Rails are a very common, but not universal, feature of Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Methodist churches. They are usually about 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) high, with a padded step at the bottom, and designed so that the wider top of the rail can support the forearms or elbows of a kneeling person.

In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. [1]

2017年9月29日 · Typically, a Lutheran church is composed of four design elements: the altar, the pulpit, the nave and the baptismal font. For Lutherans, the altar is the most sacred space within the church, as it is associated with the presence of God; the altar is commonly placed on the highest level, in front of the nave or congregation.

2015年10月27日 · The Altar Vestments are the Altar hangings, the Altar cloth and the Chancel carpet. For a chancel carpet a quiet plain pattern should be selected and its color should harmonize with the general color scheme of the church decorations. Large, loud flower patterns must by all means be avoided.

The Altar Guild exclusively is entrusted with the responsibility of preparing the chancel and its furnishing for corporate worship. The Altar Guild sees that the worship space is "clean' and in "good order".

An altar lamp, also known as a chancel lamp, refers to a light which is located in the chancel (sanctuary), of various Christian churches. In Roman Catholic , Old Catholic , Lutheran and Anglican churches, the chancel lamp burns before a tabernacle or ambry , or simply hangs in the chancel, to demonstrate the belief of the Real Presence of ...

In churches with a historic floor plan, the chancel is the front part of the church from which the service is conducted, as distinct from the nave, where the congregation sits. The chancel is usually an elevated platform, usually three steps up from the nave.

• Place the following on the chancel credence table: o Shorter credence table cloth. (It usually is already in place from the first service.) o Large silver chalice, covered with the medium-sized pall. o Two intinction cups, each covered with a small pall. o Missal on the stand. (It may still be on the altar from the first service.)

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2022年1月14日 · Just read "Architecture" in Dictionary of Luther and the Lutheran Traditions. It emphasizes three times the centrality of pulpit (2) and preaching (1). I'm wondering how many of our churches have the pulpit in the center rather than the altar. I invite you to respond regarding your own church and describe others from experience in the comments.