As part of their study around ‘Relationships and Family’ the Year 9 students explored the content and symbolism of a Christian wedding and why marriage is important to both religious and non-religious people.
To experience some of the tradition and symbolism for themselves students staged weddings during their classes with each of them taking on various roles including, bride, groom, vicar, best man, bridesmaids and congregation. The bride and groom wrote their own vows and the vicar delivered a short sermon about the significance of marriage to Christians,
The guests were led through the service by the vicar and this helped them to understand the meaning behind features such as rings, vows and blessings. RS Teacher Mr Churm said, “Students thoroughly enjoyed the lessons and found that partaking in a dramatized wedding really helped them understand the importance of weddings and marriage for religious believers. It was good for the students to see for themselves how a Christians wedding fits together and to learn about why it all matters for Christians. We has some fantastic vicars, brides and grooms who played their parts really well.
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