vestry

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Doreen Golding, 83, the Pearly Queen of Bow Bells and the Old Kent Road, shouted to the group as she led the way to the church vestry.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2023

Church records show that the vestry also paid for goods and services from dozens of local workers, including one woman, Mary Wilson, who served as cook for those building the church.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

A week later, it was performed by Elizabeth John in the vestry of Tabor Chapel in Maesteg, Bridgend county.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2022

In the town centre, Heidi Jacobsen, who runs the Hope Pantry in the vestry of a beautiful church, is tackling a different problem.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2022

Julian and he were talking—in jocular, mocking, pedantic Latin—like a couple of priests tidying the vestry before a mass.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt