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vestry 1. a room in or attached to a church in which vestments, sacred vessels, etc., are kept 2. a room in or attached to some churches, used for Sunday school, meetings, etc. 3. Church of England a. a meeting of all the members of a parish or their representatives, to transact the official business of the parish b. the body of members meeting for this; the parish council 4. Episcopalian (US) and Anglican (Canadian) Churches a committee of vestrymen chosen by the congregation to manage the temporal affairs of their church How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Let's stick with our synods, our vestries and our General Synod," he said. These groups did not include the local justiciary, but they did include the Excise Office, the vestries most affected by the Act, and the various juries presiding over cases of riot, perjury, and extortion. Alternative episcopal oversight has been overwhelmingly requested by our parish vestries, and we continue to affirm it as the appropriate Canadian solution that conscience requires. |
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