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1.
Anglican:
A worldwide communion of Anglican churches under the spiritual
Communion oversight of the Archbishop of Canterbury, with nearly 70
million members in 164 countries.
2.
Archbishop of Canterbury: The Primate of All England, Metropolitan of
the Province of Canterbury, of "first among equals" of all
Anglican bishops, and the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion. The
See of Canterbury was founded in 597 with the arrival of St. Augustine,
who established the first church in the town
3.
Bishop: A bishop is a
chief minister (servant) or chief pastor (shepherd) in the Episcopal
Church, serving a number of local churches that make up a diocese. A large
diocese may have more than one bishop. In that case the chief bishop is
called the diocesan. Assisting bishops are usually called suffragan
bishops. An assisting bishop who will succeed the diocesan is a bishop
coadjutor. All are addressed as "bishop."
4.
Book of Common Prayer:
Provides a variety of services for individual and corporate worship.
The most widely used, other than the Holy Eucharist, the central act of
corporate worship, are Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, both of which
may be used for private devotions or public worship.
5.
Confirmation:
In which members make a mature commitment to Christ and receive
strength from the Holy Spirit. Ordination,
in which bishops, priests and deacons are made, receiving authority.
6.
Congregation:
A local gathering of worshipping Christians, sometimes called
parish or mission.
7.
Cursillo:
A renewal movement in the Episcopal Church for adults.
8.
Diocese: Diocese: A
diocese is made up of several local congregations with a bishop as its
chief pastor. Since only a bishop can consecrate other bishops, ordain
priests and deacons and confirm new members, the diocese is the basic
local unit of the church. Depending on the number of Episcopalians, a
state may have one or several dioceses. The legislative body of the
diocese is an annual convention of clergy and lay deputies from each
congregation.
9.
EYC:
Traditional name for youth groups in the Episcopal Church
(Episcopal Young Church people).
10.
Holy Baptism and Holy
Eucharist: The two major sacraments in the Episcopal Church. In
baptism God makes us his children, members of the church, the Body of
Christ. The Episcopal Church recognizes baptism in other Christian bodies,
done with water in the name of the Trinity. In the Holy Eucharist
Episcopalians recall the saving acts of God and enters communion with
Christ and Christians of all times and places. In this sacrament we are
fed spiritually with the Body and Blood of Christ.
11.
Minister: This is a
Latin word, meaning servant. In the Episcopal Church, laypersons, as well
as bishops, priests and deacons, are ministers, servants of God, caring
for their brothers and sisters in the church and those outside it.
12.
Narthex: The entrance
hall; called by some denominations the vestibule.
13.
Preacher: Preaching is
only one function of the ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church and so
preacher is not an appropriate synonym for bishop, priest or deacon.
14.
Priest: This word comes
from a Greek word, presbyter, meaning elder. Usually a priest is the chief
minister in a local congregation. Forms of address-father, mother,
etc.-depend upon the priest's preference and local custom.
15.
Rector/Vicar: The
priest in charge of a parish, a self-supporting church, is the rector;
elected by the vestry. Assisting priests the rector appoints may be called
curate assistant or associate. The priest in charge of a mission,
supported financially from outside, is the vicar. The bishop appoints the
vicar.
16.
Reverend: The Reverend
is an appropriate title to precede the full name of a priest or deacon.
The Right Reverend is used for a bishop. Reverend is an adjective, not a
noun, and is incorrectly used with a last name only, or without the
article, the, as in "Reverend Jones."
17.
Sanctuary: The area
immediately surrounding the altar, often enclosed by an altar rail. In
some denominations the word refers to the entire worship space.
18.
UTO:
United Thank Offering
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