Enquiry
Stage:
First
of all, congratulations on your engagement
and coming wedding! We will do everything
we can to help you with your plans.
Initial
enquiries regarding the use of Farm Street
Church should be sent in writing
to the Parish Secretary, 114 Mount Street
, London W1K 3AH . Your letter of enquiry
should contain your names and addresses with
contact details and the proposed date (approximately)
for the wedding. Please also state your religious
affiliation and whether you have ever been
married before.
In
order to celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony
in the Catholic Church, at least one of you
must be a Catholic. If you do not normally
worship at Farm Street, please state the name
of the parish where you normally attend Mass
and give the reasons you wish to marry here.
You are very welcome to invite a priest of
your acquaintance to officiate, if you wish.
After
writing to us, we suggest that you come along
to Mass some Sunday and meet the clergy! There
is coffee in the Hall following the 9.30am
and 11am Masses.
The
Secretary will be in touch very soon after
receiving your letter. Normally you should
start making enquiries no less than six months
before the proposed wedding date.
If
you have a situation that you would prefer
to discuss with a priest prior to writing,
the secretary will be happy to arrange an
appointment over the phone.
Essential
Documents:
1.
A letter from your local parish priest confirming
that he has no objection to you being
married in this church.
2.
Letters
of Freedom to Marry for each party, notarised
by a Commissioner for Oaths (Solicitor).
3.
A currently-dated baptismal certificate from
the church where you were baptised.
4.
From your local Registry office: a certificate
for each of you which permits you to be married.
These must be applied for as soon as possible
and not less than fifteen days before the
wedding. The certificates must be given to
the priest by law before the ceremony so please
deliver them as soon as possible. It is absolutely
essential that the certificates are presented
since the wedding cannot take place without
them.
5.
A Marriage Course certificate (see below).
6.
a £30 cheque, adressed to WRCDT, for
mixed marriage or mixed religion couples.
Marriage
Preparation
Your
wedding should be the culmination of much
prayer and reflection. Your priest will
guide you in this process. To assist
you in this, it is required that both of you
attend a Couple's Course in a parish near
to you or at the Marriage
Care Centre. Unfortunately, we are unable
to offer such a course here. After you have
completed the course, you will be issued with
a certificate which you must present.
Order
of Service:
You
may choose to have a Nuptial Mass, or a Wedding
Service without a Eucharistic celebration.
Please consult with the priest helping you
regarding this question.
For
your convenience, please consult the Order
of Service Nuptial
Mass and the Order of Service for a
Wedding Service.
There
is a choice of readings and music to be made
in either case.
The
readings are listed in the respective Order
of Service, so please click on one to view
them.
Music:
The
Director of
Music is David Graham. You may ring
him at home on 020 7253 7214, or email FarmStMusic@aol.com.
He will invite you to the church on a Saturday
or Sunday morning for a personal discussion
regarding the music.
The
fees are: Organ £220; Organist &
Soloist £400, Organist and Full Choir
(9
professional singers and choir director) £1,200.
The
choir, choir director and organist are professional
musicians, hence the fees they charge and
any recording of their work is part of their
professional status. If you wish to record
your wedding, you will have to purchase a
Copyright License as well as having to pay
additional fees to those performing the music,
as required by law. The Director of Music
can give you more information.
Flowers:
Gladys Hughes and her team are responsible
for all flower arrangements in the church.
tel/fax: 01582 713470/620803; mobile: 0792
512 6013.
Photographs:
You
can employ any photographer you wish. Tthe
use of video cameras is permitted but check
with the Parish Priest for guidelines and
see above regarding the recording of music.
Confetti:
Under
no circumstances is the use of confetti of
any kind permitted either inside or outside
the church.
Fees:
We
suggest an offering of around 10% of the total
wedding cost (this works out for most people
at £1,500 - £2,000.), payable
to "Farm Street Church". If
you are a UK tax-payer, this should be gift-aided
(an envelope will be provided). The
sacristan should receive a tip for his help
(£20).
Should
you require further assistance or clarification,
please do not hesitate to ask. It is our wish
to make your Wedding Day as memorable as possible.
A.M.D.G
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