MARRIAGES

To be married at Saint John’s requires one or both parties to the Marriage to have a Qualifying Connection in the form of one or more of the following:

• Having been baptised in the parish (by a Church of England service/form of baptism).
• Having been confirmed (by a Church of England service) and the confirmation being entered in a register belonging to a church or chapel in the parish.
• Having a parent or grandparent who was married in the parish by a Church of England service.
• Having had as a usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months.
• Having a parent who has had his or her usual place of residence in the parish for at least 6 months during your lifetime.
• Having habitually attended public worship at Church of England services in the parish for at least 6 months.
• Having a parent who has habitually attended public worship at Church of England services in the parish for at least 6 months during your lifetime.

To arrange a Marriage please contact us by E Mail to stjohnschurchlaceygreen@gmail.com or by telephone on 01844 347741. For those who are not UK citizens, citizens of the Republic of Ireland, or EU citizens with Settled Status in the UK, it will be necessary to obtain a Marriage Schedule from the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages before a date for a Marriage Service in Church can be arranged. The minimum age for Marriage in the UK is now 18 years old.