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| Activity Calendar | An official schedule of events for an RMF |
| Bat Mitvah | Ceremony by Jewish girls, held on the 12th and 13th birthday celebrating the coming of age |
| Buddhism | A religion of eastern and central asia originating from the teachings of Gautama Buddha |
| Cassock | A close fitting, ankle-length garment with long narrow sleeves that fastens from neck to foot and is worn as an undergarment during liturgical functions. |
| Chancel | That area of the church or worship center, usually around altar, assigned to the officiating clergy and choir |
| Christ | In Christianity, the Messiah or Jesus symbolizing the ideal type or form of humanity |
| clergy | The official or sacerdotal class of a religion |
| faith group | A group professing beleifs in the traditional doctrines of a religion |
| extreme unction | In Christianity, a sacrament in which a priest anoints a critically ill or injured person and prays for the person's recover and salvation |
| funeral | Religious observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation |
| Imam | In Islam, the chief officer or leader of the congregation of a mosque |
| Baptism | A christian sacrament marked by the ritual use of water signifying the initiation and admittance of the person baptized into christianity |
| Mahayana | A branch of buddhism commonly practiced among Buddhists in the United States |
| Midrash | Rabbinic commentary on the bible, clarifying legal points or bringing out lessons by stories, parables or legends |
| Mohammed | The Holy prophet of Islam |
| Mosque | Islamic worship center |
| Nave | The main part of the interior of a worhsip center of church |
| Nirvana | In Buddhism, the state representing the highest state of enlighenment or paradise the highest stage of goodness |
| Orthodox Judiasm | The branch of Judiasm that adheres to the scriptures of the Torah and Talmud as intepreted by authoritative rabbnic lawa and applied to traditional principles and laws of life |
| Prophets | Individuals inspired by God to tell God's love for mankind. |
| Koran (Quar'an) | The Koran (Quar'an) is the sacred book of Islam |
| Reform Judaism | A branch of Judaism involving the simplication of traditional rituals to accomodate modern life |
| Reincarnation | In some Eastern Relgions, such as Buddhism, that state of being born in a new form of life |
| Sawn | In Islam, ritual of fasting |
| Shevuoth | Jewish holiday celebrated in July commemorating the giving of the ten commandments |
| Shiva | In Judiasm, a 7 day period of mourning following the death of a relative |
| skhahadah | The Islamic declaration of faith |
| sunni | In Islam, a major faith group (not shiite) |
| Synagogue | The house of worship (temple) |
| triptika | The sacred book of Buddhism |
