East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Hope Academy Teaching Artists in Concert
2016-11-19 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Chapel, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Please join us for this special concert in ELPC’s chapel, featuring teaching artists from Hope Academy of Music and the Arts – Kathleen Andrews, Ben Barson, Laura Carmichael, Anna Elder, Ryan McMasters, Gizel Rodriguez and Gil Teixeira.

Throughout the year, these artists give private instruction to hundreds of students, and now it is their turn to take the stage as performers.
This performance is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received.

PROGRAM
Scherzo from F-A-E Sonata, WoO post. 2:3 – Johannes Brahms
Kathleen Andrews, violin and Laura Carmichael, piano
Nonantzin – Salvador Moreno, arr. by Ben Barson
Maldigo del alto cielo – Violeta Parra, arr. Ben Barson
Kolavalik by Natalio Rodriguez
Gizelxanath, soprano
Ben Barson, baritone saxophonist
Beast – James Tenney
Ryan McMasters
Poveri Fiori from the opera Adriana Lecouvreur by Francesco Cilea
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes from Roberta by Jerome Kern
Gizelxanath, soprano
Laura Carmichael, piano
Arpemolo by G. Teixeira
Danza Característica by L. Brouwer
Gil Teixeira, guitar
Selections from ‘sea garden’
WOLFTRAP
Anna Elder, soprano
Kathleen Andrews, violin
Ryan McMasters, bass and electronics

LGBTQ Ministry Night Out
2016-12-10 19:30 - 23:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Join your friends for the annual RCC Holiday Concert and a Night Out afterward.
See Wil should you plan to attend and want a ticket and/or details.

The Great Exchange: Music
2016-12-11 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Music Room, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Folks of all ages are invited to this fun, interactive event where we together across the generations will explore some fun and intriguing discussion questions centered around the topic of music. We will have a simple lunch while sharing our stories with one another. No prep necessary, just come and enjoy!

Choral Fantasy
2017-01-29 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Featuring:
Duquesne University Choirs
Dr. Caron Daley
Director of Choral Activities
Ryan Keeling, Conductor
The Arsenal Duo
Nathan Carterette, Piano
Edward Alan Moore, Organ
This performance is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received.

PROGRAM
Benedicimus Deum caeli from The Strathcylde Motets
Sir James MacMillan (b. 1959)
Videns Dominus from The Strathcylde Motets
Sir James MacMillan
Voices of Spirit

Spaséñiye sodélal
Pavel Chesnokov (1877-1944)
Pappert Men’s Chorale

Vivos Voco
Joan Szymko (b. 1957)
Voices of Light
Paul Halley (b. 1952)
Matthew Watkins, flute
Pappert Women’s Chorale

Abide with Me
Trad. Hymn
Arr. Randall Kempton
Pappert Men’s Chorale

Jubilate Deo
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976)
Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks
Herbert Howells (1892-1983)
Voices of Spirit

Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Adagio
Finale. Allegro
Allegretto, man non troppo (quasi Andante con moto)
Voices of Spirit, Pappert Chorales

Celebration of Black Song
2017-02-12 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
An uplifting afternoon of song in honor of Black History Month featuring musicians from the ELPC Music Ministry.
This performance is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received.

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 Joel 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

Hannah Price Photo Exhibition
2017-05-22 09:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Second Floor Parlor, 116 S Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC is proud to host a month-long photo exhibition by noted photographer Hannah Price. Her works will be on display in the Second Floor Parlor daily from 9 am–7 pm, until Fri., June 23.
Her series, Cursed by Night, focuses on the world of darkness in which African American males are unfortunately restricted and too often cursed. Darkness can distort faces, causing people to be seen as threats or making them invisible. Come view these works and see how they challenge the power of night.
Born in 1986, Price is internationally known for her project City of Brotherly Love (2009–2012), a series of photographs of the men who catcalled her on the streets of Philadelphia. In 2014, Price graduated from the Yale School of Art MFA Photography program. Over the past six years, Price’s photos have been displayed in several cities across the U.S., with a few residing in the permanent collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

