Church Seasons
What is Advent?
The table where the Eucharist is celebrated.
What is the Altar?
An acolyte often carries this at the head of the procession.
What is the cross?
This book contains the service form and prayers commonly used in Episcopal worship.
What is the Book of Common Prayer?
The color is used for the feasts of martyrs and Pentecost.
The liturgical color used for Lent is often this color.
What is purple?
This stand holds the Bible for the reading of the lessons. It sometimes looks like an Eagle.
What is the lectern?
Acolytes may light these before the service begins.
What are candles?
The weekly, primary act of Christian worship in the Episcopal Church.
What is Holy Eucharist?
This color is used during Epiphany and the season after Pentecost (Ordinary Time).
What is green?
This joyful season begins on Easter Day and lasts 50 days.
What is Eastertide?
What is the chalice?
During the Gospel procession, acolytes often carry these.
What are torches?
This ordained person is the chief pastor of a diocese.
Who is the bishop?
What is white?
The season after Pentecost is often called by this name.
What is Ordinary Time?
This container holds the burning incense used during worship.
What is a thurible?
This act by an acolyte signals reverence when approaching the altar.
What is bowing?
The governing body of The Episcopal Church.
What is General Convention?
This color is used only twice a year, on the Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) and the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare).
What is pink?
This feast day celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit to the Apostles.
What is Pentecost?
The cloth that covers the altar and is usually white.
What is the fair linen?
After the service, an acolyte may help remove and store these sacred items.
What are the vessels (or communion vessels)?
This statement, summarizing our beliefs begins, "We believe in one God ..."
What is the Nicene Creed?
In some places, this color may be used for funerals and the observance of All Soul's Day.
What is black?