Dear Couple,

Congratulations on your engagement!

We are glad you have chosen to be married in Our Lady of Peace Parish, at St. Stephen’s Church or St. Francis deSales Church.  Please keep this letter for reference, as it contains information essential to planning your wedding here.

+ Wedding fees reflect long-standing customs that are in line with current practices elsewhere in this area. Specifically:
$250.00 – Church Offering
  150.00 – Parish Wedding Coordinator (Required)
  150.00 – Parish Organist (Must pay parish organist even if another one is used)
  125.00 – Parish Cantor (Required)

+ Extra fees may be needed for special assistance to non-parish clergy, musicians, etc.

+ Payment of the total due should be received at the parish office (130 Exchange St.) at least 30 days before the wedding in a single check to “Our Lady of Peace Parish.”

+ Friday wedding time: either    St. Francis or St. Stephen’s Church: 4:00 pm
+ Saturday wedding times:         St. Francis Church:       1:00 p.m.
                                                        St. Stephen’s Church: 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 

+ There are no Sunday weddings at either Church.

+ Rehearsals: Ordinarily the evening before the wedding starting between 4:00-6:00 p.m. – please be on time. Other times are possible if needed, and subject to change if a Friday wedding is scheduled.

+ Use of the church is for three hours, beginning one hour before the wedding’s start.

+ No rice, confetti, flower petals, etc. may be thrown or strewn, in the church or on church grounds.

+ No alcohol is allowed on parish property at any time.  Intoxication will not be tolerated.

+ Parishioners should contact us at least nine months ahead of the wedding date.

+ Destination Weddings:

For weddings of non-parishioners:

• Couples are expected to participate in the Marriage Preparation process within the parish in which they currently reside.  The necessary paperwork is to be completed with their priest and the requirement for the Pre-Cana workshop is to be satisfied.  If your parish minister has any questions please have him/her call the Parish Office of Our Lady of Peace, Geneva and speak to one of our priests. (315-789-0930/789-1124)
• The couple is urged to bring their own Roman Catholic Priest or Deacon to preside at the wedding.

+ Correct addresses for invitations:

                        Our Lady of Peace Parish          Our Lady of Peace Parish
                        St. Stephen’s Church                   St. Francis deSales Church
                        48 Pulteney Street                       130 Exchange Street
                        Geneva, NY 14456                       Geneva, NY 14456

You may have all your paperwork completed with your parish priest where you are living or here with us if you can come to Geneva 3-4 times. Our diocese will accept another diocese’s forms and procedures since they are all very similar. Call soon for an appointment to get started, especially to locate and register for a near-by Pre Cana.

What is required is the “Premarital Investigation” (a questionnaire for bride and groom witnessed by the priest/deacon), newly issued Baptism certificates for both bride and groom, Pre Cana certificate, FOCCUS inventory statement of completion from priest/deacon. If a dispensation is required contact this parish soon to discuss obtaining it here within the Diocese of Rochester, but if you both are baptized Roman Catholics and neither of you have ever been married before, no dispensation will be needed.

Eight weeks before your wedding date all documents must be mailed by the priest or deacon preparing you to:

Rev. Daniel Condon, Chancellor
Diocese of Rochester
1150 Buffalo Rd.
Rochester NY 14624

Please let us know as early as possible if you are inviting a priest or deacon to witness and preside at your wedding. Please contact us directly about the planning booklet we use for you to plan the ceremony.

Do consult our website for other details regarding our policies, suggestions, fees and guidelines www.ourladyofpeacegeneva.org

Or contact our wedding coordinator, Marie, at MMilligan@dor.org

or our Music Director, Chris, at christine.sauter.milligan@gmail.com

We wish to be helpful to you and welcome your inquiries and look forward to planning your wedding with you.

In Christ,

Fr. Paul Tomasso, Pastor               Fr. Hoan Dinh, Parochial Vicar
ftomasso@dor.org                                   fdinh@dor.org

Parish Office
315-789-0930
130 Exchange St.
Geneva, NY 14456

Rev. Paul J. Tomasso
ftomasso@dor.org

Rev. Hoan Dinh
fdinh@dor.org

Music Contact:
Christine Sauter Milligan
Director of Music
Our Lady of Peace Parish
Geneva, NY 14456
315-781-2058
Cell: 585-415-1732
christine.sauter.milligan@gmail.com

Wedding Coordinator:
Marie Milligan
Parish Office, 315-789-1124
johnmariem@yahoo.com