CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ENGAGEMENT!
The Staff and the entire parish promises you our prayerful support as you prepare for this holy sacrament! On this page you will find helpful information as you prepare for your Catholic marriage here at Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish at Sacred Heart Church. Please find information on the Archdiocesan required Marriage Preparation program and Planning Tools specic to this parish. In order to book a date and time for your wedding you must make an in-person appointment with our Pastoral Associate. [email protected] We look forward to helping you celebrate!

Transformed in Love is the name of the approved Marriage Preparation Program for couples being married in the Archdiocese. 

Archdiocese Marriage Preparation

Good marriages can always be made better! Pope Francis described marriage as “a project to be worked on together” and a “process of growth” (Amoris Laetitia, no. 218, 221). The Church provides many opportunities for spouses to deepen and refine their love for each other. Marriage and family life are not without challenges. It is in the family that we learn to love and be loved and to maintain relationships over time. Learn to create the time and space for your marriage and family and to grow in the love of God and of each other. The following website from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, has links to many Catholic resources that help Marriages and Family Life become places of prayer and faith where we can get help navigating the challenges that come with loving each other, being parents, having healthy extended family relationships, caregiving and more. https://www.foryourmarriage.org/about-us/

The Sacrament of Matrimony, is a holy vocation—a vocation to which God has called you, and in which Christ will give you all the necessary graces to help you find both happiness and holiness, as you grow together in love. The Church teaches us that the “Sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life.”

To arrange for marriage in the Church, contact the parish office at least 6 months in advance  to schedule an appointment. 

The Pastoral Associate and Wedding Coordinator will help you prepare your celebration:

Wedding Checklist

Wedding Planning Sheet w/ Music

Wedding Readings

Universal Prayers