The Brass Roots and Organ - A Space Odyssey
2017-05-26 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Please join us as the 6th Season of Cathedral Concerts closes with
A SPACE ODYSSEY
Friday, May 26, 2017
7:30 PM
PROGRAM
Also Sprach Zarathustra – Richard Strauss
Star Trek (reboot) – Michael Giacchino – arr. Mike Dorato
Selections from The Planets – Gustav Holst – arr. Mike Dorato
Superman March – John Williams – arr. James Nova
Selections from Star Wars – John Williams – arr. James Nova
East Liberty Presbyterian Church, The Brass Roots, and organist Dr. Edward Alan Moore join forces for a sonic spectacular of music for brass and organ. The concert will open with the iconic sounds of Richard Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra (featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey). Also featured will be arrangements of music from Star Trek, Star Wars, and Superman by Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra trombonist James Nova. Mr. Nova will be the guest conductor of the concert.
The Brass Roots is the brass ensemble in residence at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. They are heard during Sunday morning worship six times throughout the year and are featured on two concerts each season, including the most anticipated concert of the season, Christmas in East Liberty.
This performance is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received. View our concert poster.

The Art of Song
2018-04-08 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Celebrating the interaction of the visual arts with the vocal arts, our talented singers will take us on an international journey through art and song.
Featuring singers from the ELPC Music Ministry.
There is no admission charge to this concert. A freewill offering will be received at the concert.
For more information about Cathedral Concerts, please contact Dr. Edward Alan Moore at EdM@coh.net.

PROGRAM
Gabriel D’Abruzzo, piano
David Jennings-Smith
The Water Mill – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Silent Noon – Ralph Vaughan Williams
Adrianna Cleveland
J’ai Pleure en rêve – Georges Hue (1858-1948)
Botschaft – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
The Bird – John Duke (1899-1984)
Mary Randolph
Vincent (Starry, Starry Night) – Don McLean (b. 1945)
Jon Erik Schreiber
An die Musik – Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Denise Sheffey-Powell
Danza, danza, fanciulla gentile – Francesco Durante (1684-1755)
Wie Melodien Zieht es Mir – Johannes Brahms
Au bord de l’eau – Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Early in the Morning – Ned Rorem (b. 1923)
Todd Farwell
Five Shakespeare Songs – Roger Quilter (1877-1953)
1. Fear no more the heat of the sun
3. It was a lover and his lass
5. Hey, ho, the wind and the rain
Mary Randolph
Colors of the Wind – Alan Menken (b. 1949)/Stephen Schwartz (b. 1948)
David Jennings-Smith
At the River – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
I Bought Me a Cat – Aaron Copland
Adrianna Cleveland
Alma grande e nobile core – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Beth Bush
Surabaya Santa (from Songs for a New World) – Jason Robert Brown (b. 1970)
Jon Erik Schreiber
Finishing the Hat (from Sunday in the Park with George) – Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930)
Ensemble
Sunday (from Sunday in the Park with George) – Stephen Sondheim

The Brass Roots and Organ: Back to the Movies
2018-05-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Friday, May 25, 2018
7:30 PM – Sanctuary
The Brass Roots and organist Edward Alan Moore join forces once again with Pittsburgh Symphony trombonist James Nova for a spectacular follow-up to last season’s Space Odyssey.
Featured on the concert will be selections from Back to the Future, Incredibles, Saving Private Ryan, Jurassic Park, Harry Potter, Green Hornet, and Star Wars.
There is no admission charge to this concert. A freewill offering will be received at the concert.
For more information about Cathedral Concerts, please contact Dr. Edward Alan Moore at EdM@coh.net.

If you are not able to join us in person, you can watch the concert live via Facebook Live on the ELPC Facebook page.
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Pride Events
2018-06-09 12:00 - 17:00, 2018-06-10 10:30 - 16:00 (America/Halifax) | Downtown Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Pittsburgh Pride events are opportunities to celebrate and support Pittsburgh’s diverse community of LGBTQ+ people and their allies. ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry members have prayerfully and thoughtfully selected several Pride events sponsored by different Pittsburgh Pride organizations so that we might reach a wide audience. As people of faith, these are excellent opportunities for us to be a public witness to God’s love and justice for all God’s people.
All members of our faith family are invited to stand for love and justice this summer. Read about the events below and consider attending and/or volunteering. You’re also encouraged to wear ELPC regalia at these events so folks know we are there. We hope to see you at Pittsburgh Pride!

