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The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Serving Suffolk Communities

USEFUL RESOURCES		Back to Family Life Back to Marriage Home
Both for those involved in conducting wedding services and marriage preparation as well as couples about to be married
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Suffolk County Council Answers some of the what, when, where, whom and how's for getting married in Suffolk. www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/focuspages/yourlife/getting_married.html

Church of England WebSite Answers some of the frequently asked questions about getting married in church www.cofe.anglican.org/lifeevents/weddings

Family Life And Marriage Education FLAME provides support for families, married couples and couples about to be married in church. You can look at the central website, which provides contact details for each diocese as well as information on getting married in church at www.flamefamily.co.uk.

The Mothers' Union Central WebSite The Mothers' Union is committed to supporting family life. See the centrul MU site at: www.themothersunion.org or se the Diocesan MU site at: www. stedmundsbury.anglican.org/sitestuff/mission familylife/MU/MUwho.htm

Marriage Resource WebSite Marriage Resource seeks to uphold the Christian view of marriage and provides marital support to couples of any faith. www.marriageresource.org.uk/frameset.htm

Marriage Care WebSite www.marriagecare.org.uk

The Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury Deals with the issue of marriage licences, the regulation of the notarial profession and the awarding by the Archbishop of "Lambeth" Degrees. www.facultyoffice.org.uk/Marriage.html

Family File Care for the Family site which aims to support and resource those with leadership responsibility in their church www.familyfile.org.uk

Books & Leaflets

Using Common Worhsip: Marriage, Stephen Lake, CHP/Praxis 2000 Practical exploration of Common Worship rites to help ordained ministers and others involved in wedding services make the most of the opportunities provided by the CW resource.

Marriage Leaflet, National Society/CHP Designed to be given to couples preparing for marriage. Reflects on the meaning of marriage and the Common Worship service. In packs of 20 for £10.

	Your Wedding in the Anglican Church, Stuart Thomas, Kevin Mayhew 2001 To help couples understand the commitment of marriage and prepare for their wedding day and married life. Based on Common Worship.

Pastoral Prayer Book, Raymond Chapman, Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd 1998 Prayers and resources for times of change, concern and celebration e.g. weddings, baptisms, anniversaries, illness, bereavement.

Pastoral Prayers, Richard Deadman et al, Continuum 2002 Prayers and liturgies for various pastoral occasions including the most difficult ones - with preparatory prayers to be used by the minister him/herself too.

Liturgies for the Journey of Life, Dorothy McRae-McMahon, SPCK 2000 Occasions of Prayer, Lisa Withrow, SPCK 1999 Both offer a range of prayers, short liturgies and meditations suitable for use at home or in a less formal church situation.