Educational & Spiritual Life
Yoga & Centering Prayer
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe ELPC Spiritual Life committee is excited to offer Yoga & Centering Prayer with Katrina Woodworth on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8–9 am, in the Sanctuary. This class include breathing practices along with Hatha Yoga postures and ends with 10–15 minutes of silent Centering Prayer Please register in advance. Donations accepted are accepted. CLICK TO REGISTER
Yoga Retreat
ELPC - Sanctuary 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesNote: The retreat is currently at capacity. Check back to see if spots open. Start 2022 with a journey within at the first-ever Yoga Retreat at ELPC with Yamuna Morgenstern and Katrina Woodworth! We will begin the day with yoga, followed by moments for movement, reflection, meditation, and lunch. We also hope to offer the […]
A Letter from the Birmingham Jail: Remembrance and Reflection
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDuring the Church School hour, Pastor Randy, the Facing Systemic Racism Committee, and the Faith Formation Board invite all adults and students in grade 6 and up to participate in a discussion of the Rev. Dr. King's prophetic letter. For this first installment of a three-part series, Pastor Randy, who has done substantive research on […]
Yoga and Mindful Meditation
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesStart your day on your mat, stretching, and moving your body for 45–50 minutes of gentle Hatha yoga and 10–15 minutes of guided mindful meditation. Our mindful movement and meditation classes in February will have gentle and slow mindful movement, linking postures and breath, and end with guided silent meditation. A donation from the heart […]
Forest Bathing
ELPC - Courtyard 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesWhat is forest bathing? Well, it is not a nature walk or a fitness hike. It is a 60-minute, guided visit into the natural world, where we will slow down, awaken our senses, and nurture our relationship with nature. Through a series of invitations, we will find our own ways of connecting with nature as […]
Contemplative & Centering Prayer for Lent
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDuring the season of Lent, our Monday morning Contemplative Prayer will involve the reading of a Psalm and Centering Prayer (20 minutes of silence), in community with one another. Click the button below at the scheduled time to join via Zoom or call in by dialing 312.626.6799 and entering meeting ID, 959 8065 3992. Passcode: bestill […]
Lenten Silent Retreat
St. Emma Monastery 1001 Harvey Ave, Greensburg, PA, United StatesIn returning and rest you shall be saved. In quietness and in trust shall be your strength. We invite you to come away with God, in the middle of the Lenten season, for a quiet weekend retreat at St. Emma's Retreat House in Greensburg, from 5 pm, on Friday, March 18, until 12 pm, on […]
Lenten JourneyDance
ELPC - Chapel 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesExperience Lent in a unique way this year. Join Yamuna for her Lenten JourneyDance in the Chapel on Friday, April 8, 6:30 pm–7:45 pm. Take a musical, dancing journey as we approach the end of Lent, with songs from Godspell among other songs including "Guide me God," "Song of the Pharaohs," "Joyful Joyful," and "Prayer […]
Yoga, Pranayama, and Meditation Retreat
ELPC - Sanctuary 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin Yamuna Morgenstern and Katrina Woodworth for a day of enjoying yoga in the Sanctuary and learning pranayama (yogic breathing techniques) to facilitate meditation, relaxation, and good health in your daily life. Take time for intentional rest and develop practices that nurture the opportunity to commune with the Divine. The day will include two yoga […]
Spring Yoga and Creation Contemplation Classes
In May and June, join Katrina Woodworth for a Hatha yoga class, where we will explore our relationship with the Creation through the four elements: water, wind, earth, and fire. The ancient Yogis understood that our bodies contain all 4 elements. In this class we will explore the elements through movement, posture, breath and meditation. […]
Decolonizing our Spiritual Practices
ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, June 4, 9 am–3pm, at ELPC or on Zoom for a day of teaching, conversation, and spiritual practice, as we seek to continue in our journey to be a Matthew 25 church and decolonize our spiritual practices. We will be led by Leeann Shaw Younger. Under her leadership, we will look […]
June Solstice Forest Bathing
Join us at Frick Park on Saturday, June 25, 6–9 pm, for a time of June Solstice Forest Bathing and mark the beginning of summer, increased daylight, and warmth! If you are unfamiliar with forest bathing, it is simply mindfulness in nature as we bathe in the health-boosting benefits of the forest. Guided by Sandi […]