This clear and comprehensive guide addresses all that ministers need to know to about conducting weddings well. Ideal for curates, training incumbents, ordinands and those who teach them, it combines information on legal requirements, service planning, pastoral practice and hassle-free organisation together in one place.

Ordination training in the area of marriage often focuses solely on the development of marriage liturgies. Consequently, many newly ordained clergy are pastorally ill-equipped to exercise this key ministry. This practical handbook addresses all that ministers need to know to about conducting weddings well.

Paul Thomas

Marriage Ministry

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Preface

MARRIAGE AND THE LITURGY

THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARRIAGE SERVICE IN ENGLAND FROM 1066 TO THE PRESENT DAY

THE BURY ST EDMUNDS MISSAL OF 1125−35

THE SARUM MARRIAGE SERVICE

THE 1549 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER MARRIAGE SERVICE

THE 1662 BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER MARRIAGE SERVICE AND SERIES ONE: THE FORM OF SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY

PRAYER BOOK/SERIES ONE MARRIAGE SERVICE WITH HOLY COMMUNION (NUPTIAL MASS)

COMMON WORSHIP MARRIAGE SERVICE

COMMON WORSHIP MARRIAGE SERVICE WITHIN A CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION (NUPTIAL MASS)

AN ORDER FOR PRAYER AND DEDICATION AFTER A CIVIL MARRIAGE

STRUCTURE OF A SERVICE OF PRAYER AND DEDICATION WITHIN A CELEBRATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST

THANKSGIVING FOR MARRIAGE

MARRIAGE AND THE LAW

THE BASICS: WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW?

BANNS

COMMON LICENCE

SUPERINTENDENT REGISTRAR'S CERTIFICATE (SRC)

SPECIAL LICENCE (ARCHBISHOP'S LICENCE)

DIVORCE

MARRIAGE REGISTERS

MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE

MARRIAGE AND MISSION

MARRIAGE MINISTRY TIMELINE

Ordination training in the area of marriage often focuses solely on the development of marriage liturgies. Consequently, many newly ordained clergy are pastorally ill-equipped to exercise this key ministry. This practical handbook addresses all that ministers need to know to about conducting weddings well: \* Procedural: the initial contact with a couple; structuring the conversation and the ground you need to cover; the pastoral and procedural opportunities of marriage ministry; and advice and examples on how to proceed with clarity and confidence. \* Liturgical: looks at the service options and rules; choosing music and readings; the organisation and logistics of the day; and guidance on how to conduct a wedding. \* Legal: a clear summary of the legal processes required; registers and filling them in; how to be well organised with paperwork and form-filling. \* Missional: the various ways that the opportunity of this pastoral office can be used to build up the Church. \* Pastoral: looking at dealing with sensitive issues such a divorce, differences in the family, and children from a previous relationship.

Paul Thomas is Vicar of St James's Sussex Gardens in Paddington and is Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Prayer Book Society.

• A simple, clear and comprehensive guide for curates, training incumbents, ordinands and those who teach them. • All you need to know about legal requirements, service planning, imaginative pastoral practice and hassle-free organisation all together in one place. • Written with cheerful good humour throughout to make this ministry a joy for all involved.

This clear and comprehensive guide addresses all that ministers need to know to about conducting weddings well. Ideal for curates, training incumbents, ordinands and those who teach them, it combines information on legal requirements, service planning, pastoral practice and hassle-free organisation together in one place. Topics include: • Procedural: the initial contact with a couple and the ground you need to cover; • Liturgical: service options and rules, choosing music and readings, the logistics of the day itself and conducting the ceremony; • Legal: what is required and how to be well organised with paperwork; • Missional: how marriage can be used to build up the Church; • Pastoral: how to deal with sensitive issues such a divorce and family differences.

\["For clergy seeking to improve marriage ministry skills", "Addresses gaps in ordination training for weddings", "You will confidently conduct weddings with clarity"\]

This comprehensive guide equips clergy for effective marriage ministry.

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