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A bishop of the fifth and sixth centuries known as the Apostle of the Franks, who baptized King Clovis of the Franks and 3,000 of his followers on Christmas Day, 496. Feast day: Oct. 2.

A canonically recognized group of Christians committed to a shared rule of life for a term of years or for life, dispersed or living in community, for spiritual, charitable, or educational purposes.

A vest or shirtfront worn by clergy.

See Book of Common Prayer

A person recognized by the bishop as beginning the canonical process leading to ordination as a deacon or priest. Postulancy is followed by candidacy. See Candidate.

One of the 12 apostles. Feast day: May 1, along with James the Less.

The 11 women who were ordained as priests July 29, 1974, before the 1976 General Convention authorized the ordination of women as priests and bishops. Feast day: July 29.

A form used by congregations and institutions seeking new leadership providing personal and professional information of Episcopal clergy and lay professionals open to new positions.

Liturgical dialogue of mutual greeting: “The Lord be with you”; “And also with you.” (In Rite I, the response is “And with thy spirit.”)

A person who works in the sacristy, the room for storing and working with the various items needed for the liturgies and worship of the church.

Traditionally, these are the three days before Ascension Day on which the litany is sung in procession as an act of intercession.

A 16th-century British bishop and Protestant martyr, burned at the stake by order of Queen Mary I. Feast day: Oct. 16, along with Thomas Cranmer and Hugh Latimer.