From One Generation to Another - A Celebration of the Psalms
2019-03-24 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Chancel Choir presents an inspirational program of music inspired by the Psalms.
Featured on the program will be the premiere of a new composition by jazz vibraphonist and composer Cecilia Smith, The Essence of Psalms—in Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of ELPC.
Plus psalm settings by Herbert Howells, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Howard Goodall.
A freewill offering will be received.

Performances By:
East Liberty Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
Dr. Edward Alan Moore, organist/music director
Michael Painter, organ
Cecilia Smith, vibraphone and composer
Bryan Sable, piano

Musical Selections:
Psalm-Preludes, Set 1, Op. 32
1. Psalm 34 – Lo, the poor crieth
Herbert Howells
(1892-1983)
Processional Hymn
O Lord, You Are My God and King – GtG 270
(Psalm 145)
JERUSALEM
Lord, Thou Has Been Our Refuge (Psalm 90)
Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872-1958)
The Lord Is My Shepherd (Psalm 23)
Howard Goodall
(b. 1958)
A Meditation on Brother James’ Air (Psalm 23)
Harold Darke
(1888-1976)
Hymn
Give Praise to the Lord – GtG 550
(Psalm 149)
LAUDATE DOMINUM
The Essence of Psalms
Cecilia Smith
I. Psalm 26 – Declaration of Righteousness
II. Psalm 42 – Lament and Hope
III. Psalm 90 – Our Days (A Prayer)
IV. Psalm 138 – Thanksgiving and Praise

Facing Systemic Racism Lenten Series
2019-03-27 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-04-03 17:00 - 19:00, 2019-04-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Please join us for a six-week study of The Belhar Confession on Wednesdays, 5–7 pm, during Lent.
This series will provide a theological grounding for our congregation’s anti-racism work, and provide an opportunity for the congregation to learn about the Presbyterian Church’s newest confession that addresses unity, reconciliation, and justice.
A light meal of soup and bread will be provided.
Childcare is available through reservation by calling 412.441.3800 x140.
Read The Belhar Confession. Download the Book of Confessions.

Series Dates and Topics
Download our Study Guide, which will guide our sessions.

March 6 | Introduction: Setting the Stage (see pg. 3)
March 13 | Apartheid and The Belhar Confession: It Happened in Church (see pg. 11)
March 20 | What Does it Mean for a Church to Confess? (see pg. 21)
March 27 | The Belhar Confession and the Book of Confessions (see pg. 27, 54–57)
(Download the Theological Declaration of Barmen and The Confession of 1967)
April 3 | The “Liturgy” of Belhar and What That Means for the Unity off the Church (see pg. 33)
April 10 | Belhar, the Unity We Seek, and the Mission off the Church (pg. 44)
(Download The Nicene Creed)

Earth Care Challenge Pledge
2019-03-31 10:45 - 13:00, 2019-04-07 10:45 - 13:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Are you ready to pledge to a personal action/s to help save the planet? Consider what you can change or take on as in the areas of transportation, energy, food, yard and garden, home, education and advocacy.
The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee will be available to record your pledge and take your picture in the Garth Overlook Room after today’s 11 am service, and in the Fellowship Room before the 11 am service. You can record your pledge on Sundays, March 24, March 31, and April 7.

Arsenal Duo - Piano and Organ Spectacular
2019-04-14 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Organist Edward Alan Moore
Pianist Nathan Carterette

The Arsenal Duo returns to ELPC for a concert uniting their respective instruments in a unique and spectacular fashion. Featured will be the first movement of Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto and George Gershwin’s iconic Rhapsody in Blue. Freewill offering.

