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Episcopal Church of the Redeemer MANUAL FOR LITURGICAL MINISTRIES Thank you for your willingness to serve God and the people God gathers to Redeemer for worship. It is important to all who pray and worship here, including those of you who are serving, that our liturgies are well done and meaningful, that space is made for the Holy Spirit of God to be perceived, known, and welcomed in our midst. Our goal is to do our work faithfully. Mistakes are not fatal, they are human. The better trained we are, the more comfortable we will be serving, and the less we will stress and err. Serving in this way should be joyful. It should stretch us and draw us closer to God, to each other. In all services, the entire Christian assembly participates in such a way that the members of each order within the Church, lay persons, bishops, priests, and deacons, fulfill the functions proper to their respective orders, as set forth in the rubrical directions for each service (BCP, p. 13). GENERAL NOTES: All persons serving at a liturgy should arrive at least 15-20 minutes ahead. If you are unable to serve on your scheduled date, please find a replacement and notify the Master of Ceremonies for your service about the change. The Masters of Ceremony are Rod Streeper: rod.streeper@gmail.com and John Rogers: jprewr@gmail.com Just prior to the liturgy, all persons serving should gather with the clergy for prayer. All persons serving should be familiar with the Book of Common Prayer, pages 13-18, 31-33, the Catechism, 845++, and this manual. PRAYER FOR ACOLYTES: O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven, may we, your servers, know your presence in this service and each day in the coming week; may we reflect your presence in all that we do here at your altar and in our daily work and play. Amen.

TABLE OF CONTENTS ACOLYTE. 3 ACOLYTE MASTER...4 INTERCESSOR.... 5 EUCHARISTIC MINISTER (Chalice Bearer)...6 LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITOR. 7 LECTOR.8 LICENSED LAY READER.9 MASTER OF CEREMONIES 10 USHER-GREETER...11 GLOSSARY..12 ILLUSTRATIONS..17 2

ACOLYTE No license is required for this ministry and there is no age limit. This ministry is open to adults, youth, and children. The ministries of the acolyte utilized at Redeemer include: crucifer, torchbearer, and Gospeller. The crucifer leads all processions in and out of the church and at the Gospel procession - except at Easter and funerals when the Paschal Candle leads the procession. The torchbearer, two at each service, carry the torches (large candles) behind the crucifer in procession in and out of the church and at the Gospel procession. The Gospeller carries the Gospel book into the congregation and holds it for the celebrant or deacon during the reading of the Gospel. In the sung Eucharist, this is done during the gradual hymn. The Gospeller processes right before the Celebrant and Deacon. All acolytes should watch the Celebrant (or Deacon) for signals on when to begin each procession. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and member in good standing of the congregation. 2. Physically able to hold and process with the torches, book, etc. 3. Completed training and examination conversation. TRAINING The order of the service (BCP, 355++) Processions Reverent behavior in chancel and at altar: where/how to sit, when/how to move to duty stations, how to assist the Crucifer. NO TWIRLLING OF CINCTURES The names and functions of the paraments and vessels. NOTES Under the direction of the Crucifer during the liturgy. When processing, pause do not bow at the chancel steps. Pay attention: the procession will usually begin at the second verse of the entrance hymn; the Gospel procession will occur at the start of the gradual hymn(s) (10:30); and the recessional will commence at the second verse of the closing hymn. 3

