Rev. BJ Woodworth
Virtual Advent Retreat
The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to a virtual retreat for Advent, themed Wait Upon the Lord. The retreat will take place Friday–Saturday, November 20–21. The cost is $25. All supplies will be sent to you in advance. Please RSVP by Friday, November 6, with Norma Meyer. Contact the Rev. BJ Woodworth with questions. Why […]
Virtual Lenten Retreat | A Journey into the Desert
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us for a time of personal and communal Lenten preparation. On this 24-hour retreat, we will journey with Jesus into the desert, considering our belovedness and the temptations we face, as well as set our own Lenten intentions for the season. We will have opening and closing Zoom time with each other and optional […]
Contemplative Activism Retreat with Cole Arthur Riley
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Spiritual Life Committee is excited to bring in Cole Arthur Riley to lead a retreat on Contemplative Activism. Join us we learn how to adopt spiritual practices that suspend between the contemplative and pursuit of justice. In our activism, spiritual contemplation can feel more like a precursor to the work of justice, instead of […]
Silent Walk on the Butler-Freeport Community Trail
The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to the Butler-Freeport Community Trail for a Silent Walk! We will gather at the Monroe Trailhead at the Babcock Nature Preserve, Sarver, 16055. Join us as we walk in silence along the path at our own pace, stop, linger along the stream, sit, read, be in nature in silence […]
CANCELED: Creation Spirituality at Garfield Community Farm
Garfield Community Farm Corner of Wicklow and Cornwall Streets, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis event has been canceled. Check back for updates. The Spiritual Life Committee invites you to a day of exploration of Creation Spirituality at Garfield Community Farm (GCF). GCF's mission is to provide fresh produce and educational opportunities with our neighbors and volunteers, and demonstrate God's restoration of creation through urban agriculture in the Garfield […]
NO Contemplative Prayer
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThere 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 […]
Contemplative & Centering Prayer for Lent
ELPC - Online 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDuring the season of Lent, our Monday morning Contemplative Prayer will involve the reading of a Psalm and Centering Prayer (20 minutes of silence), in community with 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. Passcode: bestill […]
Decolonizing our Spiritual Practices
ELPC - McKelvy Room (114) 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, June 4, 9 am–3pm, at ELPC or on Zoom for a day of teaching, conversation, and spiritual practice, as we seek to continue in our journey to be a Matthew 25 church and decolonize our spiritual practices. We will be led by Leeann Shaw Younger. Under her leadership, we will look […]
Gratitude Retreat
Villa Maria Retreat Center 2067 Evergreen Rd, Pulaski, PA, United StatesAs we approach Thanksgiving, look towards Advent, and ponder the end of 2023, it is a great time to take a weekend in community with others and slow down, reflect, pause, pray, and "forget not all of God's benefits." Join us for a Gratitude Retreat at the Villa Maria Retreat Center in Pulaski, Pennsylvania, Friday–Sunday, […]