offertory

noun3

1. •
   The part of the Eucharist service when offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar and when any collection is taken; also, the money or other things collected.

   • I sat through the sermon, and the offertory, and the recessional. — 1922
2. •
   A prayer said or sung as an anthem while offerings of bread and wine are placed on the altar during the Roman Catholic Mass or the Anglican Communion service.

   • There was an impressive musical program, conducted by Sheldon Smeeth, educational director of the Y.M.C.A., who also sang the offertory. — 1922
3. •
   (historical) A linen or silken cloth anciently used in various ceremonies connected with the administration of the Eucharist.