ACOLYTE MASTER JR. ACOLYTE MASTER No license is required for this ministry and there is no age limit. This ministry is open to adults and youth.. The Acolyte/Jr. Acolyte Master is responsible for making sure the candles are lit prior to the liturgy and snuffed out afterwards. The Acolyte/Jr. Acolyte Master is also the person appointed to assist the Deacon in setting the table for communion as well as to receive and return the vessels to the credence table following. In the absence of a Gospeller, the Acolyte/Jr. Acolyte Master will also carry the Gospel book into the congregation at the gradual procession and hold it for the celebrant /deacon during the reading of the Gospel. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and member in good standing of the congregation. 2. Demonstrated ability to understand and reverently manage the responsibilities of this ministry. 3. Completed training and examination conversation. TRAINING 1. The order of the service (BCP, 355++) 2. The time and order of persons in processions. Reverent behavior in chancel and at altar: where to sit, how/when to move to duty stations, how to assist the celebrant. 3. The names and functions of the paraments and vessels (see Glossary). 4. Setting the altar for communion: bread/wine/water. (BCP, 407) 5. Ritual washing of the celebrant s hands - lavabo bowl and purificator. 6. Ablutions (BCP, 408-409) bring water to celebrant and return vessels to credence 7. Candle-lighting and snuffing. NOTES Arrive at least 20 minutes prior to the start of the liturgy to vest and light the candles. This is to ensure the space is prepared for those who come to pray prior to the service. 8:30 service: process in from sacristy following the celebrant and close the sacristy door. 10:30 service: the procession will usually begin at the second verse of the entrance hymn; the Gospel procession will occur during the gradual hymn(s); and the recessional will commence at the second verse of the closing hymn. Pause do not bow at the chancel steps. The altar candles are lit first and suffed out last. Immediately following the dismissal, the Acolyte Master should snuff out the candles. There is no prescribed order for suffing out (left to right or right to left), however, it is recommended that the candles be snuffed uniformly, that is, both servers going in the same or mirrored directions. It is important to notice when the recessional hymn is too short (3-4 verses) to snuff out the candles on the retable. In that case, only the candles on the altar are snuffed prior to the recessional. 4

INTERCESSOR No license is required for this ministry and there is no age limit. This ministry is open to adults, youth, and children. The Intercessor reads the Prayers of the People in the absence of a Deacon. The Intercessor does not need to vest and reads from the lectern. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and member in good standing in the congregation. 2. Ability to read clearly, audibly, and with a sense of the meaning of the prayers. 3. Completed training and examination conversation. TRAINING Order of service The Prayers of the People (POP) in the BCP (354 and 383). Use of Litanies during special seasons, e.g. Lent, Advent, etc. (BCP, 406) Intercessors should be familiar with the POP Notebook and/or how to insert the cycles of prayer into each form of the POP so that the congregation knows when to make its response. Intercessors should be prepared to lead the congregation in the confession if POP Form VI is used. Intercessors should be prepared to lead the Litany of Healing on the 1 st Sunday of each month, in the absence of the Deacon, and be familiar with the distinction between their parts and the parts led by the celebrant. NOTES Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the liturgy to prayerfully reflect on which form of the POP to use. Be sure to have a service bulletin in at the lectern from which to read the intentions to be inserted into the prayers. Announce the Form and the BCP page. The Intercessor should come to the lectern to lead these prayers, making sure the microphone is set to amplify their voice. Go to the lectern using the simplest and most direct path from your place in the knave (through the gate or side openings). You may reverence or not as your personal piety directs you. 5

EUCHARISTIC MINISTER (Chalice Bearer) The Chalice Bearer is licensed by the Bishop to administer the chalice at services where there are not a sufficient number of priests and deacons present to do so (BCP, 408). When there are enough vested clergy in the service, the clergy will administer the chalice regardless of how many Eucharistic Ministers are present unless instructed otherwise by the Celebrant or Bishop. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and confirmed member in good standing of the congregation. 2. Completed training and examination conversation. 3. Licensed by the Bishop. TRAINING Order of the service. Episcopal Church Canon: Title III, Canon 3 How/when to administer the chalice (BCP, 407-408) Redeemer policy regarding intinction. INTINCTION Our policy: If a communicant desires intinction (dipping the bread into the wine in the chalice), the Eucharistic Minister shall take the bread, dip it in the chalice and hand it back to the communicant or place it on their tongue. The communicant should NOT dip their own bread into the chalice. If intinction is used, the words of distribution are: The body and blood of Christ keep you in everlasting life. NOTES Eucharistic Ministers may vest and be part of the altar party or may come from the congregation to receive their communion in the chancel at the appropriate time which is AFTER (not during) the invitation to communion: The gifts of God for the people of God When serving the chalice, the EM should thoroughly wipe the chalice (inside and outside the lip of the chalice) and turn it ¼ turn before serving the next person. Some people (especially recovering addicts) may choose to refuse or kiss the cup. If they cross their arms in front of their chest, acknowledge them with a nod and move on. If they choose to kiss the cup, hold the knot and let them guide you. During the ablutions, the EM may consume the remaining sacrament or cover the chalice with the purificator and leave it on the credence table to be disposed of following the liturgy. 6

