Renewal of Vows Ceremony

Clarence and Ada Lou Condon Repeating of Vows

October 27, 2001

Condons walk down aisle.

Candle lighting.

Condons seated.

Children walk in starting with Suters.

Call Condons to front and begin service.

Today, Clarence and Ada Lou Condon, on the celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary, have come to repeat their vows befoe this company of witnesses, in remembrance of that special day in 1951. The fact that they want to do this testifies to their self-evident devotion for each other over the years.

From the two of you who stood by yourselves back then, the number has increased many fold. Five children are here today, along with their spouses, and, if they could all be here, there would be twelve grandchildren here as well. This number is only the multiplier for the happiness you both possessed in the beginning.

As your pastor, I want to thank both of you for the godly example you have displayed in the church over many years. You have held many different positions, and were especially significant in your contribution to the Sunday School. When you were at the helm of the Sunday School from the sixties through the eighties, the number grew tremendously.

As the family will express, all of us have a profound respect for both of you for many different reasons. We thank you for the wisdom you used in raising your children. We thank you for the unyielding determination you had in doing the right thing. We thank you for the years of hard labor and sacrifice in providing, not only a house, but a home for your family. You rebounded several times from serious sickness to go back to work. You never allowed problems to go unnoticed or unaddressed. The leadership both of you exhibited in the church was reinforced in the home.

Declaration of Intent:

Clarence and Ada Lou, we have come this afternoon to witness again your vows of marriage. And now, I must ask you each to declare your intentions before us all.

Clarence Condon, will you have Ada Lou Condon continue to be your wife; to live together in the holy covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health, and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her so long as you both shall live? If so, answer, “I will.”

Ada Lou Condon, will you have Clarence Condon continue to be your husband; to live together in the holy covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him so long as you both shall live? If so, answer, “I will.”

Marriage Vows:

Please join hands and repeat after me:

I, Clarence Condon, affirm you, Ada Lou Condon, to be my 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 until we are separated by death; as God is my witness, I give you my promise.

I, Ada Lou Condon, affirm you, Clarence Condon, to be my 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 until we are separated by death; as God is my witness, I give you my promise.

Prayer: Reverend Marlin Odom

Clarence and Ada Lou, you have expressed your desire to remain husband and wife before this company of witnesses. You have shown your love and affection by joining hands and have made promises of faith and devotion, each to the other. I, therefore, affirm that you are husband and wife, according to the authority vested in me as a minister of the Gospel, and the law of the State of Ohio; In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. What God has joined together let not man separate.

Clarence, you may now kiss your bride.

Ladies and gentlemen, I now present to you for another fifty years, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Condon.

Deb, Rick, Ron, Becky and Kevin speak.

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Grandchildren sing “Happy Anniversary”.l

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