{"id":5745,"date":"2017-12-08T12:49:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T17:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/?p=5745"},"modified":"2017-12-08T12:47:14","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T17:47:14","slug":"look-inside-vespers-saints-day-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gcc.edu\/insider\/2017\/12\/08\/look-inside-vespers-saints-day-service\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Inside: Vespers All Saints’ Day Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every year, Grove City College holds an All Saint\u2019s Day Service the Sunday before November 1st<\/sup>.\u00a0 All Saint\u2019s Day is a celebration of the saints in the church, those who have glorified God through their lives and have made a positive impact in the realm of Christianity. This year, the Vespers service was held on October 29th<\/sup> at 6:30 p.m. in Harbison Chapel.<\/p>\n

The service began with the Chapel Choir leading the processional hymn \u201cFor All the Saints Who From Their Labor Rest.\u201d The officiant for the service was Rev. Ronald J. Baillie. Rev. Baillie has been an Anglican priest for 50 years, serving in the diocese of two parishes in Pittsburgh. He is currently the Rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Gibsonia, PA.<\/p>\n

The Chapel Choir sang excerpts from Vivaldi\u2019s concert Gloria, <\/em>as well as Nunc Dimittis <\/em>by John Rutter. Nunc Dimittis <\/em>is Latin for \u201cnow let depart\u201d and is taken from Luke 2:29-32 which says, \u201cLord, now lettest thou servant depart in peace: according to thy word. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; to be a light to lighten the Gentiles, and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.\u201d The Chamber Singers were also present and sang a Latin piece by John Rutter entitled Magnificat. <\/em>The echoing tones rang throughout the chapel. It was beautiful.<\/p>\n

The sermon preached by Rev. Baillie was entitled, \u201cI mean to be one, too!\u201d\u00a0 \u201cAnd so today, as we recognize those who have gone on before us, we actually celebrate the unity of the body of Christ throughout all time. And the rest of the community turns out to be very very large indeed\u2026 On All Saints Day, we remember those individuals that we have lost to death in the past year. It gives us a moment to grieve those who have past, but it also gives thanksgiving for the life and their place now among the saints that are all there gathering in the presence of God. Rev. Baillie says how loss comes in many forms. Loss can come from disappointment at work, home, and school. All Saints Day is the time to reflect on the losses we have experienced in the past year, in whatever form the loss has come in. Saints are not only those put on pedestals in the church, but all of us should be saints too because of the grace of God. \u201cTo be a saint, you need not be famous, or perfect, or dead.\u00a0 You just have to be yourself\u2026that God created you to be\u2026To embrace your capacity, the world, and to shine your little light like the sun.\u201d Rev. Baillie then called everyone to remember the saints in our lives. Those who have main a positive impact and influenced us for the better are those we give thanks for.<\/p>\n

The ending hymn entitled, \u201cI Sing a Song of the Saints of God\u201d by Lesbia Scott, was a song I had never heard before, but really enjoyed the lyrics:<\/p>\n

\u201cI sing a song of the saints of God, patient and brave and true, who toiled and fought and lived and died for the Lord they loved and knew.\u00a0 And one was a doctor, and one was a queen, and one was a shepherdess on the green: they were all of them saints of God, and I mean, God helping to be one too.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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