vestry

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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

But the church has worked with the Bats in Churches team to find a solution - they've built a sealed-off loft conversion above the vestry.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 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

He also served on the vestry of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Washington and worked in its thrift shop.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

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