Vestry

Vestry

A vestry is a room in or attached to a church or synagogue in which the vestments, vessels, records, etc. are kept (see also sacristy), and in which the clergy and choir robe or don their vestments for divine service. A select vestry is also an administrative committee of a parish whose meetings would once have been held in that same room. This committee is also known as the "close vestry". The "open vestry", which selected many of those committee members, was a meeting open to the general public who were rate-paying residents.

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