Valedictory Eucharist
Thursday 20 November
Officiating Priest: Reverend Jane Markotsis
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WELCOME
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Michael Blake – 2025 Cultural Attaché
Gurumba Bigi. West Moreton Anglican College acknowledges the Yugara people as the First Nation custodians of the lands upon which our College stands.
For thousands of years the Yugara people have gathered on this country, to share knowledge, stories, and teachings.
We pay our respects to their language, lores, customs, creation spirits, culture, and traditions.
We pay tribute to Elders; past, present and to be.
We acknowledge that within the boundaries of this country, there has always been places of teaching, researching and learning, a tradition which we as a College proudly continue today.
CALL TO WORSHIP
Priest: Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
All: We come before God with humble hearts, open to receive God’s grace.
Priest: Jesus said, “You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world.”
All: We come to be renewed. To bring flavour and light to God’s world.
Priest: Let us worship the one who calls us to shine before others, that through our lives, God’s love may be known.
All: Come, Holy Spirit. Make us your people of blessing, that we may be salt and light for the glory of God. Amen.
Time of Your Life
by Green Day
Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go So make the best of this test, and don’t ask why It’s not a question, but a lesson learned in time
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end, it’s right I hope you had the time of your life
So take the photographs and still frames in your mind Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time Tattoos of memories, and dead skin on trial For what it’s worth, it was worth all the while
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end, it’s right I hope you had the time of your life
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end, it’s right I hope you had the time of your life
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end, it’s right I hope you had the time of your life
PRAYER OF PREPARATION
Priest: Let us pray the Prayer of Preparation together:
All: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hidden, cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy name, through Christ our Lord. Amen
FACING THE UNKNOWN
Priest: As we embark on our new journey, we may have a sense of inadequacy or fear of the unknown. Let us, go forward in faith and trust, As we share with each other and be joined in our humanity.
All: Jesus, remember us, as we live faithfully as your people.
THE ASSURANCE
Priest: St Paul writes:
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, nor angels or rulers, not things present nor things to come can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus. Nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God. Therefore, rise up and walk in faith.
All: Jesus, guide us, as we serve in your name.
MINISTRY OF THE WORD
First Reading Romans 12:9-19
Annabelle Cleeland - 2025 Chapel Captain.
“Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practise hospitality. Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be conceited. Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: ‘It is mine to avenge; I will repay, says the Lord’.”
Reader: This is the word of the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.
The Gospel Matthew 5:1-3 and 13-16
Joseph Schmalkuchen - 2025 Chapel Captain.
The Gospel of Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew chapter 5 beginning at the first verse.
“Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he began to teach them.”
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.”
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead, they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Reader: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
THE REFLECTION
The Reverend Jane Markotsis.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Leader: Let us together affirm our faith, and the faith of the church.
All: We believe in one God, who made and loves all that is. We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was born, lived, died and rose again, and is coming to call all to account. We believe in the Holy Spirit, who calls, equips and sends out God’s people, and brings all things to their true end.
Priest: This is our faith, the faith of the Church: All: We believe in One God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Annabelle Cleeland and Joseph Schmalkuchen
Leader: We now enter a time of prayer. Let us pray for the world God loves. Our response to “Lord, in your mercy” is, “Hear our prayer”.
Leader: Loving God, we thank you for the journey that has brought us to this day. For the friendships made, the lessons learned, and the growth that has taken place within and beyond the classroom. Grant that the memories we carry may remind us of your goodness and faithfulness. Lord, in your mercy.
All: Hear our prayer.
Leader: God of wisdom and light, guide us as we step into a new season of life. When choices seem uncertain, may your Spirit grant us clarity; when challenges arise, may your presence give us courage. Teach us always to seek justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with you.
Lord, in your mercy.
All: Hear our prayer.
Leader: Gracious God, we thank you for parents, families, teachers and all who have supported and encouraged us. Bless them for their patience, dedication and love. May they know the deep joy of having shaped young lives toward hope and purpose.
Lord, in your mercy.
All: Hear our prayer.
Leader: God of unity and grace, bless this school community. May it continue to be a place of learning, friendship and faith. Where minds are stretched, hearts are kindled, and Christ’s love is known in word and deed. Lord, in your mercy.
All: Hear our prayer.
Leader: God of all creation, send us out to be light in the world. May we be bearers of hope; may we work for peace; and in every place we go, may we serve others with humility and joy.
Lord, in your mercy.
All: Hear our prayer.
