offertory
Sign in to savethumb|Collection boxes, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock, Kensington, London thumb|Collection bag used in Fru Alstad Church The offertory (from Medieval Latin offertorium and Late Latin offerre) is the part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service are ceremonially placed on the altar.
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thumb|Collection boxes, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Simon Stock, Kensington, London thumb|Collection bag used in Fru Alstad Church The offertory (from Medieval Latin offertorium and Late Latin offerre) is the part of a Eucharistic service when the bread and wine for use in the service are ceremonially placed on the altar.
A collection of alms (offerings) from the congregation, which may take place also at non-Eucharistic services, often coincides with this ceremony.