Miserere Mei

The first item in the Poor Vicar’s Sacristy in a Box is a cruet set.

I purchased these cruets at the local Wal-Mart for $3.88 ($1.94 each). They are of plain clear glass; the stoppers are fitted with molded plastic to keep them tight in the necks of the bottles. Based on my testing, the cruets will each hold approximately 10 ounces of water or wine. This should suffice for the poor vicar’s mission congregation.

The tray came from the local Dollar Tree at a cost of $1.00. It has a silver finish, though you might find one with a gold finish in another store.

This simple cruet set will serve its function well at a fraction of the cost of those available from church supply retailers. The pair of plain glass cruets should match nicely with the host box that will soon be sitting on the poor vicar’s credence.

Poor Vicar’s Sacristy in a Box cost to date: $4.88