The word "officiate" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a person who presides over ceremonious events, such as marriages or funerals. For example, "The priest is officiating the funeral service."
The other cases involved Lillian Ladele, a municipal official who refused to officiate at civil partnership ceremonies for same-sex couples after they became legal in Britain in 2005, and Gary McFarlane, a relationship counselor who was fired for refusing to give sex advice to homosexual couples.
Warnock also questioned why less experienced referees are chosen when more senior officials are available, as well as the morality of allowing Neil Swarbrick to officiate the match against Norwich after an incident last year.
Kirkham's fame as a referee was widespread enough that, in addition to multiple internationals, he had been selected to officiate one of the most daunting assignments imaginable: a one-match playoff between Celtic and Rangers to decide the 1905 Scottish League title.
The match saw assistant referee Kylie McMullen become the first woman to ever officiate in Scotland's top flight.
Calling the law "iniquitous", the cardinal had urged municipal bureaucrats to refuse to officiate at gay wedding ceremonies, even if it means losing their jobs.So not for the first time, a Catholic prelate from a Latin country is weighing in against a socialist government, over a sensitive moral issue, and giving heart to the conservative opposition.
It is to him, he says, that Yans turn to help sort out family disputes or officiate at weddings or funerals.
As a less happy example, from his viewpoint, he cites the case of Lillian Ladele, a marriage registrar in London who lost her job after refusing, on Christian grounds, to officiate at unions between people of the same sex.
Aides suggest that his cabinet will include only a handful of Brothers.Mr Morsi is due to be sworn in on June 30th, but in a sign of trouble ahead it is unclear who will officiate.
He says that he is pleased and will officiate at the blessing, so it sounds as though the religious establishment has been squared.
The arbiters of such ritual requirements are the professional class of priests, the Brahmans, who are still required to officiate at all important public yajnas.
At Gretna Green the ceremony was usually performed by the blacksmith, though any person might officiate, and the tollhouse, the inn, or (after 1826) Gretna Hall were the scenes of many such weddings.
