The wedding you are now beginning to plan is, in the view of the Catholic Church, a significant religious event.  This is true not only for you, but for the entire parish community as well.  Your wedding will engage the assembled community in celebrating your love as it is consecrated and sealed in the Rites of the Catholic Church.  Before God’s altar, the priest or deacon, and the Church, you will pledge your love to each other in the bond of life-long fidelity.  This is the beginning of your journey together through life in the Sacrament of Marriage. 

It is important from the very early stages of the wedding preparation to focus as much attention on the details of the wedding ceremony in the Church as on other important aspects of your wedding day.  The entire parish wedding team is available to assist you in preparing for your wedding.  The priest or deacon, the Wedding Coordinator, and your musicians will help make your wedding as meaningful as you want it to be.  At St. Francis de Sales we are concerned primarily with helping you view your wedding as a religious event, and as a life-long commitment to one another.  It will help you create a ceremony that will be both joyful and dignified, and that will speak clearly to the assembly of the religious nature of the wedding celebration.

If you should have any questions regarding the guidelines in this handbook or require any help in planning your wedding ceremony, please let us know by calling the church office at 884-2105 or the Wedding Coordinator, or if you wish, you may speak with the priest or deacon who will celebrate your ceremony.

Our goal is to ensure that your wedding ceremony runs smoothly and to help you to prepare for the sacrament of marriage.  Remember:

 Your Wedding is Just One Day; Your Marriage is a Lifetime.

Thank you for choosing to celebrate your wedding at St. Francis de Sales Church.  Our parish community prays for you and asks God to bless you with a life-time of happy years together.

 Rev. Bertrand L. Theroux, Pastor                            Rev. Andrew Messina, Asst. Pastor