Common terms & phrases we use at St Michael's Church

Click here for:      Church of England Glossary.  

Some others include:

• Faculty: the permission needed to undertake anything more than minor works to a church or churchyard.  See  Online Faculty System - The Church of England  which explains that more minor matters (works not requiring a Faculty) are divided into List A (where permission is not required) and List B (where archdeacon consent is required).
  
• Exeat: a scheduled break, permission to be absent, etc.
  
• Nem. con. [nemine contradicente] : with no one dissenting; unanimously
  
• Sacristy: also known as a vestry or preparation room