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INTERCESSORY PRAYER

An extemporaneous prayer may be offered, or the following may be prayed by the

pastor or by all:

Let us pray.

Eternal God, creator and preserver of all life, author of salvation, giver of all

grace, bless and sanctify with your Holy Spirit __________________ and

______________________, who come now to join in marriage. Grant that they

may give their vows to each other in the strength of your steadfast love. Enable

them to grow in love and peace with you and with one another all their days, that

they may reach out in concern and service to the world; through Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

EXCHANGE OF VOWS

The woman and man face each other, joining hands.

man to woman:

In the name of God, I, _________________, take you, __________________, to

be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for

richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as we

both shall live. This is my solemn vow.

Woman to man:

In the name of God, I, _________________, take you, __________________, to

be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse,

for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as we

both shall live. This is my solemn vow.

BLESSING AND EXCHANGE OF RINGS

The pastor may say:

The ring is an outward and visible symbol of an inward and spiritual grace, signi-

fying to all the uniting of this man and woman in holy matrimony, through the

church of Jesus Christ, our Lord.

The pastor may bless the giving of rings or other symbols of the marriage:

Bless, O Lord, the giving of these rings, that they who wear them may live in your

peace and continue in your favor all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ our

Lord. Amen.

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