LAY EUCHARISTIC VISITOR A Lay Eucharistic Visitor (LEV) is licensed by the Bishop to carry the Sacrament to the sick and shut-in. Persons called to this ministry are considered to be extraordinary ministers of the Sacrament. Ideally, the Eucharistic Visitor is sent from the Sunday liturgy to take the consecrated Sacrament to members of the congregation who, by reason of illness or infirmity, are unable to be present at the Sunday Eucharist. This ministry complements and does not replace clergy visitations. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and confirmed member in good standing of the congregation. 2. Demonstrates pastoral sensitivity and ability. 3. Completed training and examination conversation. 4. Licensed by the Bishop. TRAINING 1. The BCP (Communion from Reserved Sacrament, 396 and Ministration to the Sick, 453) concerning this ministry. 2. How to administer the Sacrament to the sick. 3. How to record in the Register of Services (in the sacristy). NOTES Responsible for the preparation of the Communion Kit. The Altar Guild will do this, but the LEV is responsible for checking that is has been done, and done correctly. At the end of communion, prior to the post-communion prayer, approach the altar for the sending prayer. Record the communion in the register of services as Communion from Reserved Sacrament (CRS), not as Holy Eucharist, upon return. Include the number of persons receiving the communion and the location (hospital, member home, etc.) Consume remaining Sacrament, clean vessels and return them to their proper storage locations (see Altar Guild on how this is done). 7

LECTOR No license is required for this ministry and there is no age limit. This ministry is open to adults, youth, and children. The Lector reads the Scripture in the liturgy (Old Testament, Psalm or Canticle, New Testament) as appointed to do so by the celebrant or officiant. This is a lay function and, therefore, only in exceptional cases should a deacon or priest read the lessons. (BCP, 354) QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and member in good standing in the congregation. 2. Ability to read clearly, audibly, and with the sense of the meaning of the passage. 3. Completed training and examination conversation. NOTES: There is no minimum age requirement for this ministry. Lectors usually do not vest, but may. At the appropriate time, which is following the Collect of the Day, (see BCP, 357) the Lector approaches the lectern to read. (see BCP, 406) A bow of reverence at the chancel step is not necessary, but it is permissible it is a matter of personal piety. Since the Lector is proclaiming the word of God found in Scripture, they should read slowly, deliberately (not dramatically), using good diction, and keeping their eyes focused on the page. Eye contact with the congregation is discouraged as it is distracting from the theological purpose: the hearing of the proclamation of the Scripture message. The Lector introduces and closes the Scripture readings using the words found in the Lectionary book. This is to ensure accuracy and uniformity, as well as to reduce stress and anxiety for the Lector. Please do not improvise or use the readings insert. The Lector pauses after each reading prior to the closing sentence and between each reading (BCP, 357).to allow a moment for the message to penetrate the hearts of the hearers. The Lector should lead the silence by their posture, i.e. eyes closed, etc. PRACTICE ALOUD at home prior to the liturgy. The lectionary is provided online on Redeemer s Calendar and can be downloaded from The Lectionary Page: http://www.io.com/~kellywp/ Only a deacon or priest may read the Gospel in the Eucharistic liturgy. Be prepared to read the Prayers of the People in the absence of the Deacon or Intercessor. 8

LICENSED LAY READER A Licensed Lay Reader (LLR) is licensed by the Bishop to lead public worship or preach under the direction of the rector. The LLR may lead the Daily Offices, the antecommunion, the Burial Office, the Ash Wednesday liturgy, the Palm liturgy, and the Good Friday liturgy, with modifications as outlined in the Book of Common Prayer referenced below. The LLR may preach at regular or special services. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and confirmed member in good standing of the congregation. 2. Completed training and examination conversation. 3. Licensed by the Bishop. TRAINING Order of the service. Episcopal Church Canon: Title III, Canon 3 How/when to lead public worship: Daily Offices, BCP, 75-137; antecommunion, BCP 407; Ash Wednesday liturgy, BCP, 269; the Palm liturgy, BCP, 272; Good Friday liturgy, BCP, 282. The status of the LLR as extraordinary, not normative (BCP, 407). How to record services led in the Register of Services found in the sacristy. Other preparation as deemed productive by the rector. NOTES The LLR should be vested in cassock and surplice when leading worship or preaching. Any services led or homilies preached should be properly recorded in the Register of Services found in the sacristy. 9

