East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Les Violons du Roy Chamber Music Concert
2018-04-30 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
Hope Academy families are invited to a chamber music concert featuring Les Violins du Roy with Bernard Labadie, conductor, and Isabelle Faust, violin have been generously donated to us by our partner, Chamber Music Pittsburgh. This performance is recommended for students whose attention span and behavior is equivalent to an 8 year old.
Please read about the performance, so that you know what to expect; and the etiquette guidelines, so that you understand the expectations; then RSVP here by Thursday, April 26.
PROGRAM
A program of violin concerti and other works by Johann Sebastian Bach
Three Leipzig Chorales, BWV 651, 660, 655
Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582
Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Contrapunctus XIV from “The Art of Fugue,” BWV 1080
Concerto for Two Violins, Strings, and Continuo in D minor, BWV 1043 – with Pascale Giguère, violin
ABOUT THE ARTIST

Les Violons du Roy, with Bernard Labadie, conductor
The chamber orchestra Les Violons du Roy takes its name from the renowned string orchestra of the court of the French kings. The group, which has a core membership of fifteen players, was brought together in 1984 by founding conductor Bernard Labadie and specializes in the vast repertoire of music for chamber orchestra, performed in the stylistic manner most appropriate to each era. Although the ensemble plays on modern instruments, its approach to the works of the Baroque and Classical periods has been strongly influenced by current research into performance practice in the 17th and 18th centuries; in this repertoire Les Violons du Roy uses copies of period bows. The orchestra also regularly delves into the repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries, as witnessed by its recordings of works by Piazzolla, Bartók, and Britten.

HOW TO BE A GOOD AUDIENCE MEMBER
It is important that audience members remain quiet during the performance. Since music is mostly a listening activity, any extra sounds that are not part of the music can get in the way and will distract and disturb the musicians and other audience members.
Before the Concert
Wear something you might wear to a special event – because it is!. Please don’t wear anything that might be distracting (light up shoes, clanging jewelry, etc)
Arrive no later than 7:00 pm to get your tickets.
Before You Take Your Seat
Take care of all rest room needs.
Leave all food, drink, and gum outside, in the lobby.
Leave all cameras and recording devices outside, as well. There are strict copyright guidelines about recording concerts.
Turn off all cell phones, pagers, ipads, watch sounds, alarms, or anything that might make a noise. The only sounds that should be heard are the ones that appear in the musical score (and the audience reaction after the music).
Once You Take Your Seat
A parent or guardian must sit next to each child.
Remain seated and quiet while the musicians are playing. Do not get up during the concert or change seats.
No talking, whispering, sighing, tapping or kicking feet, or rattling of programs or papers.
Be sure to sit without fidgeting so you don’t distract your neighbors or the performers on stage.
Feel free to leave during intermission, if this is a late night for your children; and if they fall asleep during the concert, that’s okay too. This should be an enjoyable experience for them, and you!

Grief Support Group
2018-04-30 18:30 - 20:00, 2018-04-23 18:30 - 20:00 | ELPC – Trustees Room, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206-3911, United States
Grieving is a process, a human experience which, when met with compassion and care, can flow into a renewed and deepened engagement with life.
This five-week group is for those in our community (ELPC and beyond) who are grieving the loss of a loved one. The group will provide direction and resources, healing practices, and ample opportunities for sharing and discussion.
Participants should plan to attend all five sessions. Co-facilitators Ted Cmarada and Susan Spangler are ELPC members and licensed psychotherapists. Their work is grounded in experience and seasoned with warm, compassionate presence.
For more information, please call Ted at 240.446.4937 or Susan at 240.285.6507.

Sponsored by the ELPC Board of Deacons’ Health Ministry

YAM: Art All Night
2018-04-28 19:00 - 23:00 | The Highline, 198 Fourth Street, Pittsburgh, 15203, United States
Let’s go as a group to enjoy the 21st annual Art All Night festival where more than 1,000 works of art will be on display.
See ArtAllNight.org for more details.
This is a young adult event.

What is Systemic Racism?
2018-04-28 17:30 - 20:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Throughout 2018, ELPC’s Mission Board will be presenting a series of events, titled Facing Systemic Racism. Discussions of racism often involve our personal experiences. What we may not realize is how racism in our social systems and institutions impacts our racial relationships. To tackle racism in our society, we need to acknowledge the systems in our society that create institutional racism and racial privilege.
Please join us for our first program on Saturday, April 28, 6–8 pm, as we explore our topic “What is Systemic Racism?” We will be led Laura Mariko Cheifetz, deputy director of systems and sustainability at the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum.
We will share a potluck dinner together, beginning at 5:30 pm. Bring a side or dessert to share.
Childcare is available with prior registration by calling 412.441.3800 x140.

