Educational & Spiritual Life
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 […]
Film Screening | Day of a Stranger
Garth Overlook Room 116 South Highland Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin the Spiritual Life Committee in the Garth Overlook Room following worship on Sunday, July 24, to view and discuss Day of a Stranger (2021), a short film about Trappist monk Thomas Merton, one of the most influential spiritual writers of the 20th century. Through rare audio recordings, the film explores the final years of […]
Lessons and Practices of Revolutionary Love
What is Revolutionary Love you ask? According to Valarie Kaur, “revolutionary love is an orientation to the world and to the work of justice that is most successfully practiced in community. It is more than emotion or feeling. It is the ongoing choice to labor for others, opponents, and ourselves.” The Spiritual Life Committee invites […]