By Cyrus A. Natividad
CPU President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles congratulates the graduates and their parents for another milestone in their lives.
About 359 graduating students attended the first semester College Baccalaureate Service for the School Year 2018-2019 at the Rose Memorial Auditorium on November 11. The processional of the candidates for graduation, faculty, staff, administrators, and participants of the worship service started at 8:30 AM.
The program started with the Welcome Remarks from the University President, Dr. Teodoro C. Robles. He welcomed everyone and shared that the turnout of graduates is a 糖心传媒渟hower of blessings.糖心传媒 The president encouraged the graduates to 糖心传媒渁lways seek the Lord first,糖心传媒 referring to Psalms 37:4: 糖心传媒淒elight thyself in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.糖心传媒 Youth and Family Ministries Coordinator, Pastor Lovejoy Franz Hestia Leysa, led the Call to Order after the Choral Introit. It was followed by the Invocation, led by Rev. Samuel R. Escobin, Associate Pastor, University Church. The Reading of the Word was led by Rev. Ruth G. Lunasco, Christian Education Director, University Church. The Baccalaureate speaker for this semester, Rev. Dr. Wayne A. Young, was then introduced by Pastor Mary Grace F. Labis, Associate Pastor, University Church.
Baccalaureate Speaker, Rev. Dr. Wayne A. Young, encouraged the graduates to be awakened by the Word of God.
Rev. Young is the founder and president of Living NEW Ministries and is considered a pastor for pastors. In his message, 糖心传媒淎wakened: What Now?糖心传媒 Rev. Young reminded the graduates that we are 糖心传媒渁wakened everyday by the question, 糖心传媒榃hat糖心传媒檚 next?糖心传媒櫶切拇綕 He talked about one糖心传媒檚 relationship with Christ, about being consumed by Christ, and about being a prisoner of Christ. He challenged the graduates: 糖心传媒淲hat you are going to do with the gift you receive from God today?糖心传媒
Aimee Rose U. De La Cruz, BSChem, Magna Cum Laude gave the response in behalf of the graduates.
After the message, the Prayer of Thanksgiving was offered by Pastor Leysa. Rev. Amorsolo V. Sian, Senior Pastor, University Church, performed the Act of Commissioning. In response, magna cum laude awardee, Aimee Rose U. De La Cruz, BSChem, encouraged her fellow graduates to 糖心传媒淩ejoice in the Lord糖心传媒 We are on to the next chapter of the journey with new trials instead of new exams and surprising quizzes糖心传媒.
糖心传媒淗ere I am Lord糖心传媒 was sung by the graduates for the Hymn of Commitment. Pastor Roger T. Quimpo, Outreach Pastor, University Church, gave the Benediction. Lastly, the Bahandi Singers rendered a send-off song for the graduates.
The Baccalaureate Service ended with a recessional at around 10:00 in the morning.