Featured Events
Inner Awareness Through Hebrew Chant
ELPC - Courtyard 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesIn the half-day workshop, 6 Passages for Re-Opening Inner Awareness through Hebrew Chant, led by David Goldstein, we will learn 6 passages for staying focused on what is important in our lives. We will deeply engage in sacred texts from the Hebrew Bible and other sources, connect energetically with one another, and gain wisdom from ancient traditions. We will draw on […]
Summer Celebration of Service
ELPC - Courtyard 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesAll who have served in our church and community this year are invited to our annual Summer Celebration of Service and Volunteers in the Courtyard. Main dish and drinks will be provided, but you may bring a side dish or dessert to share. Please label containers with your name. No serving utensils are needed. Come for a few minutes or stay the entire time. For […]
Lunch with the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe ELPC Mission Board has entered into a collaborative interfaith relationship of learning and friendship with the members of the local Muslim community. Many of the gatherings have been offered at the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh (ICP), where people of all faiths have been greeted with warm hospitality and a genuine desire to get to […]
Meet the Music Teaching Artists
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIf you are interested in taking piano, cello or flute lessons at Hope Academy, some of our teaching artists will be available to demonstrate their instruments and talk with you about scheduling lessons with them. You can drop in any time between 2 and 4 pm and meet us in the Music Room on the […]
Learn How to Help at Worship
ELPC - Chapel 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesEach week, dozens of volunteers are needed to help make sure our worship services are welcoming, accessible, and effective. You just need to be present and have a servant’s heart to be one of these wonderful volunteers! Interested in learning how to help? Join us in the Chapel following worship on Sun., Aug. 28, for […]
Conversation on Gun Ownership and Gun Control
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAn initial Conversation on Gun Ownership and Gun Control will be held following worship for anyone interested in sharing their stories on this timely justice issue. Our hope is to offer a faithful and respectful dialogue that seeks to find points of commonality and consensus on a topic that is too often divisive for our […]
Suzuki Music Information Session for Families with Young Children
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesChildren love music and movement; it’s natural – almost instinctual – for them to sing, clap, make rhythms, and move. But how early should they get started in more formal classes and lessons? What instrument should they play? How do you know if they are ready? To help answer these questions, Patricia Pavlack (President Suzuki […]
Pittsburgh Promise Coach Training
ELPC - Room 244 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesCalling all folks who want to help Pittsburgh area youth and their families understand the amazing opportunity before them to get a free college education! You are invited to the Pittsburgh Promise Coach Training at ELPC! New Food 4 Thought volunteers will be attending this event, but all who are interested in knowing more are […]
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 […]
Community Sing with Ysaÿe Barnwell
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesYsaÿe Barnwell, former member of Sweet Honey in the Rock, returns to ELPC after last leading an inspirational Community Sing here in 2013. Click here to download a poster. This event is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received. Watch this YouTube video where Dr. Barnwell leads a TED Talk in a Community Sing. https://youtu.be/hY6svYv39tI
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. […]
Presentation: Indigenous Pittsburgh
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesNationalism Redefined: In this election year, there has been a rise in so-called nationalism in our country—a call to return to the loyalty and devotion upon which the U.S. was established; a sense of consciousness that exalts the U.S. above all other countries and emphasizes the promotion of culture and superiority. However, America was not discovered, […]