Planning a Wedding
at
the
ARTHUR’S PASS CHAPEL
The Arthur’s Pass Chapel Committee has determined
that the requested donation for use
of the chapel for a wedding be $250.00.
Donations should be made by by cheque payable to the ‘Arthur’s Pass Chapel
Committee’ and posted a week in advance of the ceremony to:
Ian Ford, Treasurer, Arthur’s Pass Chapel
Committee
31 Crossgates Rd, Leeston, Canterbury 7683
All arrangements for a priest or minister,
flowers, music, etc are the responsibility of the couple who book the chapel
building for their wedding.
Three clergy presently associated with the Chapel
can be contacted to officiate at weddings:
Anglican: The
Rev'd Susan Baldwin, 15 McLaughlin's Road, Darfield 7510
phone +64 3 317 0979 email revsuebaldwin@gmail.com
phone +64 3 317 0979 email revsuebaldwin@gmail.com
Baptist:
The Rev'd Paul Cossey, c/- Darfield Baptist Church,
15 Greendale Road, Darfield 7510
phone +64 3 318 8688 email cosseyp@gmail.com
15 Greendale Road, Darfield 7510
phone +64 3 318 8688 email cosseyp@gmail.com
Presbyterian: : The Rev'd Stephanie Wells, 26 North Terrace, Darfield 7510
phone +64 3 318 7283 email rev.stephanie.wells@gmail.com
phone +64 3 318 7283 email rev.stephanie.wells@gmail.com
Alternatively, couples may engage a minister of
their own choice, who must in any case be ordained by a recognized
Christian denomination. Please ensure that the officiating minister enters the
requisite information about the service in the chapel’s vestry register, since
it is valuable for the chapel’s history and geneolgists.
Please take careful note of the positioning of
furniture in the chapel, and ensure that any furniture that is moved for the
ceremony is returned to its usual location before leaving. The
Chapel has a pedal harmonium organ, which you are welcome to use. Also,
turn off all electric switches when you leave.
Couples who are planning an outdoor ceremony are
strongly urged to engage a wedding planner who can make all the necessary
arrangements in advance regarding voice amplification, music, seating, and the
safety of the guests (considering, among other things, the proximity of the
stream that runs beside the lawn).
There is to be no smoking in the Chapel. Under no
circumstance should any guest or participant in the wedding throw rice or
confetti on chapel grounds.
The Chapel is always open, but the vestry room key
is available by prior arrangement at the DOC office, just to the east of the
Chapel. In this room you will find the register, cleaning equipment, and
switches for power and lights.
Thank you for your help in keeping the Chapel
clean and welcoming for all visitors.
