WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY School of Divinity Clss of 2014 The Hooding Ceremony WAIT CHAPEL SEVEN O CLOCK IN THE EVENING SATURDAY, MAY THE SEVENTEENTH TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN The Diplom Ceremony KULYNYCH AUDITORIUM PORTER B. BYRUM WELCOME CENTER ELEVEN O CLOCK IN THE MORNING MONDAY, MAY THE NINETEENTH TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN
Wke Forest University School of Divinity HOODING CEREMONY SEVEN O CLOCK IN THE EVENING SATURDAY, MAY THE SEVENTEENTH, TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN WAIT CHAPEL Nurturing Roots, Bering Fruits When we begn our journey in this plce, we were invited nurture roots, with Holy nd with one nor. At dwn of this new seson in our lives, we re now invited go nd ber fruit. PRELUDE: Prise Lord, Almighty.... Johnn Sebstin Bch We ll believe in one true God...J.S. Bch Donld L. Armitge, University Orgnist PROCESSION OF THE LIGHT....Pi Diggs (MDiv 16) * PROCESSIONAL: Come All You People (see pge 8)...IONA COMMUNITY Lift Every Voice INVOCATION... Abigil Prtt DRESSING OF THE TABLE....Children of Grdutes Leder: When you begn this journey, you were invited nurture roots. Fmily members, friends, menrs, nd ministers hve wlked with you long this pthwy. Wht did we hope offer you? Stbility when ll ws uncertin. Joy when new growth ppered. Comt when ll seemed lost. We who gr here night nd those who re present in spirit love you. We celebrte this moment nd look with joy wht lies hed. Fmily, Friends, Menrs, nd Ministers: Rooted in our love, go now nd ber fruit. READING OF SCRIPTURE: Jeremih 17:78.... Meliss Kessler April Johnson READING OF SCRIPTURE: John 15:1217... Andrew Hege Eric Wleck * Everyone is invited stnd. 1
Leder: We re your community. Our roots re intertwined with yours. We hve worked longside one nor in congregtions nd grdens nd in orgniztions outside of se wlls. We hve studied ger, pryed ger, sung ger, cried ger, nd lughed ger. We hve cultivted reltionships tht will lst lifetime. We re friends; we re collegues; we re fmily. School of Divinity Student Community: Rooted in gifts of this community, go now nd ber fruit. SPECIAL MUSIC: Tree rr. Justin Rizzo.... Lift Every Voice REMARKS: Trees of Knowledge nd Wisdom...Nel H. Wlls Associte Professor of Old Testment Interprettion Leder: Fculty: You entered this plce hungry knowledge nd understnding. We hve guided you explore your clling. We hve chllenged nd tested you. We hve shred with you in discovery of self, community, nd Divine. We hve cultivted reltionships tht will lst lifetime. We re friends; we re collegues; we re fmily. Rooted in this knowledge nd wre of responsibility tht comes with this knowing, go now nd ber fruit. * HYMN OF REFLECTION: We Hve This Ministry (see pge 9)...CHAPEL SONG HOODING OF THE GRADUATES... Gil R. O Dy Den nd Professor of New Testment nd Preching Jill Crinshw Associte Den of Acdemic Affirs nd Blckburn Professor of Worship nd Liturgicl Theology Shond Jones Associte Den of Admissions nd Student Services School of Divinity Fculty Leder: Grdutes: With ech new seson comes renewed clling. You first herd this cll during new student orienttion. Her it gin now: Go nd ber fruit. A hunger now resides within us. We wnt shre wht we hve lerned here in or plces. We wnt reltionships we hve med here shpe our ministries nd world round us. We hve herd cll, nd we sy yes. We go now ber fruit. * Everyone is invited stnd. 2