PROGRAM
Star-Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key/Leopold Godowsky
(1779-1843)/ (1870-1938)
Preludes
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Opus 32
No. 10 in B minor (Lento)
No. 5 in G major (Moderato)
Opus 23
No. 5 in G minor (Alla marcia)
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23
I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
INTERMISSION
Carillon-Sortie
Henri Mulet (1878-1967)
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin (1898-1937)

The Arsenal Duo
Pittsburgh musicians Nathan Carterette (piano) and Edward Alan Moore (organ) have joined forces as The Arsenal Duo, presenting concerts that unite their respective instruments in a unique and spectacular fashion. They draw from a diverse repertoire, including works originally for piano and orchestra; works original to piano and organ; their own transcriptions; and solo offerings.
Formed in 2013, The Arsenal Duo made their debut performance at Youngstown, Ohio’s historic Stambaugh Auditorium, where they attracted one of the largest audiences since the restoration of the hall’s E.M. Skinner pipe organ. The duo returned to Stambaugh to record several tracks for a forthcoming recording. They have also been presented at Pittsburgh’s East Liberty Presbyterian Church and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Christ Episcopal Church in Warren, Ohio, and National City Christian Church in Washington, DC.
The 2015-2016 season had the duo playing concerts in Colorado, Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The 2016-2017 season includes concerts in New Canaan, CT, Wilson College in Chambersburg, PA, Dearborn, MI, Tarentum, PA, and an invitation to return to Stambaugh Auditorium on July 3, 2017 as featured performers for the Great Lakes Regional Convention of the American Guild of Organists.
Nathan Carterette
Hailed as “wonderfully poetic,” (Westfalen Post) and “very compelling in his power and presence” (International Composer), Nathan Carterette has distinguished himself in the concert world by performing a huge range of works from Elizabethan keyboard music to music written today. His innovative programming has inspired audiences to approach unfamiliar music with open ears, and familiar music with new appreciation.
Mr. Carterette has performed in such venues as Weill Recital Hall and the Yamaha Piano Salon of New York City, the Gasteig in Munich, the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe of Hamburg, and Cleveland’s Trinity Cathedral. He has been presented in several universities such as the Berklee School of Music, Cleveland Institute of Music, Radford University, Drake University, Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, and Carnegie Mellon.
Educated at Yale University, where he studied with Boris Berman, Mr. Carterette began his piano studies at the age of eleven with Cleveland’s legendary Birute and Anthony Smetona. A chance encounter in 2004 with Welsh composer-pianist Dafydd Llywelyn led to an invitation for intensive private study in Germany, both of the traditional repertoire and Llywelyn’s works.
Edward Alan Moore
Edward Alan Moore, native of Girard, OH, is Organist/Music Director at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, PA. Previously he was a member of the organ faculty at The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music in Washington, DC, Director of Music Ministries at The Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean, VA, and Minister of Music at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, studying organ with Michael Farris, improvisation with Gerre Hancock and Richard Erickson, and serving as research assistant for Professor Wm. A. Little.
As a recitalist, Dr. Moore was the first organist chosen to perform on the Millennium Stage concert series at the Kennedy Center in 2004. Other recitals include those at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Cathedral of Saint Philip in Atlanta, Princeton University Chapel, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, MI.
In the past few years Dr. Moore’s performance schedule included concerts at various locations in the Pittsburgh area and at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine and the Riverside Church in New York City. As a choral accompanist, he has been the featured organist with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, where his performance was described as “lucid and often glorious” by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Talent Show & Tower Light-Up Night
2019-05-04 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206-3911, United States
Gather for a potluck meal in our Social Hall and celebrate the diverse talents of our congregation. At 8:30 pm you can pick up a piece of cake and gather on the Penn Avenue side of the church as we dedicate our new tower lighting system. Celebrate with us, as ELPC “shines its light” for generations to come!
There also will be a time for free play and fellowship for families with children age 3 and under before the potluck and talent show, beginning at 4:30 pm.
If you’d like to participate in the Talent Show, email Heather Lawrence.

Learn more about ELPC’s Bicentennial Celebration!

Community Celebration
2019-05-10 17:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Come one, come all! To celebrate our bicentennial, we will be giving away free ice cream from stations around the church. Invite your friends to take a quick tour of the Sanctuary and Chapel, learn more about our history and programs, and then enjoy an ice cream treat on us!
Volunteers are needed to be hosts for our neighbors! Contact Jim DiGiorgio for details.

