BMCS High School Program

BACCALAUREATE MASS AND COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Kankakee, Illinois 1:30 p.m.

BACCALAUREATE MASS

Pentecost Sunday

Celebrant ............................................................................................. Rev. John Horan

Concelebrants .......................................................... Local Pastors of Catholic Parishes

Welcoming Address Mr. Terry P. Granger

Valedictorian Addresses .............................Anna Dexter, Mason Alberts, Kolton Hunt

INTRODUCTORY RITES

Opening Hymn: Come, Holy Ghost

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, And in our hearts take up thy rest; Come with thy grace and heav’nly aid To fill the hearts which thou hast made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

O Comforter, to thee we cry, Thou heav’nly gift of God most high; Thou font of life and fire of love, And sweet anointing from above, And sweet anointing from above.

Praise be to thee, Father and Son And Holy Spirit, with them one; And may the Son on us bestow

The gifts that from the Spirit flow, The gifts that from the Spirit flow.

Greeting

Priest: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

All: Amen

Priest: The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ…be with you all

All: And with your spirit

Priest: I confess…

Penitential Act

All: to Almighty God, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (striking breast) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Therefore, I ask Blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.

Priest: Lord, have mercy

All: Lord, have mercy

Priest: Christ, have mercy

All: Christ, have mercy

Priest: Lord, have mercy

All: Lord, have mercy

Gloria

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading: ..............................................................................................Acts 2:1-11

Read by: Salutatorian, Ava Brosseau

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 104

Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth.

Second Reading: ...............................................................1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13 Read by: Salutatorian, Ava Brosseau

Pentecost Sequence

Gospel Acclamation (please stand) - Alleluia, Alleluia

The Holy Gospel: ...................................................................................John 20:19-23

Homily ................................................................................................Rev. John Horan

Profession of Faith: The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light,

true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven, (bowing) and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

General Intercessions

Please respond to each petition: Lord, Hear our prayer

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Offertory Dialogue

Priest: Pray, brothers and sisters, that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God the Almighty Father

All: May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands, for the praise and glory of His name, for our good and the good of all His holy Church.

Preface Dialogue

Priest: The Lord be with you

All: And with your spirit

Priest: Lift up your hearts

All: We lift them up to the Lord

Priest: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God

All: It is right and just

Sanctus

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts. 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.

Memorial Acclamation

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.

Great Amen

Priest: Through him, and with him, and in him, O God almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, forever and ever. All: Amen

The 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.

Sign of Peace

(You can offer your neighbors a sign of peace and goodwill)

Agnus Dei

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.

Note on the Reception of Holy Communion

Catholics believe that the Eucharist is Jesus’ body, blood, soul and divinity; in this sacrament the whole Christ is truly and substantially contained (CCC 1374). Because the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the oneness of faith, life, and worship that is realized in the sacrament, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan bishop and the provisions of canon law.

In this situation, if you are not Catholic (or a Catholic not prepared to receive the sacrament), you are welcome to cross your arms over your chest and receive a prayer or blessing instead.

Priest: Behold the Lamb of God…happy are those called to the supper of the Lamb. All: Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.

Communion Hymn: Seed, Scattered and Sown

Refrain:

Seed, scattered and sown, wheat, gathered and grown, bread, broken and shared as one, the Living bread of God. Vine, fruit of the land, wine, work of our hands, one cup that is shared by all; the Living Cup, the Living Bread of God.

Is not the bread we break, A sharing in our Lord? Is not the cup we bless, the blood of Christ outpoured?

Refrain

The seed which falls on rock will wither and will die, The seed within good ground will flower and have life.

Refrain

As wheat upon the hills was gathered and was grown, so may the Church of God be gathered into one

Refrain Final Blessing

Priest: The Lord be with you

All: And with your spirit

Priest: Go in peace, glorifying the Lord with your life

All: Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn: O God Beyond All Praising

O God beyond all praising, we worship you today and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay, for we can only wonder at every gift you send, at blessings without number and mercies without end. We lift our hearts before you and wait up on your word; we honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord.

Then hear, O gracious Savior; accept the love we bring, that we who know your favor may serve you as our king, and whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, we’ll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still: to marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise.

Choir Director: Stacie Knefelkamp

Choir: Local Musicians and Singers

COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES

Valedictorian Address .............. Krista Surprenant, Addison Langelett, Camille Kuntz

Conferral of Diplomas ................................. Mr. Terry P. Granger, Mrs. Caitlin Malm, Mrs. Bradie Ryan

Recessional .................................................................................... Mr. Mike Heywood

SENIOR HONORS and AWARDS

Academic Excellence in Honor of Elmer La Coste

Salutatorian .........................................................................................Ava Brosseau

Valedictorians ....................................... Mason Alberts, Anna Dexter, Kolton Hunt, Camille Kuntz, Addison Langelett, Krista Surprenant

American Legion Award .................................................. Leah Wilson, Samuel Verrill

American Legion Illinois Boys State Attorney General Award ............. Samuel Verrill

Brother LaMarre Award .......................................................................... Jackson Mills