Other Upcoming Events
Systemic Racism: A Historical Timeline | Saturday, May 19, 5:50 pm
Discovering Our Implicit Bias | Saturday, June 9, 5:30 pm
Special Film Series | Sundays in July, 12 pm
Uncovering Your Racial Autobiography | Saturday, September 22, 5:30 pm
Acknowledging White Privilege | Saturday, October 20, 5:30 pm

Cooking Matters
2018-04-25 11:00 - 13:00 | ELPC – Good Samaritan Room, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Membership and Outreach Committee is offering the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Healthy Blood Pressure for All program. This community-based, health-education program empowers participants to take control of their cardiovascular health by combining the AHA’s Check. Change. Control.® tracker and 412 Food Rescue’s Cooking Matters classes.
Cooking Matters is a course focused on preparing delicious and nutritious meals on a budget with hands-on cooking, nutrition lessons, a grocery store tour, and take-home groceries each week. Our group will meet on Wednesdays, April 25–May 30.
For more information or to sign up, contact Carla Coles at 412.661.1363.
Click here for more information on the Check. Change. Control. program.

Check. Change. Control.
2018-04-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2018-04-11 10:00 - 11:00 | ELPC – Good Samaritan Room, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Membership and Outreach Committee is offering the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Healthy Blood Pressure for All program. This community-based, health-education program empowers participants to take control of their cardiovascular health by combining the AHA’s Check. Change. Control.® tracker and 412 Food Rescue’s Cooking Matters classes.
Check. Change. Control. is an evidence-based, self-monitoring program focused on lowering blood pressure. Our group will meet twice-a-month for four months (on the second and fourth Wednesdays until July 25).
For more information or to sign up, contact Carla Coles at 412.661.1363.
Click here for more information on the Cooking Matters classes.

Christian Spirituality & Sound
2018-04-22 12:15 - 13:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Dr. Edward Alan Moore will be with us to discuss Christian spirituality and sound following our Sanctuary worship sevice.
A light lunch will be served.

Intro to Gregorian Chant
2018-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Join us for our Taizé prayer service and remain afterward for an introduction to Gregorian Chant, led by Justin Weilnau from Duquesne University.

Fellowship with Café Justo Founders
2018-04-15 12:15 - 13:30 | ELPC – Whitfield Lobby, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You may know that ELPC only serves Café Justo fair trade PLUS coffee…but, do you know why?
Join us for a special fellowship time in the Whitfield Lobby following our Sanctuary worship service, as we welcome Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado (pictured with their children: Cindy Yessenia, Anna Flor, and Nathan)—Café Justo founders and border missionaries. We will learn more about how Café Justo keeps families together and decreases the need for immigration.

DG2! 50s Prom
2018-04-15 12:00 - 15:30 | PA
Doing Good Together!, a partnership with youth at Rodef Shalom, will be helping to host a 50s themed PROM for the residents of Charles Morris Nursing Center. We will leave ELPC following the 11 o’clock worship and return to ELPC at 3:30pm. Youth are encouraged to dress in the 50s theme or fancy!
RSVP to Sara.
Permission Slip required.

YAM CE Class
2018-04-15 09:45 - 10:45 | ELPC – Room 224, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh
Over breakfast, we will read scripture and share fellowship. This is a young adult event.

April LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2018-04-14 13:00 - 15:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
All are welcome at this monthly spiritual gathering of LGBTQ Christians and their allies. Contact Wil to learn more and to attend.

World Mission Initiative Conference
2018-04-14 08:00 - 16:30, 2018-04-13 07:00 - 20:45 | Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 616 N. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Presbyterian Women invites you to be their guests at the World Mission Initiative Conference, All God’s Children: Justice in God’s Mission, from Fri.–Sat., April 13–14, at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. The keynote speakers are the Rev. Mark Adams and Miriam Maldonado, PC(USA) mission co-workers in Agua Prieta, Mexico, and the Rev. Brian Cross of International Justice Mission.
Your registration has been paid for and meals are included. Walk-in registrations are available. Click here to download a flyer.
For more details, visit PTS.edu/wmi-conference and see the ELPC bulletin.

