Baptistry

(6) Blessed Sacrament Room

additional seating for overflow worship. It is also immedi-

ately adjacent to the kitchen and the baptismal pool.

(a) Description. The Blessed Sacrament Room is used

Direct access is desirable to the exterior and to outdoor

during Roman Catholic services and for private prayer

activity areas. It is essential to the narthex, to permit

and devotion.

simultaneous activities in the nave and activity room.

(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 23.

(5) Baptistry

(c) Relationships. The Blessed Sacrament Room

(a) Description. Most Christian sects practice some

should be directly accessible from public circulation and

form of baptism involving a baptismal font or immersion

adjacent to the reconciliation room. The room should be

pool. The baptismal service usually involves a small

convenient to the chaplain's office, sacristy and narthex.

number of people and occurs at times other than the reg-

(7) Reconciliation Room

ular worship service. Therefore, the baptistry is best

(a) Description. The reconciliation room is an alterna-

located adjacent to the activity room, rather than the

tive to the traditional confessional booth for Roman

nave.

Catholics. It provides the option of confession with or

(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 23.

without face-to-face contact. The size of the reconcilia-

(c) Relationships. Dressing rooms for participants

tion room ranges from 120 to 140 square feet.

(male and female), and the chaplain, should be immedi-

(b) Space Allocation. See Table 7 - 23.

ately adjacent to the immersion pool and separate from

(c) Relationships. The reconciliation room should be

general public circulation. When not in use, the immer-

directly accessible from public circulation and adjacent to

sion pool should be masked from view. Restroom facili-

the blessed sacrament room. The room should be con-

ties should also be nearby.

venient to the chaplain's office, sacristy and narthex.

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