UNIVERSITY OF
THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHTH BACCALAUREATE
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024
6:30 P.M.
Prelude
BACCALAUREATE
H. Dean Wagner
Prelude in E Flat,“St Anne” by Johann Sebastian Bach Organist
Processional
Processional by Martin Shaw
H. Dean Wagner
Welcome Rev. Dr. Tim Morrison University Chaplain
*Opening Hymn
Praise the Source of Faith and Learning (Hyfrdol)
Praise the source of faith and learning that has sparked and stoked the mind With a passion for discerning how the world has been designed. Let the sense of wonder flowing from the wonders we survey Keep our faith forever growing and renew our need to pray.
God of wisdom, we acknowledge that our science and our art And the breadth of human knowledge only partial truth impart. Far beyond our calculation lies a depth we cannot sound Where Your purpose for creation and the pulse of life are found.
Scripture Reading Matthew 12:28-31
May our faith redeem the blunder of believing that our thought Has displaced the grounds for wonder which the ancient prophets taught. May our learning curb the error which unthinking faith can breed Lest we justify some terror with an antiquated creed.
As two currents in a river fight each other’s undertow Till converging they deliver one coherent steady flow, Blend, O God, our faith and learning till they carve a single course, Till they join as one, returning praise and thanks to You, their Source.
Reflection Samuel Darrin
The Opposite of Love
Special Music
Mount Union Concert Choir Unclouded Day arr. Shawn Kirchner
Scripture Reading Matthew 25:40
Reflection Sarah Conley Service as Love
*Audience is invited to stand
Special Music Samuel Darrin
How Great Thou Art Matthew Eversdyke
Scripture Reading
John 14:8-12 (The Message)
Rev. Dr. Tim Morrison
Message Rev. Dan Bogre Do GreaterThings
The Graduates’ Prayer
Gregory L. King University President
Almighty One, to whom all personality is sacred, and to whom all search for truth is holy, we give you heartfelt thanks in this high hour for the opportunities we have enjoyed and the development we have experienced in this place.
Grant us your Grace that the Holy dreams that we have dreamed during our years here may never die in us and that the serious purposes we have formed here may not lightly be given up.
O most Holy Creator, in Whose sight all beginnings are sacred, bless this beginning. As we go out from this college to our appointed tasks, arm us with all true wisdom, strengthen us for our labors, and grant us ever the guidance of your Spirit, that to do our work in the world, when it is finished, your final approval may be given, and that upon us your promised blessings may fall. Amen.
*Hymn
MayYou Run and Not BeWeary, Prince of Peace
Mount Union Concert Choir
(Sung the first time through by the choir, then twice by the congregation)
May you run and not be weary, May your heart be filled with song. And may the love of God continue To give you hope And keep you strong.
Prayer of Thanksgiving for Departing Faculty
Choral Benediction
Precious Lord arr. Arnold Sevier
Benediction
And may you run and not be weary. May your life be filled with joy! And may the road you travel Always lead you home.
(Repeat 1x)
Rev. Dr. Tim Morrison
Mount Union Concert Choir
Rev. Dr. Tim Morrison
Recessional H. Dean Wagner
Fifth Symphony in F, Movement V by Charles-Marie Widor
*Audience is invited to stand
FACULTY APPRECIATION
Following the ceremony students are encouraged to take a purple rose to give to a faculty member thanking them for sharing their gifts and service with the students of Mount Union. Roses will be at the back of the Sanctuary as students exit.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER REV. DANIEL BOGRE
Rev. Dan Bogre is the appointed senior pastor of Rocky River United Methodist Church and Story Church. From the moment you step into RRUMC, you will know that “It’s All About the Story.” Dan’s mission, along with the congregation, is to help people meet Christ in the midst of their story. As God has worked through Dan, the church has increased from one to two campuses and has turned its ministries inside out, reaching people’s needs in their community.
Dan holds a bachelor’s degree from Cleveland State University and a Master of Divinity degree from The Methodist Theological School of Ohio, in Delaware, Ohio. Before RRUMC, he served Fitchville UMC and as an associate pastor at Church of the Savior UMC in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Dan is well known for his gifts in preaching, his innovations in ministry, and for inviting people to join him in the work of the church.
ORGANIST H. DEAN WAGNER
H. Dean Wagner is an American organist and composer. His works for handbells include Carillon (Hope, 1996), Te Deum (Red River, 2001), Fantasy on‘Kingsfold (Hope, 2000), and Amazing Grace (Choristers Guild, 2004). Dean has a Master of Music degree in organ performance from the University of Akron and a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Cedarville University. He is the director of music for the First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, and he is the founder and director of the Renaissance Ringers, a professional community handbell ensemble in Ohio.
