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Another Ceremony Of Renewed Vows With Vow Renewal Certificate Templates And Complete Ceremony Wording Files

7/21/2014

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I am posting another complete Vow Renewal Ceremony in its entirety along with some Vow Renewal Certificate Templates designed specifically to go along with the ceremony. This ceremony is the Your Lives Together In Jesus Christ wedding ceremony adapted to be a vow renewal. This is a beautiful Christ centered ceremony that focuses on the couple's
commitment to one another as well as their commitment to love and serve as Christ commands.
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Here is the ceremony posted on the blog and below it you will find free downloads for the Word docx file, PDF file of the ceremony and PDF files for the certificate templates....

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   Your Lives Together In Jesus Christ
Vow Renewal Ceremony

Greeting

The Wedding Minister/Officiant faces the guests. The Wife stands to the right of the Officiant. The Husband stands to the left of the Officiant. The Wife and Husband stand facing the Officiant/Minister.

Officiant:

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God, and in the presence of these witnesses, to celebrate a renewal of marriage vows. ____________ and ____________ ‘s steadfast faith and love has graced them with ____ years of being joined in Holy matrimony; which is an honorable estate, instituted of God. Faithfully residing in this Holy Estate, these two persons come now to reaffirm their joining together.

Invocation

Officiant:

Let us pray,

Almighty and Ever blessed God, we beseech thee to be present and evermore bless this couple as they were truly joined in the honorable state of marriage ____ years ago. Thou brought them together by thy providence, sanctified them by thy Spirit, and gave them and continue to give them a new frame of heart for their enduring relationship, we are grateful thou has granted unto them thy heavenly guidance; through Jesus Christ throughout their wedded life. Amen.

Charge to Wife and Husband

Officiant:

I charge you both, as you stand in the presence of God, to remember that love and loyalty have been the foundation of your happy and enduring home. The solemn vows which you made ____ years ago, are to be kept permanently, and if steadfastly you seek to do the will of your Heavenly Father, your lives together will be full of peace and joy, and the home which you have established will abide through every change.

The Pledge or Betrothal

Officiant:

As an expression of your willingness to re-commit yourselves to one another, I invite you to please join hands as you prepare to take your vows.

Couple face each other holding hands.

Officiant: To Husband: 

____________ will you renew your pledge to your wife, ____________, to live together in the covenant of faith, hope, and love according to the intention of God for your lives together in Jesus Christ? Will you continue to stand by her faithfully and love, honor and cherish her as long as you both shall live?

Husband Responds: I will

Officiant: To Wife:

____________ will you renew your pledge to your husband, ____________,  to live together in the covenant of faith, hope, and love according to the intention of God for your lives together in Jesus Christ? Will you continue to stand by him faithfully and love, honor and cherish him as long as you both shall live?

Wife responds: I will.

Wedding Vows

Officiant: To Husband:

Repeat after me.

 The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.

I, ____________, renew my vow to take you ____________, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, 'til death do us part: and together we will continue to love and serve as Christ commands as long as we both shall live.

Officiant: To Wife:

Repeat after me.

 The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once.

I, ____________, renew my vow to take you ____________, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, 'til death do us part: and together we will continue to love and serve as Christ commands as long as we both shall live.

Blessing of the Rings

Officiant: To the Couple: Please join hands.

Couple are clasping hands (Husband right hand then on top of that Wife right hand, left hand, left hand) so that ring hands are on top as the Officiant holds hand his/her hand over rings as they recite the blessing.

Heavenly Father, bless these rings. Grant that ____________ and ____________ may wear them with deep faith in each other. May they do your will and always live together in peace, love and abiding joy. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen!

Exchange of Rings is now the Ring Vow Renewal

As the blessing is over, now the Officiant is no longer holding her/his hand over the couples clasped hands. The Couple continue to have hands laid on one another.

Officiant: To the Couple:

 ____________ and ____________ repeat, after me, these words:

The following can be broken down line by line instead of said all at once. The couple, in unison will repeat after the officiant.

Husband And Wife In Unison:

____ years ago, we gave each other these rings as a symbol of our vows, and with all that we are, and all that we have, we will uphold our pledge to honor one another, in the name of God.

Wedding Prayer /Blessing

Officiant:

God of love, bless the enduring marriage of ____________ and ____________. Surround their relationship and their home with an ever-growing love. May they always be aware of Your presence and Your care in their lives. And now, ____________ and ____________, may the grace of Christ attend you, the love of God surround you, and the Holy Spirit keep you. Amen.

Pronouncement of Husband and Wife

Officiant:

Inasmuch as you ____________, and you ____________, have thus renewed your covenant in holy matrimony and have witnessed the same before God and this gathering and by the authority vested in me by the State of ____________, I now reaffirm you as husband and wife and what God hath joined together, let no man put asunder.

You may seal your renewal of marriage vows with a kiss!

Benediction

Officiant:

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

Announcement

The couple turn to face the guests as the officiant presents the couple.

Officiant:

It is with great honor I once again, present to you Mr. And Mrs. ____________! 

PDF FILE CEREMONY WORDING DOWNLOAD
Below is the PDF file for the Your Lives Together In Jesus Christ Vow Renewal Ceremony - To get the free PDF file, click below on "Download File".
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Word docx FILE CEREMONY WORDING DOWNLOAD
Below is the Word docx file for the Your Lives Together In Jesus Christ Vow Renewal Ceremony - To get the free Word file, click below on "Download File".
your_lives_together_in_jesus_christ_vow_renewal.docx
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blue_jewel_cross_vow_renewal_certificate.pdf
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blue_jewel_cross_vow_renewal_2.pdf
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Peace, Love and Joy To You!

Avary
2 Comments
Evan Guthrie link
7/27/2014 09:50:39 am

Thanks for posting the vows for the renewal service. Great resource.

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Avary link
7/27/2014 01:47:02 pm

Thanks Evan for your comment. I am so glad you find the vows to be a great resource! Thanks again!

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