Delta Pride Booth
Saturday, June 9 | 12–5 pm
Sunday, June 10 | 1–7 pm
Shared table with other inclusive Presbyterian churches
Contact Liz Gonda via text at 412.657.7823
People’s Pride March
Sunday, June 10 | 10:30 am–12 pm
Public march to support the diverse LGBTQ+ community
Contact Tony Richardson with any questions or to participate at Overthepond_50@hotmail.com
Pride on the Square
Sunday, June 10 | 12–4 pm
Interactive family-friendly event
Contact Brittney Krieger at
Brittney.Krieger@bayer.com or 908.723.5303
Delta Equality March
Sunday, June 10 | 12:30–1:30 pm
March to support the LGBTQ+ community, ELPC van available
Contact Wil Forrest at Wil@coh.net or 412.441.3800 x114

Sign up with Wil Forrest for a seat in the church van to ride to/from the Pride events. Departures from ELPC’s South Highland entrance are at 9 and 11:15 am. A return trip from the Delta booth will be at 3 pm. There is limited seating, so please sign up in advance.
Contact Wil Forrest at Wil@coh.net or 412.441.3800 x114 for details.

Sanctuary Worship: Visitor's Sunday
2018-09-16 11:00 - 12:15 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Join us and invite your family, friends, and neighbors for worship as we celebrate Visitor’s Sunday. Following worship, everyone is welcome to attend our Church Life Sampler in the Social Hall.

This service is held in the Sanctuary on the first floor, with an organ prelude before the service. We extend a warm welcome to our Latino friends and include several prayers in our service bulletin in English and Spanish. This is ELPC’s largest service, offering a traditional worship service with thought-provoking sermons, and the music of our Chancel Choir and organ to reinforce the spirit of praise and reverence. Like many of the great cathedrals of Europe, the compelling power and beauty of our historic, gothic-style Sanctuary enhances the spiritual experience. Children are invited to the chancel steps to hear their own message with one of the pastors. The service is led by ELPC’s senior pastor or other members of the pastoral staff. Special guest pastors or speakers periodically lead the service.
SEE DETAILS FOR THIS WEEK’S WORSHIP services HERE.

Cathedral Rummage Sale
2018-11-03 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206-3911, United States
ELPC is hosting a Cathedral Rummage Sale and Bake Sale in the Social Hall!
There will be a great selection of men’s, women’s, and children’s clothing; housewares; small hardware; linens; jewelry; toys; knickknacks; books; records; CDs; DVDs; Christmas items; and more!
Questions? Email Lora at ljazzzbo@aol.com or Tony at overthepond_50@hotmail.com.
All proceeds benefit ELPC’s Building Our Future campaign.

Volunteers are Needed
If you’d like to volunteer to help set up, work the sale, and/or clean up, please sign up with Wil Forrest by Sunday, October 28.

Rally Day Breakfast
2019-09-08 09:30 - 09:45 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – McKelvy Room (114), 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
On Rally Day, we will resume our regular Sunday schedule with Journey worship at 8:45 am, Church School at 9:45 am, and Sanctuary worship at 11 am. As part of our Rally Day Celebration, the Children & Families Ministry Team will host a light continental breakfast at 9:30 am to welcome everyone back to Church School. Grab a bite to eat and greet friends in the Fellowship Room on the first floor before heading to class.
Parents and guardians, please note that you will be asked to complete a new registration form for your children to participate in ELPC programs.

Church Picnic
2019-09-22 12:15 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Bring your friends and neighbors to our annual Church Picnic following Sanctuary worship! Food will be served in the Social Hall, and seating will be available in the Social Hall and Courtyard. Activities will be available for persons of all ages once everyone has been served.
ELPC will provide fried chicken, hot dogs, macaroni and potato salads, beverages, and dessert. Please bring a side or salad.
Join us as we spend time together as a faith family, enjoying good food and good company.

A Celebration of Black Song - ENCORE PRESENTATION
2020-06-28 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | PA
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.

Cathedral Concert | Christmas ONLINE in East Liberty
2020-12-18 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | PA
Please join us for Christmas ONLINE in East Liberty and relive some of our favorite Christmas performances by The Brass Roots, organist Dr. Edward Alan Moore, and the ELPC Chancel Choir!
Watch live on our YouTube or Facebook pages. If you’d like to join by telephone, call 929.205.6099 and enter Meeting ID 188 135 194 when prompted (press # if asked for a personal ID).
We offer our Cathedral Concerts free of charge. To help support these concerts, please donate to the freewill offering:
http://tiny.cc/ELPCDonate

PROGRAM
Selections are taken from Christmas in East Liberty 2017, 2018, 2019 and the 2016 CD Christmas in East Liberty.

