tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post1138795383709558700..comments2023-12-23T05:26:40.855-06:00Comments on Showers of Blessings: Introduction to a Quaker weddingPaul Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03483071863453025925noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-49756314769595142272015-08-12T09:10:03.082-05:002015-08-12T09:10:03.082-05:00This is so interesting, I hadn't realised that...This is so interesting, I hadn't realised that there were certain practices for Quaker weddings! It seems quite stripped back which probably has a lot of benefits! Somerset Spa Girlhttp://www.holbrookhouse.co.uk/somerset-spanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-40427685823763950412015-07-11T01:53:34.201-05:002015-07-11T01:53:34.201-05:00It is not expected to be polished or conventionall...It is not expected to be polished or conventionally eloquent, but should be sincere and intended for the entire meeting.<a href="https://www.myweddingmusical.com/Top-Wedding-Songs.aspx" rel="nofollow">top wedding songs</a>Richard C. Lamberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14766504022599651016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-76175207643009023092012-05-23T13:33:04.145-05:002012-05-23T13:33:04.145-05:00Hello, Paul,
Just wanted to add my 'thanks...Hello, Paul,<br /><br />Just wanted to add my 'thanks' to those already here - like the poster above, I did a quick web search of 'Quaker wedding introduction' and yours was the first. I anticipate it being very helpful to me in composing my words for my friends Rachel and Sally, who marry in about a week and a half.<br />Thank you, Friend!<br />Anna in Birmingham, UK (formerly of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and a big fan of Sacred Harp too)HappyAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12909993834061094298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-27135146980602312812010-08-10T01:14:33.016-05:002010-08-10T01:14:33.016-05:00Nice introduction of about "Quaker wedding&qu...Nice introduction of about "Quaker wedding"...Its very loveable to read all your post...Its a very informative too....Thanks for this loveable post.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.expressvaletllc.com" rel="nofollow">Dallas Valet</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09671773728165833647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-3117769496802270692009-09-10T21:11:06.303-05:002009-09-10T21:11:06.303-05:00Hi Paul,
I'm doing the introduction to the me...Hi Paul,<br /><br />I'm doing the introduction to the meeting for worship at my sister's wedding this month, and I did a search to find other introductions to Quaker weddings. Yours was the first one to pop up. I found it quite useful. Thanks for posting this.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Bischoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13196064668170667389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-45881984406616672022007-07-21T01:08:00.000-05:002007-07-21T01:08:00.000-05:00Rich, I'm with Paul. Tell us more, please? I mean,...Rich, I'm with Paul. Tell us more, please? I mean, I was there, but we didn't stay much longer, so we kind of missed how it all played out later... <BR/><BR/>-- Chris M.Chris M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05125825966802002625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-92178898007682593202007-07-15T21:39:00.000-05:002007-07-15T21:39:00.000-05:00Thanks, Rich. I'd love to hear some time how Robin...Thanks, Rich. I'd love to hear some time how Robin's & Chris's wedding was so historic.<BR/><BR/>The wedding for which this was written went very well. It took place in a Lutheran church, the tradition of the groom. (Both partners are Finnish and have deep Finnish-Lutheran cultural roots, but the bride has been an active participant in our meeting for several years.) Trying to incorporate elements of both traditions was a challenge, especially since our meeting (ministry & counsel) has recently decided to pay more attention to such things and insist on maintaining the integrity of the Quaker worship. <BR/><BR/>I'm not sure everyone was happy with the balance, but I was satisfied: the wedding started with organ preludes and entry march (which Liz Opp, who sat with me, said "This doesn't really scream11 'Quaker wedding', does it?"); an invocation prayer & reading of I Cor. 13 by the pastor (in his vestments); then the Quaker part; followed by a hymn and recessional march. (My only complaint was that the organist played too loudly to hear the singing. . . .)<BR/><BR/>I am always worried that non-Quakers will not feel welcome or able to minister, but I can't think of a wedding (or memorial meeting) where the non-Quakers didn't "get it." Yesterday, about half of the speakers were Finns, the other half Quakers, and all of it appropriate. I frankly don't think many people really listen all that closely to the theology part; what they hear is the opportunity to speak, and they run with it.Paul Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483071863453025925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-17061781613611059712007-07-15T15:44:00.000-05:002007-07-15T15:44:00.000-05:00Paul, Thanks for sharing this. It's a very well-w...Paul, <BR/>Thanks for sharing this. It's a very well-written and helpful way to present the Quaker way of marrying.<BR/><BR/>As Robin said, I had the honor of making a statement something like this at Chris and Robin's wedding ,a joyful occasion in its own right (and also, by the way, a very important event in the history of 15th Street Meeting - for reasons too involved to elaborate on here). Over the years I have done the same at a few other weddings. I love Quaker weddings anyway, and having the chance to interpret them for friends and relatives of the couple makes it even more of a blessing for me.<BR/>Sometimes - in order to give a sense to the non-theologically-inclined of what it means to be moved to give a message I have quoted the early Friend who said something like "Mind the promptings of love and truth in your heart, for they are the leadings of God." (not quoted exactly here, but you get the idea). My hope is that this gives permission for non-Quakers to give messages if they truly feel inspired, whether or not they buy into a full-blown Quaker theology.<BR/>- - Rich Accetta-Evans<BR/>(<A HREF="http://brooklynquaker.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow"><B>Brooklyn Quaker</B></A>Rich in Brooklynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589780733691616974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14041973.post-72868944393283702642007-07-13T22:46:00.000-05:002007-07-13T22:46:00.000-05:00This is lovely. I was called upon once to make a s...This is lovely. I was called upon once to make a similar explanation for two members of our Meeting, whose families were not familiar with Quaker weddings. Rich Accetta-Evans, the <A HREF="http://brooklynquaker.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Brooklyn Quaker</A>, provided this service at Chris's and my wedding, for which I am still grateful.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.com