2024 Baccalaureate Program | Valparaiso University

THE BACCALAUREATE SERVICE

The Baccalaureate Service is a faith-based celebration of Valparaiso University’s graduates We know that one’s years at Valpo are not only a time of rich intellectual and social development, but they are also a time of spiritual growth and intentional service As such, we’ve set aside this evening to mark the journey

of every Valparaiso University student by hearing from a sample of our graduates They will tell their stories of faith and service and, in doing so, will call all of us to reflect on the gifts we’ve received at Valpo and give thanks to God, the giver of all good things

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Valparaiso University is a tobacco-free campus

This means that the use of tobacco products on University property is prohibited except in an enclosed personal vehicle

As a courtesy to others, please silence your cell phone while you are in the Chapel

Restrooms are available in the undercroft — down the spiral staircase off the narthex at the southwest end of the building The nearest handicappedaccessible/family restrooms are in the narthex

The Chapel of the Resurrection is built on the traditional homelands of several indigenous peoples, most notably the Potawatomi (Bodéwadmik) Nation The land was ceded by Potawatomi leaders to the United States federal authorities on October 26, 1832, as part of the Treaty of Tippecanoe We meet in this place indebted to this forced generosity

Some of the indigenous population successfully resisted removal Members of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi (Pokégnek Bodéwadmik) established a sovereign government in Dowagiac, Michigan, and continue to live, work, and worship as our neighbors

PRELUDE

Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C major, BWV 564

Johann Sebastian Bach Music: Public domain

All stand and face the cross as it enters the Chapel, turning once again to face the altar as the cross passes.

PROCESSIONAL MUSIC

Grand March from Opera Aida Giuseppe Verdi Music: Public domain

INVOCATION AND OPENING PRAYER

It is customary for people in academic attire to remove their caps for the benediction.

ENTRANCE HYMN

All sing.

1 . Joyful joyful we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love! Hearts unfold like flow’rs before thee, praising thee, their sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive the gloom of doubt away. Giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day.

2 . All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heav’n reflect thy rays, stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, flow’ry meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird, and flowing fountain call us to rejoice in thee.

SCRIPTURE READING Luke 22:24–27

At the end of the reading…

L: The Word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God.

“Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”

Text by Henry Van Dyke (1852–1922)

RESPONSE

“Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”

Text by Henry Van Dyke (1852–1922)

All sing.

3 Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, wellspring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our brother, all who live in love are thine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine!

STUDENT REFLECTION

Carolina Bowen ’24

MUSICAL RESPONSE

“The Lord is my Shepherd” Un-Yung La Sung by Kantorei of the Chapel of the Resurrection Copyright © 1995

STUDENT REFLECTION

Caleb Okoroti ’24

MUSICAL RESPONSE

“Ave Maria” D 839

STUDENT REFLECTION

PRESIDENT’S RESPONSE

Franz Schubert

Sung by Sophie Duray ‘24

Music: Public domain

Amber Su ’24

José D Padilla, J D

UNIVERSITY HYMN

“Firm Our Commitment”

Firm our commitment to learning and service Consummate scholarship, faith above all, Scholars believing “In thy light we see light,” Humbly we stand here to answer your call.

Text by Kathleen Mullen

Music by Dennis Friesen-Carper

Cherishing liberty, grateful for freedom, yearning for justice to fill all the earth, Embracing all peoples, envisioning a new world, As faithful stewards we work toward its birth.

Composed for the University’s Founders Day observance in 2000 by Dennis Friesen-Carper, senior research professor. Text by Kathleen Mullen, associate professor emeritus of English.

Stand, as able.

SENDING PRAYER

L: O God, you have called your servant to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us; through Jesus Christ our Lord

All: Amen.

RECESSIONAL MUSIC

Prelude and Fugue in C major BWV 545

Johann Sebastian Bach Music: Public domain

President José D Padilla, J D

Carolina Bowen ‘24

Caleb Okoroti ‘24

Amber Su ‘24

Reverend Katherine Museus, M Div

MUSICIANS

Kantorei of the Chapel of the Resurrection Soprano: Sophie Duray ‘24 Organist: Jihye Choi, M M P D

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