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Parish Church of St James St. James's Road, Hampton Hill, TW12 1DQ (Parish Office 020 8941 6003) |
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| GLOSSARY
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| Word | Meaning |
| Fast |
To avoid eating food - or
certain foods - for a period and to spend extra time at prayer. Generally
someone will fast to express sorrow and to ask God's forgiveness. Lent
is the most familiar time of fasting in the Christian church. |
| Festival |
A special occasion during the church year. See the
page The Christian Year and other
Special Days. |
| Finial | The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed decoratively to emphasize the apex of a gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. |
| Font |
A container for water (usually
a stone basin) in a church and used for the sacrament of infant and
adult baptism. See the page Baptistry. |
| Funeral | A ceremony marking a person's death. See the page Funerals and Interment of Ashes. |