Fees
Occasional Fees 2019
Baptism
There is no fee for the service
Marriage of Parishioners by Banns or Licence in Parish Church
| Publication of Banns (payable to local church) | £30 |
| Certificate of Banns | £15 |
| Licence | £85 |
| Ministry | £440 |
| Charge for use of a Non Parishioner | £100 |
| Clerk / Verger | £45 |
| Certificate of Marriage | £5 |
Other fees (Organist, choir, bells, video etc) by arrangement
£220 assigned to Deanery, £220 for Church if Parishioner (£320 if non-parishioner)
If SSM or retired Clergy take a wedding, they receive the assigned £220 fee (travel fee included in this).
Marriage of Parishioners by Banns or Licence in District Church
| Publication of Banns (payable to local church) | £30 |
| Certificate of Banns | £15 |
| Licence | £85 |
| Ministry | £440 |
| Charge for use of District Church | £200 |
| Clerk / Verger | £50 |
| Certificate of Marriage | £5 |
| Other fees (Organist, choir, bells, video etc) by arrangement |
£220 assigned to Deanery. £420 for Church
If SSM or retired Clergy take a wedding, they receive the assigned £220 fee (travel fee included in this).
Funeral in Church, Cemetery or Crematorium
| Ministry | £240 |
| Burial of body or ashes on a separate occasion | £60 |
| Charge for use of a District or Daughter Church | £200 |
| Verger | £50 |
| Car expenses | £15 |
Organist fee by arrangement |
Notes on the Funeral fees at a Crematorium/Church
£120 of ‘Ministry Fee’ assigned to Deanery. £120 for Church where funeral takes place.
For a funeral at a Cremation, the same fee is charged for a Cremation as a Church service. ie: £240, plus £15 travel fee
If a stipendiary Minister takes a Cremation service, £120 goes to the Deanery and £120 to the Church where the Minister is Priest.
A retired or SSM Minister receives £120. The other £120 is paid to the Deanery.
If a Stipendiary Minister is covering for a colleague at a funeral service in a Church, £110 goes to the Deanery and £110 goes to the Church in which the service takes place. The visiting colleague receives only the travel fee.
If a stipendiary Minister is covering for a colleague at the Crematorium, £110 goes to the Deanery and £110 goes to the Church of the Priest who takes the service, regardless of the origin of the deceased, unless it is a retired/SSM Priest, taking the service, in which case £110 is for the Deanery and £110 for the Priest taking the service.
Note on Gravestones: Rules vary from parish to parish and the advice of the Rector should be sought before a commission is undertaken.
Fees for Retired Clergy/SSMs taking services in Churches
| Service without sermon | £44 |
| Service with sermon | £88 |
| Full Sunday | £110 (max payable per Sunday) |
| Weekday service | £30 |
| Separate Baptisms | £15 fee only |
| Marriages | £220 (the equivalent to the Assigned fee) |
| Funeral (at church or crem) | £110 (the equivalent to the assigned fee) |
| Travel | £15 (once per Sunday or funeral/wedding/Baptism) |
| Burial of ashes (separate occasion) | £60 |
Search of registers
| Fees per hour | £28 |
| Certificate (each) | £28 |
The Very Reverend Mike Keirle
Dean of Jersey
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