Leder: Grdutes: Sometimes we struggle ber fruit. We fil. We che from disppointment. Nothing seems grow or flourish. Know this. You hve deep roots. Let m sustin you through ech life seson. Roots nchor trees nd sustin ir growth. Our roots nchor us. They sustin us. They ground us so tht we cn rech out in love ors. We re redy nd eger go out from this plce nd ber fruit. Leder: Grdutes: Her Jesus commndment s you go: Love one nor s I hve loved you. No one hs greter love thn this, ly down one s life one s friends. You hve been clled. Appointed. Go now nd ber fruit. Clled nd blessed, we go now in hospitls, churches, schools, nd nonprofit orgniztions. We go in cities, neighborhoods, nd communities. We go in world. We go now ber fruit. REMARKS AND RECOGNITIONS.... Gil R. O Dy Adm Ridenhour * BENEDICTION...Jmes M. Dunn Resident Professor of Christinity nd Public Policy * PROCESSION OF THE FACULTY: Go World (see pge 10)... SINE NOMINE Donld L. Armitge * PROCESSION OF THE STUDENTS: Come Wlk With Us...South Africn Trditionl Lift Every Voice POSTLUDE: Chorl Song.... Smuel Sebstin Wesley Donld L. Armitge Plese join us reception honoring grdutes in Green Room of Reynold Hll. * Everyone is invited stnd. About Speker Nel H. Wlls is scholr of Hebrew Bible nd relted ncient Ner Estern texts. He is fscinted by bredth, depth, nd complexity of Old Testment literture. Wlls is uthor of two books, The Goddess Ant in Ugritic Myth (1992) nd Desire, Discord nd Deth: Approches Ancient Ner Estern Myth (2001). He is edir of Cult Imge nd Divine Representtion in Ancient Ner Est (2005). Wlls is currently engged in reserch on ncient Ner Estern mythology nd commentry on Genesis 111. He lso enjoys leding pilgrimges nd trvel progrms throughout Afric nd Middle Est. 3
Mster of Divinity Clss of 2014 Gift As ken of love nd pprecition, Clss of 2014 hs pledged give $2,014 Dvis Chpel renewl, specificlly ssist in purchsing of new pulpit. Clss Sles The sles Clss of 2014 chose were purchsed from Colores del Pueblo, fir trde compny tht focuses on preserving nd empowering trditionl Ltin Americn rtists. The sles were mde by women who live in slum outside of Guteml City, mny of whom re victims of domestic buse. Through inititives of Colores del Pueblo se rtists re ble gin economic selfsufficiency nd resred selfworth. Ech member of grduting clss chose ir sle color. Student Mrshls Lindsey Altvter (MDiv 16) Andrew Burner (MDiv 16) Lrke Griffin (MDiv 16) Lnce Henry (JD/MDiv 17) Ashn Murry (MDiv 15) Jesse Sorrell (MDiv 16) Musicins Slly Ann Morris, Chpel Musicin pino nd drums Sheil Hunter, drums Ann Shoffner, drums Student Plnning Tem Grduting students who plnned this yer s Hooding Service Jessic Chpmn Andrew Hege Lis Irwin Mmie Murphy Abigil Prtt Adm Ridenhour Student Life nd Grdution Committee Chris Copelnd Shond Jones Clinn Moyer Abigil Prtt John Senior 4
Wke Forest University School of Divinity DIPLOMA CEREMONY ELEVEN O CLOCK IN THE MORNING MONDAY, MAY THE NINETEENTH, TWO THOUSAND AND FOURTEEN KULYNYCH AUDITORIUM AT THE PORTER B. BYRUM WELCOME CENTER PRELUDE... Slly Morris, Chpel Musicin Dvid Reid, sxophone nd clrinet * PROCESSIONAL: All People Tht on Erth Do Dwell (see pge 11)...OLD HUNDREDTH WELCOME... Mrk E. Jensen Teching Professor of Psrl Cre nd Psrl Theology OPENING PRAYER....Krine A. Shner Assistnt Professor of New Testment OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isih 58:912.... Derek S. Hicks Assistnt Professor of Religion nd Culture NEW TESTAMENT READING: 1 Corinthins 3:69...Kevin Jung Associte Professor of Christin Ethics REMARKS... Gil R. O Dy Den nd Professor of New Testment nd Preching PRESENTATION OF DIPLOMAS.... Gil R. O Dy Jill Crinshw, Associte Den Acdemic Affirs nd Blckburn Professor of Worship nd Liturgicl Theology Shond Jones Associte Den of Admissions nd Student Services * SENDING FORTH HYMN: For Everyone Born (see pge 12) * BENEDICTION.... Gil R. O Dy * POSTLUDE * Everyone is invited stnd. 5
Mster of Divinity Concentrtions The Wke Forest University School of Divinity provides n integrtive, multidisciplinry pproch ologicl eduction. One of our ims is equip women nd men be public religious leders. Severl concentrtions within Mster of Divinity degree offer courses tht llow students develop skills nd gin knowledge specific prticulr fields of study nd res of public religious ledership. WellBeing nd Religious Ledership Progrm The WellBeing nd Religious Ledership Progrm fcilittes within MDiv curriculum n interdisciplinry converstion tht emphsizes cre of cretion, personl nd communl spiritulity nd