Community
Christmas Decorating
You’re invited to help with our annual holiday decorating following Sanctuary worship. We’ll have a variety of activities, from sorting ornaments to hanging wreaths. No experience is necessary! When we’re done, we’ll celebrate our festive setting with holiday cookies, provided by the Worship, Music, and Arts Committee.
First Friday @ Oglebay
Oglebay Resort 465 Lodge Drive, Wheeling, WV, United StatesMeet at ELPC and we will spend an evening enjoying warm cocoa, delicious cookies, and dazzling lights as we take a road trip to enjoy Oglebay’s Winter Festival of Lights. Contact Wil in advance to reserve a seat in the church van. Come celebrate the season! Click here to learn more. This is a TRAIL […]
Renovation Project Update
ELPC - First Floor Library 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PAWe anticipate renovation work to begin on ELPC in early 2017. To help prepare for this, there are two occasions in which you can meet with Renovations Committee members and hear more about the extent of the work and timing for the construction. Gather in the First Floor Library following Sanctuary worship.
Pittsburgh Youth Chorus Concert
ELPC - Sanctuary 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPittsburgh Youth Chorus (formerly Children's Festival Chorus) will present their winter concert A Star in the Night in the ELPC Sanctuary! For tickets, please visit www.pittsburghyouthchorus.org.
Christmas in East Liberty
ELPC - Sanctuary 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPlease join us for a joyous concert of music for the season with The Brass Roots, organist Dr. Ed Moore, and the ELPC Chancel Choir. Conductor Alex Toa will lead the Brass Roots and our special guest narrator will be Jim Cunningham from WQED-FM. Featured will be arrangements of Christmas classics for brass ensemble and […]
Christmas Day Celebration
ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAll are invited to celebrate Christmas together as a church family after Sanctuary worship in the McKelvy Room. Our time together will include brunch, music, and fellowship. Please RSVP to Wil Forrest at Wil@coh.net or 412.260.2554 by Sun., Dec. 18.
A Time of Prayer
First Lutheran Church 615 Grant St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThere will be a time of prayer in support of all refugees, separated families, and victims of violence at First Lutheran Church on Grant Street downtown. Everyone who comes for prayer is encouraged to join the outdoor vigil for Martín Esquivel at 4 pm, and process to the Federal Courthouse building.
CANCELLED: Year-End Examen
ELPC - Second Floor Parlor 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesCANCELLED Before celebrating the New Year, join us in the Parlor for a guided meditation on the movement of God in your life during the past year. By exploring the flow of God in your life, it will become easier to experience the presence of God in this moment and the next—and the one after […]
First Friday @ Anti-Violence Vigil
Part worship, part mission, all TRAIL – we will help host the Gay Christian Network conference’s Vigil against violence directed at LGBTQ people. Come to help the event happen with other TRAIL folks and help promote this important cause as over a thousand conference participants come to Pittsburgh this weekend. All who help at the […]
Healing Communities Training
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Justice Committee encourages ELPC members who are interested in helping our church discern the calling to support those in our community who are returning from incarceration—including some that are part of our faith family—to attend a Healing Communities training session at Pittsburgh Thelogical Seminary. Following this training, our goal is to evaluate if—and explore […]
Rhythm of Justice Lecture at PTS
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPittsburgh Theological Seminary (PTS) is hosting the third annual Lecture and Community Conversation on Race and Faith and The Kelso Lecture, titled Rhythm of Justice. This lecture and community conversation will be held at PTS, 616 N Highland Avenue. For more information about this free event, visit www.pts.edu/race_and_faith_2017 or call 412.924.1345.
Kick-Off Party for OHM’s JUST Run
Have a new year’s resolution around health and service? Join us at a kick-off party for Open Hand Ministry’s Pittsburgh Marathon team at BFG Cafe (5335 Penn Ave.) for pizza, info, and fellowship! Anyone interested in participating in the marathon as a runner (5k, 10k, relay team, full- and half-marathon) or as a volunteer supporter (pasta party, race day […]