East Liberty Presbyterian Church: The Cathedral of Hope

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Prophetic Voices Today

 
  116 S. Highland Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412/441-3800
 
Prophetic Voices Today Speaker Series
Inaugural Session

Uprooting Poverty

Saturday, June 2, 2007 and
Sunday, June 3, 2007

The inaugural session of our Prophetic Voices Today speakers series was on Saturday June 2 and Sunday, June 3 at ELPC. The theme for our first session—Uprooting Poverty—was developed in conjunction with the Poverty Taskforce.

On Saturday evening, June 2 from 6:30 to 9 pm, our featured speakers was Karen Olson, founder and President of Family Promise who will gave a national perspective on the challenge that poverty poses for people of faith; and Dr. Ralph Bangs, Associate Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems at the University of Pittsburgh and Esther L. Bush, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh, who shared their perspectives on the root causes of poverty in Pittsburgh and how those barriers are being, or need to be, uprooted.
 

 


Prophetic Voices Today speaker series


Poverty Taskforce

Justice and Global Concerns


On Sunday morning, June 3 at 11 am worship, the Rev. Dr. Dale P. Andrews, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Homiletics and Pastoral Theology at Boston University was our guest preacher. Rev. Andrews  explored the Biblical and spiritual dimensions of efforts to uproot poverty. Then early Sunday afternoon from 12:45 to 1:45 pm, ending our inaugural session, was a forum on “Framing Our Response: Where Do We Go from Here?”

ELPC’s Prophetic Voices Today speaker series is grounded in the belief that, in every age, special voices have been raised to confront people of faith with messages that call them to authentic ways of expressing love of God and neighbor. We call these messengers “prophets.” This program is free and open to the public.

For more information about the program and its inaugural session including featured speakers, download a brochure below or call 412-441-3800 x22 and ask for a mailed program brochure.

In 2007-2008, the “Prophetic Voices Today” series will continue to bring into our community women and men with messages that challenge us to think more deeply about our role as Christians living in America today. ELPC will seek out diverse participants who can share on topics of particular relevancy that will include a grounding in faith and spirituality. Out of their presence, witness and dialogue among us, we hope to foster responses that are informed, engaged, and nurturing of further action.

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Prophetic Voices Today: Uprooting Poverty


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For more information, call the church office, 412/441-3800 or email info@cathedralofhope.org.

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