MASTER OF CEREMONIES No license is required for this ministry. The Master of Ceremonies is a special assistant to the deacon or celebrant. Persons serving in this ministry should be adults who are intimately acquainted with the details of the service and can manage complications or problems that arise (servers not showing up, no communion bread or wine, etc.) inconspicuously. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and member in good standing of the congregation. 2. Adult - age 16 or over unless otherwise approved by the rector. 3. Able to understand and solve problems that may arise in advance of the start of the liturgy. 4. Completed training and examination conversation. TRAINING The order of the service (BCP, 355++) Familiar with the responsibilities of all liturgical ministries. Familiar with the persons on the serving teams for their designated service. The names, functions, and locations of the paraments and vessels. RESOURCE: The Ceremonies of the Eucharist, A Guide to Celebration, by Howard E. Galley (Cowley Publications, Cambridge, MA, 1989). Available in Rector s office. NOTES Supervises all liturgical ministries during the designated service. Ensures that all persons listed as serving show up, are vested and ready on time. Obtains substitutes for servers who don t show up. Notifies the celebrant of any problems that may affect worship prior to the start of the service. Fields questions related to the liturgy from the servers and members of the congregation, allowing the celebrant to prayerfully prepare to officiate. Ensures that all of the servers are present in the connector five (5) minutes prior to the start of the service for prayer. Meets with the Rector as part of the Worship Committee for planning. 10

USHER-GREETER No license is required for this ministry and there is no age limit. This ministry is open to adults, youth, and children. The Usher-Greeter is a lay ministry which welcomes everyone into the worship space prior to the liturgy. The person serving in this ministry should feel called to make personal contact with friends and guests alike, being sensitive to the guests need for a warm welcome that is not intrusive. The Usher-Greeter reminds members to wear their nametags as an act of hospitality and show hospitality to guests and visitors. The Usher-Greeter also collects the offering, counts the number present and records that for the celebrant, brings the oblations forward (at the 10:30 service), and assists the congregation to the communion rail. Following the service, the Usher-Greeter invites guests, visitors, and newcomers into conversation or to Coffee Hour, breakfast, etc. QUALIFICATIONS 1. Baptized and member in good standing in the congregation. 2. Comfortable talking with people - friends and guests alike. 3. Completed training and examination conversation. TRAINING NOTES Familiarity with our service bulletin and inserts. The order of service. How to (and not to) engage guests and visitors re: Welcome Cards, the Peace, Communion, coffee hour, etc. Ushers-Greeters should arrive 20 minutes prior to the start of the liturgy to ensure being available to greet those who arrive early for prayer. Ushers-Greeters ensure that the lights are on, the doors are unlocked, and the knave is ready to receive worshippers. Position yourselves so that you may cheerfully greet all who enter, hand them a bulletin and relevant inserts, and remind members of their nametags. Offer to escort guests to a pew (in the area they prefer), adapting for wheel-chair use when needed. Hand guests/visitors a Welcome Card to fill in, assuring them it is so that the priest can greet them in writing as a follow-up to their visit. Escort late arriving members/guests in at appropriate moments in the service. During the Peace, offer guests a sign of peace, notifying vestry present of the guests so that they may greet them as well. Count the number of people present inform the Deacon of the count for communion. At communion, the Usher-Greeter should open and close the communion gate, then guide each row out worshippers out of their pews to the communion rail. Following the service, go to any guests (prior to conversations with friends) and invite them into conversation or to coffee hour, breakfast, etc. 11