Learn more about ELPC’s Bicentennial Celebration!

Bicentennial Gala
2019-05-11 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
It’s time to have a party! ELPC will host a ticketed gala event in which we will gather in the Whitfield Lobby for hors d’oeuvres and refreshments, before moving to the decorated Social Hall for a catered meal, entertainment, and fellowship, all to celebrate our church’s 200th anniversary.
Tickets are $50, with some reduced price tickets available. To purchase tickets online, please use this secure link or see one of the ticket sellers after worship on Sundays, April 21 and 28.
We also need about 15 volunteers to help set up the event. Contact Jim DiGiorgio for details.

Learn more about ELPC’s Bicentennial Celebration!

Brass Roots and Organ - French Feast
2019-05-24 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The 8th Season of ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts series closes with another sonic spectacular for brass, percussion, and organ, featuring ELPC’s brass ensemble in residence, The Brass Roots, conductor Stephen Gage, and organist Edward Alan Moore.
A freewill offering will be received.

Download a copy of the program and consider supporting our Cathedral Concerts series.
PROGRAM
Grand Choeur Dialogué
Eugène Gigout
(1844-1925)
arr. John Kuzma
Fanfare Liturgiques (1947)
Henri Tomasi
(1901-1971)
I. Annonciation
II. Evangile
III. Apocalpyse
IV. Procession du Vendredi-Saint
Symphony III, Op. 28
Louis Vierne
(1870-1937)
IV. Adagio
V. Final
Intermission
Rigaudon
Andre Campra
(1660-1744)
arr. Michael Allen
Clair De Lune
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
Girl with The Flaxen Hair
Claude Debussy
Symphony No. 3, “Organ”
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835-1921)
III. Adagio – arr. organ solo by Virgil Fox
(1912-1980)
IV. Finale – arr. brass/organ/percussion by Kenneth Singleton

RCC Pride Concert 2019
2019-06-01 16:00 - 18:00, 2019-06-02 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Courtyard, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206, United States
Join Renaissance City Choir for their 2019 Pride Concert: A Celebration of our Community of Singers!
We celebrate together, the large and small victories of life.
For this year’s Pride Concert, RCC will bring together music that our community has called on in the past and calls on today to celebrate the fabulous uniqueness who we are as a LGBTQIA+ community and as diverse group of individuals.
In addition to stories from our choir members about love, community, supporting one another, and coming out, some of the songs we will sing for you will be “Born This Way,” “We Are Family,” “You Will Be Found,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “Let Me Be a Seal Upon Your Heart,” “Sure on This Shining Night,” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat.”
Ticket Information
Tickets are $25; $10 for students. Visit RCCPittsburgh.com for details.

VCS 2019: Who is My Neighbor?
2019-06-24 09:00 - 15:00, 2019-06-25 09:00 - 15:00, 2019-06-26 09:00 - 15:00, 2019-06-27 09:00 - 15:00, 2019-06-28 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Vacation Church School will take place daily June 24–28, 9 am–3pm, guided by our theme: Who is My Neighbor? Learning to Love like Jesus.
Through crafts, music, activities, games, worship, reflection, and Bible study, children ages 4 through grade 5 will explore God’s call to love our neighbors as ourselves.
Spots are still available, but fill fast.

Registration Forms
Registration forms for campers and volunteers are
available on our VCS webpage.

Lend a Helping Hand
Youth in grades 6–12 and adults of all ages are needed to serve as volunteers. We need folks who can serve all week and even those who can spare just three hours. A list of requested items for donation will be available soon.

Volunteer Training
There is a mandatory training session for all volunteers following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, June 23. Click here for details.

