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Christian Ceremony Example One
This is the most simple ceremony I
officiate. The ceremony is for couples who desire a short, private, intimate
ceremony in our "Gathering Room" or at
the location of your choice.
Opening Prayer
Scripture Reading: 1
Corinthians 13:4-8
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is
not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always
trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
Homily:
"What is a Christian Marriage": By
Rev. Fennessy, (Approx. 5 minutes) Mandatory for
any Christian Marriage I solemnize.
The Wedding Vows:
Minister:
You (Name of Bride) and you (Name of
Groom) having come to me signifying your desire to be formally united in marriage, and
being assured that no legal, moral, or religious barriers hinder this proper union, I
command you to join your hands and give heed to the question now asked you.
(Name of Groom) In taking the woman whom you hold by the hands to be your lawful and wedded wife, I require you to promise to love and cherish her,
to honor and sustain her, in sickness as in health, in poverty as in wealth, in the bad
that may darken your days, in the good that may light your ways, and to be true to her in
all things until death alone shall part you.
Do you so promise?
Groom: I do.
Minister: (Name of Bride) In taking the man whom you
hold by the hands to be your lawful and wedded husband, I require you to promise to love
and cherish him, to honor and sustain him, in sickness as in health, in poverty as in wealth, in the bad that may darken
your days, in the good that may light your ways, and to be true to him in all things until
death alone shall part you.
Do you so promise?
Bride: I do.
The Ring Ceremony:
Blessing of the Rings: by Rev. Fennessy
The Ring Exchange:
Minister: In token
and pledge - Groom Repeats of our constant faith and abiding love - Groom Repeats with
this ring I thee wed - Groom Repeats.
Minister: In token and pledge - Bride Repeats of our constant faith and
abiding love - Bride Repeats with this ring I thee wed - Bride Repeats.
Wedding Prayer and Blessing:
Declaration of Marriage:
Minister: (Name of Bride) and (Name of Groom) since you have committed
yourselves to a life long love, before God and these witnesses, and since you have agreed
to meet the needs of each other as long as you both live, and you have made your intentions
public, And so, By the power vested in my by Almighty God and according to the
laws of the State of Ohio, I now pronounce you
husband and wife.
You are no longer two but one. What therefore God has
joined together, let not man put asunder.
The Lord Bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious
to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.
You may now kiss your bride.
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