Glosario

Offerings of money and other gifts at the Eucharist and at other times intended to provide Christian charity for the needs of the church and the world, especially the poor.

An archbishop of Canterbury in the 11th century, murdered by the Danes during a drunken fest. Feast day: Apr. 19.

The structure, also known as the Lord’s Table, where offerings are presented and the elements of bread and wine are consecrated in the Eucharist.

A group whose ministry is to care for the altar, vestments, vessels, and altar linens of the congregation.

An altar other than the main altar upon which the consecrated bread and wine from the Maundy Thursday Eucharist are reserved for communion on Good Friday.

A fourth-century bishop, theologian and hymnwriter, considered one of the four fathers of the Western Church. Feast day: Dec. 7.

Term derived from the Greek word for suspended; refers to the official separation from the church of members guilty of persistent heresy or grave moral offenses.

One of the twelve Apostles, brother of Simon Peter, and patron saint of Scotland. Feast day: Nov. 30.

A 17th-century English bishop and spiritual writer. Feast day: Sept. 26.

Spiritual beings serving as agents and messengers of God. Archangels are seen as leaders and protectors.