What Does A Vicar Wear?Many Anglican clergy wear special clothes, or vestments. |
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First the Vicar puts on his cassock. This is a long black coat. Bishops wear a purple cassock. |
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This is the surplice - a white linen over-garment. The Vicar wears this at morning and evening services, and some would wear this for Holy Communion. Round his neck the Vicar wears a clerical, or Roman collar. |
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Over the surplice the Vicar wears a long black scarf, or, for Holy Communion, a coloured stole or chasuble. |
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When wearing the black scarf, the Vicar may also wear a hood. |
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For Holy Communion, some Vicars will wear an alb instead of the cassock and surplice. This is a white linen garment with a sash round the middle. On top is a coloured stole. |
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Over the alb and stole the Vicar will wear a special coloured chasuble. The stole and chasuble are a special colour according to the season of the Church year. |
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Go to 'Dress the Vicar' - an activity suitable for upper ks1 and lower ks2 |
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Go to 'Festivals - Colours of the Church Year' to find out more about which colours are used in which season of the year. |
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Go to a printable worksheet on 'What Does a Vicar Wear? |
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This worksheet is an Adobe® Acrobat® (.pdf) document. If you don't have Acrobat Reader installed, click the Adobe icon. |
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Go to 'Festivals - The Church Year' |