Joy to the World (CD)
Anthony DiLorenzo

Suite from the Nutcracker (2019)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
March
Tea – Chinese Dance
Cafe – Arabian Dance
Trepak – Russian Dance

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (2019)
Robert Lewis May/arr. Rana Jurjus

Twelve Days of Christmas (CD)
Bill Holcolmbe

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (2018)
Hugh Martin/arr. Rana Jurjus

Little Drummer Boy (2018)
Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone
arr. Philip Sparke/adapted by Michael Dorato

Carol of Bells (2018)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra/arr. Michael Dorato

Hark, the Herald Angels Sing (CD)
Anthony DiLorenzo

Dawning Light of Our Salvation (2018)
arr. Mike Tomaro

I Wonder As I Wander (2018)
arr. Mike Tomaro

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (2017)
Anthony DiLorenzo
Jim Cunningham, narrator

O Magnum Mysterium (NEW 2020)
Morten Lauridsen

White Christmas (2018)
arr. Mike Tomaro

Toccata on Antioch (CD)
Craig Phillips

Music of Christmas Eve
2020-12-25 11:00 - 12:20 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Please join us for this special Christmas Day broadcast of all the music from our Christmas Eve services. Watch below, or on our YouTube channel or Facebook page, and share it with your family and friends!
Featuring performances by:

Organist/Music Director: Dr. Edward Alan Moore
Quartet: Adrianna Cleveland, Robin Schmeider, Michael Painter, Todd Farwell
Soloists: Adrianna Cleveland, Todd Farwell, David Jennings-Smith, Gail Novak Mosites, Robin Schmeider, Denise Sheffey-Powell, Michael Warren
Handbells: Keith Irvin
Violinist: Cody Conley
The Brass Roots

Click here to see the program
In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729 | Johann Sebastian Bach
Dr. Edward Alan Moore
Carol – O Come, All Ye Faithful
In the Bleak Midwinter | Mary E. Caldwell
Robin Schmeider
In the Bleak Midwinter | Gustav Holst
Cody Conley, violin
Do You Hear What I Hear? | arr. Harry Simeone
Denise Sheffey-Powell
Carol – Away in a Manger
A Song of Peace | Teresa Jennings
Michael Warren
O Holy Night | Adolphe Adam
Cody Conley, violin
Carol – Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Sweet Little Jesus Boy | Robert MacGimsey
David Jennings-Smith
O Come, All Ye Faithful | Adeste Fideles
Cody Conley, violin
Who Would Imagine a King | Marvyn Warren/Hallerin Hilton Hill
Adrianna Cleveland and Michael Warren

Carol – What Child Is ThisChristmas Bell Medley | Christine D. Anderson/Daniel Kramlich
Keith Irvin
The Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth | as recorded by Bing Crosby and David Bowie
Todd Farwell and David Jennings-Smith
Carol – The First Nowell
Christmas Lullaby | Jason Robert Brown
Adrianna Cleveland
In Dulci Jubilo | Marcel Dupré
Dr. Edward Alan Moore
O Magnum Mysterium | Morten Lauridsen
The Brass Roots
O Holy Night | Adolphe Adam
Gail Novak Mosites
Carol – Silent Night
Carol – Joy to the World
Toccata on ‘Antioch’ | Craig Philips
Dr. Edward Alan Moore

LGBTQ Ministry Day Retreat
2021-01-16 09:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Members and friends of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry are invited to spend the day with your church family while we celebrate the new year through worship, discussion, creative activities, reflections and fellowship. While it is likely most or all of this event will be online via Zoom, there is a chance that we might gather, if conditions permit, at the home of Michele and Henk Bossers. This will be a fun and safe place to explore and to laugh.

Please contact Wil with any questions, accommodation, ideas, or RSVP.

Hope you can make it.

RSVP by January 10 on Facebook (or to Wil at wil@coh.net or 412.260.2554 if not on Facebook).

