The Welcome and the Readings

Lesson 5 of 10 · About 13 minutes

The Welcome and the Readings

What do I say first, and which Scriptures do we read?

A welcome that gathers the room and says why everyone is there, then one or two readings chosen with the couple and read by someone who has practised.

A tall brass church lectern whose eagle spreads its wings to hold the book, with candle branches on either side, small statues of saints round the shaft and two lions at its feet.
Historical witnessLectern in the Form of an EagleJehan Aert van Tricht · ca. 1500 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters, New York (68.8, The Cloisters Collection, 1968)CC0 (The Met Open Access)

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  1. The question in front of us
  2. What do I say first, and which Scriptures do we read?
  3. What the welcome does
  4. Dearly beloved
  5. Two welcomes in plain words
  6. Choosing the readings
  7. Who reads, and how to prepare them
  8. Can someone read a poem instead?
  9. Write the welcome and choose the readings

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