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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Junior High Mission Trip Meeting
2018-05-27 12:00 - 14:00 | PA
Parents and youth who have finished grades 6, 7, or 8 and are interested in going to Mission Possible at Crestfield Camp, July 8–13, are asked to attend this meeting. Lunch included. Please RSVP to Sara Hackett.
Registration forms and deposits are due on Sunday, June 3.

May LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2018-05-27 12:30 - 14:30 | 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. NOTE THIS IS A NEW DATE FROM ORIGINAL TIME OF EVENT.

Cooking Matters
2018-05-30 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.

First Friday @ Kavsar
2018-06-01 19:00 - 22:00 | PA
Join friends for an authentic Uzbek and Russian dinner while staying here in Pittsburgh as we visit Kavsar Halal Restaurant on Mt. Washington. Please RSVP to Wil by Friday, June 1 to make sure we have proper reservations or if you want a ride, leaving ELPC at 6:30 pm.
Visit Kavsar.net to explore the delicious menu options.
This is a TRAIL young adult event.

RCC Pride Concert
2018-06-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2018-06-03 16:00 - 17:30 | ELPC – Courtyard, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206, United States
Renaissance City Choir (RCC), Western Pennsylvania’s only LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Allies) choral group, will be at ELPC to present their 2018 Pride Concert, Joined by Heart: Love Will Always Win!
Together nothing is impossible. Communities throughout time have realized that by coming together they can change the world. As we walk through our day, or sing through our concert, or march the streets of our city, we must remember the power that we have when we are joined by heart. With this concert, we especially honor our transgender, gender-queer, gender non-binary, and two-spirit family members, who help to teach us that there are more colors in our crayon box than just pink and blue. Love will always win against hate and fear.
Tickets will be available at the door or at RCCPittsburgh.com. A sign language interpreter will be present.
If the weather is rainy, the performance will take place in the Social Hall.

The choir is an Artist in Residence at ELPC, where they rehearse and perform. RCC affirms and celebrates LGBTQ+ identity through the unifying power of music.

Sanctuary Worship: Youth Sunday
2018-06-03 11:00 - 12:15 | ELPC – Sanctuary, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
This week, our Senior High youth will lead us during worship! This special service is an annual tradition at ELPC where we celebrate the gifts and accomplishments of our youth while praising God for the work of the Holy Spirit upon and through the youth of our church.
The youth have written the entire liturgy, selected the songs, and will lead us in worship. Graduating Seniors will share their faith stories, and receive a blessing by the congregation as they prepare for the next steps in their respective life journeys. This year, students completing third grade will be presented with a gift of a Bible from the church, that they might be nurtured in God’s word.

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.

Advocacy on Behalf of Children Separated from Parents
2018-06-03 12:00 - 13:00 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Justice Committee is sponsoring a letter writing campaign against the U.S. policy of separating children from their parents at border crossings. Please join them following worship to write letters to government officials demanding the discontinuation of this horrific policy and action.
A template letter and supplies will be available. For more info, please see Michele Bossers.

Pride Events
2018-06-09 12:00 - 17:00, 2018-06-10 10:30 - 16:00 | 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.

Systemic Racism: Discovering Our Implicit Bias
2018-06-09 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.
Join us for the third program in our series, titled “Systemic Racism: Discovering Our Implicit Bias.” Our discussion and activities will explore these questions:

What exactly is implicit bias?
How does it work?
Why is it important to understand and recognize it?
What can I do about it?

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
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

HAT Co Presents "Ever After"
2018-06-10 15:00 - 16:30, 2018-06-10 19:00 - 20:30 | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Hope Academy’s Theater Company, HAT Co, presents “Ever After,” their musical version of the Into the Woods story.
Performances take place in the Good Samaritan Room (formerly the Small Dining Room) at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. It is an intimate setting with limited seating. Please make sure to arrive at least 15 minutes before the show begins. There will be no late seating, for any reason, and there is no exiting until after the show ends. The run time is 75-90 minutes.
Please note: the space is not suitable for children under 5 years old, or those who cannot sit still for 75-90 mins.
To RSVP, click here

Check. Change. Control.
2018-06-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2018-06-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2018-07-11 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.

YAMs Serve Dinner at Community 341
2018-06-13 16:00 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 933 Brookline Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA, 15226, United States
Whether you can help cook, serve or both, this is a great opportunity to serve hungry folks in the Brookline neighborhood at this newer weekly community dinner. Cookers will plan a menu and cook at a mutually-agreed upon time. On June 13, servers will depart ELPC at 4pm, join worship at 5pm and then serve dinner at 5:35pm. How will you help feed God’s people? This is a young adult event.

YAM Summer Solstice Event
2018-06-21 18:00 - 20:00 | ELPC – Music Room, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Officially welcome summer as we examine and celebrate Christianity’s ties to creation spirituality and to the seasons. We will ponder, experience and move together during this interactive time. Who knows where we will end up? This is a young adult event.

Juneteenth Celebration & Parade
2018-06-23 09:30 - 11:00 | Freedom Corner, 1500 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, 15219, United States
Join other ELPC members, the Black Presbyterian Caucus, Pittsburgh Chapter, and the Pittsburgh Community at Freedom Corner in the Hill District (corners of Crawford St. and Center Ave) to celebrate the 1865 emancipation of Blacks in America. Lenore Williams and members of the Mission Board will lead the ELPC delegation. Look for the ELPC banner!

