Question about Catholic/Jewish Wedding Ceremony

Hi, my brother is getting married next year, he is Catholic and his fiancee is Jewish. They are planning to have the marriage ceremony at the reception hall.

They have contacted a Priest and he will not come to the ceremony to perform at the hall.. Does anyone have any info on any priest that will perform outside of their church along side a Rabbi??

Any help will be very much appreciated...

Thanks.

We had a priest and a Rabbi and got married at our hall. They were terrific and they were from the interfaith clergy network. You can check my review for their info.

HTH!

ETA: Sorry - I don't hare their url in my review. It's: http://interfaithclergynetwork.com/

I'm Jewish and fh isn't. We're going to use Rev. Joe. He can come with a rabbi or a cantor. They personalize each wedding so you can pick and choose what praywers, traditions, etc. that you want. # is 631-732-1596

I saw the rev perform 2 ceremonies and I really liked him.

We are in the same boat as your brother, I'm jewish and FH is catholic. Our priest is Father Rich. He's amazing. And our rabbi is Rabbi Ron. He's great too.

Here are both of their websites:

http://www.jewish-ceremonies.com/

http://www.fatherrich.org/index.html

he should really meet with someone at your parish. typically, catholic priests or deacons will NOT go outside the church to perform weddings. in order for it to be a valid Sacrament for the Catholic, it must be done INSIDE a Catholic Church.

However, at times, usually only for SOME (NOT ALL!) interfaith weddings, will a priest or deacon do it outside the church. my SIL married a Jewish guy and got married at the hall and it was recognized as a Sacrmaent for her. in fact, her diocese in Florida is one of the few that allow this due to the high amount of Catholic-Jewish weddings there.

If he wants it to be a Sacrament for him and a valid marriage in the eyes of the Church, he should realyl talk to someone there and see what needs to be done. They will both have to attend interfaith Pre-Cana through the Church and the Catholic is asked to promise that any children from the marriage be raised Catholic. (They don't track this obviously, but it is asked). An inter-faith dispensation must also be completed by the Church and your brother (it's just paperwork).

Also, some rabbis will come into a church, but they are usally the more reform and less conservative rabbis. Most rabbis won't go in a church and most priests won't go in a temple, so it gets tricky.

If he gets married at the reception hall without Pre-Cana or without the proper dispensation it is NOT a valid, Catholic marriage. It is recognized by the state of course, but not the Church. Father Bob and other officiants posted on here are NOT priests that are in communion with the Church... they have left the priesthood...when they say retired, it's misleading as all a retired priest is a priest that is no longer working for a parish full-time; a priest is always a priest/// they won't perform a Catholic wedding unless the Pre-Cana, dispensation, etc. has been done. Father Bob and others will do a wedding in the Catholic 'tradition' but it is not a Catholic sacrament.

Hope this isn't too confusing.... FM if you have questions...

We are Catholic/Jewish and are getting married at the RH, using Monsignor Lisante and Rabbi Block.

We went through interfaith pre-cana and I believe the marriage will be recognized for FH as a Sacrament.

I am Christian and FH is Jewish. Rev. Callahan (LIW vendor) and Rabbi Charlie Agin. Rev. Callahan is a member of the order of married Catholic Priests. There is more info o his site here.

Let me know if you want the info for Rabbi Agin.

Msgr. Jim Lisante at St. Thomas the Apostle in West Hempstead. He married us (in the church - we're not interfaith), and then was on his way to NYC to perform a ceremony similar to what you're describing. He does an amazing job!

ETA - He is a priest in full communion with the Catholic church (many of those mentioned above are NOT) and your brother's wedding will be recognized by the church. He can perform the ceremony outside the physical church building b/c your brother's FW isn't baptized.