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GUIDE LINES TO
OBSERVE IN PREPARING YOUR WEDDINGG
BOOKING
THE CHURCH
To
reserve the church for your wedding it is necessary to come to the sacristy of
the church of St. Mary & St. John, Station Rd. A five-year Diary is kept
there for booking weddings. The bookings are on a first come first serve basis.
The priest or the sacristan will write in the date, church (St. Mary & St.
John or Christ our Light) and time of the marriage. In order to avoid confusion
this should be done personally and not over the 'phone. If the date is later
changed or the wedding is cancelled you should come back and have the booking
cancelled. This will leave the date free for someone else.
THE
CIVIL REGISTRAR
Anybody
intending to marry in the Republic of Ireland must give three months notice to
the Registrar for the District in which the marriage is to take place. This
notice must be given at least three months before the marriage. If you forget to
give this notice three months in advance then you will have to go to the Circuit
Family Court for an exemption. The Registrar is located at Adelaide House,
Adelaide Street, Cork.
NOTICE
TO THE PRIESTS
The woman who
intends to marry must notify the priest of the parish in which she lives three
months before the wedding. The man must also notify the priest of the parish in
which he lives three months before the wedding. This is so because it is they
who will be completing the two sets of pre-marriage papers.
PRE-MARRIAGE
COURSE
Each
couple must do a pre-marriage course. It is recommended that you book a course
at least six months before the date of the wedding. Pre-marriage courses are
given in Cork by three agencies. They are;
Cork
Marriage Counselling Centre, 34, Paul St., Cork.
Tel.
021-275678.
N.A.O.M.I.,
36
Washington St., Cork
Tel.
021-272213.
Catholic Engaged
Encounter Tel. 021-357571, 021-353908, 021-304070.
MARRIAGE PAPERS
You will need;
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A certificate of Baptism recently
issued (not more than six months old).
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Evidence of Confirmation.
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Evidence that you have completed
a pre-marriage course.
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Proof that you had not been
married before in some place where you had lived for six months or more
since you reached marriageable age. You will get such a letter of freedom
from the priest of the parish where you lived whether in another part of
Ireland or abroad.
When you have got these documents together bring them
to the priest of the parish in which you now live and he will put them together
as well as completing a lengthy form containing such data as the names of the
Best Man and Bridesmaid, your future intended place of residence, etc. At this
stage you should make a contribution to the priest. He will then forward all
your documents to the church where you are to be married.
MIXED
MARRIAGE
If your
proposed partner is not Catholic you will need to get a 'dispensation'
from the bishop. As this may take some time please contact your local priest in
good time.
MUSIC
There is a
church organ in each of our churches. You may employ the organist of your
choice.
FLOWERS
You must make
your own arrangements about the floral decoration of the church. Sometimes when
two weddings occur on consecutive days or on the same day the cost of the
flowers can be shared. The priest or sacristan will put both families in touch
if they so wish.
REHEARSAL
You may wish to
arrange a wedding rehearsal with the priest who will be celebrating the wedding
Mass. As the churches are locked up at seven p.m., the rehearsal should be
completed by that time.
WEDDING
BOOKLET
If you wish to
have a booklet printed, you may like to look over the choice of Scriptural
Readings and the different forms of exchanging consent available. You may select
a First Reading from the following:
And our love
will be the gift of our life.
as
we place all our hope in you.
If
you are planning to get married in Rome please visit the following website for further
information.....
St.
Patrick's Irish College
or Email
st.patricks@rm.nettuno.it
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