offertory

As the priest then began the offertory portion of the liturgy, which often is accompanied by quiet music, the organist played a reflective piece very slowly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025

Whidden, a tenor, sang an offertory song titled “The Anchor Holds.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2025

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales also says there should be no offertory procession or collection, and parishioners should be encouraged to give online instead.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2020

Banks forked over more than $7 billion when Justice passed the offertory plate, but Quicken fought back.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 26, 2019

I watched them as they came up for offertory.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Even in the eighteenth century, church offertories in England were asked and given to loose captives out of prison.

From The Age of Erasmus Lectures Delivered in the Universities of Oxford and London by Allen, P. S. (Percy Stafford)

In these days of monetary difficulties and agricultural depression the frequency of offertories is often a question difficult of solution. 

From Churchwardens' Manual their duties, powers, rights, and privilages by Sumner, George Henry

Father Burrowes was even more successful as a preacher than he hoped; ascribing the steady flow of offertories to Divine favour, he instituted during the next four years, priories at Aldershot and Sandgate.

From The Altar Steps by MacKenzie, Compton

They consist chiefly of church music, 17 masses, besides litanies, motets, offertories, &c., being amongst the number.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

"I know he can write, for he signed a petition to uncle in favour of more frequent offertories in aid of the poor and needy," George muttered.

From A Drake by George! by Trevena, John