D.A.R. Good Citizen Award Anna Dexter

Father John Sebahar Leadership Award .......................................... Krista Surprenant

Joseph Raspolich Service Award ................................................................ Ellery Rohr

Kiwanis Club Leadership Award .................................. Krista Surprenant, Ethan Patel

Sons of the American Revolution Award Grace Purcell

Art Award .................................... Josephine Ikins, Reese Johnson, Addison Langelett, Krista Surprenant, Victoria Wojtecki

Art Lab Assistants Josephine Ikins, Carley Strahan

English Award ........................................................................................... Anna Dexter

Journalism Award ...............................................Addison Langelett, Krista Surprenant

Newspaper Award Ava Brosseau, Anna Dexter, Lucy Mast, Ethan Patel

SENIOR HONORS and AWARDS

Photography ..................................................... Ava Conroy, Kolton Hunt, Ethan Patel

Fine Arts

Band (Directors Award) .................................................................... Samuel Verrill

Drama (St. Genesius Award) ............................................................. Connor Silcox

Foreign Language

Spanish Award Mason Alberts, Ava Brosseau, Anna Dexter

Senior Members of the Spanish Honor Society Mason Alberts, Ava Brosseau, Ava Conroy, Anna Dexter, Kolton Hunt, Camille Kuntz, Addison Langelett, Lucy Mast, Maryely Medina, Ethan Patel, Natalie Prairie, Grace Purcell, Krista Surprenant, Leah Wilson

Mathematics Award Camille Kuntz, Krista Surprenant

Principal Award ................................................................. Ava Brosseau, Kolton Hunt

Psychology Award.................................................... Addison Langelett, Grace Purcell

Science Awards

Botany Award ....................................................................................... Keegan Cole

Chemistry Award...................................................... Mason Alberts, Camille Kuntz

Physics Award ................................................................. Ava Conroy, Kolton Hunt

Robotics Award ............................... Mason Alberts, Carter Heinrich, Kolton Hunt, Ethan Patel, Sean Storer

Lab Assistant Award..................................................... Ava Conroy, Camille Kuntz Addison Langelett, Ethan Patel, Krista Surprenant

Social Studies

History Award ..................................................................................... Kendell Lade

Economics Award .................................................................................. Axel Lopez

Government Award Nathan Howard

Sociology Award Connor Silcox, Alicia Wood

Theology ............................. Nathan Howard, Kolton Hunt, Ellery Rohr, Leah Wilson

Pax Cristi Award ....................................................................................... Kolton Hunt

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS

Art Exhibition ............... Ava Brosseau, Grace Edwards, Sarah Esparza, Emily Gonia, Josephine Ikins, Reese Johnson, Mallory Kelly, Addison Langelett, Maryely Medina, Ava Pinski, Grace Purcell, Caley Strahan, Krista Surprenant, Victoria Wojtecki

Big Brother/Big Sister Jeremy Allaway, Ava Brosseau, Keegan Cole, Anna Dexter Grace Edwards, Zachary Hansen, Kolton Hunt, Connor Inman, Reese Johnson, Mallory Kelly, Camille Kuntz, Kendell Lade, Addison Langelett, Lucy Mast, Jackson Mills, Ethan Patel, Ava Pinski, Natalie Prairie, Jaxson Provost, Landon Provost, Grace Purcell, Sean Storer, Krista Surprenant

Counseling Club Kloie Cole

Dirty Dozen Ava Brosseau, Kolton Hunt, Camille Kuntz, Ellery Rohr, Sean Storer, Krista Surprenant, Leah Wilson

House System

Donegal Ava Conroy

Dublin Lucy Mast, Ethan Patel

Killarney Maryely Medina, Kolton Hunt

Limerick Reese Johnson, Connor Inman

Waterford Ellery Rohr, Sean Storer

Improvisation Club Connor Silcox

Kairos Leaders Kloie Cole, Nathan Howard, Kolton Hunt, Reese Johnson, Mallory Kelly, Lucy Mast, Ellery Rohr, Krista Surprenant, Leah Wilson

Kairos Home Team .................................................. Grace Purcell, Addison Langelett

Prefect Council

Academic Prefect ................................................................................. Anna Dexter

Activities Prefect ................................................................................. Grace Purcell

Admissions Prefect............................................................................. Mallory Kelly

Ambassador Prefect Camille Kuntz

Athletic Award................................................................................... Natalie Prairie

Head Prefect ........................................................................................Ava Brosseau

House Prefect ............................................................... Carter Heinrich, Lucy Mast

Marketing Prefect Krista Surprenant

Service Prefect Ellery Rohr, Leah Wilson

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND CLUBS

Scholastic Bowl .............................................................. Mason Alberts, Anna Dexter

Service Hour Recognition ...................... Ava Brosseau, Kolton Hunt, Camille Kuntz, Kendell Lade, Ellery Rohr, Krista Surprenant

Sharon Club Members ........................... Ava Brosseau, Anna Dexter, Grace Edwards, Carter Heinrich, Kolton Hunt, Mallory Kelly, Camille Kuntz, Kendell Lade, Kielly LaMore, Addison Langelett, Lucy Mast, Ava Pinski, Landon Provost, Jaxson Provost, Grace Purcell, Ellery Rohr, Krista Surprenant, Leah Wilson, Alicia Wood

