Marriage

Mass Schedule

Sacred Heart, Newton

Saturday: 5:30 P.M.

Sunday: 9:00 A.M.

Immaculate Conception, Colfax

Sunday: 11:00 A.M.

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Marriage Preparation

For Marriage preparation, call the parish office to begin the process as soon as possible. Minimum time needed is 6 months to a year. Couples attend our five-session marriage preparation program. These sessions are facilitated by married couples of the parish. The sessions include spirituality in marriage, planning your wedding ceremony, and sexuality and family planning. The Diocese offers a two-day preparation workshop for those couples not able to participate in the parish preparation program. "Foccus" is also required of the couple. This is an aid to help you study, understand and communicate openly about many things that are important to your relationship. It is not a test or a way to predict the future. It is designed to help you target the topics you need and want to talk about as a couple. This requires 2 sessions.


Wedding Receptions

The couple needs to be married at Sacred Heart Church to have their reception in McCann Center. Contact the parish office for a copy of the rental contract explaining the options.


Annulments

From the time of the Apostles the Church has dissolved marriages. Since marriage involves serious responsibilities, the Church has given us serious requirements in order to be married. When one or more of these requirements are missing from the very beginning of the marriage, the Church can annul the marriage. The annulment process is part of the healing ministry of the Church. Annulments at Sacred Heart are initiated by a priest. To make an appointment please call the parish office. The five different processes of dissolving the bond of a pervious marriage are:

Lack of Canonical Form – A Catholic party was married in a non-catholic ceremony without authorization by the Catholic Church. Proven by documents and the Petitioner’s testimony. The Respondent is normally contacted. Cost: $50

Pauline Privilege – Neither party to the former marriage had received Christian baptism prior to or during marriage. The Petitioner is seeking Catholic baptism and wishes to enter a new marriage with a baptized partner. Proven by testimonies of two credible witnesses regarding each non-baptized party. The Respondent is contacted. Cost : $150

Privilege of the Faith – Generally, one party to the former marriage had not received Christian baptism prior to or during the marriage. The Petitioner wishes to marry in the Church. The Congregation in Rome will not accept the case of a Petitioner who is the major cause of the failure of the former marriage. The intended spouse must be a baptized person who is eligible for marriage in the Church. Proven by testimonies of two witnesses regarding the non-baptized party. Cost: $725

Ligamen – One party to the former marriage had been validly married previously and was thus bound to a former spouse at the time of the marriage for which an annulment is sought. Proven by documents and testimony. The Respondent is contacted. Cost: $100

Formal Annulment – Typically, both parties to the former marriage were baptized Christians, but if grounds of nullity can be verified any party, whether baptized or not, can petition. Completed Formal Petition must accompany the form, after the Petitioner has reviewed “About Annulments”. Cost: $350