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Office of the Secretary >
Records Management > Advice for Congregations
> Parish Register > Other Records
Marriages
The parish register traditionally contains the following information related to
marriages conducted in the congregation:
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Name and birth date (baptismal date) of the bride
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Name and birth date (baptismal date) of the groom
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Names of witnesses
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Date of the wedding
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Name of the presiding minister
Pastors are cautioned not to enter the information related to marriages into the parish
register, or to sign any legal documents, until the wedding ceremony actually has been
completed.
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Voting Members
The parish register may contain a list of the voting members of the congregation.
Voting members are defined by the Model Constitution for Congregations as "members
who are confirmed members. Such confirmed members shall have communed and made a
contribution of record during the current or preceding year"
(*C8.02.).
The parish register may contain the date on which the member became a voting member,
either by Affirmation of Baptism [Confirmation] or by letter of transfer from another
congregation (see above).
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Communicants
In many congregations, persons are admitted to the Sacrament of Holy Communion prior to
Affirmation of Baptism [Confirmation]. Reception of Holy Communion often follows a period
of instruction appropriate to the age level of the member, after consultation with the
pastor and the parents.
The parish register may list the date on which the member first received Holy
Communion.
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