Book Discussion | Banished from Johnstown
2021-02-28 09:45 - 10:45 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Author Cody McDevitt will be with us to discuss his book, Banished from Johnstown: Racist Backlash in Pennsylvania. The book examines one of the worst civil rights injustices in the history of Pennsylvania, which took place in 1923. Join us for two opportunities to engage with Cody: once during the adult Church School hour with the Seekers class, and again following Sanctuary worship.
Banished from Johnstown chronicles a virtually unknown, tragic episode in African American and Johnstown history. Samuel W. Black, director of the African American Program at the Senator John Heinz History Center states, “Recalling the national debate about race and constitutional rights and the willingness to express dictatorial rule over Black lives by white elected officials was not just a scene in large urban areas, but the small, mid-American heartland as well.
This opportunity is sponsored by our Adult Church School classes and the Facing Systemic Racism Ministry Team. You are encouraged to read the book in preparation for the discussion.
To borrow a book or ask questions, contact Pastor Patrice at PatriceFS@coh.net or Gwen Puza at gpuza9@gmail.com.
Click the button below to join the session via Zoom, or you may call in by dialing 301.715.8592. Enter meeting ID 850 1891 1556 and passcode [REDACTED].
Church School Session

Book Discussion | Banished from Johnstown
2021-02-28 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Author Cody McDevitt will be with us to discuss his book, Banished from Johnstown: Racist Backlash in Pennsylvania. The book examines one of the worst civil rights injustices in the history of Pennsylvania, which took place in 1923. Join us for two opportunities to engage with Cody: once during the adult Church School hour with the Seekers class, and again following Sanctuary worship.
Banished from Johnstown chronicles a virtually unknown, tragic episode in African American and Johnstown history. Samuel W. Black, director of the African American Program at the Senator John Heinz History Center states, “Recalling the national debate about race and constitutional rights and the willingness to express dictatorial rule over Black lives by white elected officials was not just a scene in large urban areas, but the small, mid-American heartland as well.
This opportunity is sponsored by our Adult Church School classes and the Facing Systemic Racism Ministry Team. You are encouraged to read the book in preparation for the discussion.
To borrow a book or ask questions, contact Pastor Patrice at PatriceFS@coh.net or Gwen Puza at gpuza9@gmail.com.
Click the button below to join the session via Zoom, or you may call in by dialing 301.715.8592. Enter meeting ID 876 5634 9138 and passcode [REDACTED].
Noon Session

Cathedral Concerts Online | Kassia Ensemble & Anqwenique
2021-05-07 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts series will present a special online performance featuring the Kassia Ensemble and Anqwenique. All of the music on the program was composed by living female Black composers.
This unique and fascinating concert will be broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook. The stream will go live in the video player below shortly before 7 pm.

MUSIC OF LIVING FEMALE BLACK COMPOSERS
Recorded in the chapel at East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Kassia Ensemble – https://www.kassiaensemble.com/
Anqwenique Kinsel, soprano
Dawn Posey, violin
Ashley Freeburn, violin
Si Yu, viola
Katya Janpoladyan, cello
Rachael Cohen, clarinet
Nuiko Wadden, harp
PROGRAM
I Want to Go Home
Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)
Alyssum
Leila Adu
Recollection and Anticipation
Lawren Brianna Ware (b. 1994)
Dream Variations
Joyce Solomon Moorman (b. 1946)
1. Sometimes – text by Rashidah Ismaili
2. Dream Variations– text by Langston Hughes
Vera
Hannah Kendall (b. 1984)
Strum
Jessie Montgomery (b. 1981)

Church Life Sampler
2021-09-19 12:15 - 14:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC’s annual Church Life Sampler will be held following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, September 19, outdoors on Whitfield Street (weather permitting). Stop by to learn more about the various ministries that are a part of our church life together!
Every committee and ministry area at ELPC will be on hand to highlight fall programming and share how you can get involved! And a special treat will be provided by the Children and Family Ministry Team for you to enjoy on your way home.

ELPC Celebrates Pittsburgh Pride 2024
2024-06-01 10:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Downtown Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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 different neighborhoods, the two Pride events LAMP will be participating in this year are: Pittsburgh Pride March & Festival on Saturday, June 1 in Downtown & Allegheny Commons Park West – see https://pittsburghpride.com/, We will also participate in People’s Pride PGH March & Festival on Sunday, June 30 in Wilkinsburg with LAMP – see https://www.sisterspgh.org/2024-peoples-pride-presents-wilkinsburg-pride.. We are excited that ELPC will also be participating in the Disability Pride Pittsburgh Festival at Schenley Plaza on Saturday, August 24 from 11am to 4pm – see https://www.disabilitypridepa.org/dp-pgh.
You are welcome and needed to participate!! The ELPC van will be driving in both June marches as will people from our congregation be marching and volunteering at the LAMP info booths at the festivals. There will be a post-worship Pride Informational Fellowship in the Fellowship Space on May 12. Please stop by to pick up a march route map, enjoy a snack, and to get your questions answered. Contact Wil Forrest at wil@coh.net or at 412-441-3800 X218 for more information.
Come out and celebrate while we share God’s love with all God’s people!

