East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Cathedral Yoga
2023-08-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-08-30 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-06 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-13 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-20 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
2023-08-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-08-30 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-06 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-20 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.
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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.

Letters to Legislators Event
2023-08-27 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Social Hall, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206-3911, United States
Our Mission Board Committees are hosting a Letters to Legislators event in the Social Hall immediately following worship on Sunday, August 27. Participants will have an opportunity to write to legislators advocating for action on a variety of social justice issues—including driving privileges for immigrants; fair housing and nondiscrimination policies; environmental protections; prisoners’ rights; gun violence; and more.
Learn about these important issues and the role your elected officials and other leaders have in making and changing related laws and policies. Your voice and your calls for action make a difference. Sample letters and emails will be provided and a light lunch will be served. For those unable to attend in person, templates and instructions will be posted to the ELPC website after the event for your use.
Contact Carol Chonoska at with questions.

PNC Listening Session
2023-08-28 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Fellowship Room, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
As part of our final formal phase of information gathering, the Pastoral Nominating Committee is hosting a series of Listening Sessions on Sundays and weekdays in August.
The purpose of these sessions is to get qualitative feedback on what we most need in terms of leadership for our congregation. These sessions are serving as a complement to the information gathered from the recent survey. We will use the information to guide our process to identify our best fit for pastoral leadership.
Please contact Megan Leisher if you are able to attend one of the following sessions, which will be held in the Fellowship Room, unless noted otherwise:

Wednesday, August 9 | 5:30 pm
Sunday, August 13 | 11:30 am
Thursday, August 17 | 6 pm
Sunday, August 20 | 11:30 am
Wednesday, August 23 | 5:30 pm
Monday, August 28 | 6:30 (Zoom)

Online Prayer Service
2023-08-29 08:00 - 08:20, 2023-09-05 08:00 - 08:20, 2023-09-12 08:00 - 08:20, 2023-09-19 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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Meditation Hour
2023-08-29 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-05 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-12 18:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Chapel, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
“The ladder leading to the Kingdom is concealed within you, that is, in your soul”—Saint Isaac of Syria.
Meditation is the practice of “looking deeply.” In silence and withdrawal from the world of everyday concerns, we turn our attention inward and calm our bodies and minds. In this emptiness, we may see the world as if for the first time. We may see others as they are and we may find that the Kingdom of Heaven is truly within us; that we are living in God and God in us.
The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to join John Benedict in the Chapel on Tuesdays, 6–7 pm, for an hour devoted to meditation. The session will include an opening reading, silent sitting, and walking. No experience necessary, all are welcome.
John Benedict is a retired psychologist and a longtime student and practitioner of Insight Meditation.

September LGBTQIA+ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2023-09-03 11:30 - 13:30 (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 LGBTQIA+ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome.
Contact Wil Forrest at 412.441.3800 X218 or Wil@coh.net to learn more, to RSVP, and/or to participate.
GOD CREATED YOU. GOD LOVES YOU. BE YOURSELF.

Club 116
2023-09-13 16:30 - 18:30, 2023-09-20 16:30 - 18:30 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
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 2024–2025 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 116 also will be closed.

JourneyDance Class
2023-09-15 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Halifax)
Join Yamuna Morgenstern for JourneyDance on the third Friday of every month from 7–8:30 pm.
Come experience one of ELPC’s unique spiritual practices and offerings. JourneyDance takes you on a journey within through playful dance in a non-judgmental environment. The playlists are designed to open up your chakras, move your Spirit, experience positive vibes, and have fun! JourneyDance is all about responding to music the way you want to respond—no rules, no groping, no ugly lyrics. Join us and dance in healthy community to release tension, feel good, relax, restore, and renew your body, mind, and spirit.
All ages and bodies are welcome. No dance experience necessary, just a joy of moving. Young children should be accompanied by their care givers. Wear comfortable clothing, and you may want to have a water bottle handy!
A donation from the heart, to the church, is very much appreciated.