The Art of Song
2018-04-08 15:00 - 16:30 | 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

Climate Realities Presentation
2018-04-08 12:15 - 14:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Global warming has been on scientists’ radar for nearly 40 years. In 1979, the National Academy of Sciences explained the phenomena of warming due to an increase in heat trapping gases, and outlined its potential negative consequences. Since then, scientists have been sounding the alarm, calling for reduction of carbon dioxide emissions. We’ve been slow to respond.
More than 35 years later, we continue our dependence on the very practices that result in global warming: burning fossil fuels, wasting energy, clearing forests, and relying on industrial agriculture. Scientists now fear that without immediate and dramatic change, we will reach a tipping point with devastating and irreversible impacts. There are actions we can and must take—individually and collectively—to change the course.
Save the date and join us if you’re interested in learning more and engaging in further discussion. Our presentation and discussion will be facilitated by Lucyna de Barbaro and Susan Spangler, Climate Reality Leaders who were recently trained by Al Gore. The ELPC Justice Committee will provide lunch.
“In my dream the angel shrugged and said if we fail this time it will be a failure of imagination and then she placed the world gently in the palm of my hand…”
Sandra Ingerman

Youth Mission Overnight
2018-04-06 19:00 - 2018-04-07 19:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Youth in grades 8–12, who are interested in attending the Sr. High Mission Trip to West Virginia this summer, are required to attend this Mission Overnight.
We will gather Friday night at 7 pm, to learn about mission, play group building games, and worship together. On Saturday, we will work with Open Hand Ministries and plan for our upcoming Mission Trip until 7 pm. Questions? Talk to Sara Hackett.

First Friday @ Games with Friends
2018-04-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Quaker Meeting House, 4836 Ellsworth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, United States
Spend your Friday night playing games with Friends! Bring a board game to share. See http://www.quaker.org/pghpamm/. This is a TRAIL young adult event.

WQED/ELPC Watch Party
2018-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are welcome to attend our watch party for a screening of We’ll Meet Again: Coming Out in the Social Hall on Tuesday, April 3, 7 pm.
While anyone is welcome, folks from ELPC, Sixth Presbyterian Church and Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community are intentionally invited as we will be sharing a booth as “inclusive Presbyterian churches” this June at PrideFest. To learn more, please contact Wil Forrest (412.260.2554; wil@coh.net).

The program originally aired on Tuesday, February 27, on WQED, and was co-sponsored by ELPC.

Canceled: Mindfulness Meditation
2018-03-29 19:00 - 20:00 | ELPC – Prayer Room (Room 135), 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206, United States
We will not meet for Qi Gong or Mindfulness Meditation on Maundy Thursday. Please join us for our Maundy Thursday service, 7 pm, led by Pastor Patrice.

Join us and Susan Spangler as we learn more about Mindfulness Meditation and engage in this ancient prayer form together. We begin with Qi Gong and move into meditation instruction, guided meditations, and practices for supporting mindfulness in everyday life.
Mindfulness is the moment-to-moment awareness of our experience with an accepting, non-judgmental, kind attention. In this ongoing practice, we’ll explore and deepen our experience of mindfulness. Our weekly time together will include meditation instruction, guided meditations, and practices for supporting mindfulness in everyday life.
Both those who are new to meditation and those with meditation experience are heartily welcome.

Canceled: Club One Sixteen
2018-03-28 15:30 - 19:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
In observance of Holy Week, we will not meet for Club One Sixteen on Wednesday, March 28. We will resume our regular schedule on Wednesday, April 7.

Youth in grades 1–12 are welcome to attend an evening of fellowship, study, and worship. Programming includes homework help, open gym, educational workshops, dinner, and Bible Study each week.
Participation in Club One Sixteen requires a completed Enrollment Form 2017–2018.
SCHEDULE:
3:30: Homework help, gathering time, and open gym
4:30: Opening worship and welcome
5:00: Dinner
5:30: Bible Study, gym, and crafts
7:30: Dismissal
Weather reminder
Club One Sixteen follows the City of Pittsburgh school closings, so if the Pittsburgh schools are closed due to inclement weather, Club One Sixteen will also be closed.

