YAMS @ Emory Community Senior Housing
Emory Community Center 324 N Beatty St, Pittsburgh, United StatesAll young adults are invited to an of afternoon conversation and fun with our seniors at Emory Community Center. Come on out and enjoy ice cream and play bingo with our friends. For more information and to RSVP, contact Derail at DerailH@coh.net.
PW’s Offering of Letters
ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesPresbyterian Women is hosting an Offering of Letters in support of the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 following Sanctuary worship on World Communion Sunday, October 2, in the McKelvy Room. First introduced in 2008, the Act provides the U.S. government with a comprehensive strategy to fight hunger and malnutrition, promote nutrition among pregnant […]
Tween Mini Golf
Youth in grades 4–6 will play mini golf around the church. Help design the course, eat some pizza, and then swing away. You might even get a hole-in-one in the church tower! Contact Sara Hackett for more details.
Register to Vote
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesIn partnership with the League of Women Voters, the ELPC Justice and Facing Systemic Racism Committees are sponsoring three opportunities for citizens to: Register as new voter; Assure registration is still active; Double check polling location; Make changes to current voting status (name, address, affiliation); Obtain website info to apply for electronic voting, etc.; and […]
Fall Forest Bathing
Frick Park Beechwood Blvd. & Nicholson St., , Squirrel HillJoin us at Frick Park for a time of Fall Solstice Forest Bathing and mark the start of the season. Sandi Miller will lead us as we attend to the beauty of nature, the colors of leaves, slowing down, harvest, and preparing for wintering. Enjoy three hours of walking, sitting, and noticing. You will experience […]
October LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesYou 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. This will be an interactive meal with friends celebrating Full Inclusion Sunday. 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 […]
Youth @ Howling Hills Corn Maze
Following worship, youth in grades 6–12 are heading to Howling Hills Corn Maze in Allenport, Pennsylvania. The eight-acre maze also features a hayride. The cost is $20 to cover the maze and lunch. We will return to ELPC at 5:30 pm. Contact Sara Hackett for more details.
Community Sing for Social Justice
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesExperience the joy of choral singing as we join our voices together for social justice on Sunday, October 16, 1:30–2:30 pm! The Renaissance City Choir (RCC), as well as ELPC's LGBTQ Ministry and Justice Committee invite singers of all ages and skill levels to attend this community sing event in the Social Hall. Masks are […]
Sabbath Retreat
St. Emma Monastery 1001 Harvey Ave, Greensburg, PA, United StatesThere is a kind of hurry that is a form of violence exercised upon time that is detrimental to our health, our families, our communities, and our relationship with God. Admittedly, there are times when the demands of relationships, family, work, school, church, childcare, shopping, health, appearance, housework, meals, bill payments, commuting, accidents, interruptions, illness, […]
YAM Virtual Event
Hey, Yinzers! Let’s get together via Zoom. Each month, we’ll gather virtually for discussion. This month, Isaac from the (Environmental Team of the Justice Committee) will speak on the importance of environmental justice and how we can be better stewards of God’s creation (Earth). We invite others from our church and community to participate in […]
Forging a Better Future, for All
On Wednesday, October 26, 5 pm, Dr. Joylette Portlock, executive director of Sustainable Pittsburgh, will give a zoom talk, titled "Forging a Better Future, for All," sponsored by the Social Justice and Outreach Committee and the Commission on Race and Reconciliation of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh. Under Dr. Portlock's leadership, Sustainable Pittsburgh regularly works […]
Reckoning with Race: The History & Persistence of White Supremacy in the Church
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Facing Systemic Racism Committee invites you to a new series that's designed to provide a big picture overview of how Christianity invented, codified, perpetuated, and benefited from white supremacy. Led by Dr. Brock Bahler, we will consider not only how we continue to be implicated in this history, but also how we can lament, […]