💬 Glossary
The Glossary is a collection of conventions around how we spell and refer to things to do with the Church which might have ambiguity. Using the Glossary can help make things more consistent between different producers of content.
- Bazaar
- See Christmas Fair.
- BBQ
- Prefer the initialism “BBQ” to “Barbecue”.
- Christ Church Halton
- There is a space between “Christ” and “Church”, and no comma before “Halton”.
- Church
- Use “Church” with a capital letter when referring to the organisation. If you’re talking about the building, it’s “the church” in lowercase.
- Christmas Fair
- Always use “Christmas Fair” with two capitals. Do not use “Christmas Fayre” or “Bazaar”.
- communion
- Prefer lowercase, unless you’re specifically using the phrase “Holy Communion”.
- Community Centre
- See St Mary’s Church Whitkirk Community Centre.
- Cross Gates
- Two words, unless you’re talking about “Crossgates Shopping Centre”.
- electoral roll
- Prefer lower case. In some contexts there may be ambiguity with the electoral register (as maintained by the Council), in which case use “parish electoral roll”.
- Eucharist
- Prefer capital letter.
- FISH
- Prefer all capitals.
- Food bank
- Prefer “food bank” with a space, unless you’re talking about a specific body which styles itself otherwise.
- Holy Communion
- Prefer title case, unless you’re using “communion” on its own.
- Landmark
- Prefer “Landmark” or “Landmark Magazine” wherever possible, but “the Parish Magazine” is acceptable. Avoid “the magazine” or similar except where the context is absolutely clear.
- Magazine
- See Landmark.
- Mothers’ Union
- Spelled out in full, with an apostrophe after the “s”.
- parish
- Prefer lowercase.
- PCC
- You should generally use the abbreviated form, unless there is a particular need to spell it out in full. Remember to explain the meaning if the audience will be unfamiliar.
- Silver Lining Luncheon Club
- Use “Silver Lining”, not “Silver Liners”. “Luncheon” is preferred to “Lunch”.
- St Mary’s Church Whitkirk Community Centre
- The full name is a bit wordy, but preferred where possible. You won’t be told off, however, for using “the Community Centre”, “St Mary’s Community Centre” or “Whitkirk Community Centre”.
- Summer Fair
- Always use “Summer Fair” with two capitals. Do not use “Summer Fayre”.
- Temple Newsam
- Two words.
- TGI Friday
- This is the name of a restaurant. Never use it unless you’re actually talking about food - you probably mean Thank God It’s Friday.
- Thank God It’s Friday
- Always spell the name out in full. Never use “TGI Friday”.
- Whitkirk Arts Guild
- Preferably spelled out in full, or using the abbreviation “WAG”. Try and avoid “the Arts Guild”.