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Cottingham Methodist: Weddings

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Getting Married at Cottingham Methodist

The aim of this page is to provide useful links for preachers and those interested in further research into the bible.

The Content of the Marriage Service

 

Introduction
Selecting just the right Bible reading, hymns, and other music is often very difficult; but the next few paragraphs are intended to help you narrow down your choices and save you lots of time.
Readings
You may have any Bible reading you wish in your wedding service, but most couples select one of the following:

Music
The processional and recessional parts of the wedding ceremony are of obvious importance and you will want them to be memorable, so be sure to give some careful thought to your choice of music.

The Bridal Chorus from Richard Wagner's opera, Lohengrin, has been popular ever since 1858 when Princess Victoria chose it for her wedding entrance processional, and so too is Jeremiah Clarke's Trumpet Voluntary (the Prince of Denmark's March) which was Princess Dianna's choice when she married Prince Charles. But you are not restricted to those two pieces. Here, listed alphabetically by composer, are some alternatives. Just click on the titles to hear a midi version of the tune.

Perhaps the most popular recessionals are Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream (chosen by Princess Grace and Prince Ranier of Monaco) and Charles Widor's Toccata from Organ Symphony No 5 (chosen by Princess Ann when she married Captain Mark Phillips); but again, there are lots of alternatives.

For interludes while the signing of the register takes place, you might chose any of the following:

Hymns
When it comes to hymns, you have an enormous range to choose from. You will need to discuss your choice with David, but you are not confined to the hymns in Mission Praise, which is the hymn book generally used at St James.

When making your choice, do bear in mind the ability or otherwise of your guests to sing them, and avoid unfamiliar hymns and hymns with high notes! That said, here is a list of popular hymns from which you might like to choose the two or three hymns that a marriage service normally contains. Click on the Click for wordsfor the words, or on the title for a midi rendition of the tune.

Lectionary Resources

 

Item Details
Textweek downloadable lectionary for the pda
The lectionary in MP3 format, downloadable so it can be read.
The Revised Common Lectionary online
http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/index.htm
The current series resources http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary/BPentecost/index.htm
   

 

Worship Resources

 

Item Details
Textweek resources
www.textweek.com loads of stuff, readings, hymns, pictures, film clip suggestions….searchable by lectionary date, or scripture.
Scripture Union Light Years Syllabus
 http://www.scriptureunion.org.uk/light/lightyearssyllabus.asp
Clean jokes for services
http://www.gcfl.net/randomfunny.php

 

 

Administration Tools

 

Dates Event
Google Calendar
http://www.google.com Yahoo has a similar version. Both allow for setup of an online calendar that lets others add events, see what you are up to. It is also synchable with your PC and PDA. It also contains public calendars that can be included, the RCL entry contains the lectionary

 

 

June

 

Dates Event
23rd June
3:00pm provisional booking - Paul Field, a Christian Songwriter leads a music workshop at Clowes.
23rd June
7:30pm Paul Field concert at Clowes Methodist church.