Marriage Resources
Bishop White has given permission for the use of trial marriage liturgies approved by the 78th General Convention for all couples.
Those liturgies may be found here:
[PDF] The Witness & Blessing of a Marriage (adaptation of the previously available "blessing" liturgy)
[PDF] The Celebration & Blessing of a Marriage 2 (adaptation of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer marriage liturgy)
Purchase as a paperback or EBook: Liturgical Resources 1: I Will Bless You and You Will Be a Blessing
Revised and Expanded 2015
The liturgies of the prayer book continue to be available to different sex couples; Celebration & Blessing of a Marriage 2 (linked above) is the adaptation with gender neutral language.
Note that the 78th General Convention also revised the marriage canon. Those changes, including to the declaration of consent required by all couples, may be found here.
Sec. 4. Prior to the solemnization, the parties shall sign the following Declaration of Intention:
We understand the teaching of the church that God's purpose for our marriage is for our mutual joy, for the help and comfort we will give to each other in prosperity and adversity, and, when it is God's will, for the gift and heritage of children and their nurture in the knowledge and love of God. We also understand that our marriage is to be unconditional, mutual, exclusive, faithful, and lifelong; and we engage to make the utmost effort to accept these gifts and fulfill these duties, with the help of God and the support of our community.
The Application for Consent to Solemnize a Marriage after Divorce or Annulment can be found here.
Background Resources
EPISCOPAL CHURCH RESOURCES
In 2012, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church commissioned a Task Force to study marriage and report back to the 2015 convention. The full report contains six essays on marriage and discussion resources:
ESSAYS
Full Report
Introduction
Essay 1: A Biblical and Theological Framework for Thinking about Marriage
Essay 2: Christian Marriage as Vocation
Essay 3: A History of Christian Marriage
Essay 4: Marriage as a Rite of Passage
Essay 5: The Marriage Canon: History and Critique
Essay 6: Agents of the State: A Question for Discernment
Essay 7: Changing Trends and Norms in Marriage
TOOLKIT
Dearly Beloved: A Toolkit for the Study of Marriage
OTHER EPISCOPAL RESOURCES
A Timeline of changes in the marriage canons of the Episcopal Church
To Set Our Hope on Christ
A 2005 response from the Episcopal Church to the Windsor Report, a 2004 study commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury. A study guide was prepared by Integrity for use in congregations.
Claiming the Blessing 2015: The Case for Marriage
Comments on the Report on the Study of Marriage, proposed liturgies and other related legislation from LGBT advocates in the Episcopal Church. (The 2012 Claiming the Blessing report can be found here.)
Mind of the House of Bishops Statement: ‘Communion Across Difference’
ADDITIONAL READING
"Those Seven References" A study of seven references to homosexuality in the Bible, providing voice and responses for those looking for a non-literal understanding of these passages.
15 Theological Arguments for Gay Marriage A resource from an LGBT advocacy group in the Church of England
