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Pace:
A small aisle or passage way off the main nave aisle in a church.
Parish Hall/House: A gathering place for a local congregation separate from the church building or sanctuary.
Pew: A bench or seat with a fixed back for use by the congregation in worship.
Piscina: A metal, stone, or porcelain basin, traditionally set in the south wall of the sanctuary (but sometimes in the Altar Guild sacristy), for reverently disposing of consecrated wine and water used in ablutions. The Piscina should never drain into a sewer or disposal system, but directly onto the ground.
The name is from the Greek "pisces", (fish). In early church buildings, the water supply was contained in a pool or tank, and in some fish were placed, which were thought to cleanse the water. A Piscina will be found against the south wall of every English medieval church. When the sacristy came into use, the Piscina was conveniently placed there.
The tradition is to made sure the water used to clean the sacred vessels, purificators and any other linen, which has accidentally been wet with consecrated wine, is poured on the ground through the Piscina or directly.
Predella: The top step on which the altar stands. Sometimes called a 'footpace'.
Prie-dieu: An individual kneeling bench with shelf. Also, known as a prayer desk.
Pulpit: From the Latin pulpitum ("raised platform"). A raised platform or podium used for the sermon or homily, generally located in the front of the gospel side of the nave. In some Colonial church buildings and in many non-Episcopal churches, the pulpit is in the center, to signify the importance of the sermon. In the Anglican tradition, the altar, rather the pulpit is the focal point of liturgical space to symbolize the work of Christ in His death and resurrection as more important than the work of humans (preaching).
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