The Gospel Side: Your Answer

Someone at church asked me a while ago what it meant to "sit on the gospel side" at church. They were reading a book that mentioned a family that always sat "on the gospel side." Well, whoever you were, I finally found out. (My dad was super busy for a while.) Here's what he said:
In a church that is set up the traditional way (with a center aisle), the side directly in front of the pulpit is the gospel side. The Gospels (Matthew Mark, Luke, and John of the New Testament) are always read from the pulpit. Also, the pulpit is traditionally on the left (if you are facing it) or stage right. The other side is called the epistle side, because that is were the minster or liturgist or someone would read from the New Testament (not including Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John), and the Old Testament. It is also called the lecturn side. My dad said that sometimes you will find the set up switched, where the pulpit is on the right hand side, or stage left, but not often. I hope that this answer finds you, whoever you are. Because it's pretty neat-o stuff!