Leader: Faithful God, as we give thanks for the past and look with hope to the future, we entrust ourselves to your care and keeping. May we know that nothing can separate us from your love in Christ Jesus. Amen.
THE CONFESSION
Leader: Let us confess our sins to the God who knows us through and through:
All: Holy God, we have disobeyed your commandments, we have resisted your call. We have failed to live by your generous love. We are sorry for all our sins, and ask you to forgive us, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
ABSOLUTION
Priest: God who has called us is faithful and will not remember our sins. Your sins are forgiven, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Live by the Spirit’s transforming power and forgive as you have been forgiven.
All: Amen.
Priest: Please stand, as you are able, for the Greeting of Peace.
THE GREETING OF PEACE
Priest: We are the body of Christ.
All: His Spirit is with us.
Priest: The peace of the Lord be always with you.
All: And also with you.
MY LIGHTHOUSE
by Rend Collective.
In my wrestling and in my doubts In my failures you won’t walk out Your great love will lead me through You are the peace in my troubled sea, oh oh You are the peace in my troubled sea In the silence, you won’t let go In the questions, your truth will hold Your great love will lead me through You are the peace in my troubled sea, oh oh You are the peace in my troubled sea
My lighthouse, my lighthouse Shining in the darkness, I will follow you
My lighthouse, my lighthouse (oh oh) I will trust the promise, You will carry me safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Safe to shore
I won’t fear what tomorrow brings With each morning I’ll rise and sing My God’s love will lead me through You are the peace in my troubled sea, oh oh You are the peace in my troubled sea, oh oh You are my light
My lighthouse, my lighthouse (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Shining in the darkness, I will follow you (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
My lighthouse, my lighthouse (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) I will trust the promise, You will carry me safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Safe to shore (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
Safe to shore
Fire before us, you’re the brightest You will lead us through the storms Fire before us, you’re the brightest You will lead us through the storms Fire before us, you’re the brightest You will lead us through the storms Fire before us, you’re the brightest You will lead us through the storms
Repeat Chorus
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
Priest: Please be seated as we encounter Christ through the sacrament of Holy Communion.
Priest: Blessed are you, Lord, God of all creation. Through your goodness we have these gifts to share. Accept and use our offerings for your glory and for the service of your kingdom.
All: Blessed be God for ever.
Priest: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you.
Priest: Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them to the Lord.
Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
The prayer continues until…
Priest: …we joyfully praise your holy name, saying:
All: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The prayer continues until…
Priest: …therefore, we proclaim the wondrous mystery: All: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
The prayer continues until…
Priest: …and worship you in songs of never-ending praise. All: Blessing and honour and glory and power are yours for ever and ever. Amen.
Priest: We break this bread to share in the body of Christ. We who are many are one body.
All: For we all share in the one bread.
THE LORD’s PRAYER
Priest: As our Saviour Christ has taught us, we are confident to pray:
All: Our Father in Heaven hallowed be Your name your kingdom come your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are Yours Now and forever. Amen.
Priest: The gifts of God, for the people of God. Holy things for holy people.
HOLY COMMUNION
The priest invites the congregation to receive Holy Communion or a Blessing.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Priest: We thank you, God, for all the blessings of this table. For the life-giving story, the living bread and the wine of new creation. All: Send us, we pray, in the strength of this meal, to tell the Good News to neighbours and strangers with creative words and compassionate service, walking the way of Christ.
COLLEGE HYMN
ON EAGLE’S WINGS
Michael Joncas © 1979 New Dawn Music. Used with permission under College’s copyright licensing arrangements.
You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord, who abide in this shadow for life; say to the Lord, “My refuge, My rock, in whom I trust”.
Chorus
And I will raise you up on eagle’s wings bear you on the breath of dawn, make you to shine like the sun, and hold you in the palm of my hand. The snare of the fowler will never capture you and famine will bring you no fear; under God’s wings your refuge with faithfulness your shield.
Chorus
You need not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day. Though thousands fall about you, near you it shall not come.
Chorus
For to the angels God’s given a command to guard you in all of your ways. Upon their hands they will bear you up lest you dash your foot against a stone.
Chorus
… And hold you, hold you in the palm of my hand.
CHALLENGE BY 2025 COLLEGE CAPTAINS
Halle Anderson and Oliver Ryan
Extract from author Marianne Williamson, famously quoted by Nelson Mandela in his 1984 Inaugural Presidential Address.
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves: Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn’t serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are born to manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear our presence automatically liberates others.”
