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The Virtual Vicar - Online Advice
She’s the Church of England’s secret weapon in the war of the weddings. Meet Manchester’s ‘virtual vicar’ Revd Jan Harney who’s going online and out on the streets to lure brides and bridegrooms back up the aisle. [Source: BBC Manchester]
That's our very own Resident Reverend, Jan Harney who offers wedding advice and answers wedding questions here in the NewlyWeds-UK online wedding magazine. Well done Jan!
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URGENT:
Thank you Vicar.
I have a client asking if there would be any problem with her marrying a catholic in a COE church. I responded that in her own parish it would be fine and then she countered with:
"The ceremony would not take place in our own parish. The chosen venue for the wedding has a chapel attached and this would be the first choice. Would we need to contact the Dean of the Parish first to gain permission to hold a catholic ceremony in his area or do we contact a catholic priest in our own area to see if he would be willing to carry out this service."
Can you offer correct information please? I'd like to be able to help her ASAP please.
Thanks very much.
Hi Savvyplanners
Really sorry but because of the way you posted I have only just spotted this question.
If there is a Chapel on the secular venue it's likely that it was a private family chapel and isn't part of the diocese and therefore will not hold Registers - but in that case it probably isn't licensed for weddings either.
You could try asking the Area Dean. I think that Roman Catholic Priests still need to have a registrar on the premises when they conduct a wedding so you'll need to check with both of those. If the premises are licensed for Civil weddings it may be possible to have a blessing service in the chapel afterwards.
Sorry not to be more specific but I'm working 'in the dark' on this occasion.
kind regards
Jan Harney (Rev'd)
http://www.asineden.co.uk
Hi Savvyplanners
Really sorry but because of the way you posted I have only just spotted this question.
If there is a Chapel on the secular venue it's likely that it was a private family chapel and isn't part of the diocese and therefore will not hold Registers - but in that case it probably isn't licensed for weddings either.
You could try asking the Area Dean. I think that Roman Catholic Priests still need to have a registrar on the premises when they conduct a wedding so you'll need to check with both of those. If the premises are licensed for Civil weddings it may be possible to have a blessing service in the chapel afterwards.
Sorry not to be more specific but I'm working 'in the dark' on this occasion.
kind regards
Jan Harney (Rev'd)
http://www.asineden.co.uk