Order of Service
Worship Leader Rev. Dr. De Neice Welch
Time for All Ages
Liturgist Alice Carnes
Music Thanakarn “Bank” Limtham, piano
Song Leaders Morgan Hawkins and Rob Schwartz
Worship Coordinator Stephanie Pawlowski
Prelude Romanze from Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 by Frederick Chopin – Bank Limtham, piano
Welcome Stephanie
Lighting the Chalice and Call to Worship Alice
Opening Hymn #1018 Come and Go With Me
Collective Grounding
We name our collective recommitment to care for the earth.
Knowing the ground we live upon is sacred,
We pledge to bring new life to the earth
New Life to the air
New Life to the waters
New Life to each other
For all Life is sacred
Story for All
Singing For Our Children (please remain seated)
This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine! (x3)
Let it shine! (x3)
Building up a world, etc.
Offering Alice
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Share the plate for April is the Afro American Music Institute
Joys and Sorrows: During the offertory music, you are invited to light a candle or place a stone in Blessed Community water as you offer silent gratitude or prayers. Two tables are in the sanctuary; one in the front, to the right of the platform, and one in the back right alcove.
Offertory Music Morgen from 4 Lieder, Op. 27 No. 4 by Richard Straus — Bank Limtham, piano
Meditation, silence, or prayer Alice
Hymn #1023 Building Bridges (please remain seated)
Sermon “Putting Feet on our Prayers” Rev. Dr. De Neice Welch
Hymn #148 Let Freedom Span Both East and West
Extinguishing the Chalice Flame Lift Every Voice and Sing sung by Rev. Dr. DeNeice Welch
Benediction Alice
Postlude Intermezzo in A Major from 6 Klavierstücke, Op.118 No. 2 – Bank Limtham, piano
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– by check mailed to the church office, please include STP on the memo line
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To make a pledge payment
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– online on the church website, keep the default General Fund 2025 option
The Afro American Music Institute (AAMI) which was founded by the late Dr. James Johnson and his wife Pamela, is a Pittsburgh based organization dedicated to promoting the arts. Thousands of students of all ages and from diverse communities have developed their talent at AAMI through a curriculum that embraces music throughout the African Diaspora.
Rev. Dr. DeNeice Welch holds a Ph.D. in health care ethics, a Master of Divinity, with an urban ministry focus, and a Bachelor of Science in community ministry. Rev. Welch’s academic work focuses on reproductive justice, racialized healthcare, and faith responses to systemic inequalities. Since 2007, Rev. Welch has been the Pastor Emeritus of Bidwell Street United Presbyterian Church, and on the pastoral staff at Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Rev. Welch is the executive director of the Pennsylvania Interfaith Impact Network (PIIN) and the national director of Ntosake, a women’s public leadership initiative of The Gamaliel National Network. Rev. Welch has been recognized with many accolades for her work, including the NAACP Faith in Action award, YWCA Racial Justice award and the New Pittsburgh Courier’s Women of Excellence award. A minister-in-training program she developed gained national recognition. Rev. Welch’s deepest self-interest is to raise up leaders in our communities who will force the powers to work for the people.
Dr. Thanakarn (Bank) Limtham is a native of Bangkok, Thailand. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the 2023 first prize winner of the 19th Century Music Competition with the Charleston International Music Competition; he was also one of Pittsburgh Concert Society’s 2022 Major Winners. Dr. Limtham has extensive experience collaborating with vocalists and instrumentalists, performing in opera and musical theater productions, and playing with big bands, jazz combos, chamber groups, and choral ensembles. He is passionate about encouraging the creative instincts in other people, and his main goal as an artist is to bring healing and comfort through the music that he makes.
Bank moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in June of 2021 to be with his wife, Britney, who was born and raised in the Pittsburgh region. He enjoys spending his free time with her and their very sassy calico cat, Jao Ying. www.thanakarnlimtham.com