Featured Events
Climate Change and the Green New Deal
The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee invites you to a panel discussion on Climate Change and the Green New Deal following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, February 13. Together, we will examine the issue of climate change, its implications for racial and economic justice, and how we can combat it by building a mass movement […]
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 […]
Letter from Birmingham Jail | Session 2
Following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, March 13, the Facing Systemic Racism Committee will present our second session on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's, Letter from Birmingham Jail. Led by Dr. Beverly Harris-Schenz, we will explore a summary of one of the seminal issues in Dr. King’s letter: "just" vs "unjust" laws. Dr. King […]
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 […]
Winter Food Drive
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAs a Matthew 25 Congregation, ELPC actively seeks to engage in the world and make a difference in the lives of our neighbors. And one of the Matthew 25 principles that we strive to live into is to eradicate systemic poverty. One of the ways we do so is by feeding our neighbors who are […]
Letter Writing Event
ELPC - Fellowship Room 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Environmental Team of the Justice Committee will offer an in-person letter-writing and advocacy time on Sunday, March 27, following our Sunday Church School classes and our Sanctuary worship service. Topics address environmental and social justice components of the Build Back Better Act, as well as the Hopes for Homes Act. Please join and contribute […]
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 […]
Letter from Birminham Jail | Session 3
Are We a Social Club or Justice Seekers? In his prophetic Letter From Birmingham Jail, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., expressed frustration with white moderates, including clergy who were critical of civil rights efforts. King likened their complacency to the outright hostility of white supremacists, writing, "Shallow understanding from people of good will […]
Family Fun @ Liberty Green Playground
Families with kids of all ages are invited to gather at the Liberty Green playground following our Sanctuary worship service on Sunday, April 10. We lament that our in-person interactions have been so limited over the last two years during the pandemic. We hope that this will be an opportunity for parents and kids to […]
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 […]
A Celebration with J. Richard Szeremany
The Rev. Dr. J. Richard Szeremany cordially invites you to join the festive celebration of 73 years of ministry of word and sacrament and ministry of music to the glory of God on Sunday, May 8, 3 pm, in the ELPC Sanctuary. Come be inspired by organists J. Richard Szeremany, Michael P. Frank, Dr. Edward […]
Celebrating the Bushes
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPlease join us following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, May 15, for a farewell celebration in honor of our departing Senior Pastor Randy Bush, his wife Beth, and children Ian and Charlotte. We'll gather in the Social Hall for fellowship and to say "thank you" and send our prayers as they begin a new journey in […]