East Liberty Presbyterian Church: The Cathedral of Hope
116 S. Highland Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
412/441-3800


Programs
Worship, Music & The Arts

The arts play a central role in the worship and mission of East Liberty Presbyterian Church (ELPC). To this end, the Worship, Music & the Arts (WMA) Ministry of ELPC constantly seeks to provide and support creative pathways to God.
 
WMA oversees all of ELPC’s various Sunday worship services, as well as other special services and holiday services throughout the year, providing relevant music, song and scripture for each service:
  • Sunday services: Good Samaritan, Morning Glory, Sanctuary Worship
  • Summer Worship
  • Lent, Palm Sunday, Holy Week, Easter, Pentecost, Advent, Christmas, New Year’s Eve
  • Holy Ground Service of Wholeness and Healing

WMA seeks to enhance the worship experience through a variety of artistic and musical offerings:

  • Chancel Choir, Morning Glory Singers, Joyful Noise Children’s Choir
  • Hand Bell Ringers, ELPC Instrumental Ensemble
  • Guest speakers and artistic performers

WMA plans, organizes and provides guest speakers and artistic performers for many of ELPC special events and fundraisers throughout the year including:
 
  • concerts during the liturgical seasons of Lent, Pentecost, Advent and Christmas
  • musical events to help support mission projects
  • Mardi Gras
  • ELPC’s pipe organ restoration project

WMA is the caretaker for ELPC’s musical instruments, artwork and service artifacts.

WMA together with the Deacons and the Membership & Growth Committee are responsible for training of the Acolytes and Crucifers who are part of our services, as well as Greeters and Ushers who help welcome all worshipers.

ELPC programs/ministries under the auspice of WMA:

  • Hope Academy of Music and the Arts (for children ages 4 through grade 12)
  • Labyrinth Prayer Walk
  • Friends of the Organ (a committee formed to help with raising funds for the restoration of ELPC’s Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ)
  • Taizé Prayer

Musical arts programs with “In-Residence” status at ELPC:

  • Renaissance City Choirs (men's choir and women's choir). Pittsburgh's only choirs comprised of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender and supportive individuals.

    For more information including concert schedule, visit
    Renaissance City Choirs

For more information about the Worship, Music & The Arts Ministry at ELPC, contact:

The Rev. Dr. J. Richard Szeremany
Director of Worship, Music & The Arts
email: jrichard
(please add the extension "@coh.net" to the email address)
412/441-3800 x24

Norma Meyer
Administrative Assistant for Worship, Music & The Arts
email: normam
(please add the extension "@coh.net" to the email address)
412/441-3800 x11

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"...inviting all to join our diverse, inclusive family of faith,
transcending all boundaries of race, class, ability, culture, gender
and sexual identity to become one in Christ."

Questions about the ELPC website?
Contact the ELPC Webmaster info@cathedralofhope.org.

updated 2007-12-10