A Marriage Preparation Course is required for couples who are going to be married in the Catholic Church. The priest celebrant of your wedding will arrange this with you at your time of preparation for marriage. We offer our course three times per year.

Marriage Preparation
Parishioners
Parishioners who call to book a wedding need to be aware of a few guidelines that are in place to ensure that everyone is treated fairly:

We will not book any wedding dates over the phone because we feel it is important for you and your

fiance(e) to meet with one of the priests before anything is written down. This is basically a “getting to know you” session, and a time when the priest can outline what will be involved in the marriage preparation. Also, it is important that we establish that there is no problem or impediment preventing your marriage in the Catholic Church.

In cases where the couple is a little lax in the practice of their faith there may be some gentle challenges extended to you to assist you in your return to a regular faith practice. Don’t worry, we will be pastorally sensitive and we will be interested in listening to you. After all, sometimes people drift away from the Church for a while. We hope the time of your preparation for marriage will be a time for you to renew your ties with the Church in a positive manner as you strive to live a relationship that is founded on Christian values and faith in God.

Couples seeking marriage at Holy Rosary must be registered in the parish or living in the territory of the parish for six months before a wedding date will be set. We generally require a minimum of eight months to one year for preparation.