THE BLESSING
Priest: God the Father, who places in our hearts the spark that searches for wisdom and for truth draw you into the paths of life as you learn and grow day by day.
God the Son, the Light of the World, teach us to live in love and service to others, help us bear one another’s burdens and give us courage to bring reconciliation and healing to the communities we encounter.
God the Holy Spirit, who fills us with the breath and life of God, enflame our heart’s fire so that we may truly be lights shining in the world God loves.
And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit rest upon you and remain with you always.
All: Amen.
SENDING OUT
Priest: Graduates of 2025. Please follow us through the centre isle of the Chapel to the Ott, where we will gather in a circle at the top of the Ott and wait for the dismissal. As you do so, “Walk towards God’s guiding light as you enter the next stage of your life’s journey.”
THE DISMISSAL (on the OTT)
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Priest: Go in peace, to love and serve the Lord
All: In the name of Christ. Amen
The students and staff of the Senior School thank you for joining us on this very special occasion.
ROLL CALL
Year 12, 2025 - West Moreton Anglican College
Stephanie Acton
Jamie Adams
Erik Amorer Pavlina
Halle Anderson
Lachlan Appleby
Sophie Auld
Nathanael Bailey
Isabella Barkhuizen
Alex Bassingthwaighte
Elouise Bauer
Dea Benny
Kyeema Besgrove
Holley Biddle
Michael Blake
Lincoln Booth
Linzi Booth
Amy Bremner
Samantha Bremner
Hunter Bruce
Matilda Burns
Shane Burrow
Marshall Burton
Imogen Butler
Maxwell Butler
Jordan Cain
Toby Campbell
Tayla Chardon
Katy Charlwood
Chloe Chase
Connor Christensen
Annabelle Cleeland
Alyssa Colaso
Abby Connors
Emily Cox
Flynn Davis
Oliver Deane
Samantha Dewar
Alana Diju
Ava Dilger
Eva Ditsa
James Donald
Reilly Dougherty
William Dove
Lacey Edwards
Brooke Egan
Abbie Ellis
Miriam Farquhar
Anna Fazackerley
Jasmine Feltham
Emily Fothergill
Jacob Fuller
Layla Fulton
Charlotte Godwin
Harry Goostrey
Kaylee Gorroick
Kylah Gough
Sienna Hanlin
Quinn Healy
Brooke Hermann
Mackenzie Hinrichsen
Pip Ireland
Jessica Jamieson
Abby Jennings
Grace Johnson
Benjamin Johnston
Isaac Jossy
Braidy Kearton
Yasuhiro Kinoshita
Tannah Klass
Oluwadamilola Kolawole
Emma Lambourn
Charlotte Lax
Taylor Leask
Lachlan Lehmann
Harvey Lockhart
Scarlett Long
Aston Luik
Ella Madden
Kaitlyn Mangeya
Kade Martin
Logan Martin
Riley Mathewson
Kira Mayers
Zoe McAlister-Smiley
Ethan McAndrew
Samson McConochie
Riley McCormack
Harry McDowell
Heleana McKimmon
Nate McPhillips
Maximillian Meier
Skyler Miles
Logan Milne
Audrey Mitchell
Kayla Moore
Erin Morris
Sophie Mullens
Cohen Munt
Samara Nazareth
Justin Newman
Samson Noffke
Caitlyn North
Rylee Novinetz
Hugh O’Hara
Abby Pagden
Charlotte Parsons
Tiana Parsons
Rorey Paskins
Charlie Pickering
Jimmy Plant
Matisse Prasser
Matheson Ramm
Fox Rees
Edward Reeves
Lily Richards
Olivia Ross
Max Rossow
Tully Russell
Haydn Ryan
Oliver Ryan
Giaan Sartor
Natasha Schelbach
Joseph Schmalkuchen
Evie Schultz
Caela Segon
Claire Sharp
Maya Shepley
Jared Sherlock
Annliya Siby
Eli Smith
Koen Smith
Maverick Snerling
Hanna Stephen
Kamara Stewart
Annabel Strasser
Joseph Sutherland-McManus
Ippei Suzuki
Elanor Teakle
Reese Theron
Ava Trent
Matthew Victor
Benjamin Weaver
Kohen Wesche
Samuel Wicks
Lauren Williamson
Rachael Wilson
Olivia Windolf
Matilda Witt
Bronte Wright
Victoria Wright
Yaret Ziyambe
