East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Middle School Mission Bingo
2020-06-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-07-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2020-07-26 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York)
Middle school students (who have completed grades 6–8) are invited to join in a series of Mission Projects that can be completed at home or in their neighborhood while physically distancing. Youth who participate will be given a Bingo Card with 24 mission ideas and prompts. They will be provided with instructions and the supplies needed for the mission projects.
We will check in at 7 pm on Sundays, June 14, June 28, July 12, and July 26 to share our stories, play bingo, and win some silly prizes. Meetings (currently scheduled on Zoom) are not necessary…just a bonus for those of us who love seeing our friends’ faces!
Questions? Contact Sara Hackett at SaraH@coh.net/412.673.2926

Registration
Click here to download a registration form or complete the online form below.

A Celebration of Black Song - ENCORE PRESENTATION
2020-06-28 19:00 - 20:30
ENCORE PRESENTATION
A Celebration of Black Song:
The Harlem Renaissance
Sunday, June 28, 2020
7:00 PM

Please join us for a LIVE rebroadcast of this concert on
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastLibertyPresbyterian
or YouTube: http://tiny.cc/elpc-youtube
The musicians from ELPC’s Music Ministry presented this uplifting program of song on February 12, 2017, featuring some of the 20th Century’s most beloved composers and lyricists: Hall Johnson, Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II, Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, Langston Hughes, Florence Price, Margaret Bonds, Undine Smith Moore, Kurt Weill, Fats Waller, George and Ira Gershwin
Performers
Carly Noel Black, Beth Johnstone Bush, Adrianna M. Cleveland, Todd Farwell, David Jennings Smith, Marcus Kim, Gail Novak Mosites, Juddson Thomas Poeske, Mary Chess Randolph, Mariko Reid, Denise Powell
Gabriel D’Abruzzo †, Music Associate and Pianist
Dr. Edward Alan Moore, Music Director
View the program here.

PW Virtual Lunch
2020-06-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2020-07-28 12:00 - 13:00
All women are invited to gather on Zoom. Bring your own lunch and join in a time of listening, sharing and praying.
If you’d like to attend, please email PW.ELPC@gmail.com.

Understanding Our Enneagram Type
2020-06-30 13:00 - 15:00
The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to a Zoom conversation on understanding our enneagram types and how we can work with them to become more free in our lives and more alive in our faith. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Mary Lynn at MaryLynn@coh.net.
Enneagram beginners are welcome!

Interfaith Vigil for Black Lives
2020-07-01 12:00 - 13:00
Stand united with ELPC and more than 20 other local faith and community groups for an Interfaith Vigil for Black Lives on Wednesday, July 1, noon–1 pm, at the intersection of Fifth Ave. and Desoto St. Please wear a mask and bring a sign that calls for justice, remembers our fallen brothers and sisters, and proclaims that Black Lives Matter. Learn more

Anatomy of Disparities in Health Care
2020-07-11 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-07-18 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-07-25 17:00 - 18:30
Are you aware that America has a racial disparities issue that sickens millions of people each year? ELPC’s Facing Systemic Racism team invites you to join us for study and discussion in a Zoom program, called Anatomy of Disparities in Health Care.
Through this program, we seek to increase awareness, explore ideas, and create plans to address the preventable differences and disparities in health care for African Americans in the U.S.
This program is appropriate for all ages and we encourage parents and children to participate together!
Our schedule and topics are as follows:

Saturday, June 27, 5 pm | Historical stories of Health Disparities
Saturday, July 11, 5 pm | A Historical Timeline
Saturday, July 18, 5 pm | Documentary – “Power to Heal” and Panel Discussion
Saturday, July 25, 5 pm | Where Do We Go From Here?

Click here to join the meeting, or participate via telephone by calling 312.626.6799 and entering meeting ID# 827.8715.9714 when prompted.

