East Liberty Presbyterian Church

Environmental Book Club | Finding the Mother Tree
2021-12-02 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee invites you to read Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest by Suzanne Simard.
Learn about the complexity of sustainable forestry and the puzzle of deciding which trees to harvest and which to retain, and how this practice influences a forests’ ability to recover and remain healthy. And then join the book club on Thursday, December 2, 7 pm, for a discussion via Zoom.
For more information, or to tell us you are coming, contact Nancy Heastings at n.heastings@comcast.net.

Adventus Retreat | Joining a Hope that has Come
2021-12-03 18:00 - 2021-12-04 19:00 (America/New_York)
The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to take part in an Advent Retreat from Friday, December 3, 6 pm, until Saturday, December 4, 7 pm. We will have opening and closing time in community with each other on Zoom, as well as optional times in between to join together for the prayer liturgies and meditations included in the retreat experience. Everything you need will be prepared for you in advance and be able to be picked up on Sunday November 28, for you to prepare a space internally and externally to be on retreat.
The cost is $25. RSVP to Norma Meyer at Norma@coh.net by Sunday, November 21. Contact Pastor BJ with questions at BJW@coh.net.
If you are interested in physically getting away to participate in this virtual retreat, contact BJ Woodworth to explore options. We have up to 10 rooms available at Camp Crestfield for $75 per night. Meals are available for $14/meal.
“Advent is a season of wondering and waiting; a season where much of the movement is looking deep within for the call and our response. Advent shows up on the church calendar post-Autumn equinox when there is less daylight and more nighttime and ends just after the winter Solstice when night begins to get shorter, and daylight once again starts its return.
Spiritually speaking, the season of Advent is much like a womb-time, at least for people in our area of the world who are snugly wrapped in the long hours of darkness. As Christians, we wait together anticipating Jesus’ birth while simultaneously looking toward the future reign of Christ. Advent ends on the eve of Christmas; it ends with the birth of Jesus—the Light of the World who broke through the darkness with a new way of seeing.” (adapted from TheWorkOfThePeople.com)

Youth Mission Project | Christmas Shopping
2021-12-05 12:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Youth in grades 6–12 will meet at ELPC to do some online shopping for Christmas gifts for kids who are in foster care this holiday season. We also will be eating pizza. RSVP to Sara Hackett at SaraH@coh.net.

Taizé Prayer Service
2021-12-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-12-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2021-12-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-01-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-01-12 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.
Download this week’s bulletin.

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.

NO Sunday Church School
2021-12-12 09:45 - 10:45 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Our Church School classes will not meet on Sunday, December 12, so that we all can enjoy our Christmas Pageant, The Perspective Pageant. Classes will resume next Sunday, December 19.

The ELPC Christian Education (CE) Committee offers Church School classes and events for all ages—from infants to adults. CE is the life-long process of learning and living in relationship to God, our neighbors, and ourselves. Church School classes meet on Sundays, 9:45–10:45 am, from early September through early June, unless otherwise noted.
Through the study of scripture and the practice of prayer, we begin to understand our life experiences as they relate to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Come and join us! Your questions, insights, doubts, and concerns are welcome.
Click here to see details for this week’s worship and Church School offerings.

The Perspective Pageant
2021-12-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Since the angels first announced that Mary would be the mother of God’s special son, the good news of Jesus’ birth has been told by countless voices in a wide range of expressions.
Through narration, scripture, costumes, song, and art, the children and youth of ELPC will lead us in a hybrid retelling of this joyful story at the center of our faith.
Some narrators and actors will be leading us “live” in the Sanctuary, while other actors will be joining us virtually. But, it doesn’t matter where we are—ALL will tell this important story. YOU can view this production in person at ELPC or watch the pageant on Sunday, December 12, 10 am, via Zoom.
Contact Megan Leisher at MeganL@coh.net for the Zoom link.

Church Tour
2021-12-12 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-12-26 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Join us following our Sanctuary worship service for a tour of ELPC’s Gothic Sanctuary and Romanesque Chapel. The tour will highlight Church history, architectural contrasts of the Chapel and Sanctuary, as well as explore the Narthex, Trinity Chapel, and Chancel.
Meet at the Highland Lobby following worship.

LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2021-12-19 12:30 - 14:30 (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 LGBTQ Ministry to share food and fellowship at the church. Allies and LGBTQIA+ folks alike are welcome. This month, we will meet in person and via Zoom. 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.

