If you have or if you will be getting married in a parish that is not yours, Did you have to write a letter to your church asking permission to get married in the other church? And if you did, what did you say?
Don't quote me on this, but I believe you just need to get your pariash to send proof of sacaraments to the parish youre getting married in. This is pretty common, Don't forget that usually at least one person in the couple doens't belong to the parish! Good luck
I moved 5 years ago and wanted to get married in my old church, so when I went to book the church, the only place that gave me problems was my old church. I didn't have to get a letter from my new parish. You do have to get a copy of your baptism certificate for the church you are getting married in. To be able to get married in my old church I had to show them proof that my grandmother still belonged to that parish and I was once a member. It was so frustrating.
My FH is not part of my parish so we had to get a Freedom to Marry letter from his parish and his baptismal cert came from another parish all together.
How do they know which parish you belong too? We don't go to church very often....
We didnt have to write a letter but we had to pay $100 extra on top of the regular fee.
Generally, the parish you live in will ask you to register with them when you move there. Most people don't know this, so if you are not registered, I think they generally look at your address to determine if you are in the parish or not.
We didn't have to, but I have heard of this. Just explain what your reasons are.
I moved to CT but will be getting married in my church on LI that grew up in. I had to have the priest at the church I go to in CT write a letter of approval to marry outside of church ...he wrote and sent letter to priest on LI...I didnt do anything but make a call
Thanks for the help, I will be calling today.
I just had to go to my parish anf they gave me a from letter that they filled out. Then I have to bring in a copy of my baptismal cerfiticate that shows that Ihave received all of the sacraments. No big deal!
My FH had to provide a copy of his baptismal certificate, 1st Communion, other Sacraments taken, AND a 'Letter of Freedom.' The Letter of Freedom is a letter from the priest saying that you have not married in the past in the Church.
Posted by m&m2005
My FH is not part of my parish so we had to get a Freedom to Marry letter from his parish and his baptismal cert came from another parish all together.
Posted by Kim51103
Posted by m&m2005
My FH is not part of my parish so we had to get a Freedom to Marry letter from his parish and his baptismal cert came from another parish all together.
EXACTLY what u have to do!!!
FH and I are getting married at a local church that is not mine nor his (he lives in nj) parish. All the priest wanted was our baptismal certificates. He didn't ask for anythig else or a larger 'donation'. The donation is high enough so I was greatful for that.