2020 Summer Film Series | Taking Root
2020-07-26 12:00 - 13:00
We invite you to watch Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai, and join us to discuss the film on Sunday, July 26, following Sanctuary worship. Click here to participate on Zoom or call 929.205.6099. Enter meeting ID# 819.8076.6834 when prompted.
Planting trees for fuel, shade, and food is not something that anyone would imagine as the first step toward winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Yet with that simple act, Wangari Maathai, a woman born in rural Kenya, started down the path that reclaimed her country’s land from 100 years of deforestation, provided new sources of food and income to rural communities, gave previously impoverished and powerless women a vital political role, and ultimately helped end Kenya’s 24-year dictatorship.
Please watch Taking Root prior to our discussion. The movie is available to watch for free at takingrootfilm.com/earth-day-2020.

About ELPC’s 2020 Summer Film Series
Each year, the Mission Board and Mission Committees sponsor and host a summer film series. As we live into our designation as a PC(USA) Matthew 25 Congregation, this year’s movies and documentaries will challenge us to continue our work as an anti-racist community and highlight the importance of environmentalism.

2020 Summer Film Series | Just Mercy
2020-08-02 12:00 - 13:00
As we continue our 2020 Film Series, the ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees invite you to watch Just Mercy. We will gather on Zoom to discuss the film on Sunday, August 2, following Sanctuary worship. Click here to participate on Zoom or call 929.205.6099. Enter meeting ID# 819.8076.6834 when prompted.
Based on the life of civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy places a spotlight on the systemic racism that plagues our society. The film urges viewers to be part of the change that is needed in our justice system and society, as well as to learn about our collective, yet unequal past, and the countless injustices that continue and have led us to where we are today.
The movie is available to watch at JustMercyFilm.com.

About Our 2020 Film Series
As we live into our designation as a PC(USA) Matthew 25 Congregation, the Mission Board and Mission Committees selected movies and documentaries for our 2020 Film Series that will challenge us to continue our work as an anti-racist community and highlight the importance of environmentalism. Please watch the selected films and join our discussions after worship on Sundays, June 26; August 2, 9, and 16.

Tween ZOOM Game Night
2020-08-07 19:00 - 20:00
Youth in grades 4–6 are invited to join us for scavenger hunts, silly faces, charades, and other games.
Contact Sara Hackett at SaraH@coh.net or 412.673.2926 for the Zoom meeting information.

2020 Summer Film Series | I Am Not Your Negro
2020-08-09 12:00 - 13:00
As we continue our 2020 Film Series, the ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees invite you to watch I Am Not Your Negro. We will gather on Zoom to discuss the film on Sunday, August 9, following Sanctuary worship. Click here to participate on Zoom or call 929.205.6099. Enter meeting ID# 819.8076.6834 when prompted.
A documentary directed by Raoul Peck, I’m Not Your Negro, is based on James Baldwin’s unfinished manuscript, “Remember This House.” Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, this film takes us on a journey into Black history, connecting the civil rights movement to today’s #BlackLivesMatter movement. This visual essay explores racism through the stories of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and the Rev. Martin L. King, Jr.
Watch at tiny.cc/IamNotYourNegro. (Warning: Use of the “N” word.)

About Our 2020 Film Series
As we live into our designation as a PC(USA) Matthew 25 Congregation, the Mission Board and Mission Committees selected movies and documentaries for our 2020 Film Series that will challenge us to continue our work as an anti-racist community and highlight the importance of environmentalism. Please watch the selected films and join our discussions after worship on Sundays, June 26; August 2, 9, and 16.

2020 Summer Film Series | Moundsville
2020-08-16 12:00 - 13:00
As we continue our 2020 Film Series, the ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees invite you to watch Moundsville. We will gather on Zoom to discuss the film on Sunday, August 16, following Sanctuary worship. Click here to participate on Zoom or call 929.205.6099. Enter meeting ID# 819.8076.6834 when prompted.
Moundsville, Biography of a Classic American Town, by John Miller and David Bernabo, is “A gripping look at a fascinating West Virginia town wrestling with its past and fighting for its future, with lots of surprises along the way”—Joe Barrett, The Wall Street Journal. Filmmaker and ELPC member John Miller will lead us in a discussion of the documentary.
Watch at PBS.org/show/moundsville.

