East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Yoga Retreat
2022-11-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Join Yamuna for a brief, but sweet yoga retreat on Saturday, November 12, 9 am–12 pm, in the Sanctuary. This abbreviated retreat will include a yoga class, some meditation, and maybe an abbreviated JourneyDance experience. No lunch will be included. However, we invite all participants to bring their own lunch, and we can have an informal lunch together if we so choose!
The suggested donation is $20–$40. Please RSVP to Norma Meyer at 412.441.3800 x211. Spots are limited to 20 participants.
Feel free to bring your own mat and whatever else would make you feel comfortable doing yoga in the Sanctuary (blanket , water bottle, etc.).
Om shanti and Namaste.

Yoga Retreat
2022-11-12 09:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Yamuna will lead a brief, but sweet yoga retreat on Saturday, November 12, 9 am–12 pm, in the Sanctuary. This abbreviated retreat will include a yoga class, some meditation, and maybe a JourneyDance experience. No lunch will be included. However, we invite all participants to bring their own lunch, and we can have an informal lunch together if we so choose!
The suggested donation is $20–$40. Please RSVP to Norma Meyer at 412.441.3800 x211. Spots are limited to 20 participants. Feel free to bring your own mat and whatever else would make you feel comfortable doing yoga in the Sanctuary (blanket, water bottle, etc.).
Om Shanti and Namaste.

Volunteering at Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
2022-11-12 09:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York)
Tweens and their families are lending a helping hand at the Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank. Spots are limited.
Sign up with Sara Hackett.

November LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2022-11-13 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You are invited to the next Spiritual Gathering of ELPC’s LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X118 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
GOD CREATED YOU. GOD LOVES YOU. BE YOURSELF.

Online Prayer Service
2022-11-15 08:00 - 08:20, 2022-11-22 08:00 - 08:20, 2022-11-29 08:00 - 08:20, 2022-12-06 08:00 - 08:20 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC offers an online prayer group each Tuesday morning, hosted by ELPC member Steve Evrard. These 20-minute sessions feature scripture readings, responsive prayer, and interactive dialogue. All are welcome at this opportunity for fellowship and prayer.
Join us by clicking the link below, or you may call in by dialing 929.205.6099. Enter meeting ID 896 9680 6662 and passcode 116 when prompted.
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ELPC Ringers Rehearsal
2022-11-15 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-11-22 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-11-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Ringers rehearse on Tuesdays, 6–7 pm, in Dr. Ed Moore’s office and rings periodically throughout the year at our Sanctuary worship service on Sundays at 11 am. We ring on a four-octave set of Schulmerich handbells.
Please contact Dr. Ed Moore for more information on joining the ELPC Ringers.

Cathedral Yoga
2022-11-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-11-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2022-11-30 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Yamuna Morgenstern offers Cathedral Yoga class on Wednesdays, 6–7 pm! Join her and others in the ELPC Sanctuary or your own home via Zoom (password: [REDACTED] as she guides you through gentle poses. No yoga experience is necessary to enjoy the class, which Yamuna continues to offer with joy, light, and her uplifting playlists and spirit. Have a strap, scarf, or belt handy and experience time to heal your body, mind, and spirit.
Commune with the Divine through breath, gentle stretches, mindful music, and guided meditation. See you on the mat! Om shanti and Namaste.
A donation from the heart, to the church, is very much appreciated.
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Taizé Prayer Service
2022-11-16 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-11-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-11-30 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Chapel, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC offers evening prayers with chants from Taizé every Wednesday, 7 pm, in the Chapel. The hour-long service includes sung prayers, beautiful music, a time of silence, spoken and silent prayers, and opportunities for individual prayer and anointing. For more information, view our Taizé page.
Download this week’s bulletin.

About ELPC’s Taizé Prayer Service
Our Taizé prayer service is based on a style of worship developed at the Taizé community in France founded in the 1940s by the late Brother Roger. Originally a refuge during the war, Taizé has developed into an ecumenical prayer center for visitors from all over the world. Today, the Taizé community is made up of over a hundred resident brothers, both Catholics and from various Protestant backgrounds/traditions. Taizé wants to be a sign of reconciliation between divided Christians and between separated peoples.

Lessons and Practices of Revolutionary Love
2022-11-17 17:30 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
What is Revolutionary Love you ask? According to Valarie Kaur, “revolutionary love is an orientation to the world and to the work of justice that is most successfully practiced in community. It is more than emotion or feeling. It is the ongoing choice to labor for others, opponents, and ourselves.”
The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to learn more about Revolutionary Love on Thursdays, September 15–November 17, 5:30–7 pm. A light meal will be provided.
Drawing upon Kaur’s book, See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love, we will discover together revolutionary love as a praxis for personal, spiritual, and political, transformation. We will examine stories, theories, and practices from writers, scholars, activists, and practitioners whose work has informed the framework of revolutionary love. We will connect these to historical contexts and contemporary social issues and concerns. We will engage in personal spiritual practices to challenge power inequalities, dismantle unjust institutions, and create a world that honors the humanity of us all. And each week, will practice communal learning, personal and silent reflection, and invitations to action.
The outline of her spiritual practice paradigm can be seen in the compass on the right, with a focus on loving others, opponents and ourselves. We will explore one of these each week. There are corresponding:
It is recommended that you begin reading her book before we start. Limited copies are available. Contact Pastor BJ for more information.
Watch Valarie Kaur’s TED Talk to get a sense of the arch and aim of our time together.

