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.
Children and Youth
Our children and youth are deeply spiritual people with great theological questions. To foster these gifts and to help students learn the stories, vocabulary, and actions of the Christian life in a loving community, ELPC offers Church School classes for kids and youth from pre-K–grade 12. Class locations are listed below. Parents, please register your child online. Email Sara Hackett for more details.
Pre-K | Nursery
K–Grade 3 | Room 206
Grades 4–6 | Room 211
Grades 7–12 | Second Floor Parlor
Journey with Scripture | Fellowship Room and Zoom
“This is the time of fulfillment. The reign of God is at hand! Change your hearts and minds, and believe the Good News!”—Mark 1:15
In our Journey with Scripture class, participants read and reflect upon three scriptures that span across the Bible. This year, we’ll read from Book 1 of the Psalms (Psalms 1–41) and from another Hebrew scripture. We also will read through the gospel of Mark. All these texts offer transformative paths to steadfast love, faithfulness, and justice. Come join the journey! You are welcome to join a class at any time—in person at church or online via Zoom. Email Sara Hackett for more Zoom info.
Join us for this week’s readings: Psalm 3; Reading from the Old Testament (TBD); Mark 2:1–17. Contact Sara Hackett for Zoom information.
Parenting Circle | Room 213 and Zoom
This year, we will be reading Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown. In this New York Times bestseller, Brown writes, “If we want to find the way back to ourselves and one another, we need language and the grounded confidence to both tell our stories and be stewards of the stories that we hear. This is the framework for meaningful connection.”
Anyone involved in parenting (singles, couples, adoptive parents, step-parents, grandparents, guardians, mentors, etc.) are welcome to join us. For more information, contact the Rev. Heather Schoenewolf.
Seekers | Garth Overlook Room and Zoom
Resistance to Militarism
Professors Dana Wilbanks and Ron Stone tried to deepen the peacemaking program by a church-wide study on resistance to militarism. In 1988, the General Assembly adopted the statement, “Christian Obedience in the Nuclear Age,” opposing nuclear deterrence and justifying Presbyterian resistance to militarism for members, but emphasizing obedient participation in a democratic country as the norm.
We will be led by Dr. Ron Stone, an ELPC Elder. Dr. Stone taught social ethics at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the University of Pittsburgh from 1969–2005, retiring as the John Witherspoon Professor of Christian Ethics.
Email Sara Hackett for more details.
Soul Food | Good Samaritan Room and Zoom
We will continue discussing our new book, Fierce Love, by the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis.