Sacristy/Vestry

Sacristy

Room in, or attached to, a ch. (and usually near the altar), where vestments, sacred vessels, altar linen and hangings, and sometimes ch. records are kept. Often used by officiants to prepare for a service. Often called vestry.*

Vestry

1. Room in, or attached to, a ch. (and usually near the altar) and used for some or all purposes of a sacristy.* 2. Esp. in the Angl. Ch. and Prot. Episc. Ch., a body of parish ch. officers or a parish or vestry meeting.