Marriage and Weddings
List of Services
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When We CelebrateList Item 1
Weddings at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish are scheduled on Saturdays at 11:00 AM and 1 PM. We have a myriad of resources to help you prepare for marriage in the Church and plan your wedding liturgy.
If you're planning to get married, please click below for more information about weddings at St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish.
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About the SacramentList Item 2
Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace. -Ephesians 4:1-3
The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ loved his Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life (Council of Trent).
The Church holds the exchange of consent between the spouses to be the indispensable element that "makes the marriage." If consent is lacking there is no marriage. The consent consists in a human act by which the partners mutually give themselves to each other and seek the good of for each other (CCC 1626).
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Marriage Preparation at St. Stanislaus KostkaList Item 3
Contact us to get started
The Sacrament of Marriage is to be taken seriously, as it is the sacramental sign of Christ's love for the Church. Couples wishing to enter into marriage at St. Stanislaus Kostka should call the Parish Office at 574-654-3781 to register and begin the preparation process.
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Helpful to KnowList Item 4
*All couples should expect a 6-12 month preparation period for this sacrament.
*Wedding dates cannot be scheduled until the preparation process has been initiated by contacting the Parish Office.
*We will supply you with guidelines for preparation and celebration of the nuptial sacrament.
*You will be assigned a wedding coordinator to help with logistics
*Music guidelines and assistance will be provided from our Director of Sacred Music.
*The couple will complete a marriage preparedness assessment and receive counsel from a priest.
*The couple will participate in a Pre-Cana class sponsored by the diocese or the Sponsor Couple Program sponsored by the parish.
*Call the parish office at 574-654-3781 for dates and to arrange to complete the FOCCUS inventory.
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Sacred Music
The Marriage Rite is a Sacrament of the Church, a solemn exchange of vows between a bride and a groom, and an act of worship through which the community offers thanks and praise for God’s blessings on the couple’s life together as husband and wife. All the music before, during and after the wedding liturgy reflects on the Christian meaning of the Rite.
