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What's New:
New
Church Directory
We will be preparing a new church directory with the initial photo
sessions happening on Tuesday, May 27 through Saturday, May 31.
Please click on the Photo Directory link on this page. From there
you can schedule your own session online. Additional dates will
be available in mid-June if needed.
Horizons
Bible Study
Tues., May 6, at 10 a.m.
Join us on Tues., May 6, in the second floor parlor as we continue
our 2007-2008 Horizons Bible Study, “Above and Beyond: Hearing
God’s Call in Jonah and Ruth.”
Pentecost
Sunday, May 11
 On
Pentecost, Sun., May 11, we celebrate how God’s life-giving Spirit
poured out abundantly on the community of disciples gathered in
ancient Jerusalem and how that same Spirit is provided to us today.
Hope
Academy Performances and Recitals - Voices
of Hope Concert
Wed., May 14, at 6 pm in the Music Room.
Our mulitcultural choir for children and youth will perform songs
of joy, inspiration and peace.
Hope
Academy Performances and Recitals -
Private Music Recitals
Sat. and Sun., May 17-18, at 3 pm, in the Music Room.
Piano, strings, clarinet, flute, guitar, percussion and voice
students in their end of the year recitals.
Dan
Maguire to Visit ELPC
May 18 - 19
 Dr.
Daniel Maguire, Professor of Moral Theology at Marquette University,
will be a guest speaker at ELPC on May 18-19. His visit is being
co-sponsored by the Environmental Taskforce and the Prophetic
Voices Taskforce.
Dr. Maguire will lead a joint Adult
Education class on Sun., May 18, at 9:45 am on
the topic of environmental ethics, after which he will be our
guest preacher at the 11 am sanctuary worship service.
Young Adults Cookout
Sunday, May 18
On Sun., May 18th, from 3-6 pm we will be holding a cookout in
the ELPC courtyard. All young adults are welcome to come and join
us for a time of fellowship and good food as we kick off events
for the summer. Please bring a side-dish or desert to share. RSVP
to Gloria Knopp at 412-441-3800 x22 by Wed., May 14, to ensure
that we have enough burgers for everyone!
Hope
Academy Performances and Recitals - Musical
Theater Showcase Performances
Sat., May 31, at 7 pm and Sun., June 1, at 3 pm at the Kelly-Strayhorn
Theater
Tickets are $5 each and will be available at the door.
The
EECM Food Pantry Needs Our Help!
EECM’s Food Pantry assists those in immediate need of food and
deeply appreciates donations. If you can, please leave food donations
in the baskets located throughout the church’s hallways. In May,
the “Food for the Month” is pasta sauce.
Men’s Shelter
Donations
In ELPC’s continuing commitment to the EECM Men’s Shelter located
in our church, the Deacons are collecting donations for May 2008.
The requested donations are M, L, XL and XXL t-shirts. Please
drop these items in the basket located in the Highland Avenue
hallway. Your continued support in the form of donations and of
prayer for the Shelter and for the men who stay there is appreciated.
Health
Matters
Good Cholesterol / Bad Cholesterol
By Sue Whitaker
Cholesterol
is a waxy material found in every cell in the body. It is an essential
part of cell membranes and also certain hormones.
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