About Our 2020 Film Series
As we live into our designation as a PC(USA) Matthew 25 Congregation, the Mission Board and Mission Committees selected movies and documentaries for our 2020 Film Series that will challenge us to continue our work as an anti-racist community and highlight the importance of environmentalism. Please watch the selected films and join our discussions after worship on Sundays, June 26; August 2, 9, and 16.

New PW Bible Study & Virtual Lunch
2020-08-18 12:00 - 13:00
How can we faithfully respond to difficult situations in the world? The ancients lamented to God, often in very explicit language. The lamenter finds strength to face the world as she remembers God, confident in the hope that God’s reign is coming. Prayers of lament are expressed in words, music, or art.
All women are invited to join us for Reclaiming Lament (introduction and virtual lunch) on Tuesday, August 18, 12 pm. Our first lesson, Heart of Lament, will begin on Monday, September 14, 7 pm, or Tuesday, September 15, 10 am. Lessons will then continue on the first Monday and Tuesday of every month, along with a mid-Month virtual lunch to share laments in writing, art, or music.
We hope you will join us as we begin to explore this ancient form of prayer and protest. For more information or to ask questions, please email PW.ELPC@gmail.com.

LGBTQ Ministry Game Night on Zoom
2020-08-28 18:00 - 20:00
Join in with friends for some end-of-the-week fun as we laugh and play games together over Zoom. All LGBTQIA folks and their allies are welcome. Contact Wil Forrest, LGBTQ Ministry coordinator, for information or to participate.

YAM Zoom Dinner & Dessert Meeting
2020-09-06 19:00 - 20:30
Sit down with some new and old friends over dinner on Zoom! We will spend part of our time catching up with one another, part dreaming up what the YAM group can be this fall/winter, and part learning about the African Healing Garden from Betty Lane, who started the garden. Located in Larimer, the garden is a place that folks can go to heal. It was inspired by friendship, community, hurt, loss, and hope for the future—and it has something important to offer to its neighbors and to us today. I hope you will come hear its story.
Contact Sara Hackett at SaraH@coh.net or 412.441.3800 x120 for the Zoom meeting ID.

Help Us Spruce Up
2020-09-12 10:00 - 12:00
Summer is in full force and so are the gardens (and weeds!) here at ELPC. If you are looking to connect with nature and the ELPC community, consider joining us for small group garden maintenance meet-ups!
Join us to weed around the perimeter of the church, particularly in the rain garden along Penn Ave. No experience is necessary, but consider bringing work gloves, water, a mask, and any small gardening tools you might have.
For more info, contact Megan Leisher at MeganL@coh.net or 412.441.3800 x122.

YAM African Healing Garden Workday
2020-09-12 10:00 - 13:00
All young adults are invited to join us at the African Healing Garden (located at 160 Meadow St.) for a workday. Some folks will work in the garden and others will work to lay pavement around the garden (there will be a professional on hand to give us instructions).
Everything is outside and there is plenty of space to work at a distance. Masks are required. Please RSVP to Sara Hackett via email SaraH@coh.net or phone 412.673.2926.
Visit @AfricanHealingGarden on Facebook to learn more about the garden.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering on Zoom
2020-09-20 12:30 - 14:30, 2020-10-10 10:00 - 12:00
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more and to get the Zoom info to participate.
God created you. God loves you. Be yourself.

Praying with the Elements
2020-09-27 13:00 - 14:00, 2020-10-04 13:00 - 14:00
Amidst this pandemic, many of us are experiencing Zoom fatigue and may feel stuck inside. Let’s Get Out In Creation!
Through Christine Valters Paintner’s book, Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements, we will discover the call of God’s creation with daily readings of scripture, poets, and mystics—and be invited to explore, connect, and pray with and in God’s creation. We will read, reflect, and pray with the elements on our own throughout the week and then gather on Sundays, October 4–November 1, 1 pm, to share reflections and insights.
Join us as we discover together how “the four elements of air, fire, water, and earth can act as spiritual directors or guides to help us along the sacred journey.”
You may order your own book on Amazon or contact the Rev. BJ Woodworth for assistance.
Click here to participate on Zoom. Enter the Meeting ID, 896 1843 1427, and passcode, Creation, when prompted.

