Father Stephen, would be delighted to discuss with you what is involved for a church marriage or blessing. These discussions are always best face to face, it demonstrates your commitment to want to be married or have a blessing within the Church.
Father Stephen would like to invite you to a Sunday morning service, 10am after the services you can discuss your Marriage. Please email Father Stephen - rector.westchiltington@outook.com of the Sunday you wish to attend, this ensures that he has no other couples or commitments that Sunday.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
When meeting Father Stephen you will both need to bring with you a Passport and Driving License. If you do not have these don’t panic and Father Stephen will guide you to what other documents you will need to bring.
We are governed by regulations for marriage set by the C of E and it is necessary for a qualifying connection to the parish to be established.
You will need to show evidence of one of the following for the prospective bride or groom:
Lives in the parish; is on the church’s electoral roll; has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months; was baptised in the parish; was prepared for confirmation in the parish; has habitually attended normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months (this means you can build your own qualifying connection by coming along to church services for 6 months).
or
one of you or your partner’s parents (at any time after you were born) has- lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months; has habitually attended normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months.
or
One of you or your partner’s parents or grandparents was married in the parish.
To check if you live in the parish of West Chiltington you can enter your postcode into the following site and discover the parish in which you are resident. This should be the first thing you do before making an enquiry. Click here to find out.
For more about weddings in the C of E click here