If anyone does hear of a Catholic priest that does weddings outside a church please let me know. Also, if you do not get married in a church can you still have your kids baptized catholic? thanks Also if anyone reccommends someone to marry me that is dow to earth and does nice ceremony ill be happy to hear opinions!
ChrissynRicky
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Good Luck! Catholic ceremonies can only be done in the church. No if's about it....Unfortunate isn't it?
In regards to baptizing children, I believe if the Godparents are Catholic, it can happen. Otherwise, I believe at least one of the parents must be Catholic.
If you want an officiant to travel, I suggest going with a non-dom. minister, or something along the lines of Lutheran/Protestant, less 'strict' religions.
kris15198
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the priest at my church I think does them outside the church. When I met with him he was saying that he was meeting someone the next day for the rehearsal at East Wind.
amyandeddie
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You can have your children baptised no matter what- no question about it.
m&m
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It depends on the priest and the circumstances (ie., a Catholic priest will marry you at a reception hall if your fh is of another faith and getting married in the church would cause severe problems.) You'll need to get a dispensation from the Bishop. I have heard that Fr. Jim Lisante at St. Thomas in West Hempstead works with many interfaith couples, maybe you could give him a call?
Kim51103
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Catholic Priests...dont do outside church weddings...u have to get an officiant
WeddingsRock
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Catholic Priests will perform a ceremony at the site if you got married in the church. For example, friends of mine got married on a Friday night at the church in a very intimate ceremony in the chaple area. No music, very simple. Then the next day, the priest performed a 'Commitment Ceremony' at the site of their reception.
In regards to your children being baptized, it depends on the church. My church WILL NOT baptize children if their parents weren't married in the church. A friend of mine had to be remarried before her son could be baptized.
Kiddo115
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My mom remarried 11 years ago.. and her and my stepdad did not have a catholic ceremony.. they were married by a judge. My little sister came around and she was baptized in the church even though they weren't really married according to the church.
M&LSept1606
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I really wanted a Catholic Monsignor that we love to marry us outside the church. But, he will only do it if 1) you get pregnant before marriage 2) FH is another religion or non at all or 3) you're divorced and the other person has never been married.
that's what his secretary said anyway- we're probably going to go with an officiant on this site.
lisad117
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You can have a priest marry you outside of a church but it will just be the wedding ceremony and not a nuptial mass (no communion). And you can have your children baptized catholic. My sister and her husband who are jewish were married at Fox Hollow by a priest and now have two sons who were baptised. My understanding is that most parish priests will do this but you should check with the parish where you live. Good Luck!
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This topic spins me up but I will try to make it brief... When I got engaged in Nov. 02, my fiance and I decided to set the wedding date for Jan 03. That gave us 6 weeks to plan the wedding. We did it b/c he is an AF pilot who was being stationed in Anchorage, AK and we wanted to be married before his report date and possible deployment (the war was about to start). My RC church had the date open. Problem was us completing pre-cana in time. He was in Florida making a few weekend trips to NY to visit and I was in NY where I was undergoing radiation treatments daily for lymphoma. We tried to work things out with my church but there was no way we could do it. Here we were, 2 Catholics, one in the military, the other receiving cancer treatments all while their scandal was going on. Well, we ended up getting married in the Episcopal church down the road for them. When I told the priest he said that he would BLESS the marriage afterwards. Basically so that our marriage would be recoginized by the catholic church. Becuase of all the hassel and their total lack of concern and consideration for our situations, we were totally turned off from the Catholic Church and since then we had a child in October 04 and baptized her Episcopal. We converted. The Episcopal denomination is 'light' Catholic.
Anyway, yes, you can baptize your child AND have your marriage recognized by the Catholic Church should you not be married in one. In my opinion, the Catholic CHurch needs to lighten up a bit.
M&LSept1606
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Posted by CandiceM
This topic spins me up but I will try to make it brief... When I got engaged in Nov. 02, my fiance and I decided to set the wedding date for Jan 03. That gave us 6 weeks to plan the wedding. We did it b/c he is an AF pilot who was being stationed in Anchorage, AK and we wanted to be married before his report date and possible deployment (the war was about to start). My RC church had the date open. Problem was us completing pre-cana in time. He was in Florida making a few weekend trips to NY to visit and I was in NY where I was undergoing radiation treatments daily for lymphoma. We tried to work things out with my church but there was no way we could do it. Here we were, 2 Catholics, one in the military, the other receiving cancer treatments all while their scandal was going on. Well, we ended up getting married in the Episcopal church down the road for them. When I told the priest he said that he would BLESS the marriage afterwards. Basically so that our marriage would be recoginized by the catholic church. Becuase of all the hassel and their total lack of concern and consideration for our situations, we were totally turned off from the Catholic Church and since then we had a child in October 04 and baptized her Episcopal. We converted. The Episcopal denomination is 'light' Catholic.
Anyway, yes, you can baptize your child AND have your marriage recognized by the Catholic Church should you not be married in one. In my opinion, the Catholic CHurch needs to lighten up a bit.
Exactly why we are not getting married in a Catholic Church. And, I need to find another religion to practice
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Normally, a Priest will not marry you outside of the Church. Their are exceptions though. My friend was married by a Catholic Priest at her hall. Although the church may not 'recognize' the marriage, their child was baptized in it.
A lot has to do with each individual Parish. They all have the freedom to 'tweak' the rules as they see fit, which can be good or bad. There are some very cool, lighter Parishes out there and it is a shame that the strict, by the book ones are turning people away from Catholicism.
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I have another question about getting married in a catholic church. My FH was baptised but never received communion or confirmation. Does he have to do this before we can get married in a catholic church?
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wood2be
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I have another question about getting married in a catholic church. My FH was baptised but never received communion or confirmation. Does he have to do this before we can get married in a catholic church?
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I believe that also depends on the Parish. My cousins DH had no problem even though he did not make his communion or confirmation. However, a friend of mine is getting married in a different Parish and her FI was told he had to make his Confirmation right now, before they would marry them.
I don't really understand that. If you can marry a non-Catholic with no problem, why wouldn't this be the same?
