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The Church of England Marriage Measure 2008, No. 1 is a Church of England measure passed by the General Synod of the Church of England extending the right to marry in a Church of England church to parish churches with which a person has a qualifying connection.
The marriage service was largely a translation of the Sarum rite. [80] The first part of the service took place in the nave of the church and included an opening pastoral discourse, a time to declare objections or impediments to the marriage, and the marriage vows. The couple then moved to the chancel for prayers and to receive Holy Communion. [79]
Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2006; Church of England Marriage Measure 2008; Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Measure 2009; Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2010; Church of England Marriage (Amendment) Measure 2012; Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure 2014
The oldest traditional wedding vows can be traced back to the manuals of the medieval church. In England, there were manuals of the dioceses of Salisbury and York.The compilers of the first Book of Common Prayer, published in 1549, based its marriage service mainly on the Sarum manual.
Only in 1955 did the church set up the Liturgical Commission and ten years later the Church Assembly passed the Prayer Book (Alternative and Other Services) Measure 1965. A series of books followed, most becoming authorised for use in 1966 or 1967: the Series 1 (formally "Alternative Services Series 1") communion book scarcely differed from the 1928 book (as was the case with its wedding service).
Church of England [7] and Church in Wales [8] priests are not permitted to conduct same-sex marriages. However, the Church in Wales has the power to require the Lord Chancellor to change the law to permit them to do so [9] and has approved a liturgy for their blessing. [8]
The Clergy Marriage Act 1548 (2 & 3 Edw. 6.c. 21) was an Act of the Parliament of England.Part of the English Reformation, it abolished the prohibition on marriage of priests within the Church of England.
Prayer During the Day, a form of midday prayers introduced in the Church of England's Common Worship Holy Communion, often also known as Mass , Holy Eucharist, or the Lord's Supper The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two , a version of the Holy Communion celebrated by the General Synod of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui