Funerals at the Strathmore United Church
Funerals are typically arranged through a funeral home. Please contact your Funeral Home of choice.
Frequently asked questions
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Presider – The minister of our church, or our minister’s designated replacement, will preside at your wedding. If there is no United Church minister available, you may make a request to the Strathmore United Church Council to provide your own minister. This guest minister must be licensed by his/her own church and the province of Alberta to preside at weddings to be eligible for consideration by our Council. Marriage Commissioners cannot preside at a wedding held in a church.
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Communion may be served during the ceremony if you choose.
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Children of your partnership or from previous partnerships can be included in the covenant if you choose.
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Flowers and Decorations are permitted in the narthex, the foyer, on the pews and around the chancel area. Seasonal church decorations, such as banners, remain in place for weddings. Please ensure that someone from your wedding party remains behind to remove your wedding decorations after the wedding service!
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Rice, confetti, birdseed, and bubbles are not used at the church.
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Silk Flower petals down the center aisle may be used, but removal of the petals following the ceremony is the responsibility of the wedding party. Real petals may not be used.
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The pulpit, pews, organ, communion table and baptismal font are permanent fixtures and may not be moved.
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Photographs and/or video recordings during the service are allowed. Your photographer should confer with the minister for a clear understanding of how the minister and photographer team together in ways that are mutually respectful. The service is arranged in such a way as to provide several opportunities for photographs to be taken.
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Normally, there are no weddings on Sunday’s, or during the liturgical seasons of Advent, Lent or Christmas.
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Musicians or music are arranged separately. We have musicians who may be available.
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An Order of Service for the wedding guests is not generally provided. If you would like to have one printed, you can choose from several bulletin covers. There is an added cost for the order of service which depends upon the cost of purchasing and printing the covers.
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A Provincial Marriage License & registration of marriage application is available from the Alberta Registry agent. You will be asked to pay a fee for the license. We cannot do a legally recognized wedding unless you have the license!