Christmas Caroling
2021-12-23 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Youth in grades 6–12 are welcome to join us for Christmas Caroling around the Highland Park neighborhood with the Young Adults.
RSVP to Sara for details about where we will be meeting.

NO Sunday Church School
2021-12-26 09:45 - 10:45 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Our Church School classes will not meet on Sundays, December 26 or January 2. Classes will resume next Sunday, January 9.

The ELPC Christian Education (CE) Committee offers Church School classes and events for all ages—from infants to adults. CE is the life-long process of learning and living in relationship to God, our neighbors, and ourselves. Church School classes meet on Sundays, 9:45–10:45 am, from early September through early June, unless otherwise noted.
Through the study of scripture and the practice of prayer, we begin to understand our life experiences as they relate to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Come and join us! Your questions, insights, doubts, and concerns are welcome.
Click here to see details for this week’s worship and Church School offerings.

NO Contemplative Prayer
2021-12-27 07:30 - 08:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
There will be no Contemplative Prayer on Monday, December 27, as we take a break over Christmas. Our regular schedule will resume next Monday, January 3.

Contemplation has been described as a long-loving look at the real. Contemplation is about waking up, listening, noticing, and paying attention. In the words of Adele Calhoun, “A contemplative person recognizes that every experience offers more than meets the eye. They know that ‘bidden or unbidden’ God is present.”
This takes practice.
Join the Rev. BJ Woodworth for a time to practice a variety of contemplative prayer practices, utilizing fixed prayers, scripture, music, silence, art, and our bodies to help us start our day in communion with God and one another.
Click the button below at the scheduled time to join via Zoom or call in by dialing 312.626.6799 and entering meeting ID, 959 8065 3992.

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NO Taizé Prayer Service
2021-12-29 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Chapel, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
There will be no Taizé prayer service on Wednesday, December 29, as we take a break for the holidays. Our regular schedule will resume on Wednesday, January 5, 7 pm.

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.
Download this week’s bulletin.

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.

NO Sunday Church School
2022-01-02 09:45 - 10:45 (America/Halifax) | East Liberty Presbyterian Church, 116 S. Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
Our Church School classes will not meet on Sunday, January 2. Classes will resume next Sunday, January 9.

The ELPC Christian Education (CE) Committee offers Church School classes and events for all ages—from infants to adults. CE is the life-long process of learning and living in relationship to God, our neighbors, and ourselves. Church School classes meet on Sundays, 9:45–10:45 am, from early September through early June, unless otherwise noted.
Through the study of scripture and the practice of prayer, we begin to understand our life experiences as they relate to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Come and join us! Your questions, insights, doubts, and concerns are welcome.
Click here to see details for this week’s worship and Church School offerings.

Yoga & Centering Prayer
2022-01-03 08:00 - 09:00, 2022-01-05 08:00 - 09:00, 2022-01-10 08:00 - 09:00, 2022-01-12 08:00 - 09:00, 2022-01-17 08:00 - 09:00, 2022-01-19 08:00 - 09:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
The ELPC Spiritual Life committee is excited to offer Yoga & Centering Prayer with Katrina Woodworth on Mondays and Wednesdays, 8–9 am, in the Sanctuary.
This class include breathing practices along with Hatha Yoga postures and ends with 10–15 minutes of silent Centering Prayer
Please register in advance. Donations accepted are accepted.

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Intermediate SSL Class
2022-01-06 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-01-13 16:00 - 17:00, 2022-01-20 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Our intermediate SSL class meets on Thursdays, 4 pm, via Zoom. We’re finishing up the present tense and preparing to learn the past paradigm.
If you already have some knowledge of Spanish, you are welcome to join this class as we continue to learn about ourselves, our neighbors, and God through the Spanish language!
Join us on Zoom

Zoom: LGBTQ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
2022-01-16 12:30 - 14:30 (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 LGBTQ Ministry to share fellowship via Zoom. 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.

Helping from Home | MLK Day of Service
2022-01-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | ELPC – Online, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
You 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 envelopes, crayons or markers, as well as other art supplies you have for making posters or notecards. If needed, supplies can be picked up from the church.

No Taizé Prayer Service
2022-01-19 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Halifax) | ELPC – Chapel, 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, 15206, United States
There 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 anointing. For more information, view our Taizé page.
Download this week’s bulletin.

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.
