Offering vs. Offertory

Offeringverb

present participle of offer

Offeringnoun

The act by which something is offered.

Offeringnoun

That which has been offered; a sacrifice.

Offeringnoun

An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.

Offeringnoun

A contribution given at a religious service.

Offeringnoun

Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered.

Offeringnoun

The act of an offerer; a proffering.

Offeringnoun

That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.

Offeringnoun

A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering.

Offeringnoun

something offered (as a proposal or bid);

Offeringnoun

money contributed to a religious organization

Offeringnoun

the verbal act of offering;

Offeringnoun

the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity;

Offeringnoun

a thing offered, especially as a gift or contribution

Offeringnoun

a thing produced for entertainment or sale

Offeringnoun

a contribution, especially of money, to a Church

Offeringnoun

a thing offered as a religious sacrifice or token of devotion

Offertorynoun

(Christianity) An anthem formerly sung as part of the Roman Catholic Mass or during the corresponding part of the Anglican Communion.

Offertorynoun

(Christianity) The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected.

Offertorynoun

A linen or silken cloth anciently used in various ceremonies connected with the administration of the Eucharist.

Offertorynoun

The act of offering, or the thing offered.

Offertorynoun

An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.

Offertorynoun

The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.

Offertorynoun

the offerings of the congregation at a religious service

Offertorynoun

the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God

Offertory

The offertory (from Medieval Latin offertorium and Late Latin offerre) is the part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service are ceremonially placed on the altar. A collection of alms (offerings) from the congregation, which may take place also at non-Eucharistic services, often coincides with this ceremony.The Eucharistic theology may vary among those Christian denominations that have a liturgical offertory.