Church Furnishings

Africarve create all of Church Furniture such as pews and all the furnishing are by hand.

Church Furnishings

Africarve create all of Church Furniture such as pews and all the furnishing are by hand.

altar 

a special table where religious ceremonies are performed, especially in a Christian church

biretta 

a stiff square hat worn by a Roman Catholic priest

cassock

 long loose piece of clothing, often black and covering the whole body, traditionally worn by some priests

chalice a

 large cup for wine, especially one used during the Christian ceremony of Holy Communion

collar

 a priest’s dog collar

collection plate

 a dish used in church for collecting money

crib

 a model of the wooden box that Jesus Christ was born in, according to the Bible. Some Christians have these in their churches and houses at Christmas.

cross

 a shape with one long upright line and one shorter line across it, used as a symbol of Christianity

cross

 a model, structure, or piece of jewellery in the shape of a cross

crucifix

 a model of Jesus Christ dying on a cross, often found in a church or worn as jewellery

dog collar

 a white stiff round collar worn by priests in the Christian church

Easter egg

 an egg that children decorate in celebration of Easter

the Eucharist

 the bread and wine used in the ceremony of the Eucharist

font

 a stone bowl, usually on top of a post, that holds water for the baptism ceremony in the Christian church

frock

 a long loose piece of clothing with sleeves that some priests and monks wear

graven image

 a picture or statue of a god or holy person

hassock

 in some churches, a thick cushion (=cloth bag filled with soft material) used for kneeling on 

the Holy Grail

in old stories, the cup that Jesus drank from at the Last Supper

holy water

 water that a priest has blessed

the Host

 the bread that is used in the Christian ceremony of Communion

icon

 a picture or model of a holy person that is used in religious worship in the Russian or Greek Orthodox Church

Madonna

 a picture or model of the Madonna

plate

 a flat round dish used for collecting money, especially in a church

psalter

 a book containing psalms from the Bible, used in a church

rood screen

 a large decorated screen in some Christian churches that separates the main part of the church from the part where the altar is

rosary

 a set of small beads used by Roman Catholics for counting a series of prayers

the Sacrament

 the holy bread and wine that people eat and drink as part of the Christian ceremony of communion

skullcap

 a small hat sometimes worn by Jewish men and Roman Catholic priests

stigmata

 the marks on Jesus Christ’s body where he was fixed to the cross, or marks on the skin of some religious people that are similar to these injuries

surplice

 a loose white piece of clothing, worn over other clothes by priests, church singers, and people who help during ceremonies

tabernacle

 a container for holy objects in a Catholic church

tithe

 a particular amount of money that members of some Christian churches give to the church

vestment

 a robe worn by a priest, or a piece of clothing worn with it

wafer

 a thin round piece of bread that a priest gives people to eat during the Christian religious ceremony of holy communion