The time when the bread and wine to be used during Holy Communion are presented by the ushers.
The presentation, reception, preparation, and offering of the gifts at the beginning of The Holy Communion, the second part of the Eucharist.
The presentation of the offerings of the congregation at public church services. I call it the extortionary. The usual routine is to pass around collection plates for people to drop in money. In making a public matter out of it, viewable by others sitting in the area, people are embarrassed to pass the plate on without forking over anything, or if their offering goes clink in the plate. The Bible says that all contributions to support true worship should be entirely voluntary and essentially anonymous.[137] Therefore, the practice of soliciting donations in this way from attendees has never been a part of the meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses. [137] It is not considered ostentatious for persons to contribute signed checks, as a matter of convenience or for the sake of tax records. The contents of {contribution boxes} are seen only by mature brothers assigned to empty them, who keep no record of who contributed how much, but only write down the totals, and do not publicize to others the information their eyes take in.
In the Roman Catholic church, a chant of the Proper of Mass sung during the offering of the bread and wine prior to the communion. St. Augustine (. 430) initiated the inclusion of the Offertory (then as a whole Psalm) in the Mass. Chant offertories later did not use a Psalm, but rather normally consisted of an antiphon, followed by two or three verses of freely composed melody (generally very elaborate, melismatic style, with a wide range), and closed with a refrain, usually the closing section of the antiphon. The elaborate verses were gradually removed during the earlier parts of the twelfth century, and were officially banned (except in the Requiem Mass) in the sixteenth century. Polyphonic offertories of the sixteenth century are usually short motets. In the seventeenth century, non-liturgical instrumental music was often used during the offertory. In the twentieth century, the verses were permitted in offertories, as was the use of Psalms. In Protestant churchs, offertories may be any vocal or instrumental music sung during the offering. [SE; GJC
the offerings of the congregation at a religious service
the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
The offering of the bread and wine and alms at the Holy Communion.
The point in the Liturgy of the Eucharist during which the elements are received and prepared; the tithes and alms of the people may also be collected and offered at this time.
The offering of the bread and wine, the money offering, and other gifts.
the most elaborate of the antiphonal chants from the mass. The offertory has shed its psalm verse, so the antiphon stands alone. (As usual, the choir sings the antiphon.)
In the Eucharist, the worshippersï3/4' offering of bread, wine, and alms at the altar.
A part of the Roman Catholic Mass proper, following the Credo and sung during the offering. In Protestant church services, any music sung or played during offering.
Offertory (from the ecclesiastical Latin offertorium, French offertoire, a place to which offerings were brought), the alms of a congregation collected in church, or at any religious service.
