includes gentle, joint-safe exercises from the Arthritis Foundation. This 10-week program can help relieve stiffness and decrease arthritis pain, and can help improve balance. This low-impact, fun class can be taken either sitting or standing and is taught by an Arthritis Foundation-certified instructor.

Classes offered on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3-4pm, from February 22 through May 1. In the Sewing Room. For more information or to register, call (412) 383-1303.

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Have a Heart for Hunger

Hunger is on the increase in Allegheny County. Hundreds of people in the East End of Pittsburgh do not know where their next meal is coming from. Join East End Cooperative Ministry as we reach out to those who are experiencing hunger. Support EECM’s Have a Heart for Hunger Campaign. Donations made between February 14 and March 31 will have a matching donation made up to $30,000! See the announcements for more details.

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