Yearbook Club ............................................................. Kendall Hanson, Anna Hemza, Addison Langelett, Krista Surprenant

ILLINOIS STATE SCHOLARS

Mason Alberts

Ava Brosseau

Anna Dexter

Carter Heinrich

Kolton Hunt

Camille Kuntz

Addison Langelett

Krista Surprenant

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Mason Alberts

Ava Brosseau

Kloie Cole

Ava Conroy

Anna Dexter

Grace Edwards

Zachary Hansen

Kendell Hanson

Carter Heinrich

Nathan Howard

Kolton Hunt

Connor Inman

Jackson Jeck

Mallory Kelly

Camille Kuntz

Addison Langelett

Lucy Mast

Maryely Medina

Brennan Miller

Jackson Mills

Braedyn Mulcahy

Ethan Patel

Ava Pinski

Natalie Prairie

Grace Purcell

Ellery Rohr

Cole Schmidt

Sean Storer

Krista Surprenant

Emily Vega

Samuel Verrill

Leah Wilson

Victoria Wojtecki

KANKAKEE AREA CAREER CENTER

NATIONAL TECHNICAL HONOR SOCIETY AWARDS FOR ATHLETICS

Karlee Bednarczyk - CNA Program

Bowling Award .....................................................................................Nathan Howard

E-Sports Award ........................................................................................... Sean Storer

Manteno Youth Football Scholarship Zachary Hansen

Matkov Scholarship ................................................. Kendell Lade, Michael O’Connor

John Locke Sportsmanship Award ........................... Michael O’Connor, Grace Purcell

Lt. Charles W. Woyahn Memorial Award for Spirit ......... Jackson Mills, Kendell Lade

Richard Clancy Outstanding Athlete Awards Natalie Prairie, Jaxson Provost

All-Sectional All-Academic Award ........................................................ Camille Kuntz

Metro Suburban All Conference Award Winners ............ Jaxson Provost, Isaiah Davis (Boys Basketball)

Kendell Lade, Natalie Prairie, Caley Strahan (Girls Basketball)

SCHOLARSHIPS

American Legion Illinois Boys State Paul Brown Scholarship .............. Samuel Verrill

Amy K. Allegro Memorial Scholarship ...................................................... Emily Vega

Ethan Allen and Caroline H. Johnson

Educational Trust Scholarship ....................................... Ava Brosseau, Camille Kuntz

Therese Gund Memorial Scholarship ................................................ Krista Surprenant

Illinois Chemical Education Foundation Scholarship.............................Camille Kuntz

John Locke Scholarship Mallory Kelly

SCHOLARSHIPS

Kaelynn Fay Memorial Scholarship Krista Surprenant

Kiwanis Leadership Scholarship.................................... Lucy Mast, Krista Surprenant

Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship ........................................................ Mallory Kelly

Red Cross Scholarship Mason Alberts

Thomas O’Connor Family Foundation Scholarship (Female) Addison Langelett

Thomas O’Connor Family Foundation Scholarship (Male) ....................... Axel Lopez

CLASS OF 2023

Mason W. Alberts

Jeremy Michael Allaway II

Sherilyn Andrade

Kristian Ja’won L.C. Autman

Karlee Marie Bednarczyk

Ava Skye Brosseau

Luke Christie

Keegan Michael Thomas Cole

Kloie Lynn Louise Cole

Ava Conroy

Isaiah T. Davis

Anna Elizabeth Dexter

Tessa R. DiPietra

Grace Elizabeth Edwards

Sarah Michelle Esparza

Kevin Christopher Galan

Emily Rose Gonia

Zachary Robert Hansen

Kendall Leeann Hanson

Carter Charles Heinrich

Anna Marie Hemza

Nathan Randall Howard

Kolton Ashton Hunt

Abigail Hunte

Josephine R. Ikins

Connor Michael Inman

Jackson Paul Jeck

Reese Addison Johnson

Mallory Grace Kelly

Camille Alina Kuntz

Kendell Delynn Lade

Peyton Nicholas Lambert

Kielly Christine LaMore Lopez

Addison Kate Langelett

Jacob S. Langellier

Axel J. Lopez

Lucy Fae Mast

Maryely Medina

Zahid Medina

Brennan Carlyle Miller

Jackson Riley Mills

Braedyn Patrick Mulcahy

Michael P. O’Connor

Ethan Patel

Elijah Michael Pelletier

Ava Catherine Pinski

Emanuel Pizano Perez

Natalie J. Prairie

Jaxson Rhett Provost

Landon Parker Provost

Grace Katherine Purcell

Ellery Claire Rohr

Jarred Salzman

Cole Andrew Schmidt

Connor M. Silcox

Drake S. Smith

Sean Matthew Storer

Caley Ann Strahan

Krista Marie Surprenant

Albert Valladarez

Emily C. Vega

Samuel Kent Verrill

Leah Kathlyn Wilson

Victoria Judith Wojtecki

Alicia Jaden Wood

Marlis Zacarias