vestry

Example Sentences

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In the vestry, surrounded by racks of well-pressed white surplices and brightly coloured vestments, I met Ian and Paul, one of the couples he has blessed.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

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

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

He was a former vestry member and senior warden at Washington’s St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, where he was a parishioner for more than 50 years.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2022

I like the coffee hour with almond cake and snickerdoodles in the vestry.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline