Book’em Volunteer Night
Thomas Merton Center 5129 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, United StatesVolunteers at Book’em read letters from prisoners requesting books and search the shelves of their library. Once they have found two or three books, they complete an invoice and wrap the books in brown paper for shipping. YAMs will sponsor a packing session—covering the cost of packing materials and postage—and help pack and send the […]
Club One Sixteen: Christmas Play
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis week, parents and families are invited to join us for dinner and a Christmas Play at 6 pm. Youth should still arrive at the regular time after school. 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 […]
Middle School Mission Project @ Target
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesYouth in grades 6–8 are invited to go shopping and help choose gifts for children who are spending the holiday season in foster care. We will eat lunch together after pageant rehearsal and then walk together to Target. A permission slip is required. Contact Sara Hackett at SaraH@coh.net or 412.441.3800 x120 to RSVP or ask […]
RCC Holiday Concert
ELPC - Sanctuary 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesHear the Renaissance City Choir perform their 2019 Holiday Concert, The Many Moods of the Holidays! The holidays mean many things to many people. This year, Pittsburgh’s Renaissance City Choir is delighted to explore the many different emotions that this time of year elicits from people of different backgrounds and experiences. You are warmly invited […]
NO Sunday Church School
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThere will be no Church School classes this Sunday so that we all can enjoy our youth's Christmas pageant, The Pageant of "Why?" Classes will resume for people of all ages next Sunday, December 22. The ELPC Christian Education (CE) Committee offers Church School classes and events for all ages—from infants to adults. CE is […]
The Pageant of “Why?”
Every year, it’s the same thing: Advent, pageant, Christmas. But…why? Why do we do this? Why do we wait? Why is this time so important to us? Join us in the Sanctuary as we consider the reason for the season in terms of our faith and our lives. Notes: Dress rehearsal for all participants is […]
Holiday Lights @ Kennywood
Kennywood 4800 Kennywood Blvd, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United StatesOur annual light trip will be local! Kennywood decks its halls (and rides) with nearly two million twinkling lights—topped off with the tallest Christmas tree in Pennsylvania. We will enjoy holiday performances, see spectacular light shows, check out the activities going on, and (some of us) will ride the rides! Tickets will be $17–$19. We […]
NO Club One Sixteen
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesClub One Sixteen will be on a break until Wednesday, January 8. 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 Enrollment Form 2019–2020. SCHEDULE: 3:30 pm: Gathering time, homework help, […]
All-Ages Choir Rehearsal
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesSing in our All-Ages Choir on Christmas Eve! We will sing a simple anthem at our Christmas Eve Friends & Family service on Tuesday, December 24, 5 pm, under the direction of Dr. Ed. We will rehearse after Sanctuary worship on Sunday, December 22, for 30–45 minutes. Persons of all ages and experience levels are […]
NO Centering Meditation
ELPC - Prayer Room (Room 135) 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesOur Centering Meditation group will not meet on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, Wednesday, December 25 and January 1. Our next gathering will be Wednesday, January 8. 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 […]
NO Labyrinth Prayer Walk
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Labyrinth will not be available on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, Wednesday, December 25 and January 1. The labyrinth is an ancient, sacred symbol found in many religious traditions throughout the world. Today, modern pilgrims walk the labyrinth as one of many ways to pray and meditate. The winding path into the center […]
NO Club One Sixteen
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesClub One Sixteen will be on a break until Wednesday, January 8. 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 Enrollment Form 2019–2020. SCHEDULE: 3:30 pm: Gathering time, homework help, […]