Chancel Choir Rehearsal
2022-11-17 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-11-24 19:00 - 20:30, 2022-12-01 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The Chancel Choir rehearses in the Sanctuary on Thursdays, 7–8:30 pm, from September through early June (unless noted otherwise). Sunday morning rehearsals are at 10 am, in preparation for the worship service. The choir provides musical leadership at our Sanctuary worship service on Sundays.
No audition is required, just the desire to learn and have fun as we prepare to lead worship. The choir is open to everyone in high school and older.
Dr. Ed Moore is the director of the Chancel Choir.
Come join us and make a joyful noise!

Connections Movie Night
2022-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)
The ELPC Connections Group will be going together to see the movie “Till” on Saturday, November 19, at the Waterfront Theater. After the movie, we’ll get coffee and dessert and discuss the film.
RSVP to connectelpc@gmail.com and let us know if you would like a ride. We won’t know the exact showtime until a few days before the event, but plan on approximately 7 pm. We’ll contact those who have RSVPed with details.
A limited number of free tickets are available for those who need them. Please join us!

ELPC to Host Fall Pie Festival
2022-11-20 12:15 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Fellowship Room, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You read that right! The ELPC Spiritual Life Committee (SLC) invites you to the first-ever Fall Pie Festival following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, November 20.
You are welcome to bring your favorite fall pie (or cake or cookies) to share with the congregation. The SLC will provide whipped cream, ice cream, and warm drinks while we sample your favorite pies or other sweet treats.
Join us in the Garth Overlook & Fellowship Rooms for a time of celebrating the fall harvest and anticipating the arrival of the holiday season.
If you are planning on bringing a pie or other dessert, please let Norma Meyer know by Friday, November 18, by calling 412.441.3800 x211, so that we may plan ahead.

Cathedral Concerts Season Kickoff
2022-11-20 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
ELPC’s Cathedral Concerts series will kick off it’s 2022–2023 season on Sunday, November 20, 3 pm, with an exciting concert featuring guest conductor Dr. Anthony Leach, the ELPC Chancel Choir, and special guests.
Contact Dr. Ed Moore for details.
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Enneagram Study Group
2022-11-21 12:15 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The Enneagram is an ancient tool with modern appeal. Its accuracy can be disarming and its applied wisdom transformative. Whether you are new to the Enneagram or have been dabbling in it for years, you are invited to participate in our Enneagram Study Group, where you will glean a deeper appreciation of how we are “fearfully and wonderfully made,” and how that plays out in loving our neighbors.
The Enneagram doesn’t put you in a box; it reveals the box that you are already in—and offers a path out!
Participants will need a copy of The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Path to Spiritual Growth by Christopher L. Heuertz.
Join us on the third Monday of each month, 12:15–1:30 pm (September–November and January–March). Click the button below to join us on Zoom. Enter meeting ID 966 6904 5127 and passcode 9types when prompted.
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About Our Facilitator
Licensed as a professional counselor, trained as a spiritual director and certified as an Enneagram practitioner, Lynn Holden is a lifelong learner who is committed to personal and spiritual growth. She creates a safe space for others to slow down and get curious about the life they are living. You can learn more about her from her website LynnHolden.com.

NO Club One Sixteen
2022-11-23 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
There will be no Club One Sixteen this week. Our regular schedule resumes next Wednesday, November 30.

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 requires a completed 2022–2023 Enrollment Form.
SCHEDULE:
3:30 pm: Gathering time, homework help, and open gym
4:30 pm: Opening worship and welcome
5:00 pm: Dinner
5:30 pm: Bible study, gym, and crafts
7:30 pm: Dismissal
Weather reminder
Club One Sixteen follows the City of Pittsburgh school closings, so if Pittsburgh schools are closed due to inclement weather, Club One Sixteen also will be closed.

RCC 2022 Holiday Concert
2022-12-03 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Renaissance City Choir, Pittsburgh’s LGBTQIA+ chorus, is thrilled to invite you to their first in-person holiday concert since 2019: Holiday Greetings & Gay Happy Meetings.
Join RCC’s 100-voice choir in the ELPC Sanctuary on Saturday, December 3, 7:30 pm. In addition to fun holiday favorites with RCC’s signature twist, we’ll be joined by special guests Vocal Confluence, Pittsburgh’s all-voice barbershop chorus.
Tickets are $25 ($10 for students) and are available at rccpittsburgh.com. Can’t be there in person? Livestream tickets also are available, so you can join in the joy from the comfort of home!
Masks are required. A sign language interpreter is provided. Please contact accessibility@rccpittsburgh.com with any access concerns.

Middle School Target Shopping
2022-12-04 12:15 - 13:30 (America/New_York)
Youth in grades 6–8 will be practicing for our Christmas Pageant during Church School.
Then after worship, we’ll meet for lunch in the Harambe Room,12:15 pm, before walking over to Target to do some gift shopping for kids in our neighborhood.

Walking Football
2022-12-04 12:15 - 13:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Gym, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206, United States
YAMs will play walking football. Join us in the ELPC Gym and engage in community with us! Pizza and wings will be provided.

Tween Gift Making Sunday
2022-12-04 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York)
Youth in grades 4–6 are invited to enjoy pizza and make Christmas Gifts for family and friends (there are some folks from church who would LOVE to get a homemade gift too). If they are working on a sewing, jewelry, or art project they are welcome to bring that with them, but there will be a variety of craft supplies and projects here too. Friends are welcome!
Please RSVP to Sara Hackett.
