offertory

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Turkish - Turkish
Kilisede para toplanırken orgda çalınan beste
English - English
the part of a church service when offerings are collected
money offered or donated during a church service
music sung or played during the offertory of a church service
{n} the act of offering
(Din) The is the portion of a Eucharistic service when bread and wine are brought to the altar. The offertory exists in many liturgical Christian denominations, though the Eucharistic theology varies among celebrations conducted by these denominations
the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
(see Proskomide)
The congregation is asked, as an act of worship, to give back to God a portion of what they have received This is also called the Offering We give to God from our time, talent and treasure
Most think of the offertory as the time in the worship service where the offering is taken up The offering of money is part of the offertory, but the offertory also includes the offering of bread and wine that is to be consecrated during the communion, and the offering of "…ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a reasonable, holy and living sacrifice " (BCP Page 336 ) Or, as Rite II says, "Sanctify us also " (BCP page 363))
1 A part of the Roman Catholic Mass proper, following the Credo and sung during the offering 2 In Protestant church services, any music sung or played during offering
the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings
The part of the Holy Communion Service when the elements, alms, and certain prayers are conjointly offered
That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration
The presentation of the offerings of the congregation at public church services I call it the extortionary The usual routine is to pass around collection plates for people to drop in money In making a public matter out of it, viewable by others sitting in the area, people are embarrassed to pass the plate on without forking over anything, or if their offering goes clink in the plate The Bible says that all contributions to support true worship should be entirely voluntary and essentially anonymous [137] Therefore, the practice of soliciting donations in this way from attendees has never been a part of the meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses
The rite by which the bread and wine are presented (offered) to God before they are consecrated and the prayers that accompany it
The offerings themselves
the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
The oblation of the elements
The act of offering, or the thing offered
{i} collection of donations, monetary donations, ceremony of collecting donations (at a church)
An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass
offertories
plural of offertory
offertory

    Hyphenation

    of·fer·to·ry

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'o-f&(r)-"tOr-E, 'ä-, ] (noun.) 1539. From Latin offertorium, from verb offere, offer, + suffix -torium.
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