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Connections Potluck Lunch
Connections Potluck Lunch
The Connections Ministry invites everyone at ELPC to a potluck lunch on Sunday, April 28, 12:15 pm, in the Good Samaritan Room. RSVP to connectelpc@gmail.com, and let us know what you’re bringing to share at tiny.cc/connections-potluck.
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OHM House Rehab
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
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All-Church Retreat
Join us at our All-Church Retreat Friday–Sunday, May 3–5, or come for the day on Saturday, May 4, at Lutherlyn Camp in Prospect, Pennsylvania! Together, we will explore the theme Block Party: a neighborhood of kindness and love. Through worship, rest, workshops, study, and games, we will explore what it means to be good neighbors! […]
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Spring Planting Day
Spring Planting Day
Each spring, a group of dedicated members and friends refresh the Highland Avenue entrance with beautiful flowering plants, so it is vibrant and welcoming; the courtyard, so it is a lovely setting for summer weddings and worship; and the rain garden, so it is accommodating to birds and butterflies alike. This year, we are gathering […]
OHM House Rehab
OHM House Rehab
Help us work with Open Hand Ministries (OHM) to renovate their current property and make it available to a qualified and deserving family! We spent the last few months of 2023 cleaning up the property, and now we’re on the construction side, where the house will begin to take shape and look like a home. […]
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Presbyterian Women Bible Study
Presbyterian Women Bible Study
In Acts 9:36–43, Luke tells the story of Tabitha, a beloved disciple brought to life after prayer from the Apostle Peter. She is the only woman in the New Testament to be honored as "disciple." Tabitha is also known as Dorcas, suggesting her ministry of good works and charity extended to Jewish and Greek believers. […]
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End Gun Violence: Pa. Advocacy Day
On average, someone is killed with a gun every 5 hours in Pennsylvania. Your voice needs to be heard by our lawmakers; advocacy is effective! After last years March for Our Lives, PA Advocacy Day—during which 500 Pennsylvanians were in Harrisburg talking with legislators and rallying at the Capitol—the most significant gun safety policies in […]
Presbyterian Women Bible Study
Presbyterian Women Bible Study
In Acts 9:36–43, Luke tells the story of Tabitha, a beloved disciple brought to life after prayer from the Apostle Peter. She is the only woman in the New Testament to be honored as "disciple." Tabitha is also known as Dorcas, suggesting her ministry of good works and charity extended to Jewish and Greek believers. […]
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OHM House Rehab
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
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2024 Festival of Homiletics
ELPC will be one of the primary host sites for the 2024 Festival of Homiletics, Monday–Thursday, May 13–16, along with Calvary Episcopal Church and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The 2024 Festival of Homiletics is an invitation for preachers and pastors to lean into a little self-love, to relearn ways to care for the craft of […]
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OHM House Rehab
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
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Celebrating the Rev. Dr. Patrice Fowler-Searcy
Celebrating the Rev. Dr. Patrice Fowler-Searcy
We are pleased to announce that our pastor, the Rev. Patrice Fowler-Searcy, will receive the Doctor of Ministry degree from PTS at the end of this month. We at ELPC are appreciative of her ministry and her dedication and commitment to this significant achievement. To that end, the ELPC Mission Board, along with the congregation, […]
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OHM House Rehab
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
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A Brass & Organ Spectacular
A Brass & Organ Spectacular
The 13th season of ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts series wraps up on Friday, May 24, 7:30, with a special concert featuring The Brass Roots, organist Dr. Edward Alan Moore, and conductor Daniel Nesta Curtis. The free concert will feature the premiere of a new piece for brass ensemble and organ by Pittsburgh composer Nancy Galbraith in […]
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OHM House Rehab
OHM House Rehab
Our community mission partner, Open Hand Ministries (OHM) has started up house rehab workdays. Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors! This fall, OHM will […]
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OHM House Rehab
OHM House Rehab
Help us work with Open Hand Ministries (OHM) to renovate their current property and make it available to a qualified and deserving family! We spent the last few months of 2023 cleaning up the property, and now we’re on the construction side, where the house will begin to take shape and look like a home. […]
Attending to Wilderness Day Retreat
Attending to Wilderness Day Retreat
When we spend time immersed in nature, noticing, and attending to both the detail and grandeur of our outer world, we simultaneously notice and attend to our inner world. Join us for a contemplative retreat on Saturday, June 1, 9 am–4 pm, as we wander, reflect, explore, and share together at Jennings Environmental Center (2951 […]
ELPC Celebrates Pittsburgh Pride 2024
ELPC Celebrates Pittsburgh Pride 2024
ELPC is a proud co-founder and participant in LAMP – LGBTQIA+ Affirming Ministries of Pittsburgh - see https://sites.google.com/view/inclusivepcusapgh/home?authuser=0. We are excited to again celebrate Pride in Pittsburgh this summer as we seek to reflect God's love for all to local LGBTQIA+ people and allies. While there are many Pride events sponsored by different groups and in […]