ELPC Celebrates People's Pride PGH 2024
2024-06-30 11:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Wilkinsburg, Wilkinsburg, PA, United States
ELPC is a proud co-founder and participant in LAMP – LGBTQIA+ Affirming Ministries of Pittsburgh. 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 different neighborhoods, the two Pride events LAMP will be participating in this year are: Pittsburgh Pride March & Festival on Saturday, June 1, in Downtown & Allegheny Commons Park West, and People’s Pride PGH March & Festival on Sunday, June 30, in Wilkinsburg with LAMP. We are excited that ELPC will also be participating in the Disability Pride Pittsburgh Festival at Schenley Plaza on Saturday, August 24, 11 am–4 pm.
You are welcome and needed to participate!!
Come take to the streets with People’s Pride PGH 2024 March and Festival which will take place June 30, in Wilkinsburg. March line up will begin at 10:30am at Harold Young Sr. Park (739 Penn Ave,15221) and will end at Turner Elementary (1833 Laketon Rd, 15221) where the Festival will be held. The march will begin at 11:00 am where we will be met by community members and allies. Volunteers who would like to staff the booth can sign up online. We need both lay and pastoral volunteers!
Sign Up
Contact Wil Forrest at wil@coh.net or at 412.441-.3800 X218 for more information.
Come out and celebrate while we share God’s love with all God’s people!

Celebrating Pittsburgh Disability Pride
2024-08-24 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Schenley Plaza, Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, United States
Join our ELPC faith family at the third annual Disability Pride Pittsburgh Celebration on Saturday, August 24, 11 am–4 pm, at Schenley Plaza (4100 Forbes Ave., Oakland).
This event is for the whole community with live music, food trucks, arts, sensory friendly spaces, fun activities, and more! Celebrate in the streets while we share God’s love with all God’s people.
Learn more about the event at DisabilityPridePA.org.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 x218 for more information.
Come out and celebrate while we share God’s love with all God’s people!

Cathedral Concerts | Back to Broadway
2024-09-29 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Our 14th season of Cathedral Concerts kicks off on Sunday, September 29, 3 pm, with Back to Broadway. Join us in the Sanctuary for an afternoon of show tunes from past and present, featuring ELPC’s own section leaders. The concert will also be streamed on YouTube and Facebook.
A freewill offering will be accepted.

Click here to view the program.

Dr. Ed Moore will be at the piano along with singers Adrianna Cleveland, Todd Farwell, Delana Flowers, Tessa Morris, Gail Mosites, Denise Sheffey-Powell, Logan Williams, and Andrew Wilkinson.

Christmas Pageant
2024-12-15 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | PA
Join us in the Sanctuary for a special re-telling of the story of Jesus’ birth. Led by the children and youth of our church—and once again written by the Rev. Ashley DeTar-Birt—this original pageant helps us celebrate anew the good news of Jesus’ birth. Followed by a Hot Chocolate reception for all in the fellowship room.

ELPC @ Pittsburgh Pride 2025
2025-06-01 12:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Downtown Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Our congregation is a proud participant in LAMP – LGBTQIA+ Affirming Ministries of Pittsburgh. We are excited to again celebrate Pride in Pittsburgh this summer. While there are many Pride events sponsored by different groups and in different neighborhoods around the area, the ONE Pride event LAMP will be participating this year is Pittsburgh Pride March and Festival on Sunday, June 1. The March will begin at noon on Liberty Avenue concluding at Allegheny Commons Park West where the Festival will take place. This is the link to the sign up sheet for volunteers to staff the booth on Sunday, June 1 – we need both lay and pastoral volunteers: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48ADAB2DA4FAC25-56672328-pride.
Come out and celebrate while we share God’s love with all God’s people!
Read all about it on the ELPC Pittsburgh Pride Guide 2025

Family Fun Day with Pittsburgh Black Pride
2025-07-26 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Pride continues in neighborhoods all around Pittsburgh and at ELPC on Saturday, July 26, with Family Fun Day co-hosted by Pittsburgh Black Pride, ELPC’s Justice Committee, and ELPC’s LGBTQIA+ Ministry, as we share fellowship, food, and fun—including a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, a talent show, bowling, face painting, jewelry making, and much more.
This is a free event open to the public from 12–4 pm. Come visit with current friends and make some new ones! All are welcome!
