[Magdalen] Wedding Advice

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Come to Houston for ceremony.  ; )

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On Sep 4, 2015, at 2:25 PM, Rick Mashburn <ricklmashburn at gmail.com> wrote:

Jo, you are correct. The newly approved sacrament of marriage isn't
available until Advent. I'm not sure how that is going to be addressed but
for now The Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant is the only liturgy approved
for use in the Dio. of West Texas. I haven't heard anyone talk about
whether (or when) the Bishop and Standing Committee will address that.

We've asked to call it The Blessing of a Civil Marriage which is what is
actually is in our case. We were legally married in Santa Fe in May. But,
that could cause issues with the Bishop and Standing Committee which only
approved the current situation in April or May of this year. This is still
an overwhelmingly conservative Diocese!

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not sure what we will do yet...I just feel
very blessed to have the opportunity to do something. I never, even in my
wildest imagination, thought that I would see it happen in my lifetime!

Peace, Rick

> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 12:28 PM, Jo Craddock <jocraddock at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 09/04/2015 10:28 AM, Rick Mashburn wrote:
>> 
>> As y'all know, Alex and I were married in a civil ceremony in Santa Fe in
>> May. We're planning our church service for November. Currently, the
>> liturgy
>> that is approved calls the service the "Celebration of a Lifelong
>> Covenant"
>> but I'm hoping it can be the "Blessing of a Civil Marriage" by the time
>> the
>> bulletins are printed. We've requested permission from the Bishop to call
>> it that
> I'll be interested to hear how the details work, Rick, in both regards,
> and I'm very excited for you and Alex!
> 
> I'm old-fashioned enough to think the ceremony invitation is one thing,
> and the reception another. Or, to avoid any awkwardness, open the reception
> and have a private dinner celebration another time.
> 
> It was my understanding the sacrament of marriage doesn't "officially"
> open until Advent 1. This also requires some detail work, I imagine; we
> have some married-elsewhere couples at St. James who have held off the
> current options (while others have opted for them). Does the blessing of an
> already-performed civil marriage open to equality before Advent 1? I don't
> know that we have any couples chomping at the bit, but I expect some dates
> may be requested by early next (secular) year.
> 
> Peace,
> Jo
>