Baccalaureate - Commencement 2016

Baccalaureate
2016
Wa k e F o r e s t U n i v e r s i t y
Wa it C h a pel
Su n day, M ay 15
The Baccalaureate Service
CARILLON PRELUDE: “Ode to Joy”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ludwig van Beethoven
Raymond Ebert (’60), University Carillonneur
ORGAN PRELUDE: “ We all believe in one true God” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in B Minor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J. S. Bach
Donald L. Armitage, University Organist
PROCESSIONAL: Trumpet Tune in D Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David N. Johnson
Trumpet Voluntary in D Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Stanley
WELCOME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan O. Hatch
President
INVOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Tim Auman
University Chaplain
HYMN: “Joyful, Joyful We Adore You”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HYMN TO JOY
SCRIPTURE READING: Genesis 2:15-17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend K. Monet Rice-Jalloh
Associate University Chaplain
PRAYER FOR THE CLASS OF 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Reverend James Franklin.
Episcopal Campus Minister
Adelina Cato (’16)
Lee Mendenhall (’16)
Chanel Shulman (’16)
ANTHEM: “I Will Lift Mine Eyes” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Runestad
Concert Choir
Brian Gorelick, Conductor
INTRODUCTION OF THE SPEAKER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Hatch
SERMON: “The Blessing of Limitations”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Dr. M. Craig Barnes.
President and Professor of Pastoral Ministry of Princeton Theological Seminary
CONFERRING OF HONORARY DEGREE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President Hatch
Provost Rogan Kersh
M. Craig Barnes, Doctor of Humane Letters
HYMN: “Be Thou My Vision”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SLANE
BENEDICTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Reverend Virginia Christman
Associate University Chaplain
RECESSIONAL: Toccata (from Symphony V for Organ). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles-Marie Widor
CARILLON POSTLUDE: “Be Thou My Vision”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irish Melody
JOYFUL, JOYFUL WE AD ORE YOU
BE THOU MY VISION
T O D AY ’ S S P E A K E R
M. Craig Barnes is the seventh president of Princeton Theological Seminary. He began his presidency in January 2013 and also
serves as professor of pastoral ministry.
Before becoming president of Princeton Seminary, Barnes was a chaired professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary while
also serving as the pastor and head of staff of Shadyside Presbyterian Church. He previously served pastorates in Madison, WI,
and at the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, DC.
Barnes is the author of eight books, including Body and Soul: Reclaiming the Heidelberg Catechism (2012) and The Pastor
as Minor Poet (2008), and serves as a columnist for The Christian Century. His writing and academic work reflect his deep
commitment to the theological formation of pastors to lead the church in changing times.
Barnes earned his Master of Divinity from Princeton Seminary and his Ph.D. in church history from the University of Chicago
Divinity School. He received his B.A. in history from The King’s College in New York City. Barnes is married and has a
daughter and two sons.
MEMBERS OF THE CONCERT CHOIR
Sam Boures
Eli Bradley
Brady Buchanan
Nick Burroughs
Patrick DeZego
Annika Dirkse
John Gorelick
Angela Harper
Ann Hill
Austin Hill
Frances Jay
Riley Jay
Lee Larson
Ashley Laughlin
Arianne McArdle
Elizabeth Ottenjohn
Sarah Parsons
Caroline Perkins
Hope Peterson
Thomas Poston
Megan Robson
Katherine Sebastian
Lawrence Snipes
Tori Spong
Heather Sullivan
Ashley Thomas
Yiming Xu