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CEREMONY INFORMATION
We are a
Christian ministry and our Chaplains are Ordained ministers. They
include a Radio Evangelist and a former Anglican
Bishop. The order of a wedding ceremony can be
denominational (Anglican,
Baptist, Episcopalian, Evangelical,Lutheran, etc.) or a Christian
service written by our
ministerial team. If we create a custom ceremony, the different
elements can be ordered
differently based on the flow of the ceremony. For example, a reading
may be more
appropriate in a place other than where it might traditionally be found.
NOTE:
We also offer budget weddings. These weddings are held outside of the Church at diverse locations. The service is contemporary
Christian but apart from a formal Church setting. These can be
set up in in Private or Public areas that can accomodate small
gatherings. They include gazebos, rented halls, small chapels and
outdoor parks.
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Our basic Ceremony:
At our Chapel or another
location.
Bringing of the Bride:
Who
brings this woman to be married to this man?
FATHER: Her Mother and I
Welcome:
Welcome family and friends. In the eyes of God and
each other, we are here today to celebrate one
of life's greatest moments, to give recognition to the worth and beauty
of love, and to cherish the
words that will unite Groom
and Bride in marriage.
Opening:
Groom and Bride,
in the days ahead of you, there will be times of conflict and times of
joy. Harmony
will be your reward if you follow this advice:
Let your love be stronger than your anger.
Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend than to break.
Look for the best in your beloved rather than the worst.
Confide in your partner and ask for help when you need it.
Remember that true friendship is the basis for any lasting relationship.
Give your spouse the same courtesies and kindness’ you bestow on your
friends.
Say "I love you" every day.
And
I ask you to remember what Paul's First letter to the Corinthians
Chapter 13 teaches us of love:
If
I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don't have love, I
have become sounding brass,
or
a clanging cymbal.
If
I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge;
and if I have all faith, so as
to
remove mountains, but don't have love, I am nothing.
If
I dole out all my goods to feed the poor, and if I give my body to be
burned, but don't have love, it
profits
me nothing.
Love
is patient and is kind; love doesn't envy. Love doesn't brag, is not
proud,
doesn't
behave itself inappropriately, doesn't seek its own way, is not
provoked, takes no account of
evil;
doesn't
rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
bears
all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails.
But
where there are prophecies, they will be done away with.
Where
there are various languages, they will cease.
Where
there is knowledge, it will be done away with.
For
we know in part, and we prophesy in part;
But
when that which is complete has come, then that which is partial will
be done away with.
When
I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a
child. Now that I have become a
man,
I have put away childish things.
For
now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in
part, but then I will know
fully,
even as I was also fully known.
But
now faith, hope, and love remain -- these three. The greatest of these
is love.
(The
Family Rose Ceremony would go here)
Vows:
Groom and Bride,
I remind you that marriage is a precious gift; a lifelong dedication to
love and a
daily challenge to love one another more fully and more freely.
With this understanding, do you Groom take Bride to be your beloved wife
Do you promise to love
her, honor her, cherish and keep her, in sickness and in health, for
richer for poorer, for better for
worse and to be faithful only to her for as long as you both shall live?
With this understanding, do you Bride take Groom to be your beloved
husband? Do you promise to
love him, honor him, cherish and keep him, in sickness and in health,
for richer for poorer, for better
for worse and to be faithful only to him for as long as you both shall
live?
(You may wish to add a
reading or song here.)
Rings:
Groom and Bride have
chosen rings as outward symbols of the commitment they make today. From
earliest times, the ring has been a symbol of committed love. An
unbroken and never-ending circle
symbolizes a commitment to love that is also never ending. We ask that
God bless these rings and this
union of souls.
Groom, take the ring which you
have selected, place it on Bride's finger, and say to her
these words.
With this ring / I thee wed / In the name of the Father / and of the
Son / and of the Holy Spirit /
Amen.
Bride, take the ring which you
have selected, place it on Groom's finger, and say to him
these words.
With this ring / I thee wed / In the name of the Father / and of the
Son / and of the Holy Spirit /
Amen.
Groom
and Bride, may the peace of God
that passes all understanding keep your hearts and minds in
the knowledge and love of God and of his Son Jesus Christ: and the
blessing of God Almighty, the
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you
always.
Prayer:
Let
us pray: God, bless this couple that you see before you this day. Give
them the strength to hold on
during the storms of stress and the dark of disillusionment. Keep them
tender and gentle as they
nurture each other in their wondrous love. Help them to continue
building a relationship founded in
respect and rich in caring. May Groom
and Bride see each other as healer,
protector, shelter and
guide. We ask this in your name, Amen.
Pronouncement:
Groom and Bride,
having witnessed your vows for marriage, and by the authority vested in
me by
God and the State of Michigan, I pronounce you husband and
wife.
Kiss:
You
may seal your vows with a kiss.
Presentation:
Ladies
and gentlemen, it is my GREAT honor to present to you for the first
time as husband and wife:
Chaplaincy Services, A.E.C.C.
of Southeastern Michigan
Since 1993
Box 361, Hazel Park, MI 48030
Telephone (248) 520-1522
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