Helping from Home | MLK Day of Service
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesYou are invited to join us for our MLK Day of Service: Helping from Home on Sunday, January 16, 1–2 pm, via Zoom. we will be using art to educate, build community, and reflect on Rev. Dr. King's call to service. This is an intergenerational event and all ages are invited. Supplies needed: paper and […]
No Taizé Prayer Service
ELPC - Chapel 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThere will be no Taizé prayer service on Wednesday, January 19. Our regular schedule will resume next week. 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 […]
Snow Tubing at Boyce Park
Youth in grades 6–12 are going snow tubing at Boyce Park! Anyone from the church is welcome to join us as we have reserved the snowtubing area for the afternoon. You must be 42" tall to snow tube. Participants between 42"– 50" must be linked to an adult while tubing. Youth in grades 6–12 can […]
Yoga Retreat
ELPC - Sanctuary 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesNote: The retreat is currently at capacity. Check back to see if spots open. Start 2022 with a journey within at the first-ever Yoga Retreat at ELPC with Yamuna Morgenstern and Katrina Woodworth! We will begin the day with yoga, followed by moments for movement, reflection, meditation, and lunch. We also hope to offer the […]
A Letter from the Birmingham Jail: Remembrance and Reflection
ELPC - Social Hall 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDuring the Church School hour, Pastor Randy, the Facing Systemic Racism Committee, and the Faith Formation Board invite all adults and students in grade 6 and up to participate in a discussion of the Rev. Dr. King's prophetic letter. For this first installment of a three-part series, Pastor Randy, who has done substantive research on […]
Trinity Chapel Tour
East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a tour of the Trinity Chapel following Sanctuary worship. It may be small, but the Trinity Chapel is filled with symbolism and features a unique, one-of-a-kind stained glass window. Meet at the Highland Avenue entrance following worship.
Foundation of HOPE | Adult Diversion
As a Matthew 25 congregation, ELPC is committed to supporting justice efforts in our community related to human safety and dignity. To learn more about some of these efforts, the Justice Committee invites you to a presentation on the Foundation of HOPE’s Adult Diversion Program in Allegheny County following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, February 6. […]
Book Discussion | All We Can Save
The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee is reading a new book, titled All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis, edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson. This diverse collection of essays and a few poems are written by female activists, scientists, artists, architects, policymakers, and thinkers of […]
Climate Change and the Green New Deal
The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee invites you to a panel discussion on Climate Change and the Green New Deal following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, February 13. Together, we will examine the issue of climate change, its implications for racial and economic justice, and how we can combat it by building a mass movement […]
Yoga and Mindful Meditation
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesStart your day on your mat, stretching, and moving your body for 45–50 minutes of gentle Hatha yoga and 10–15 minutes of guided mindful meditation. Our mindful movement and meditation classes in February will have gentle and slow mindful movement, linking postures and breath, and end with guided silent meditation. A donation from the heart […]
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. 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.
Forest Bathing
ELPC - Courtyard 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, United StatesWhat is forest bathing? Well, it is not a nature walk or a fitness hike. It is a 60-minute, guided visit into the natural world, where we will slow down, awaken our senses, and nurture our relationship with nature. Through a series of invitations, we will find our own ways of connecting with nature as […]