Here’s a list of what’s happening this week in our Church School classes. We offer Christian Education classes for persons of all ages, from infancy through adulthood, on Sundays, 9:45–10:45 am, unless otherwise noted. Read more about our adult classes and children and youth offerings.
Church School for Kids | Courtyard
Church School for kids in pre-school through grade 5 will be on break until after Christmas. Keep a look out for Mission Month, Advent activities, and the Christmas Pageant which your family can participate in at home or at the church.
Church School for Youth | Play Yard
Youth in grades 6–12 will meet in person to explore faith questions through scripture, discussion, activities, and prayer. All students and teachers will be masked. A registration form is required for all participants. Forms can be found online or at ELPC.
Journey with Scripture | Fellowship Room and Zoom
“There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female, for all of you are one in Christ Jesus.”—Galatians 3:28
Our focus on the P’s and Q’s of Scripture continues with readings from the Psalms, the prophets, Paul’s letters, and Q (sayings of Jesus from the Gospels of Luke and Matthew).
Join us for this week’s readings: Psalm 119:25–32; Amos 7:10–17; Luke 7:18–30; Galatians 4:1–11. Contact Sara Hackett for Zoom information.
Parenting Circle | Harambe Room and Zoom
This fall, we will be discussing The Sandbox Revolution: Raising Kids for a Just World. This collection of essays and discussion questions invites parents to call upon their collective wisdom to “wrestle with the questions, navigate the challenges, offer concrete practices, and remind parents of the sacredness of the works. Written by parents who also are writers, pastors, teachers, organizers, artists, gardeners, and activists, this anthology offers diverse experiences on topics that include education, money, anti-racism, resistance, spirituality, disability justice, and Earth care.”
If you would like a copy of the book, contact the Rev. Heather Schoenewolf.
Seekers | Garth Overlook Room and Zoom
Pittsburgh Company Countering Online Human Trafficking
Cara Jones, an ELPC member and a co-founder of Marinus Analytics, will be with us to discuss how her company uses artificial intelligence to fight human trafficking and other problems facing humanity.
Marinus Analytics is a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company dedicated to building technology-driven tools for the public safety and human services sectors to help identify and combat under-reported crimes, empower a victim-centered response, and prevent exploitation of the vulnerable. The company’s flagship service, Traffic Jam, monitors online adult service websites for indicators and patterns of human trafficking. The service earned third place in the 2021 IBM Watson AI XPRIZE competition—a global competition incentivizing the use of artificial intelligence for radical breakthroughs in problems facing humanity.
Contact Gwen Puza for Zoom details.