"A Gathering of Sons" on WQED
2018-07-01 18:30 - 20:00 | PA
Tune in to WQED TV to watch Pittsburgh Festival Opera’s original work from summer 2017, “A Gathering of Sons.” This powerful jazz-gospel opera has lyrics by Tameka Cage Conley, music by Dwayne Fulton, and stage direction by Mark Clayton Southers. ELPC singers Denise Sheffey-Powell and Adrianna Cleveland are in the cast.

Canceled: Centering Meditation
2018-07-04 09:00 - 09:20 | ELPC – Prayer Room (Room 135), 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206, United States
There will be no Centering Meditation on Wed., July 4. Our regular schedule resumes on Wed., July 11.

Drawn from the ancient Christian contemplative tradition, centering prayer is presented in an updated, accessible four-step method. The Centering Prayer group aims to sit in silence for 20 minutes of prayer, and supports its members in their ongoing practice of this transforming way of being with God. Centering Prayer is a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. This method of prayer is a movement beyond conversation with Christ to communion with Christ. Attendance every week is not required–you are welcome to join us anytime. The group meets every Thursday evening throughout the year.

Canceled: Taizé Prayer Service
2018-07-04 19:00 - 20:00 | ELPC – Chapel, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Our Taizé prayer service is canceled in observance of Independence Day. Our regular schedule will resume next Wednesday, July 11.

ELPC offers evening prayers with chants from Taizé every Wednesday at 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. Childcare is usually available, but please call to confirm. For more information, view our Taizé page.

Taizé Prayer Service Live Stream
If you’re unable to attend our weekly Taizé prayer service, but are interested in participating in this peaceful, meditative experience, please listen to our live stream below.

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First Friday @ the Garth
2018-07-06 19:00 - 23:00 | ELPC – Courtyard, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, 15206, United States
Let’s enjoy an evening in the ELPC Garth (courtyard) as we share fellowship and watch a movie outside together around the firepit. Smores included. Bring movie options to choose from. This is a TRAIL young adult event.

Social Hall Garage "Sale"
2018-07-07 09:00 - 18:00, 2018-07-08 09:00 - 14:00 | PA
Thanks to the renovation, we have replaced or rediscovered many pieces of furniture which we no longer need or can use. But just in case someone might be able to use them, we are going to be having a Social Hall Garage “Sale” on Saturday and Sunday, July 8 and 9. These pieces will be brought to the Social Hall stage area for you to look and adopt. Everything is free to a good home, although there will be a place for you to leave a donation if you so desire. It will be your responsibility to take the pieces you choose and transport them immediately.
For questions or more info, please call Paul Martin at 412.441.3800 x131.

July LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2018-07-07 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.

Junior High Mission Trip
2018-07-08 - 2018-07-13 | Camp Crestfield & Conference Center, 195 Taggart Road, Slippery Rock, PA, 16057, United States
Youth who have finished 6th, 7th and 8th grade will be spending the week at Crestfield Camp and Conference Center for Mission Possible. We will live, eat, worship and play at camp and serve around the Slippery Rock and New Castle communities during the day.
2018 Junior High Mission Trip Permission Form
Scholarship Assistance Form
Mission Trip Dates and Requirements

Summer Film Series: Fenceline
2018-07-08 11:00 - 12:00 | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees invite you to our annual Summer Film Festival on Sundays in July! This year’s documentaries and movies are a continuation of our on-going systemic racism series. Join us in the Social Hall following worship to view the movies, discuss the themes, and enjoy lunch together.
This week’s feature, Fenceline: A Company Town Divided, documents African-American residents in Norco, Louisiana, who believe that increasing pollution is negatively impacting their health, demand to be relocated from under the shadow of a Shell oil refinery. Thaddeus Popovich, co-founder of Allegheny County Clean Air Now will lead our discussion.
1 hour | Hosted by the Justice Committee

Summer Film Series: White Man's Burden
2018-07-15 11:00 - 12:30 | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Mission Board and Mission Committees invite you to our annual Summer Film Festival on Sundays in July! This year’s documentaries and movies are a continuation of our on-going systemic racism series. Join us in the Social Hall following worship to view the movies, discuss the themes, and enjoy lunch together.
Please note, we request that no children are present during this week’s film due to profanity.
This week’s feature, White Man’s Burden, takes place in an alternate universe where successful African-Americans live in gated communities and impoverished Caucasians populate crime-ridden, inner-city ghettos. When African-American mogul Thaddeus Thomas (Harry Belafonte) wrongly accuses Caucasian Louis Pinnock (John Travolta) of being a Peeping Tom, Pinnock loses his job and watches as his family falls apart. In a desperate attempt to repair his life, Pinnock takes Thomas hostage and demands reinstatement at the factory where he The psychological effects of poverty are far-reaching, and statistically, women are more likely to feel the impact. Dominique, Veniecia, and Lou Ann lead vastly different lives, yet their stories intersect and parallel in surprising ways. We Wear the Masks, which was filmed in Pittsburgh, digs deeply into the psychology of poverty to shine a spotlight on an often underestimated segment of society. Tammy Thompson, the film’s producer and executive director of Circles of Greater Pittsburgh, will lead our discussion afterwards.
1.5 hours | Hosted by the Peace Committee
