Prayers The Lord’s Prayer, traditional version: Your ...

1 Prayers The lord s prayer , traditional version : Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen. And a note on parking You will notice that parking is not always easy at St. Luke s. We have a small area for disabled parking but try to keep the front of church free at weddings to allow space for the bride s car, and for photos.

2 As an eco friendly church we encourage our usual congregation to walk or to use the local borough car parks - less than five minutes away - at the Magnet Leisure Centre. You may wish to let your guests know about the available parking, and even provide them with a map A prayer of preparation: lord , We thank you for the gift of love; We thank you for your love for us and for human love, that of man for woman and woman for man. We ask that during this time of preparation for our marriage you will guide us in all our ways, in our relationship to each other and in our preparations for mar-riage, so that on our wedding day we may give our whole minds to the joy of the service and the gathering together of those we love; we ask this through Jesus Christ our lord , Amen Your wedding in Church We are delighted to be marrying you at St.

3 Luke s Church. This leaflet may help you to plan the order of service. Music Music is an important part of all weddings and sets the tone for your celebration. We have an excellent organ and organists. Please talk to the Director of Music about your musical ideas. The Bride enters to a piece of music, there is usually music during the signing of the regis-ters, the Bride and Groom leave to music. Usually, three hymns are sung. If you have the choir then they may sing a piece before the Prayers . The choice can be quite confusing. This short list of sugges-tions may help - it is not at all exhaustive.

4 Entry of the Bride: Bridal Chorus, Lohengrin, by Richard Wagner Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from 'Solomon', by G F Handel Prelude, Te Deum, by M A Charpentier Trumpet Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March), by Jeremiah Clarke Trumpet Tune, by Henry Purcell Exit Procession of the Married couple: Wedding March, Midsummer Night's Dream, by Mendelssohn Hornpipe, Water Music, by G F Handel Nun Danket (Triumphal March), by Karg-Elert March 'Crown Imperial', by W Walton Trumpet Voluntary, by John Stanley Tuba Tune, by C S Lang Toccata, Symphony No. 5, by Widor Choir anthems / during the signing of the register: Jesu Joy of Man s Desiring by J.

5 S. Bach A Gaelic Blessing, by John Rutter Lead me lord by Wesley God be in my head by Walford Davies The lord s my Shepherd (Psalm 23) - Crimond Ave Maria, various arrangements Hymns This is a small selection of popular hymns: Praise my soul the King of Heaven O praise ye the lord All my hope on God is founded Morning has broken Praise to the lord , the Almighty Lead us, Heavenly Father, lead us Come down, 0 Love divine lord of all hopefulness The King of love my shepherd is Dear lord and Father of mankind Love divine, all love's excelling Make me a channel of your peace And did those feet (Jerusalem)

6 Rejoice, the lord is King O Jesus I have promised Father hear the prayer we offer Now thank we all our God Give me joy in my heart Be still, for the presence of the lord Give me joy in my heart If you google these hymns you will be able to listen to most of them on the internet. You can also get CDs of most hymns and Brides Magazine will have lists / CDs too. You are welcome to borrow a hymnbook from church. The website: will have lots of other help and ideas, and you can listen to hymns and other music there too. Copyright If you are having your service videoed you will need to get a copyright licence and show it to your priest before the service.

7 These are very reasonable and can be bought via the website: Flowers Flowers can make the church even more beautiful - even simple pew ends. You may bring in your own flowers or the church can arrange them for you at a charge. Joan Harnby (01628 622140) will advise you. Printing an Order of Service If you are planning to have a printed order of service, the normal outline follows below. You only need to print the words in bold type. Please let the priest who is taking your service see a draft so that it can be checked before you get it printed. Music for the entrance of the Bride Print the title of your chosen piece, with the composer s name The Welcome Hymn The first hymn is sung here.

8 You should print the hymn words in full, with the name of the writer in italics at the end. The Declarations The Collect This is a special prayer for use at weddings The Reading You may wish to print the Bible reference (the priest can help with this) and the name of the person reading it. The Address This is a short talk by the priest, about the nature of marriage Hymn The second hymn comes here - see above The Marriage The Blessing of the Marriage Choir anthem Optional, if the choir are singing an anthem then you may wish to print the details. The Prayers The Prayers end with the lord s prayer , you may wish to print it in full (see over).

9 Hymn The third (or second if you only have two) hymn comes here - see above. The Blessing of the congregation Registration of the Marriage If you have chosen a particular piece of music to be played or sung during the signing of the register it is usual to print the details here. The procession of the Bride and Groom As with the entrance, you should print the details of the music your have chosen. You may add at the end: Copyright licence number: 209446