DG2! African Healing Garden
2018-03-25 12:00 - 15:30 | PA
Doing Good Together!, a partnership with youth at Rodef Shalom, will be helping to expand the African Healing Garden in Larimer to include a youth garden for the community. We will leave ELPC following 11 o’clock worship, eat lunch at the garden, and return to ELPC at 3:30. Please wear clothes appropriate for outdoor digging in the dirt!
RSVP to Sara
Permission Slip required

Sanctuary Worship: Passion Sunday
2018-03-25 11:00 - 12:15 | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
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.

YAM Lenten CE Class
2018-03-25 09:45 - 10:45 | ELPC – Room 224, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh
These weekly Lenten church school sessions will begin with young adult-led discussions (topics of their choosing). See Wil if you want to start a discussion and/or provide breakfast.
Sundays in Lent – February 25 and March 4, 11, 18 and 25 from 9:45-10:45am in Room 224

Journey Worship: Passion Sunday
2018-03-25 08:45 - 09:45 | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Join us for a lively service of spirit, hope, and praise in which we encounter God’s word in a fresh, compelling way. The blending of contemporary music, Gospel songs and hymns, introspective worship and interactive communal praise helps to reflect the diverse, creative spirit that is at the heart of ELPC. The service is led by the Rev. Patrice Fowler-Searcy, the Rev. Heather T. Schoenewolf, and the Rev. Dr. Randall K. Bush.
SEE DETAILS FOR THIS WEEK’S WORSHIP SERVICES HERE.

YAM: Fishy Road Trip
2018-03-24 15:00 - 22:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Let’s hit the road together and to see the one of the most visited sites in all of PA: the amazing Pymatuing spillway where “ducks walk on fish.” Then we just might go out for a yummy fish sandwich. Contact Wil to get your seat in the van. This is a young adult event.

March for Our Lives - PGH to DC
2018-03-24 04:30 - 23:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Youth organizers and students from across the Pittsburgh region will take buses on March 24th to join the national March for Our Lives day of action to end gun violence. We stand in solidarity with survivors of the Parkland Florida shooting and demand that our lawmakers make gun reform a top priority to end this cycle of gun violence in our schools and our communities at large.
The time to lift your voice and change our laws has come.
Hope Academy has chartered a tour bus to leave from East Liberty Presbyterian Church around 4:30 am and return around midnight. We can take 40-45 high school students and 10-15 chaperones (college students or parents/guardians). High school students need to have parent/guardian permission documents signed before their spot will be reserved for the trip. Chaperones need to have clearances – Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History and Child Abuse History Clearance – these are free for volunteers.
We are partnering with One Pennsylvania and will caravan with at least two other buses of young people from Pittsburgh. There will be a kickoff meeting on Monday, March 19 to pick up tickets, make signs and get to know the other students attending the march. There will also be a training session for chaperones/bus captains. One Pennsylvania is organizing all of this, along with a t-shirt making event later that week at AIR studio on the North Side. Lots of plans are being made and updates will be emailed to those who apply.
Priority will be given to students from East Liberty, Hope Academy, ELPC’s youth group and Woodland Hills High School. When our bus is filled, applications will be forwarded to One Pennsylvania. Their buses will be leaving from Schenley Plaza in Oakland, with additional stops east of Pittsburgh.
This trip is generously supported by The Sherman Evans Fund at The Pittsburgh Foundation.
We have filled all of the buses for the March for Our Lives in Washington, DC on SAT March 24
Please consider supporting the work of our partner, One Pennsylvania, by clicking here to make a donation. Thank you!

Hope Academy Open Classes - Winter 2018
2018-03-24 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Saturday Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) dance classes, Musical Theater Workshop, and Tap classes are all “open for observation” on Saturday, March 24. Families, friends and students who might be interested in joining us in the fall are invited to come and watch – and maybe get in on the action. This is our final day of Saturday classes for the winter term, and the last chance to to register and pay to reserve your spot for the spring mini term. We will open up spots to new students on the wait list on March 26.
Please consider parking in metered neighborhood parking lots to avoid having to leave sessions to add money to parking meters. It is less expensive and you can pay for up to 10 hours at one time. For more information about neighborhood parking lots, click here. You can also download the Go Mobile PGH app that will let you pay for additional hours from your device.
Here is the open class schedule
9:30 to 12 noon Musical Theater Workshop (MTW students arrive at 9:15 am)
9:30 am Creative Movement
10:15 am Pre-Ballet A
11:15 am Tap 1 & 2
12:30 pm Pre-Ballet B
1:30 pm Ballet 2
