[Magdalen] Wedding Advice

[Rick Mashburn]

LOL...that would simplify lots of things!

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 2:46 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Come to Houston for ceremony.  ; )
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> 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
> >
>