I

Sa mga araw ng ating kabataan

Ialay sa Diyos lahat ng kakayahan
Ating kaisipan, talino, at dangal
Sino ang masigasig,tapat mag-aaral

REFRAIN:
Sama-sama,tayo’y magkantahan
Sa Panginoon at sa ating paaralan
John Wesley College kami’y nakahanda
Maglingkod sa Diyos at sa ‘ming bansa.

II
Tayo ay alagad ng Diyos at ng bansa
Kinabukasan ay ipinaghahanda
Tayo’y maging maka- Diyos at makabayan
Upang makamtan ang tunay na kalayaan.
III
Pag-ingatan ang ating kapaligiran
Tayo ay tinuring na ingat-yaman
Sali na at iwasto ang kamalian
Sino ang ibig magsilbi sa ating bayan.
Remember this:
“This is what we are about, we plant the seed that one day
will grow. We water the seeds already planted. Knowing that
they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need
further development. We provide yeast that produces effects
far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything and
there is a sense of liberation in doing that. This enables us to
do something, and do it very well.”
-Excerpt from Bishop Romero’s prayer
THE PREPARATION ON GATHERING
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THE PRELUDE: Instrumental Music Worship Stewards
Bringing the Altar Symbols
1. Cross Daniel Guiawan Liturgist: Deaconess Eunice Garcia
2. Candles Elijah Bayubay Pianist: Ms. Hazael J. Gavino
Luke Revo Acdal Mark Kevin Antonio
3. Bible Garland Baysa
4. Flowers Jantzen Joshua J. Javier Offertory Ushers: Jhondale Escobar
Anika Tyrece A. Eufemia Garylyn Daña
5. Plants Prince Kenneth Castillo & James Aquino Julmarie Guzman
6. Fruits Elementary and High School Students Gumi Moyaen
Venus Mallillin
Bernadette Shaira Lin
THE PROCESSIONAL:
(The Chorale, Liturgist, BOT Members, ***************************************
Guests, Inspirational Speaker)

*CALL TO CELEBRATION AND THANKSGIVING:

L- Praise the Lord! Praise the Name of the Lord!
P- Praise the Lord! Give thanks to our God!

L- God has blessed us and brought us to this time.

P- God has blessed us and brought us to this place.

L- God has stirred our hearts and made us glad.

P- God has shown us the glory in the mighty Word.

L- God has shown us the way of truth and life.

P- Praise the Lord! Praise the name of the Lord!

L- For 29 years, God has blessed us tremendously.

P- For 29 years, God has shown us amazing grace.

L- Praise the Lord for 29 years! Praise God for more years!
All- Praise the Lord for evermore! Oh, praise the Name
of the Lord!
 You are the life that will nurture the plant;
you’re the waves in a turbulent sea;
Yesterday’s yeast is beginning to rise,
a new loaf of bread it will yield.
There is no place for a city to hide,
nor a mountain can cover its might;
May your good deeds show a world in despair
a path that will lead all to God.
*UNISON READING: Our Purpose
Our purpose is to become such complete
Disciples of Christ that we will discover God’s
will for our lives and do it. Therefore:
We commit ourselves to Christ
And purpose to acquire a dynamic faith;
Through Christ experience, worship and study,
We dedicate our lives.
To the expression of this faith,
By word and deed,
Seeking to work with those of like purpose,
And inviting others to join with us in renewing
our commitment in touching lives, educating the
minds and transforming societies.
*COMMITMENT PRAYER
AND BENEDICTION:
BISHOP CIRIACO Q. FRANCISCO
Bishop, Manila Episcopal Area
Response:
Go, my friends, go to the world, proclaiming love to all,
Messengers of my forgiving peace, eternal love.
Be, my friends a loyal witness, from the dead I arose,
Lo I’ll be with you forever, till the end of the world.”
POSTLUDE
RECESSIONAL
HYMN OF PRAISE: “Great is Thy faithfulness”
Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father
There is no shadow of turning with thee
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not
As thou has been Thou forever wilt be.
Chorus:
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness
Morning by morning new mercies I see
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
INVOCATION
God of love and mercy, in the quiet peace of morning
we gather in this holy ground to sing our praise to you and to
be touched by your gentle Spirit. We offer grateful thanks for
the gift of strength and renewal. We pray that through our
worship we may be recreated in your likeness once more. Let
your cleansing Spirit enter our lives, that the shadows of our
souls may be pierced by the brilliance of your light. Let our
destructive thoughts be transformed into expressions of
beauty, reflecting your uncompromising love. We pray in the
name of Savior Jesus Christ, Amen.
WELCOME REMARKS: REV. RODEL M. ACDAL, Ph.D.
JWC President
GREETINGS: 1. ENGR. PERFECTO GARCIA
Chairperson, BOT
2. SIR RONALD ORTIZ
Vice Chairperson, BOT
3. REV. KIM KWI JUNG
Missionary
A SONG: “A Gift to You”
Pre-Elementary Pupils
Reading of the John Wesley College History:
MRS. CORAZON T. FACTORA
Secretary, BOT
*Response: JOHN WESLEY COLLEGE HYMN
(Filipino Version) See copy at the back
DSS. LUDIVINA P. IDOS, Conducting
*SCRIPTURE READING:
PASTOR ERNESTO ALONZO Jr.
Guidance Counselor, JWC
Response: Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet
And a light unto my path (2x)
ANTHEM: JWC CHORALE
DSS. MAGNOLIA L. FACTORA,
Conducting
Introduction of the Inspirational Speaker:
REV. NORINA B. BALUNSAT
Principal, Elementary Dept. & Senior HS
MESSAGE: BISHOP CIRIACO FRANCISCO
Resident Bishop
Manila Episcopal Area
OFFERTORY:
*PRAYER FOR THE OFFERINGS: (In Unison)
Almighty God, giver of every good and perfect gift, teach us
to render to you all that we have and all that we are,
that we may praise you, not with our lips only,
but with our whole lives, turning the duties, the sorrows, and
the joys of all our days into a living sacrifice to you;
through our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
HYMN OF COMMITMENT: “You Are the Seed”
You are the seed that will grow a new sprout;
you’re a star that will shine in the night;
You are the yeast and a small grain of salt,
a beacon to glow in the dark.
You are the dawn that will bring a new day
you’re the wheat that will bear golden grain;
You are a sting and a soft, gentle touch,
my witness wherever you go.
REFRAIN:
Go, my friends, go to the world, proclaiming love to all,
Messengers of my forgiving peace, eternal love.
Be, my friends a loyal witness, from the dead I arose,
Lo I’ll be with you forever, till the end of the world.”
You are the flame that will lighten the dark,
sending sparkles of hope, faith and love;
You are the shepherds to lead the whole world
through valleys and pastures of peace.
You are the friends that I chose for myself,
the world that I want to proclaim.
You are the new Kingdom built on a rock,
where justice and truth always reign.