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Anglican Terms Glossary A guide
for non-Anglicans (and new Anglicans) to many of the terms and phrases in use
in many Anglican Churches.
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Pace - a small aisle or passage
way off the main nave aisle in a church. ·
Pall - A stiffened square of
linen (or other) white cloth that is placed over the chalice to keep objects
from falling into the wine. The term may refer also to the cloth covering the
casket or urn during the Burial of the Dead.
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Palm
Sunday -
The Sunday of the Passion (see BCP, 270-73); the Sunday before Easter.
In an Anglican Church, members of the congregation carry real palms during
the service; in some churches, the tradition is that palms from one year are
saved, dried and later burned to make the ashes used at the next year's Ash
Wednesday service. ·
Palms
- Branches
blessed at the Palm Sunday Liturgy and carried by the people in procession.
·
Parish
hall/house
- a gathering place for a local congregation separate from the church
building. ·
Parish - the group of people of a
certain area who are organized into a local church; sometimes the word also
refers to the geographic region around a church. In the South many of the
present-day counties were once referred to as parishes [as is still the case
in Louisiana]; mostly a reference to the local congregation. ·
Parson - now rare in Church usage.
Any priest or minister; often a reference to low-church or non-Anglican
clergy. Sometimes a term of affection for an older clergyman especially of
rural background. ·
Paschal
Candle - A
large white candle, which may be decorated with a cross, the year of
blessing, A (alpha) and 91 (omega), grains of incense, and other symbols of
the resurrection. It is lighted at the beginning of the Great Vigil of Easter
and burns for all services during the Fifty Days of Easter. At other times,
it may be kept near the Baptismal Font and lighted for Baptisms. It may also
be carried in procession at the Burial of the Dead, and placed in its holder
near the casket or urn. ·
Paschal
Candlestand - A large wooden or metal stand in which the Paschal
candle is placed. The stand rests on the floor, and is of such height that
the candle is prominent. ·
Passion
Week - See
Holy Week. ·
Passover - A Jewish festival
commemorating the escape of the Jews from Egypt. ·
Paten - A metal or ceramic plate
on which the bread for the Eucharist is placed after it is presented by the
server or a member of the congregation.
·
Penance
- See Confession of Sin; also
BCP, 446-52. ·
Penitence - See BCP P. 857. ·
Pentecost,
Day of -
The conclusion of the Fifty Days of Easter and the commemoration of the
descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. ·
Pentecost,
Season of
- The Sundays and Weekdays following the Day of Pentecost and ending on the
Saturday before the First Sunday of Advent. ·
Phos Hilaron - See Invitatory; also
BCP, 64, 112, & 118. ·
Piscina -
A sink for washing the vessels used at the Eucharist and for reverently
disposing of Wine that has been consecrated. The piscina
does not drain into a sewer or disposal system, but directly into the ground.
·
Place
of Reservation
- The altar or other place apart from the main altar of the church where the
Blessed Sacrament is reserved on Maundy Thursday for use at the Good Friday
Liturgy. Also called Altar of Repose (see Chapter 18; also, Aumbry, Tabernacle). ·
Post
Communion
- The Prayer of Thanksgiving after Holy Communion (see BCP, 339, 365-66). There
are also proper Post Communion prayers appointed for various occasions. ·
Prayer - See BCP P. 856. ·
Prayer
Book - a
short way of referring to the Book of Common Prayer, the worship book of the
Episcopal Church containing services, psalms, prayers, etc. ·
Prayers
of the People
- See BCP, 328, 359, and 383ff. ·
Preface - The first part of The
Great Thanksgiving up to the Sanctus. Proper Prefaces are appointed for
certain occasions (see BCP, 344-49 or 377-82). ·
President's
Chair -
See Sedilia. ·
Prie-dieu - An individual kneeling bench with shelf. ·
Priest - a special term for the
minister of a Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church;
originally the term mean someone who performed a sacrifice; later the term
referred to those who said Mass; now often synonymous with minister although
the older terminology is still familiar in some churches. ·
Procession - the line of choir,
clergy, acolytes, crucifer, torchbearers and others walking into a church to
begin a service. ·
Processional
Cross - A
metal or wooden cross or crucifix affixed to a pole and carried in
processions. See also Lenten Cross.
·
Proper - The scripture readings
and Collect appointed for the day or occasion. ·
Province - one of the major
organizational divisions of the Episcopal Church; a group of dioceses usually
under the parliamentary direction of a diocesan bishop who serves as
president of the province. ·
Psalm
- A
portion from the ancient Jewish hymn book found in Scripture (The Book of
Psalms) and in The Book of Common Prayer (see BCP, 585-808). ·
Pulpit - a raised platform with
railing used for the sermon or homily and from which the Gospel may be read;
generally located to one side [usually the right side facing the altar] of
the front of the nave, not in the center as in most protestant churches. Also
called an Ambo. ·
Purificator - A linen (or other) white cloth used for cleansing the
chalice during the ablutions, or for wiping the chalice during the
administration of Communion. ·
Purple - this color [or some
shade of violet] in vestments usually indicates
that the wearer is a bishop. ·
Pyx - A receptacle for reserving the Blessed Sacrament for
use in Communion of the Sick.
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Holy
Cross Anglican Church 515 Herron
Road * Farragut, Tennessee
37934 865-675-6406 * rector@holycrossanglican.net ,
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