Episcopal Glossary

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Narthex - an enclosed space at the entry end of the nave of a church; "The ushers will line up in the Narthex."

Nave - the main part of a church; the place where the congregation sits. Derived from an old word for ship; in older churches the beams of the roof resembled the beams and timbers in the sides of a ship; The area of the church where the people gather for the liturgy.

Nunc Dimittis - The Song of Simeon (Luke 2:29-32) normally used as one of the canticles at Evening Prayer and Compline (see BCP, 66, 120, & 135). This canticle is also used at Candlemas.




Worship Services

Sunday
8:00 - Rite I
10:00 - Rite II

Beginning September 20
7:45 - Rite I
9:00 - Rite II
11:00 - Rite II

Wednesday
Noon - Rite II in Chapel


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