verger


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a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies

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THE Church of England was today under pressure to explain why it employed a verger at Newcastle Cathedral - knowing he had a sex conviction.
The verger, who now works and lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, was married with three young children at the time the offences are said to have been committed.
Norman, pictured, has recently stepped down as church caretaker, but remains verger.
In 2000, Verger successfully ran for the state House and won her Senate seat in 2004.
I was a verger for seven years at my parish church and for one of my duties I was given a fee which I didn't want to take.
Robin Smart, verger of the Guild Chapel, said: "During the course of my research, I haven't come across anything comparable to these images of the Legend.
THE Queen's verger was yesterday charged with indecently assaulting a 12-year-old choirboy.
Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service, which had about 50 officers at the scene, said the fire could have been worse had it not been for the quick thinking of a verger.
Meanwhile, back in America, old victim Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) seeks revenge.
While Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), now known as Dr Fell, is holed-up comfortably in Florence, Mason Verger (Gary Oldman) sits in his wheelchair in the States planning a hideous revenge.
"Only last week, a man carried in an open can of lager and asked a female verger for money.
Colin Adams has not, as far as I am aware, committed any offence in Newcastle or anywhere else while he has held his job as verger. There was a retrial of Mr Adams and the case has been going on for about a year.
A PERVERT verger convicted of indecently assaulted a choirboy had a previous sex conviction - and the church knew about it when they gave him the job.
A FORMER head verger at Llandaff Cathedral is alleged to have stalked a schoolboy chorister after becoming infatuated with him.
A FORMER head verger at Llandaff Cathedral stalked a schoolboy chorister after becoming infatuated with him, a court heard yesterday.