Hey girls!! I know this is going to sound awful, but I need help picking a church!!
Long story short - the church that I am affiliated with, refused to come give my grandfather his last rights, they said they didn't have anyone they could send?? I've never heard of this in my life!! On top of that, both my Grandmother and Grandfather went to that Church as children, and put all four of their children through Catholic School there. All of my siblings and all of my cousins have received our sacrements there as well, so I was REALLY hurt by this. Needless to say, I can't step foot in there again...
Problem is..how do you pick a Church?!?!
I live in Queens and my RH is in Mineola, perferably I'd like a church in Queens...so please let me know where everyone is getting married!!
I guess I want a Priest who has a little bit of fun with the ceremony, as I plan on having a full mass. I also would like to raise my kids in the church I get married at, so I want to feel welcomed there! And it would help if it was pretty (I know this sounds bad when it comes to a church, and of course its not important..but I don't know what else to look for!!)
Espo22
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where in queens do you live?
JJC
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My grandparents go to St Kevins in flushing. It was where my mom was baptized and so was I....really nice place
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where in queens do you live?
Middle Village, not many people have heard of it..it's close to Forest Hills and Glendale, if that helps!
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would you consider the flushing/bayside/whitestone area?
My church does ceremonies even if you aren't a parishioner and if you become a parishioner the fee is $100 less
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where in queens do you live?
Middle Village, not many people have heard of it..it's close to Forest Hills and Glendale, if that helps!
i live in forest hills now so i know where it is. Well there is a big beautiful church in forest hills right by austin st and right on queens boulevard. Let me find the exact name for you, its Martyr something lol...everytime i pass it i think how beautiful it is. We instead are getting married in astoria where fh and i both grew up well he still lives there and its where he baptised and everything else
theres also st. marys in LIC that is so gorgeous inside its in FMIL's old neighborhood and where she got married but she also now attends the church we're getting married in. When FH and I had to go to a memorial at St. Mary's we both were like OMG why arent we getting married here hahahaha. Its by astoria but a little further so not sure if you want it closer to you
Thank you! They have Mass on Sat at 5, I might go see it this weekend!
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would you consider the flushing/bayside/whitestone area?
My church does ceremonies even if you aren't a parishioner and if you become a parishioner the fee is $100 less
I might consider it, I would like to stay closer, only because I would like to go to the church on a regular basis also.
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theres also st. marys in LIC that is so gorgeous inside its in FMIL's old neighborhood and where she got married but she also now attends the church we're getting married in. When FH and I had to go to a memorial at St. Mary's we both were like OMG why arent we getting married here hahahaha. Its by astoria but a little further so not sure if you want it closer to you
Aww!! Astoria is only about a 20min ride for me...so its not too bad. I'll try to look it up! Thanks!!!
Thank you! They have Mass on Sat at 5, I might go see it this weekend!
yup and then go with your fh on austin to eat, they have lots of great restaurants
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theres also st. marys in LIC that is so gorgeous inside its in FMIL's old neighborhood and where she got married but she also now attends the church we're getting married in. When FH and I had to go to a memorial at St. Mary's we both were like OMG why arent we getting married here hahahaha. Its by astoria but a little further so not sure if you want it closer to you
Aww!! Astoria is only about a 20min ride for me...so its not too bad. I'll try to look it up! Thanks!!!
well add another 10 mins bc this church is all the way at the end by the water.
I am getting married at st. francis of assisi in astoria
Thank you! They have Mass on Sat at 5, I might go see it this weekend!
Our Lady Queen of Martyr's is a Gorgeous hcurch. I live in Forest Hills and FH loves it there. If we were getting married in a catholic church we would've gone there!
Thank you! They have Mass on Sat at 5, I might go see it this weekend!
Our Lady Queen of Martyr's is a Gorgeous hcurch. I live in Forest Hills and FH loves it there. If we were getting married in a catholic church we would've gone there!
yeah if fh didnt have his church that he has always been a part of and his mom sings in the choir then i would've loved to check out this church. Even from the outside its amazing
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bump for the nite ladies...
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I tried booking at Our lady queen of martyrs, but they told me that we needed to be a member of the parish for at least one year before I could even book the wedding and the fee is $1,000. They wont let you get married unless you belong to the parish.
So I went for St. Mary Gate of Heaven in Ozone park.
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I tried booking at Our lady queen of martyrs, but they told me that we needed to be a member of the parish for at least one year before I could even book the wedding and the fee is $1,000. They wont let you get married unless you belong to the parish.
So I went for St. Mary Gate of Heaven in Ozone park.
Thats good to know..thank you!
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where in queens do you live?
Middle Village, not many people have heard of it..it's close to Forest Hills and Glendale, if that helps!
im guessing you're talking about Hope? because thats what i was going to suggest....or the church in ridgewood our lady of miraculous medal or something like that...its nice and about 10 min away from you
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We converted from Catholicism to Episcopalian recently and I made FH do the calling around to find a church we both liked. He basically just called different churches in our area, talked to the priest, and got a gauge for who he felt comfortable with (both on a personal and spiritual level). Then we went to a mass, liked the minister, and decided that we would start going there. So far so good.
