Sunday Worship Service
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE
Sunday, 11am, Princeton University Chapel
Join us each Sunday for worship in the University Chapel, led by the dean and the associate dean of religious life and of the chapel, that draws students, faculty, staff, and townspeople together to hear God’s word, to sing God’s praise, to lift up the University in prayer. Each season, marvelous guest preachers are invited to preachin the chapel as well. We hope you can join us!
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Princeton University Chapel – May 8, 2022 – Fourth Sunday of Easter – Student Recognition Sunday
*You are invited to rise, in body or spirit, for those parts of the service marked with an asterisk.
Invitatory - Basse et Dessus de Trompette by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault (1676-1749); Noël Suisse by Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772); Agincourt Hymn by John Dunstable (1390-1453) and arranged by E. Power Biggs with David Weisberg ’23, organist
Welcome and Announcements - Dean Boden
*Hymn - My Shepherd Will Supply My Need
Call to Worship - Otis Byrd Jr.*
*Invocation
Reading - Psalm 23
One - The Lord is my shepherd I have everything I need.
All - He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water. He gives me new strength.
One - He guides me in the right paths, as he has promised.
All - Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me.
One - Your shepherd's rod and staff protect me.
All - You prepare a banquet for me, where all my enemies can see me; you welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim.
One - I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live.
Anthem - In Heavenly Love Abiding (The Salley Gardens) arrange by George Bayley - In heavenly love abiding, no change my heart shall fear; and safe is such confiding, for nothing changes here: the storm may roar without me, my heart may low be laid; but God is round about me, and can I be dismayed? Wherever God may lead me, no want shall turn me back; my Shepherd is beside me, and nothing can I lack. God’s wisdom ever waketh, the path is never dim: I see the way God taketh, and I will walk therein. Green pastures are before me, which yet I have not seen; bright skies will soon be o’er me, where dark’ning clouds have been. My hope I cannot measure, my path to life is free: my Saviour has my treasure, and God will walk with me. Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910), alt.
Reading - John 10:22-30 - At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple, in the portico of Solomon. So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us plainly.” Jesus answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s name testify to me; but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. What my Father has given me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. The Father and I are one.”
Sermon - “Wisdom and Courage” by Thomas Hontz ’22
*Hymn - The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Prayers of the People – Dean Thames
One - God of love and mercy,
All - Hear our prayer.
Lord’s Prayer - Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Choral Response - Alleluia by Stephanie Martin
*Exchange of the Peace
One - The peace of God be always with you.
All - And also with you.
Student Recognition Awards
The Kenneth Christopher Harris ’65 Memorial Award - Fawaz Ahmad; Hifsa Chaudhry; Saoirse Bodnar; Bradley Phelps
The Sonya Rudikoff Gutman Choral Award - In memory of Sonya Rudikoff Gutman, beloved congregant of the Princeton University Chapel and supporter of young people in the arts. - Sean Crites; Mary Davis ; Chloe Horner; Thomas Hontz; Hank Ingham; Catherine Keim; Grace Matthews; Delaney McMahon; Sally Jane Ruybàlid
Recognition of Chapel Seminarian - Otis Brannon Byrd, Jr.
The Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Williamson Sermon Competition Award - Thomas Hontz
Graduating Deacons - Miguel Opena; Hanna Szabo
Acknowledgement of Graduating Seniors and Graduate students in the Chapel Choir - Ella Amsbary; Ethan Boll; Katie Bushman; Justin Coon; Charlie Cowan-Breen; Alex Cox GS; Sean Crites; Mary Davis; Tessa Flanagan GS; JJ Lopez Haddad; Thomas Hontz; Chloe Horner; Sophia Hu; Sean Kim; Grace Matthews; Delaney McMahon; Chiara Nilsson-Salvati; Sally Jane Ruybàlid; Keely Toledo; Epi Torres-Smith; Charlie Vrattos
Offertory Sentence
Offertory Music - I Was Glad When They Said unto Me by C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) with Alfred Yoon ’22, organist - I was glad when they said unto me, we will go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand in thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is at unity in itself. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem, they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls, and plenteousness within thy palaces. Psalm 122:1-3, 6, 7
*Doxology - Lasst uns erfreuen -Praise God from whom all blessings flow, praise God all creatures here below, alleluia, alleluia. Praise God above ye heavenly hosts, Creator, Christ, and Holy Ghost, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
*Prayer for Princeton - O Eternal God, the source of life and light for all peoples, we pray you would endow this University with your grace and wisdom - give inspiration and understanding to those who teach and to those who learn; grant vision to its trustees and administrators; to all who work here and to all who bear her name give your guiding Spirit of sacrificial courage and loving service. Amen.
*Hymn - God of Grace and God of Glory
*Benediction
Voluntary - Toccata on “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by Mark Miller (b. 1967)
University Chapel Staff - The Rev. Alison L. Boden, Ph.D., Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel; The Rev. Dr. Theresa S. Thames, Associate Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel; Nicole Aldrich, Director of Chapel Music and of the Chapel Choir; Eric Plutz, University Organist; Elizabeth Powers, Chapel Administrator; Otis Byrd, Jr. Seminary Intern; Edgar Gomez, Sexton; Lisa McGurr, Sexton
The University Chapel is a welcoming community of faith. We gather to sing God's praises, to hear God's living Word, to seek justice, and to proclaim God's love for all people. Every Sunday of every month the congregation is invited to bring non-perishable food items to be donated to Arm in Arm. If you are interested in making a contribution toward Sunday flowers in the chapel as a memorial, please contact Liz Powers for details at 609-258-3048. The offering this morning will go to the Network for Religious and Traditional Peacemakers. Based in New York and working closely with the United Nations, the Network was founded in 2013 as a concrete response to the risen awareness of the need to include grassroots leaders and authorities in the work done to build sustainable peace. Since its founding, the Network has grown into a community of peacemakers ranging from grassroots religious and traditional actors to international NGOs, think tanks, and academic institutes.
Calendar of Events
- Worship Service, Sunday, May 15, 2022, 11am - The preacher will be Dean Thames
All events are in the University Chapel unless otherwise stated. For more information, please visit chapel.princeton.edu or call 609-258-3047
Preaching Schedule - All services are on Sunday at 11am in the University Chapel unless otherwise noted.
April 24, 2022 – Guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Traci C. West, Professor of Christian Ethics and African American Studies at Drew University Theological School, Madison, NJ
May 1, 2022 – Rev. Alison L. Boden, Ph.D., Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel at Princeton University
May 8, 2022 –“Student Recognition Sunday” The preacher will be Thomas Hontz ’22, the winner of the Rev. Dr. Joseph C. Williamson Student Sermon Competition.
May 15, 2022 – Rev. Dr. Theresa S. Thames, Associate Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel at Princeton University
May 22, 2022 at 10am – Guest Preacher from the 50th Reunion Class of 1972 – Reunions Weekend. Please note this is the first Sunday of the Summer Schedule when the service begins at 10am throughout the summer months.
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