Sacristy vs. Vestry

Sacristynoun

A room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.

Sacristynoun

An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils, vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.

Sacristynoun

a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

Sacristy

A sacristy, also known as a vestry or preparation room, is a room in Christian churches for the keeping of vestments (such as the alb and chasuble) and other church furnishings, sacred vessels, and parish records.The sacristy is usually located inside the church, but in some cases it is an annex or separate building (as in some monasteries). In most older churches, a sacristy is near a side altar, or more usually behind or on a side of the main altar.In newer churches the sacristy is often in another location, such as near the entrances to the church.

Vestrynoun

A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes; a sacristy.

Vestrynoun

A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.

Vestrynoun

An assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.

Vestrynoun

A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; - formerly called revestiary.

Vestrynoun

A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; - so called because usually held in a vestry.

Vestrynoun

A body, composed of wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal concerns.

Vestrynoun

in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

Vestrynoun

a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

Vestry

A vestry was a committee for the local secular and ecclesiastical government for a parish in England and Wales, which originally met in the vestry or sacristy of the parish church, and consequently became known colloquially as the .