The Sacrament of Matrimony

     "Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator      
      ‘made them male and female’ and said, ‘For this reason
      a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to
      his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?" Mt 19: 4-6

"The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized persons has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament." Catechism of the Catholic Church #1601

Engaged couples requesting to be married in the Catholic Church should contact the parish office no less than six months prior to the proposed wedding day. Couples in a civil union may also contact the parish to have their marriage validated in the Catholic Church.

Contact:  Mary Brown
Phone:    217-6740 (parish office)

RELATED DOCUMENTS:
A Catholic Wedding Guide
MARRIAGE PREP APPLICATION FORM
Marriage...yesterday...today...always...  A pastoral letter
Convalidation

QUICK LINKS
Thrive with NFP
Couple to Couple League - a Catholic, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and teaching fertility awareness (Natural Family Planning)
Is My Marriage Recognized by the Church?