Congratulations
on your
Engagement!
We are honored to help with your marriage preparation. Please contact the parish office at least 8 months prior to the proposed wedding date to arrange a meeting with the priest or deacon. At this initial meeting, the priest or deacon will outline the required preparation and help you with scheduling a wedding date. No wedding date will be made prior to meeting with the priest or deacon. Please click on the link for the Wedding Guidelines, which will help you in the planning of your ceremony.
Wedding Guidelines
But even more important is planning and preparing for your Marriage. Start with the Better Together Marriage Prep Inventory sponsored by the good folks at Dynamic Catholic.
Marriage Prep Inventory
Don't forget to pray, breathe, and enjoy the journey!
Here are some other great links that are definitely worth checking out!
Theology of the Body
For Your Marriage
PRAYER FOR MARRIAGES
God our Father, we give you thanks for the gift of marriage: the bond of life and love, and the font of the family.
The love of husband and wife
enriches your Church with children,
fills the world with a multitude
of spiritual fruitfulness and service,
and is the sign of the love of your Son,
Jesus Christ, for his Church.
The grace of Jesus flowed forth at Cana
at the request of the Blessed Mother.
May your Son, through the intercession of Mary, pour out upon us a new measure of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit as we join with all people of good will to promote and protectthe unique beauty of marriage.
May your Holy Spirit enlighten our society
to treasure the heroic love of husband and wife, and guide our leaders to sustain and protect the singular place of mothers and fathers in the lives of their children.
Father, we ask that our prayers be
joined to those of the Virgin Mary, that your Word may transform our service so as to safeguard the incomparable splendor
of marriage.
We ask all these things through
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Saints Joachim and Anne, pray for us.
Below are the some music suggestions for your Wedding Mass. Each song has a live link that you can click and hear the music. If you have other selections, please feel free to discuss with the Director of Music Ministries.
Procession
Processional music at St. John's is played on an organ.
We have indcluded organ versions where we could.
Gathering Songs
Following the procession, a Gathering Song should be sung.
It is sung by everyone after those in the procession have reached their places.
Responsorial Psalms
Choose the text you would like,
and the music setting will be addressed when you speak with the Music Minister.
Preparation of the Gifts and Altar
Communion Songs
Recessional Instrumental