Pastor Randy’s Drive-Thru Party
2020-09-27 13:30 - 15:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Pastor Randy’s turning 60, and you’re invited to the party!
This is a drive-thru birthday party! Pastor Randy and Beth Bush will be in the church’s staff parking lot (Baum Blvd), and you can pull in to give him personal birthday wishes. You might even receive a birthday treat!
In addition, several other members of staff will be on the sidewalk along Whitfield Street, so after you greet Randy and Beth, pull around the corner to wave or chat with staff for a couple of minutes.
Parking spaces along both Baum and Whitfield St. will be blocked off so that you can pull along the curb. Staff will also be distributing our new church directory at this time. All will be wearing masks. Join us for this happy and safe time of fellowship!
So that we don’t tie up street traffic too much, please move around the church clockwise. We also suggest that you plan your visit around these times, according to the first letter of your last name:

A thru G | 1:30–2 pm
H thru O | 2–2:30 pm
P thru Z | 2:30–3 pm

In lieu of gifts, Pastor Randy suggests that you bring a food donation to support Vintage Senior Center, right up Highland Avenue in East Liberty. Vintage usually provides much-needed companionship, activities, and meals for seniors in our area. During the pandemic, they’re providing alternative meals for seniors. Requested food items include: crackers, canned soup, peanut butter, individual fruit cups, canned vegetables, pasta (including instant mac & cheese), rice and bottled water. (NO perishables like milk, fresh fruit, or meat.) Since most of the seniors live alone, please choose smaller/individual-size packaged items. You also may choose to make a monetary or check donation (payable to “Vintage”), which we will deliver to Vintage for you.
If you have any questions, contact Laura Ristau at 412.780.5588 or Heather Lawrence at 412.266.8177.

So, Let’s Talk
2020-10-03 17:00 - 18:30, 2020-10-04 12:15 - 13:45
As a Matthew 25 church, the Mission Board of ELPC invites you to the next program in our work of dismantling structural racism: So, Let’s Talk. To understand others, we are told “to walk a mile in their shoes.” We hope that reading and discussing the story of “Routine Traffic Stop” (based on an experience and written by ELPC member, Beverly Harris-Schenz) will help others “learn about the shoes” that many Black siblings walk in daily.
Join us on Saturday, October 3, 5–6:30 pm, and/or Sunday, October 4, 12:15 pm.
Participate at Zoom.us/join or call 929.205.6099, and enter Meeting ID 827 8715 9714 when prompted.

A City Divided: Police/Citizen Violence, Police Reform
2020-10-04 19:00 - 20:00
The Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh Social Justice and Outreach Committee and Race and Reconciliation Commission invite you to a Zoom talk with Professor David Harris, who will discuss his new book, “A City Divided” Police/Citizen Violence, Police Reform.” The Rev. Dr. John Welch will provide a response.
Click here to join the Zoom meeting or call 312.626.6799. Enter Meeting ID 846 4004 1246 and Passcode [REDACTED] when prompted.
Event co-sponsors include: JCC Center for Lovingkindness; Christian Associates; St. Brendan’s Justice Ministry; St. James Episcopal Church, Penn Hills; St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Highland Park; St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Mt Lebanon; Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Squirrel Hill; Community of Celebration, Aliquippa; Congregation Dor Hadash; and East Liberty Presbyterian Church.

About David Harris
David Harris currently serves as a professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He has worked with police departments, governments, and citizens’ groups in Pittsburgh and around the country.
About the Rev. Dr. John Welch
Rev. Dr. Welch currently serves as Board President of Gamaliel Network and Lecturer at the University of Pittsburgh’s Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership. He is a former vice president of Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and Chief Chaplain of Pittsburgh Police.

Affordable Housing in the East End
2020-10-11 12:15 - 13:45
Please join us as the Neighbors Committee presents Becky Gloninger. Becky will give us an update on the families from East Liberty Gardens and future plans for even more affordable housing in East Liberty, as well as explore ways we can potentially walk with and help our neighbors who are in jeopardy of eviction.
Participate at Zoom.us/join or call 929.205.6099, and enter Meeting ID 827 8715 9714 when prompted.
