The Bride and Groom

Pauline Waring

Where Educated: St Pius X Girls School, Manchester/Open University

First Job: Shop Assistant at Werth's Boutique

Favourite Food: Meat and Potato pie, chips and gravy (plus mushy peas)

Favourite Drink: Orange Fanta

Favourite Group/Artist: Secular - Stevie Wonder/Tchaikovsky, Religious - Handel/Mozart

Favourite TV Programme: Secular - Columbo/Anything by Shakespeare/Period dramas, Religious - EWTN (especially Scott Hahn)

Favourite Book(s): The Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church

Last Holiday: Weekend in London with handsome husband

Hobbies/Interests: The Internet/Catholic Apologetics/iPodding

Personal Ambition Outside Work: To complete a theology degree and be a good catechist/teacher of the faith - please God.

Iain Emberson

Where Educated: Raines Foundation School/University College, London

First Job: Computer Assistant at Chubb Alarms

Favourite Food: Fish and Chips (minus mushy peas)

Favourite Drink: Pepsi Max

Favourite Group/Artist: Secular - Shalamar, Religious - Matt Redman

Favourite TV Programme: Secular - Question Time, Religious - Living Truth (Charles Price)

Favourite Book(s): The Bible

Last Holiday: Costa Del Thames, London

Hobbies/Interests: The Internet/Photography/Theology

Personal Ambition Outside Work: To complete a Theology degree, God Willing

HOW WE MET

Pauline and Iain met in June 2000 on the Christian Soulmates web site. Iain proposed to Pauline on her Birthday (26th April) the following year. Thankfully Pauline accepted (!) and we were married on 28th June 2003 at St. Kentigern's Catholic Church in Manchester.

OUR FAITH

Our Christian Faith is central to our lives. Pauline is Catholic and attends the church she was married in: St. Kentigern's. Iain is Evangelical Protestant and attends Langley Methodist church. Both attend each other's churches too!

Pauline is a qualified catechist (teacher) of the Catholic Faith, having secured a diploma in Catechesis from the Maryvale Institute. Iain studied Theology at the London School of Theology and was awarded his Theological Studies Certificate in 2010.

St. Kentigern's Church

THE CHURCH

The parish of Saint Kentigern is situated in the south suburb of Manchester called Fallowfield, and in the Catholic Diocese of Salford. The Bishop is the Rt Rev. Terence J. Brain and the parish priest is Father Tom Connolly.

The Parish comprises about 3,900 souls. Most of the housing was built before the last war and was called the Wilbraham Estate and managed by the City of Manchester.

The parish thrives with a Youth Club, RCIA, Readers, Special Ministers of the Eucharist and many catechetical courses for those having their children baptised and preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage, Confession and First Holy Communion and Confirmation.