Fees for Weddings and Funerals

THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST CHAD, PATTINGHAM WITH PATSHULL

WEDDING FEES FROM 01 January 2024


PCC & DioceseOtherTotal
Publication of Banns£36.00
£36.00
Marriage Service£531.00
£531.00
Total Statutory Fees (Publication and service)

£567.00
Certificate of Banns (required if marrying elsewhere)£18.00
£18.00
Optional Additional Fees


Organist See note 1
£150.00£150.00
Use of Organ See note 2£30.00
£30.00
Choir
£184.00£184.00
Bellringers
£184.00£184.00
Use of Bells See note 3£30.00
£30.00
Video (additional fee due to Organist) See note 4
£50.00£50.00
Live Streaming See note 5£50.00£60.00£110.00
AudioVisual Operator See note 6
£114.00£114.00
Voluntary Donation towards upkeep of church (suggested £50, please amend)£50.00
£50.00

Notes:

(1) – if the organist is not required but music is provided in some other way the fee for the organist is still payable.

(2) – the fee for the use of the organ is payable in addition to the organist’s fee if the organ is used.

(3) – the fee for the use of the bells is payable in addition to the bellringers’ fee if the bells are rung.

(4) – this additional fee is payable when the service is video recorded and/or streamed to the internet.

(5) – when the service is streamed a fee is payable for the use of the equipment and for the operator. (Although we will endeavour to stream the service to YouTube and also record it we can offer no guarantee. Whilst it is normally possible to do this there are a number of technical and other reasons which might mean that either or both do nor succeed. Those include problems with the equipment in the church, problems with the mobile phone signal and issues relating to YouTube. If streaming to YouTube does not succeed then half the fee paid will be refunded. If neither streaming nor recording succeed then the whole of the fee paid will be refunded.)

(6) – where the AV system is used during the service to play audio and/or video a fee is payable for the operator. That fee includes the preparation which the operator needs to undertake prior to the service. If the service is also streamed the operator’s fee for streaming is not also charged.

NB : There is a deposit of £100 payable when a wedding is booked

  • Invoices will be issued and should be paid before the service.
  • Cheques should be payable to: Pattingham Parochial Church Council (or Pattingham PCC)
  • Should you wish to pay by bank transfer, the details are:
    • Sort Code: 20-97-78
    • A/c No: 50655023
    • A/c name: Pattingham PCC
    • Description: name(s) of couple

The wedding fees can be downloaded as a PDF.


FUNERAL FEES FROM 01 January 2024


PCC & DioceseOtherTotal
Service in Church
Service In Church£238.00
£228.00
Burial In Churchyard following service in church£366.00
£366.00
Organist See note 1
£114.00£114.00
Use Of Organ See note 2£30.00
£30.00
TOTAL£624.00
£738.00
Burial elsewhere or cremation preceding or following service in church (excluding travel expenses)£40.00
£40.00
Committal elsewhere after Church Service (Expenses)£20.00
£20.00
Video (additional fee due to Organist) See note 3
£50.00£50.00
Live Streaming See note 4£50.00£60.00£110.00
AudioVisual Operator See note 5
£114.00£114.00
Choir
£184.00£184.00

Notes:

(1) – if the organist is not required but music is provided in some other way the fee for the organist is still payable.

(2) – the fee for the use of the organ is payable in addition to the organist’s fee if the orhan is used.

(3) – this additional fee is payable when the service is video recorded and/or streamed to the internet.

(4) – when the service is streamed a fee is payable for the use of the equipment and for the operator. (Although we will endeavour to stream the service to YouTube and also record it we can offer no guarantee. Whilst it is normally possible to do this there are a number of technical and other reasons which might mean that either or both do nor succeed. Those include problems with the equipment in the church, problems with the mobile phone signal and issues relating to YouTube. If streaming to YouTube does not succeed then half the fee paid will be refunded. If neither streaming nor recording succeed then the whole of the fee paid will be refunded.)

(5) – where the AV system is used during the service to play audio and/or video a fee is payable for the operator. That fee includes the preparation which the operator needs to undertake prior to the service. If the service is also streamed the operator’s fee for streaming is not also charged.


PCC & DioceseOtherTotal
No Service in Church
Service (including burial of body) at graveside in churchyard£473.00
£473.00
Service (including burial of cremated remains) at graveside in churchyard£266.00
£266.00
Service at Crematorium or in Cemetery (including travelling expenses)£248.00including travel expenses £20£248.00
Burial of body in churchyard (committal only)£399.00
£399.00
Burial of Cremated Remains (Loose or in container)£192.00
£192.00

Only parishioners and those on the church electoral roll have the right to be buried in the churchyard.


PCC & DioceseOtherTotal
Monuments
Small cross of wood£55.00
£55.00
Small vase or tablet£89.00
£89.00
Any other monument£167.00
£167.00
Additional inscription on existing monument£35.00£35.00

NB The charge for digging graves is not included above – please see Mr Simon Link for this.

NBB: Burial in the churchyard is reserved for those residents in the Parish of Pattingham with Patshull or those on the electoral roll of the church of St Chad. The only exceptions will be interments into existing graves (where room permits) or where the deceased only ceased to be resident in the parish upon entering residential care.

  • Invoices will be issued and should be paid before the service.
  • Cheques should be payable to: Pattingham Parochial Church Council (or Pattingham PCC)
  • Should you wish to pay by bank transfer, the details are:
    • Sort Code: 20-97-78
    • A/c No: 50655023
    • A/c Name: Pattingham PCC
    • Description: Name of deceased

The funeral fees can be downloaded as a PDF.