Educational & Spiritual Life
Cancelled: Images of God—So What?
ELPC - Second Floor Parlor 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis event has been cancelled. Join us for the conclusion of our Images of God series. Titled So What?, this program will explore how your image of God impacts your life and prayer. We will look at ways to practice our faith in a way that is consistent with our image and, yet, encourages us […]
Cancelled: Enneagram Conversation
ELPC - Pastor's Conference Room 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis event has been cancelled. Check back for updates on the May Enneagram discussion. If you would like to discuss the Enneagram with others who are learning and trying to practice self awareness, join us for a monthly discussion group on the fourth Tuesday of each month in the Pastor's Conference Room. This is an […]
Intergenerational Movie Event
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us as we screen Tuck Everlasting and discuss how this blockbuster film offers us wisdom about our faith, led by the Rev. Dr. Darrell Knopp. Christian Education will provide hot dogs and drinks, but please bring snacks to share.
Telling Our Stories: Sunday YAM Class
ELPC - Pastor's Conference Room 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDuring this series, we will hear personal stories of faith, hope, love and liberation as we reflect upon them, their biblical relevance and their meanings for our own lives. During this final session we will share our own stories and experience. This is the young adult church school class.
YAM CE Class: Prayer Time
ELPC - Pastor's Conference Room 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesStop by the Rally Day festivities first to get some food & drink and to share some fellowship before connecting with other young adults for a biblical reflection and some group prayer.
Thomas Merton Book Study
Thomas Merton was an American Catholic writer and mystic. A Trappist monk, he was a poet, social activist, and pioneer of Interfaith Dialogue. Merton wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews. He also left behind his voluminous journals. Among Merton's […]
YAM CE Class: Bible Study
ELPC - Pastor's Conference Room 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAll Sundays in October (2, 9, 16, 23 & 30) from 9:45-10:45am Spend time with other young adults thoughtfully and completely studying through the Gospel of Mark over this 5 week series as led by a host of special Bible study leaders. See Wil for your study guide booklet which will enhance the experience but […]
Modern Mystic & Symbol of a Century
ELPC - Music Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe biographical facts of Thomas Merton’s life are an apt metaphor for the 20th century, but his inner life was shaped by a series of remarkable prayer experiences. Join us as Bonnie Thurston examines both aspects with a view to what our own lives and prayer might be “saying.” A light lunch will be served. […]
Writing as a Spiritual Practice
ELPC - Music Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThomas Merton’s first—and one of his most famous—books is his spiritual autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain. Since his death, many books have been published as compilations of, or based upon, the volumes of journals that he left behind. Join us as ELPC member Dr. Brent House explores with us this practice of spiritual journaling and memoir […]
Understanding and Speaking Up for LGBTQ Christians: A Learning & Discussion Series
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAll ELPC Friends and Members who want to learn how to better support LGBTQ Christians are invited to this three-part learning and discussion series. These sessions are designed to be an educational and development series (not debates) that provides an environment where authoritative presenters will share information, where attendees will be able to have their […]
Reiki Training
ELPC - Second Floor Parlor 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesReiki is a spiritual healing art and form of complementary medicine. It has its roots in Japanese origins and is based on the flow of energy through the practitioner. If you would like to be attuned and learn to use Reiki, register for our two-part (Reiki 1 and 2) training (Sundays, Nov. 20 and Dec. […]
An Awesome Abrahamic Event for YAMs
ELPC - Second Floor Parlor 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesOne patriarch and three religions come together at ELPC for this event as we welcome our siblings in faith from local Muslim and Jewish congregations. Start at the combined church school class (9:45-10:45am), then experience a combined worship service (11:00-12:15pm), before the young adults spend some time over lunch and conversation in the Second Floor […]