The Chairman of the Archbishop’s Liturgical Panel, Bishop Rob Forsyth, says the committee’s work on marriage as well as a range of other services will be debated on the last night of Synod, Tuesday 16th October.
Bishop Forsyth, along with Archbishop Jensen, appeared on a variety of media outlets throughout September answering questions about the second form of the marriage service in the new ‘Common Prayer’ book.
If approved, the service would be one of six alternatives available to churches for use at weddings. While in one of the old services the wife promises to ‘obey’ her husband, in the alternative order in ‘Common Prayer’ the word ‘submit’ is used. Read more
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