Juneteenth Parade and Celebration
2019-06-29 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Freedom Corner, 1500 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, 15219, United States
Pittsburgh’s 2019 Juneteenth celebration will be held June 28–30. ELPC will participate in the parade, beginning at Freedom Corner (Crawford St. and Centre Ave.), Saturday, June 29, 11 am. Line up begins at 10 am. Wear your ELPC t-shirt and put on walking shoes to march behind the ELPC banner to Point State Park, where the festivities will continue throughout the weekend.
Our Young Adult Ministry will have a setup in the park with blankets, chairs, and water to spend the afternoon celebrating Juneteenth!
Looking for more information? Youth and young adults, contact Kelli Booher at KelliB@coh.net or 412.441.3800 x114. Other ages, contact Michele Bossers at michele2285@gmail.com.

About Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that Union soldiers notified the city of Galveston, Texas, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Although this was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation became official on Jan. 1, 1863, the proclamation had little impact on Texans until the war ended. With the surrender of General Lee in April 1865, the Union forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance, freeing all slaves. This news was met with joy and celebration and Juneteenth was born as an annual celebration of emancipation and freedom.

Keep Families Together: Out of Cages & In Their Homes!
2019-07-02 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Immigrant families face separation constantly, this time thanks to Ben Carson and his Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). A new proposal would evict mixed-status families from subsidized housing, requiring everyone except senior citizens to prove citizenship. This would mean that if a woman living in subsidized housing has her brother who is applying for asylum temporarily staying with her, both would face eviction unless the brother moved out. More than 100,000 families would face eviction if this rule is put in place.
HUD admits its mixed-status rule will NOT reduce wait lists, but WILL reduce the quality and quantity of housing. This is clearly another attack on immigrants and poor people, and we will let the government know why we will not stand for it.
Join us to take part in the federal public comment period to oppose this rule change and take a stand against family separation. Public comment periods are an incredibly effective way to influence federal policy.
This event is part of Just Harvest’s Power of the Pen series—monthly events to write letters to public officials to create real world change. Dinner will be provided.

2019 Film Festival | Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
2019-07-14 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Good Samaritan Room, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
This documentary paints a portrait of the philosophy and work of cardigan-wearing children’s entertainer Fred Rogers, star of the popular show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.
A former minister, Fred Rogers creatively communicated themes of empathy and acceptance, race relations, kindness, and tolerance using a colorful cast of puppets and friends for more than 30 years.
Along with archival footage, Rogers’ contemporaries and cast-mates reflect on his legacy.

Sponsored by the Neighbors Committee
Runtime: 94 minutes

About the 2019 Summer Film Festival
Each year, the ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees sponsor and host a summer film series. This year’s themes are a continuation of our ongoing focus on facing systemic racism. Everyone is invited to stay after worship on Sundays, July 14, August 4, and August 18, and join us in the Good Samaritan Room to view the movies, discuss the themes, and enjoy a light lunch together.

2019 Film Festival | Urban Roots
2019-08-04 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Good Samaritan Room, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Once an industrial powerhouse of a lost American era, Detroit has been devastated by the loss of half its population due to the collapse of manufacturing. By the looks of it, the city has died. But now, in the empty lots, in the old factory yards, and in-between the sagging blocks of housing, seeds of change are taking root.
Dedicated citizens have started an urban environmental movement with the potential to transform not just a city after its collapse, but also a country after the end of its industrial age. Urban Roots shows Detroiters working to fulfill their vision for locally-grown, sustainably farmed food in a city where people—as in much of the county—have found themselves cut off from real food.

Sponsored by the Justice Committee
Runtime: 94 minutes

About the 2019 Summer Film Festival
Each year, the ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees sponsor and host a summer film series. This year’s themes are a continuation of our ongoing focus on facing systemic racism. Everyone is invited to stay after worship on Sundays, July 14, August 4, and August 18, and join us in the Good Samaritan Room to view the movies, discuss the themes, and enjoy a light lunch together.

