Being a Verger

Wiki said:

During the service itself, a verger's main duty is
ceremonially to precede the religious participants
as they move about the church; he or she does
not typically take any speaking part in the service
itself. It could be argued that a verger's main pride
during a service lies in his or her inconspicuousness;
vergers often play a very prominent role "behind
the scenes" — helping to plan the logistical details
of service and discreetly shepherding the clergy
through it (in some churches these latter duties
are handled by a Master of Ceremonies, while the
verger functions as a sort of marshal in the procession).

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John Shrewsbury said:

I've been asked by my Priest to join the new Verger's team he is setting up. There will be five of us and I know it is an important job.

Just wondered if any of you have experience of being a Verger, or what it all entails. We are meeting Fr. Mark on Monday to go into details. Thanks!

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