ethics, individul nd communl helth, nd common good. Food nd Fith: this concentrtion is designed equip religious leders with knowledge, skills, nd psrl hbits necessry guide congregtions nd or fithbsed orgniztions in creting more redemptive food systems where God s shlom becomes visible hungry world. Fith nd Helth of Public: in collbortion with University prtners such s School of Public Helth nd Fith nd Helth Division t Wke Forest Bptist Medicl Center, this concentrtion is designed promote interdisciplinry cre, which recognizes nd respects personl nd communl spiritulity nd ethics s essentil wellbeing nd qulity of life. Additionl concentrtions include Eduction nd Sustinbility. Red more bout ll of our concentrtions t http://divinity.wfu.edu/cdemics/concentrtions. 6
DEGREES CONFERRED DECEMBER 31, 2013 MASTER OF DIVINITY Kevin Perry Dixon.... Louisville, KY Kthryn LeAnn Schlimmer...High Point, NC MASTER OF DIVINITY My 19, 2014 Grdutes Nthn Lee Berry...Indinol, IA Mry Jrvis Boln....WinsnSlem, NC Rlph Michel Botte....WinsnSlem, NC Ptryce Andre Cmpbell.... Chrlotte, NC Jessic Re Chpmn *.............................................................................Chul Vist, CA Andrew Joseph Hege....Thomsville, NC Hillry Dwn Irust.... Archdle, NC Lis Mrie Irwin... Toledo, OH April Christine Johnson... Chrlotte, NC Meliss Sue Kessler....Kernersville, NC Mrtin Lynoris Lwson.... Settle, WA Mmie Louise Murphy...WinsnSlem, NC Ptrici Pfeiffer Prker....WinsnSlem, NC Abigil Christin Prtt....Liberty, MO Kimberly Knowles Priddy.... Greensboro, NC Dune Hudson Reid.... Summerfield, NC Adm Wlter Ridenhour....Advnce, NC Frncisco Jvier Risso... Morgnn, NC Tniesh Clid Snders....Greenville, SC Srh Citlin Smith...Asheboro, NC Megn Lindsey Snider....WinsnSlem, NC Brittny Lyne Vrner....Kernersville, NC Eric Noel Wleck...Kernersville, NC Pul Anne Wells... Greensboro, NC * Fith nd Helth of Public Concentrtion Food nd Fith Concentrtion 7
Uyi Mose / Come All You People 3 Text: Alexnder Gondo, b.1936 Tune: Alexnder Gondo, b.1936; rr. by John L. Bell, b.1949, 1994, Ion Community, GIA Publictions, Inc., gent All music is reprinted with permission under OneLicense.net License #A701691 unless orwise noted. 8
Jim Strthdee We Hve This Ministry CHAPEL SONG Slly Ann Morris 1.We 2.O 3.The F hve this Christ, yoke of C/E D m B min is try nd we re not dis courged, tree of life, our end nd our be gin ning, Christ is ours, whole world is our pr ish; C it we we 5 10 F C/E D m G m is by God's own power tht we my live nd serve. O pen ly we shre God's grow ful lest flower when root ed in your love. Broth ers, sis ters, cler gy, di ly tke cross, bur den nd joy. Ber ing hurts of those we D m word, ly, serve, G m C sus4 C spek ing truth s we be lieve, pry ing tht shd clled ser vice by your grce, diff erent cul tures, diff wound ed, bruised nd bowed with pin, Ho ly Spir it, bred A7 D m A m7 owed erent nd B world gifts, wine, my we 15 G m C sus4 C F hel ing light re ceive. We hve this min is try, O God, re ceive young die nd nd old rise plce. gin. We We hve this hve this min is min is try, try, O O God, God, re ceive re ceive C/E D m Gm our our our 20 C sus4 C F B /F F liv giv lov ing. ing. ing. Text (C) 1979 Desert Flower Music. All rights reservcd. Music (C) 2011 Slly Ann Morris. All rights reserved. 9
4 4 1. Go 2. Go 3. Go 4. Go Go World Go World! world! world! world! world! Go Go Go Go in in struggles ll ev bless ones ry nd I erth. plce. pry; send, Go prech Go nights live I of m cross Word ters with tiz ing s Go seek God s pres ser vnt Church, ll hosts le lu where of give you ence you of Christ God s wy til re news re deem life s joy ous ing ge shll sign of in ech fol low glo ry i. Al worth, grce. dy, end, our re birth. time nd spce. Christ s own cry A wy. men! Text: Sylvi G. Dunstn, 19551993, 1991, GIA Publictions, Inc. Tune: SINE NOMINE, 10 10 10 with lleluis; Rlph Vughn Willims, 18721958, Oxd University Press le lu i. bp As When Al 10
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