March to End Fossil Fuels
2023-09-17
Many world leaders will be gathered in New York City for the U.N. Climate Ambition Summit. On Sunday, September 17, there will be a march to demand that these leaders invest in a clean and just future for all, and calling for an end to fossil fuel financing.
There will be a Pittsburgh bus going to the Climate March. This bus currently has about 45 seats and it will probably fill up fast so if you are interested in going, reserve a seat on the bus by sending an email to fredkraybill@yahoo.com. Please include your name, address, phone number, and email. There will be no cost to ride the bus due to the generosity of the Sierra Club. Firm commitments only. The bus will leave from Monroeville at 2:45 am, on September 17, and return approximately 1 am on Monday, September 18.
Click here to learn more about the March to End Fossil Fuels.
Call Fred Kraybill at 412.335.9449 if you have questions.

Church Extravaganza
2023-09-17 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Our Membership & Outreach Committee is partnering with our Faith Formation Board to host a church-wide celebration and picnic on Whitfield Ave. Hot dogs (including vegan), fried chicken, and ice cream will be provided – please bring a side dish to share and/or sign up to volunteer. We need help setting up, serving lunch, and cleaning up. Music will play; church tours will be offered; there will be balloon art, face painting, and games for kids. Come and learn more about the exciting ministries of ELPC and greet friends both old and new. This is also a great opportunity to invite folks to come check out our welcoming family of faith.

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Church Extravaganza
2023-09-17 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York)
On Sunday, September 17, our Membership & Outreach Committee is partnering with our Faith Formation Board to host a church-wide celebration and picnic on Whitfield Ave.
Hot dogs (including vegan), fried chicken, and ice cream will be provided—please bring a side dish to share and/or sign up to volunteer. We need help setting up, serving lunch, and cleaning up. Music will play; church tours will be offered; there will be balloon art, face painting, and games for kids.
Come and learn more about the exciting ministries of ELPC and greet friends both old and new. This is also a great opportunity to invite folks to come check out our welcoming family of faith.

OHM House Rehab
2023-09-23 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Help us work with Open Hand Ministries (OHM) to renovate their current property and make it available to a qualified and deserving family!
Volunteers are needed on the first Saturday of each month and weekly on Wednesdays, 9 am–3 pm. No special skills are needed, just a desire to do some manual labor and enjoy fellowship while serving our neighbors. Lunch provided!
For more information about these opportunities for hands on mission, what to bring, volunteer forms, directions, etc., please contact Frank Bauerle (ELPC Neighbors committee) at 817.705.6856 or frbauerle@yahoo.com. And please notify Tim Raufer, director of construction, at 412.999.4267 or traufer@openhandpittsburgh.org if you plan to attend.

Confirmation Class Informational Meeting
2023-09-24 12:15 - 13:00 (America/Halifax)
ELPC’s is offering Confirmation Class for students in grade 8 and up. Confirmation Class is great time for youth to explore what they believe, how they want their faith to shape how they live, and if they want to become a member or friend of ELPC.
Students who are interested in learning more about Confirmation Class, as well as their parents/caregivers, are invited to an informational meeting following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, September 24, to discuss the meaning and purpose of Confirmation, review our schedule, and answer questions.
To RSVP for the initial information session and/or to receive a complete schedule, contact Sara Hackett.

Connections Group @ Asian Lantern Festival
2023-09-24 18:30 - 22:30 (America/New_York) | Pittsburgh Zoo, 7370 Baker St, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15206, United States
Would you like to reunite with some old friends? Our Connections Group will meet at the Pittsburgh Zoo on Sunday, September 24, 6:30 pm, to explore the Asian Lantern Festival: World of Wonders. This year’s festival features a completely new display of lanterns! Explore the Zoo at night among giant luminous handcrafted sculptures while learning about Asian history and culture. The festival also features delicious themed-food and amazing entertainment.
Buy your own ticket online ($21 for adults). We’ll gather at the front gate to walk through together! RSVP to connectelpc@gmail.com.
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