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2. Sexton (office) - Wikipedia

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   Among the traditional duties of the sexton in small parishes was the digging of graves—the gravedigger in Hamlet refers to himself as sexton, for example. [6] In modern times, grave digging and maintenance of the cemetery is usually done by an outside contractor. The general duties of a modern sexton may include: [7]

3. Churchwarden - Wikipedia

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   A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish or congregation of the Anglican Communion or Catholic Church, usually working as a part-time volunteer.In the Anglican tradition, holders of these positions are ex officio members of the parish board, usually called a vestry, parochial church council, or in the case of a Cathedral parish the chapter.

4. Verger - Wikipedia

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   In small churches, the office of the verger is often combined with that of the sexton, who is responsible for maintaining church buildings and grounds. In some organizations the functions of the sexton and the verger are performed by the same person. Equally, many churches have neither a verger nor a sexton and these duties fall to the ...

5. Ecclesiastical administrator - Wikipedia

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   One of the duties of a parish priest is the administration of the moneys and goods belonging to his church. The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore, Tit. IX, Cap. iii, gave detailed regulations concerning the manner in which a rector is to acquit himself of this obligation. Among other things, it is required that he shall keep an accurate record ...

6. Warden - Wikipedia

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   Churchwarden, a lay officer in an Anglican or Episcopal church; Fire warden, a person designated to aid firefighters at a building or community level; Game warden, an officer empowered to enforce the hunting and trapping laws of a jurisdiction; Mining warden, presiding officer in a warden's court

7. Sidesperson - Wikipedia

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   Christianity portal; A sidesperson, also known as a sidesman, usher, or assistant churchwarden, [1] in Anglican churches is responsible for greeting members of the congregation, overseeing seating arrangements in church, making the congregation queue for communion at the altar in an orderly way, and for taking the collection. [2]