Rev Joe

If I am not mistaken, to be legally wed in Germany you only have to have a civil marriage done by government officials. The religious wedding ceremony is separate and is not considered to be the legal one, but is just done for ceremonial/religious purposes.

I stopped reading bathroom graffiti when I was sitting in a stall and noticed a small sticker stuck to the inside of the door at the bottom with small print on it. I leaned in closer to read it and it said "You are now reading this bent over at a 45 degree angle."

Sending positive thoughts his way!

Rest in Peace Miep Gies! http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100112/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_obit_miep_gies

Keep on talking yourself out of it. Also here is a link to local resources that can help you. Please check them out. Joe http://www.azspc.org/resources.html

I started for the third time "The Tale of Genji". So far I have gotten much further than the first two times.

Thank you from a fellow vet (but with far less experiences than you).

These are great pictures! This guy paints himself to blend into the background. http://v1kram.posterous.com/liu-bolinthe-invisible-man/

Positive thoughts headed his way.

I live in Minnesota and do Iowa weddings and as far as I know there is no 'registration' requirements for being a clergy member and doing weddings in Iowa. Joe

If you are a non-resident of Wisconsin, you need to have a letter of sponsorship to be able to perform a wedding in Wisconsin. It has to come from a minister of the same denomination that you are who has a church under his/her ministry. If ordained by ULC of modesto you can get one here: http://ulcwisconsin.org/html/sponoshiptemp.html

I do weddings in Wisconsin (and live in Minnesota) and on the county web site of 2 of the wisconsin counties that I do weddings in, they specifically state that the officiant's name address and phone number are needed when applying for the license. This is not called out in the state statute anywhere that I can find, but it is most likely asked for to determine if the officiant is a resident or not. I have had couples contact me because they forgot to bring my address and phone number with them when they applied. So far no clerk has asked any of my couples for a letter of sponsorship, although I supply them with an electronic copy just in case.

In MN, WI and IA it is the minister's responsibility to get this returned.

You will need a letter of sponsorship from someone of the same denomination who has a church under his/her ministry. You can check out this link if you were ordained ULC through Modesto, CA! http://ulcwisconsin.org/html/sponoshiptemp.html

This will probably help you out: http://www.sacred-texts.com/

Way to go Koki!!! I was one of those he got a sponsorship letter for!!!

Positive thoughts being sent her way.

Positive thoughts headed your way!

And here I thought you were a senior when you were in your last year of high school or college!

I'm glad everything is going great!

Welcome Aboard!

Positive thoughts headed to him and his family!

Positive thoughts headed her way!

Positive thoughts headed her way.

This too shall pass!