2019 Film Festival | BlacKkKlansman
2019-08-18 11:00 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Good Samaritan Room, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
From visionary filmmaker Spike Lee comes the incredible true story of an American hero.
African-American detective Ron Stallworth sets out on a dangerous mission: infiltrate and expose the Ku Klux Klan with the aid of a more seasoned colleague, Flip Zimmerman.
Together, they team up to take down the extremist hate group as the organization aims to sanitize its violent rhetoric to appeal to the mainstream.

Sponsored by the Peace Committee
Runtime: 134 minutes

About the 2019 Summer Film Festival
Each year, the ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees sponsor and host a summer film series. This year’s themes are a continuation of our ongoing focus on facing systemic racism. Everyone is invited to stay after worship on Sundays, July 14, August 4, and August 18, and join us in the Good Samaritan Room to view the movies, discuss the themes, and enjoy a light lunch together.

Renewable Energy Fair
2019-09-08 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206-3911, United States
Do you want to find out how to switch to all renewable electricity? Are you trying to decide whether solar panels would work on your house? Do you know how to measure your carbon footprint?
To find answers to these questions and other energy-use matters, you are invited to attend a Renewable Energy Fair following Sanctuary worship. Representatives from renewable energy suppliers will be available to answer your questions and help you make the switch. There also will be a solar energy adviser. Please bring your electric bill.
Another important action is to calculate your carbon footprint. Information and help will be provided, and as well as an explanation of the carbon offset concept. For example, offset your air travel by paying into a project that reduces CO2 emissions by an equivalent amount. If you know your yearly electricity use (in kWh, from the electric company), your yearly gas use (in MCF or therms, from the gas company), and approximate annual miles traveled, the Environmental Team can help you determine your carbon footprint.
A light lunch will be provided. For more information, contact Nancy Heastings at n.heastings@comcast.net.
Hosted by the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee

Environmental Book Club
2019-09-26 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Trustees Room, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206-3911, United States
The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee invites you to begin reading a book of your choice about nature or climate change. A list of suggested books is available.
We will meet in the Trustees’ Meeting Room to discuss highlights and relevant actions.
For details, email Nancy Heastings at n.heastings@comcast.net.

Long Life, Loose Fit Presentation
2019-10-04 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC members Jan Irvin and Stefani Danes will join architects Rob Pfaffmann and Greg George of Pfaffmann + Associates for a presentation, titled Long Life, Loose Fit,
which will explore ELPC’s recent renovation.
The free presentation is being sponsored by the East Liberty Valley Historical Society.

CANCELED: Knitting Group | Evenings
2019-10-07 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Makers Space (Room 209), 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome to join our evening Knitting Group on Mondays, 6–7:30 pm. No experience is necessary.
For more information, please contact Tony Richardson-Eckes.

Forum on Sudan and South Sudan
2019-10-13 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Music Room, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Peace Committee, the International Partnership of the Pittsburgh Presbytery, and Crossroads Presbyterian Church invites you to the 7th Annual Forum on Sudan and South Sudan, 1:30 pm. The even will honor Congressman Mike Doyle, Esther Sprague, and the Enough Project.
A light lunch will be provided.

Racial Wealth Gap Simulation
2019-10-20 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The next event in our Facing Systemic Racism series will be a Racial Wealth Gap Simulation—an interactive event presented by our mission partner, Open Hand Ministries.
Please join us as we learn more about the connection between poverty, wealth, racial equity, and federal policy. Who has opportunity gains? Who has lost opportunities? Using federal policies that created and perpetuated systemic inequity, this simulation shows the impact of policies on education, income, hunger, and property ownership.
A light lunch will be served.
Childcare is available by reservation. Call Pastor Patrice at 412.441.3800 x140.

Reducing Gun Violence Address by Ed Gainey
2019-11-17 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Good Samaritan Room, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
State Representative Ed Gainey will visit ELPC to speak on reducing gun violence. He is the sponsor of House of Representative’s Bill 307, which seeks to ban the possession, purchase, transfer, use, or manufacture of assault weapons. Attendees also will an opportunity to send a postcard to the representative blocking Rep. Gainey’s bill.
His visit is sponsored by the ELPC Peace Committee.
