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Who is the head of the archdiocese?
The arch bishop.
What are the consecrated elements of Holy Communion?
The eucharist.
What is the symbolic cloth placed over the casket (Roman Catholic)?
The pall.
What is the Jewish term for the grave?
Kever.
What is the prayer shawl worn by men during the Morning Prayer service in the Jewish faith?
A tallith.
Who is the contact person for the Knights of Columbus?
The Grand Knight.
What would be included for a member of the Church of Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)?
A bishop.
What would an Orthodox Jewish gravesite include?
Wooden planks and cloth straps.
What is a group of members sharing cultural characteristics in the Church of Latter-day Saints?
A ward.
What is the official auxiliary of the Church of Latter-day Saints for women?
A Relief Society.
In the Jewish Faith, what is the skull cap worn by men at temple and funeral services?
Kippah/Yarmulke/Koppel.
What are the prayers said before the funeral by a group of friends and the shomer?
Tehillim.
What is the ceremonial washing of the deceased before burial in the Jewish faith?
Taharah.
What is the hand-sewn white linen in which the deceased members are dressed in the Jewish faith?
Tachrichim.
What is the Jewish burial society that is sometimes referred to as "washers"?
The Chevrah Kaddish.
What is the act of bending the right knee to show humility in the Catholic faith?
Genuflect.
What is the term for funeral in the Jewish faith?
Levaya.
What is the Jehovah Witness place of worship?
Kingdom Hall.
What is an unsolicited gift to a clergyperson?
Honorarium.
Which fraternal organization will utilize a sheepskin apron and a piece of evergreen during their funeral service?
Masonic Lodge.
What is the right side of the traditional liturgical church where prayers are read?
The Epistle side.
What is an alter attendant in a protestant church?
An acolyte.
Who was the founder of the Church of Latter-day Saints?
Joseph Smith.
What is a Bonze?
A Buddhist priest.
What religion follows a liturgical form of worship?
Lutheran.
What is a form of worship having scriptures as a central element but no prescribed order of service called?
Non-liturgical.
What are the wings of the main part of the protestant church (may serve as part of the chapel)?
Transepts.
What is the female organization associated with a Masonic Lodge?
Order of the Eastern Star.
Who leads the procession in a Buddhist funeral?
Bonze.
If you are facing the altar in a liturgical church, what is the area to the left called?
The Gospel side.
In a Catholic funeral, how are deceased priests placed?
With their head toward the altar.
In a Catholic funeral, how are deceased nuns placed?
With their feet toward the altar.
In a Catholic funeral, how are deceased laypersons placed?
With their feet toward the altar.
In the Catholic funeral, if the aisle is too narrow, where should the pallbearers go?
They may move behind the casket in front of the family.
What is the holy book of the Islamic faith?
Quran (Koran).
In the Jewish faith, the 30-day mourning period is called...
Sholoshim.
What are the first two and last two verses of a Buddhist hymn that is sung at the funeral services?
The gatha.
What is the Buddhist idea of heavenly place or "Pure Land"?
Nirvana/Nirvhana.
What is the entry way to the liturgical church called?
The narthex.
What are the ritual garments worn by the clergy in the Catholic faith?
Vestments.
In a Protestant church, the portion of the church surrounding the altar, usually enclosing the clergy, is called...
The chancel.
What does a liturgical church usually look like?
A cross.
What is the proper title for an officiant of the Christian Science faith?
The reader/practitioner.
At the conclusion of the Greek Orthodox funeral service, the congregation will pass by the casket and do what?
Stop to kiss the icon.
What is the casket in a Jewish Orthodox funeral called?
An aron.
What is the Buddhist place of worship?
A pagoda.
In a military funeral, where is the chaplain positioned?
At the head of the casket.
Where would a Church of Christ Scientist's funeral be held?
A funeral home.
In the Catholic church, what is another name for the prayer rail, kneeler, or kneeling rail?
The Prie Dieu.
What is the teacher or ordained leader in the Jewish faith called?
A rabbi.
Who is the religious singer that assists a rabbi?
A cantor.
What is a culturally entrenched pattern of behavior made up of sacred beliefs?
A religion.
What is the liturgical celebration of the Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church?
Mass.
Who is the person who reads (celebrates) the mass in the Roman Catholic Church?
A celebrant.
What is the term for the one year anniversary of death in the Jewish faith?
Yahrzeit.
What is the vigil service associated with Eastern Orthodox funerals called?
The parastasis.
What is the funeral or funeral prayer in the Islamic faith?
Jinazah.
What is the leader of the local congregation called in the Islamic faith?
An Iman.
What is the eulogy or true evaluation of the deceased's life during the funeral service in the Jewish faith?
The hesped.