Events for January 19 - December 29, 2024

1st Sunday of Christmas This service will be a service of Lessons & Carols. There will be no communion. Becoming Who We Were Intended to Be In this Christmas season we celebrate that Jesus has come among us to free us from our enslavement to sin and to restore the dignity of our human nature. [...]

Join us! We Make a Place for Everyone A Light in Our Darkness The longest night of the year has passed, but while the light is increasing, it remains so incremental it appears as though the darkness outside is triumphing. By the third day of January, the hangovers have arrived. Not just the self-inflicted suffering [...]

Join us for Game Night! Get ready for an evening of adventure, fun, and games! We’re thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Game Night on Friday, January 10, at 6 pm. Whether you’re a seasoned gamer or just looking to try something new, this is the perfect event to connect, laugh, and make great [...]

Join Us! We Make a Place for Everyone The Voice of God Are you longing to hear God’s voice? What would it be like to hear God call you by name? For many it seems that God spoke to people long ago and far away, but now in this time and place God’s voice is [...]

Join Us! We Make a Place for Everyone Talk about Variety! Epiphanies don’t just happen in church—a sudden insight can lead to a “Eureka!” in scientific experiments, an “Aha!” in a detective’s casework, a “Checkmate!” in a fierce chess game, and even a self-satisfied “Yes!” in Sudoku, crosswords, or finding a set of lost keys. [...]

National Day of Racial Healing, January 21 The 2025 National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 21. It is an annual observance that follows Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year, the ELCA, in partnership with Augsburg Fortress, will join the movement of racial healing for our church and the [...]

Join Us! We Make a Place for Everyone Celebrating RIC Sunday On January 26, PHLC will celebrate and reinforce our commitment to welcome, inclusion, and advocacy. This year's RIC theme is Resilient Community. We ask you to bring a small container of water to be used during a portion of the service where we will observe [...]

Vibrant Seniors Join the Vibrant Seniors for a delightful luncheon and engaging conversation! This month, our luncheon will take place on Sunday, January 26, at 12:30 pm at Ichiban, 1500 Village Run Rd, Wexford. Please RSVP to Kay 724-719-2404 or [email protected]. It's the perfect opportunity to catch up with friends, make new connections, and enjoy [...]

Join Us! We Make a Place for Everyone! Presentation of Our Lord Forty days after the birth of Christ we mark the day Mary and Joseph presented him in the temple in accordance with Jewish law. There a prophetess named Anna began to speak of the redemption of Israel when she saw the young child. [...]

Join Us for Our Annual Congregational Meeting! We invite you to stay after the service for our annual congregational meeting, an important time to come together as a church family. This gathering is an opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been, celebrate what God has done in the past year, and plan for the future [...]

Get Ready for the Big Game! Mark your calendars and get ready to join the Fellowship Team for an exciting All-Ages Game Day on Saturday, February 8, from 3-5 pm. It’s the perfect opportunity for some friendly competition, laughter, and bonding with your PHLC family! We’ve got a fantastic selection of snacks and games lined [...]

Join Us! We Make A Place for Everyone! God’s Imperfect People “Go in peace, share the good news.” Week after week Christians gather together, hear the word proclaimed, share a meal, and are sent out to bear the good news of God in Christ Jesus to a hungry, needy world. Inside though, we wonder why [...]