ELPC – Room 234
The God Test
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Spiritual Life Committee invites you to take the God test following Sanctuary worship on Sun., Jan. 17, in Room 234. Lunch will be served. Despite the hype surrounding the “New Atheism,” the United States remains one of the world’s most religious nations. In fact, as many as 95% of Americans believe in God—a rare […]
Business Meeting & Spiritual Gathering
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesAll are invited as we will begin with our quarterly LGBTQ Ministry Business Meeting and then have lunch as we start our monthly Spiritual Gathering.
Film Festival: Families Held Captive
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. The Justice Committee will screen this film. The Office of the General Assembly (OGA) of the PC(USA) recently joined […]
Film Festival: The Stones Cry Out
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. The Peace Committee will show this film about Palestinian Christians. Christianity was born in Palestine two thousand years ago. […]
Film Festival: Prison State
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. The Justice Committee will screen this PBS Frontline documentary, which examines the impact of mass incarceration in America. The film […]
Film Festival: Spent: Looking for Change
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Neighbors, Justice, and Peace Committees of the Mission Board are teaming up to sponsor our fourth annual Summer Film Festival. Films will be shown after our Courtyard Worship service, along with a light, potluck lunch. Presented by the Neighbors Committee, this film is about everyday Americans without the financial options most of us take for […]
Move Toward Fitness
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesFollowing Sanctuary worship, join our discussion on Move Toward Fitness to learn how even minor changes in your routine—adding movement to sedentary lives—can bring about positive changes toward better fitness. Caterina Rosano, MD, MPH, will share information on the benefits of movement, the downsides of sedentary lifestyles, and examples of minor changes that can make […]
Roots of the Israel/Palestine Conflict
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Peace Committee is sponsoring a presentation, The Roots of the Conflict: Israel/Palestine from 1896 to the Present. Dr. Robert Ross, chair of advocacy for the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (USA), will present the discussion about the origins of the conflict and what people are doing now to bring about change. A […]
Renovations Focus Group
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesInterested in offering feedback about ELPC's proposed renovations? Join us at our focus group gathering on Mon., March 16, to review renovations to the Second Floor, from 5:30–7 pm, in Room 234. Click here for more information about the proposed renovations.
Renovations Focus Group
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesInterested in offering feedback about ELPC's proposed renovations? Join us at our focus group gathering on Wed., March 11, from 5:30–6:55 pm, to discuss the renovations to the first floor. Then on Mon., March 16, we will review renovations to the Second Floor, from 5:30–7 pm, in Room 234. Click here for more information about […]
Discussion on Jesus and Buddha: Meditation, Prayer and the Brain
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesDuring October and November, the Spiritual Life Committee invites you to explore Contemplative Practice. As we begin, join us as we take a look together at the Christian and interfaith background of these practices as well as learn of more recent evidence of their physical and emotional healing power. A light lunch will be served.
A “Difficult” Day
ELPC - Room 234 116 South Highland Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesNot sure what to do with some parts of the Bible? Does it seem to contradict itself and tell stories that don’t seem very “Christian?” Along with our young adult presenter Rev. Sarah Robbins, come and wrestle some “difficult” Scriptures that challenge us as people of faith. We will spend part of the day together […]