GLOSSARY: Alb: A long white linen basic garment (shoulder to ankles) worn by ministers who celebrate the Holy Communion in Eucharistic Vestments. The alb may have an attached hood or cowl, and is white symbolizing purity. The vestment can be worn by an acolyte or crucifer. Altar: The table with the Altar Book (or Missal), and two Eucharistic Candles, where the Celebrant leads the service and the Communion is prepared. Advent Wreath: A festive wreath of greens arranged to hold four candles of the same height and a center tall candle symbolic of the light of the world. The first candle is lighted on the first Sunday of Advent. The first and second candles are lighted on the second Advent Sunday, etc. The center candle is lighted on Christmas day. Alms: Originally money or gifts for the poor, its meaning has been extended to include offerings by congregations, or gifts for any religious or charitable purpose. Alms Basin: A large plate of metal or wood in which offerings and alms from the worshipers are placed for presentation before the altar. Altar Rail: The railing enclosing the sanctuary or surrounding the altar at which communicants kneel or stand to receive communion; also called sanctuary rail. Aumbry: A wall safe, not on or in the altar, in which are stored reserved elements of the Sacrament just like the Tabernacle. When the Aumbry contains blessed sacrament, the Sanctuary Lamp should be lit. Baptismal Font: A stand equipped with a bowl or basin that holds water. The water is blessed as it is being poured into the bowl, and is used to make the sign of the cross on a person s forehead as they are being baptized. Bishop s Chair: In churches and missions a chair usually placed in the Chancel for use of the Bishop on his visitation. Bread Box: A covered container for the unconsecrated bread or wafers. Burse: The square pocket or purse which is made to contain the corporal linen chalice veil, and often extra purificators. It is placed over the veiled chalice and paten on the credence table. It is usually of the same material and color as the chalice veil. Candle Lighter Extinguisher (Snuffer): A long pole with a two-pronged end. One side is a tube into which is inserted a taper; a knob is used to raise or lower the taper for lighting of candles. The other side is a bell shaped snuffer used to extinguish the candles. 12

Cassock: A long garment reaching from the shoulder to the ankles, worn by clergy, choir, and all those who assist in the services. Cassocks are usually black, purple for bishops, and often red for acolytes. White, blue, maroon, etc. are often used for choirs. Chalice: The cup, usually of silver (or gold), in which the wine is consecrated in the service of the Eucharist. If the chalice is of silver, it is often gold plated within. Chalice Veil: A silk square veil which matches the burse (color of season), used to cover the empty chalice. Chancel: The part of the church (a.k.a. as Liturgical East ) which contains the sanctuary and the choir, usually raised by the chancels steps from the Nave. Chasuble: A large, oval-shaped vestment (eucharistic), either plain or colored, without sleeves, worn over the alb, with an opening in the center to go over the head of the celebrant. It is sometimes decorated on the back with orphreys forming a cross, and if colored, conforms to the season of the church year. It represents the robe which the Roman soldiers placed on Christ after they had scourged him. Ciborium: A covered chalice or box, usually of silver, for holding the consecrated bread of the Eucharist. Cincture: A rope, usually made of white cotton, tied around the waist over the alb. As part of the Eucharistic vestments, it represents the cords with which Jesus was bound in His Passion. Corporal: A fine linen napkin that is spread over the fair white linen cloth on the altar, and upon which the sacred vessels of the Holy Communion are placed. Cotta: The outer white cloth vestment worn over a cassock, full, with wide, open sleeves, and usually shorter than the surplice worn by persons officiating the Daily Office, lay preachers, or by clergy participating in ordinations. Credence Table or Shelf: The shelf or table made of wood or stone where the elements and vessels of the Eucharist are placed before use in the service. Crozier: The bishop s staff representing a shepherd s crook. Cruets: Two small vessels of glass or metal provided for unconsecrated water and wine and placed upon the credence table. Elements: The water, wine, and bread of the Eucharist. 13

Eucharistic Candles: The two candles used for the service of the Eucharist. They represent Christ as the light of the world, Christ as human and God, and the two parts of the sacrament: outward sign and inward grace. Fair Linen: The altar cloth; a long linen cloth covering the altar and hanging over the ends, often embroidered with five crosses. Flagon: A large metal, glass, or ceramic pitcher used for wine or water at the Eucharist or for the water at Baptism. Floor Candles: Two large candles on stands, one near the Lectern, one near the Pulpit. Lavabo: (means I will wash ) The name for the small towel and the bowl used in the ceremonial washing of the celebrant s hands before the consecration, usually at the offertory. Lectern: The stand or desk from which Scripture lessons may be read or prayers led. The Old Testament Reading, Psalm or Canticle, and New Testament Reading are read from the Lectern. Lectionary Book: The large, ribboned book containing the lection readings which the Gospeller carries in procession. Missal: The book containing the Communion Service from which the celebrant reads at the altar. It is sometimes called the Altar Book. Narthex: The rear of the Church, usually where people enter the nave. Nave: The large space running between the Narthex and the Chancel; the area where the congregation is seated. Paschal Candle: A large, pure white candle, preferably of bleached wax, placed in a large candlestick in the sanctuary on the Lectern side, symbolizing the rising of Christ. It is lighted ceremonially at the Great Vigil of Easter and remains lit until Ascension Day. At other times it may be stored or kept near the baptismal font and lighted for Holy Baptism. Purificator: A small linen napkin used to wipe or cleanse the chalice during distribution at communion and at the ablutions. Paten: A round flat plate, usually of silver, upon which the bread is consecrated and from which it is administered at communion. 14

