The Huron Expositor, 1997-02-19, Page 47Non. den '
ominational services
ces
also available to co
in lore share. outside uples
h
Most 'transactions'
a common element. Whether it's their oBali said he
'vying a house or In his case, Ball said he usually
fixed, at house
getting your says yes to such requests and is
doge xe , at spend time in apoint o will
ttle happy to provide the service.
have
ce toross the desk The United Church of Canada
man who sfrom a little has 'no national policy regarding
and says "Sign sspeaks
throughpleahis no•e who may or may not be married
1° their churches. Instead, policy
Such an experience is ecce
as a part of our sometimes accepted is set locally. Other churches have
greasy different rules and regulations,
work -a -day life. but it should not but most churches :have similar
be part of our wedding day.
Thr problem faced by provisions.
couples these days, however aris stillllubet ounc r those
who
getting bout ge may
they don't have a traditional -- married under the umbrella of
church to turn to when they want any religion they
to get married. Therefore, they there is yet another alternativettsr, t
feel they have little choice but to Chris Morgan of The Pastoral
tie the knot with a civil ceremony Centre near Goderich offers a
downtown, in a little office, wedding service which is non co
-
across the desk from a .... well
you know the rest. denominational. r
They're wrong. Morgan is an ordained minister o
f
in the Church of Christ and he is at
open ero the several alterar native busy these day man-ying couples de
goers out there. who either don't attend church in
Yrs. the civil ceremony is regularly or can't get married in
always available at town hall, but such atiar� church due to reas°nti ch
according to Re%. Bob Ball of um don't her ch
North Strrrr United Church in'ce d a traditional
.Goderich, many churches are of God,- tsaid Morbe gan.
in the eyessor
%%illing to marts people fromMorgans wedding services are
•
quite aimpJe, not overly religious
-- just. a simple appeal to faith
which reminds couples of the
weight of the obligation they are
about to undertake.
He said the people who come
to him don't want to be married
by a Justice of the Peace because
they feel a bond as sacred as
marriage needs to appeal -to
something greater, something
more than just a bureaucrat and a
piece of. paper.
Morgan has been marrying
couples for the past 30 years, but
oday he said he's marrying more
people than he ever has before.
Last year he married 153
uples, this year he figures hellop 200. He thinks a big reason
r his increased business stems
om the fact regular attendance
church has decreased as the
mands placed on people have
creased.
He said many young people are
busy trying to make ends meet,
urch is being lost in the shuffle.
"It's not that they are heathens
atheists, they just don't have
r for church," he said.
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