'The Parish Church. England is divided into parishes, and each one has clearly defined boundaries. Parishes do not normally correspond to local authority areas or civil registration districts. There is usually only one church for each parish, and this will be the parish church for any address situated within the parish boundaries.
If you and your partner live in different parishes, you have the choice of being married in either parish church.'
Your wedding at St Mary's.
In
order to be married at St Mary's Harrow on the Hill, either one or both partners
must be resident in the Parish of St Mary, or they must be regular
worshippers at services and have qualified for Church Membership. These
are legal requirements, since the Vicar acts as the Registrar.
Weddings take place after discussion and preparation with the Vicar, and the
reading of Banns. The legal preliminary to marriage in the parish church is the
publication of the banns of marriage. Banns are the public announcement that two
people wish to marry, and an invitation to anybody who knows just cause or
impediment to the union to declare it. On three Sundays prior to the wedding,
the banns are read out in the parish church (or churches) of the future bride
and groom.
Appointments for wedding enquiries are available by arrangement through
the Parish Office.
If you would like more details about marriage within the Church of England,
please click on the Link below.
Weddings in the Church of England
Baptism
and Confirmation in the Church of England.
Baptisms usually take place
during the morning service, when the candidate will be welcomed into our Church
Family here at St Mary's. We welcome enquiries from people of all ages, who are
resident in the Parish or who regularly worship at St Mary's.
Initial enquiries can be made through the Parish
Office.
