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ELPC Matters: The More You Know About Times, Cycles and Seasons of Transition
ELPC Matters: The More You Know About Times, Cycles and Seasons of Transition
As we journey through this time of transition at ELPC, it is important to know that the changes and transitions we are going through are normal and even good and healthy. In fact, all organisms and organizations go through periods and cycles of life and death, fruitfulness, and dormancy—and even Jesus says death and letting […]
Cathedral Concerts Presents Alan Morrison
Cathedral Concerts Presents Alan Morrison
ELPC's Cathedral Concerts series and the Organ Artists Series of Pittsburgh will present organist Alan Morrison in concert on Sunday, April 30, 3 pm, in the ELPC Sanctuary. Morrison currently serves as chair of the Organ Department at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. He is recognized as one of America's premier concert organists […]
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Online Prayer Service
Online Prayer Service
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 […]
ELPC Ringers Rehearsal
ELPC Ringers Rehearsal
The ELPC Ringers rehearse on Tuesdays, 6–7 pm, in Dr. Ed Moore's office and rings periodically throughout the year at our Sanctuary worship service on Sundays at 11 am. We ring on a four-octave set of Schulmerich handbells. Please contact Dr. Ed Moore for more information on joining the ELPC Ringers.
Meditation Hour
Meditation Hour
"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 […]
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Cathedral Yoga
Cathedral Yoga
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: Yamuna) 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 […]
Taizé Prayer Service
Taizé Prayer Service
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 […]
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Journey Praise Team Rehearsal
Journey Praise Team Rehearsal
The Journey Praise Team rehearses in the Social Hall on Thursdays, 5:30 pm, and leads the Journey worship service on Sundays, 8:45 am. Gerald Savage, ELPC's Journey music director, leads the Journey Praise Team.
Pathways to Our Sustainable Future Discussion
Pathways to Our Sustainable Future Discussion
The Environmental Team of the Justice Committee is reading Pathways to Our Sustainable Future: A Global Perspective from Pittsburgh by Patricia DeMarco. The book examines the experience of a single city, with all of its social and political complexities and long industrial history, allowing for a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities inherent in […]
Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Chancel Choir Rehearsal
The Chancel Choir rehearses in the Sanctuary on Thursdays, 7–8:30 pm, from September through early June (unless noted otherwise). Sunday morning rehearsals are at 10 am, in preparation for the worship service. The choir provides musical leadership at our Sanctuary worship service on Sundays. No audition is required, just the desire to learn and have […]
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Attaining Resurrection Retreat
In Philippians Paul says he yearns “to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead” (3:11). Join us for a post-Easter retreat at the Villa Maria Retreat Center in Pulaski, Pennsylvania, Friday–Sunday, May […]
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NO Journey Worship
NO Journey Worship
As a reminder, there will be no Journey worship service this Sunday due to the route of the Pittsburgh Marathon. Please plan on joining us next Sunday, May 14. About ELPC's Journey Worship Service Our Journey worship service is a lively service of spirit, hope, and praise in which we encounter God's word in a […]
Sunday Church School
Sunday Church School
As a reminder, there will be no Church School classes this Sunday due to the route of the Pittsburgh Marathon. Classes will resume for learners of all ages next Sunday, May 14. 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 […]
NO Sanctuary Worship
NO Sanctuary Worship
As a reminder, there will be no Sanctuary worship service this Sunday due to the route of the Pittsburgh Marathon. Please plan on joining us next Sunday, May 14. About ELPC's Sanctuary Worship Service Our Sanctuary worship service is our largest service, offering a traditional worship experience with thought-provoking sermons and music from our Chancel […]
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Online Prayer Service
Online Prayer Service
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 […]
Meditation Hour
Meditation Hour
"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 […]
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Cathedral Yoga
Cathedral Yoga
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: Yamuna) 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 […]
Taizé Prayer Service
Taizé Prayer Service
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 […]
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JourneyDance Class
JourneyDance Class
Join Yamuna Morgenstern in the Sanctuary 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 […]
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Online Prayer Service
Online Prayer Service
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 […]
Meditation Hour
Meditation Hour
"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 […]
2 events,
Cathedral Yoga
Cathedral Yoga
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: Yamuna) as she guides you […]
Taizé Prayer Service
Taizé Prayer Service
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 […]
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Across the Channel – Music for Brass and Organ from England, France, and Spain
Across the Channel – Music for Brass and Organ from England, France, and Spain
Our Cathedral Concerts series will present The Brass Roots, organist Dr. Edward Alan Moore, and conductor Daniel Nesta Curtis in concert on Friday, May 19, 7:30 pm. Join us in the Sanctuary. The concert also will be streamed on YouTube and Facebook. A freewill offering will be received. Download Program PROGRAM Earle of Oxford's Marche […]
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Gardening Crew Workday
Gardening Crew Workday
Please make plans to join the Garden Crew on Saturday, May 20, for our annual flower planting day at ELPC. Each spring, a group of dedicated members and friends refresh the Highland Ave. entrance with beautiful flowering plants, so it is vibrant and welcoming, and the Courtyard, so it is a lovely setting for summer […]
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Congregational Meeting
Congregational Meeting
The Session of ELPC is calling a Special Congregational Meeting on Sunday, May 21, immediately following our 11 am worship service. The sole item of business will be to vote upon the Session’s recent action that ELPC sell its manse. This meeting will be held-in person in the Sanctuary. Click the button below to read a […]
May LGBTQIA+ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
May LGBTQIA+ Ministry Spiritual Gathering
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.
Passive House Tour
Passive House Tour
Join the Environmental Team of the Justice Committee on a tour of one of the most energy efficient homes in the region: Passive House-certified Squirrel Hill Duplex, located at 2883 Fernwald Rd. Finished in 2017 by ELPC congregants Lucy de Barbaro and Ayres Freitas, this home reduces heating and cooling by 80% compared to traditional […]
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Online Prayer Service
Online Prayer Service
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 […]
Meditation Hour
Meditation Hour
"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 […]
2 events,
Cathedral Yoga
Cathedral Yoga
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: Yamuna) as she guides you […]
Taizé Prayer Service
Taizé Prayer Service
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 […]
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Pride History Presentation
Pride History Presentation
Join the ELPC Justice Committee for a Pride History Presentation following Sanctuary worship on Sunday, May 28. A light lunch will be provided. This presentation will be led by Jason Van Ness and will examine the LGBTQIA+ equal rights movement and Pride events over the past 50 years. The presentation will highlight key social and […]
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Online Prayer Service
Online Prayer Service
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 […]
Meditation Hour
Meditation Hour
"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 […]
2 events,
Cathedral Yoga
Cathedral Yoga
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: Yamuna) as she guides you […]
Taizé Prayer Service
Taizé Prayer Service
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 […]