Pew: A bench or seat with a fixed back; usually used for seating the congregation during church services. Pulpit: A platform that can have a railing and a reading desk from which the Gospel or Sermon is delivered, usually located at the front of the Chancel. Piscina: A sink that drains directly into the ground and is used for washing the vessels used at the Eucharist and for reverently disposing of unconsumed consecrated wine. Priest s Host: The large piece of bread or wafer consecrated by the priest that s/he breaks or fractures during the Eucharist. Rector s Chair: A place reserved for the celebrant to sit during a service. Retable: At Redeemer this is the tall closet behind the credence table which contains the altar paraments and Reserved Sacrament. Sacristy: The room in the church building where the vestments, sacred vessels, and altar hangings are kept. At Redeemer, there are two sacristies. The Priest s sacristy is behind the door on the organ side of the church. This is where the money is counted by the ushers following the service. The Altar Guild sacristy is behind the door on the other side. Sanctuary: Holy Place The area around the altar, or portion of the chancel within the altar rail. Sanctuary Candle or Light: A light which is lit whenever there is consecrated sacrament held in reserve in the Sanctuary, Aumbry or Tabernacle. Sanctus Bell: Description Description Description Seven Branch Candles: The set of seven candles on top of the retable. There are two one on each side of the cross. Solemn Procession: On special occasions, the worship service begins with a solemn procession. The crucifer leads the procession from the narthex to the chancel, turns left at the chancel steps and goes back through the knave to the center aisle at the back of the church. The procession then goes up to the chancel again, and this time turns right at the chancel steps, goes back around to the center aisle at the back of the church, and finally back up to the chancel - which marks the end of the procession. The altar party then goes to their usual places for the start of the service. 15

Stole: A long narrow band of cloth, sometimes fringed at the ends, and often embroidered, which a priest wears about her/his neck. The stole is the only required vestment for the priest at the Eucharist. A deacon wears the stole across her/his left shoulder and tied on the right side. It s color matches the church season, and symbolizes the yoke of Christ. Surplice: The outer vestment worn over a cassock by persons officiating the Daily Office, by lay preachers (with a tippet), or by clergy participating in ordinations. It is of white cloth, full, with wide, open sleeves, and usually longer than the cotta worn by the choristers. Tabernacle: A box-like receptacle for the Eucharistic elements. A portable tent in which the Hebrews worshiped during the exile (Ex. 25-27, 36-38) Taper: A waxed wick placed in a candle lighter from which candles are lighted. Thurible: The vessel used for burning incense. Carried by an acolyte called a Thurifer. Tippet: A long black scarf worn by clergy over cassock and surplice at the Daily Offices. It resembles a stole and is worn around the neck with ends hanging down the front. Also called a preaching scarf. Wafer or Host: A small flat disk, or piece of unleavened bread, for the Communion, also called the people s host. The large Wafer is called the priest host. 16

Parts of a Church Sachristy 7 Branch Candles Bishop s Chair Sanctuary Lamp/ Light/ Candle Retable/ Aubry Sanctuary Chancel Credence Altar/ Sanctuary Rail Transept Altar w/ Fair Linen Pulpit Lecturn Transept Eucharistic Candles Missal/ Altar Book Floor Candles Lectionary Paschal Candle Pews Gospel Side Epistle Side Nave Baptismal Font Narthex 17

Service Items Water for Baptism (consecrated) Flagon Priest Host Water Wine (unconsecrated) Cruet s Alms Basins Unconsecrated Host Host or Wafer Bread Box Master Alms Basin (?) Consecrated Host Ciborium Snuffer Taper Candle Lighter/ Extinguisher Lavabo Bowl and Towel Thurible Incense 18

Vestments Hood or Cowl Acolyte s Clergy/ Choir/ Lay Ministers Alb (white) Cincture Cassock (usually black or red) Surplice (for Clergy & LM) or Cotta (for Choir) (white) Clergy Chasuble Stole (colored) or Tippet (black) Crozier Bishop s Staff 19

The Vested Chalice Purificator Paten Burse Silk Chalice Veil Pall Priest s Host Chalice 20

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