<!-- Alternate content for non-supporting browsers --> <table width="570" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td> </td> <td valign="top"><p><br> <img src="images/wedding2_text.gif" width="101" height="30"><br> </p></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="4%"> </td> <td valign="top"><p align="left"> </p> <p align="center"><em>Christian marriage is a solemn and public covenant between a man and a<br> </em><em> woman in the presence of God. In the Episcopal Church it is required<br> </em><em> that one, at least, of the parties must be a baptized Christian; that<br> </em><em> the ceremony be attested by at least two witnesses; and that the<br> </em><em> marriage conform to the laws of the State and the canons of this Church. </em></p> <p align="center"><em> A priest or a bishop normally presides at the Celebration and Blessing<br> </em><em> of a Marriage, because such ministers alone have the function of<br> </em><em> pronouncing the nuptial blessing, and of celebrating the Holy Eucharist. </em></p> <p align="right"> From the Book of Common Prayer, Page 422 </p> <p align="center"><strong>Weddings</strong> are performed for members of the church. If you are considering a wedding at All Saints’, </p> <p> please contact the Lori Brooks in the Church Office. A thirty-day notice to the priest is required by Canon Law. </p> <p>Thirty days notice to a priest is required by Canon Law for <strong> remarriage</strong> . Ordinarily, at least one year should elapse between the divorce and remarriage, unless the actual separation preceding the divorce was of some duration, in which case the Bishop will consider exceptions on a case-by-case basis. Further, in accordance with Canon Law, no priest may solemnize any marriage in which either of the parties has been divorced unless and until he or she receives permission from the Bishop. </p> <p><strong>To see our Wedding Procedures, <a href="weddings2.htm">click here</a> . </strong></p> <p> </p></td> </tr> </table>
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