Arthur Havlicek and Gabriella Reihanian on May 15th, 2021

Wayne Walter & Susan Currie on May 22, 2021

Nick Kornmanki & Jessica Buchman on May 29, 2021

Matthew Wolf & Melanie Foster on June 18, 2021

Daniel Harazin & Elle Smith on June 19, 2021

John Sharon & Judith Bodjack on July 2, 2021

Rafael Malang & Erica Preciadio August 20, 2021

Tyler White and Lauren Capua on September 18, 2021

Ryan Maly and Jessica Pasek on October 9, 2021 

Patrick Cowher & Taylor Juza 
December 18, 2021

Planning to get married in 2022? A marriage formation weekend for engaged couples. The Joy-Filled Marriage process is a comprehensive marriage preparation program rooted in virtues as well as Theology of the Body. The program incorporates rich Catholic theology with sound psychology.

JANUARY 15-16

MARCH 19-20 (SPANISH)

MAY 14-15

SEPTEMBER 10-11

To register, visit diokzoo.org/marriage-preparation

Marriage Preparation Process necessary to seeking marriage in the Catholic Church

For couples planning to marry in the Catholic Church, please contact St. Joseph Parish at least six to nine months before your anticipated wedding date to begin the marriage preparation process. Please note, only the Pastor will discuss and confirm any dates. Parishioners will be given priority over any dates. Outside professional wedding coordinators are not necessary inside the church as the parish provides one to help coordinate the wedding rehearsal and the wedding itself. 

Step #1 - Contact St. Joseph Parish before booking your venue. The Church should be the priority. 
Your first meeting will be with a Parish Priest, deacon, or designated lay marriage preparation minister. At this time, you will review:

• Schedule and confirm the wedding date 
• Speak about wedding fees (Preist, Wedding Coordinator, Cantor, Organist, and Facilities)
• Complete the pre-nuptial forms required (A-form)
• Prepare to obtain baptismal certificates (to be dated no more than 6 months before the wedding)

Step #2 - Administration of a pre-marital inventory - FOCCUS

• The purpose of a premarital inventory is to help reveal the strengths and weaknesses of your relationship. Inventories are not "tests" you pass or fail. Inventories are not something you can prepare or study for. An inventory is simply a "snap-shot" of your relationship at the moment you take it. The value of a premarital inventory is not just in taking it, but in the conversations, you will enter into after you take it and during the facilitated or review sessions that follow it.

Step #3 - Register for a Marriage Preparation Seminar (JFM) for the engaged (during Covid-19 you may choose one of the online options listed above). Dates for Joy-Filled Marriage Seminar (JFM) weekends in 2022: See above.

Step #5 - Plan the Wedding Liturgy and pay all fees 

• Meet with the parish priest to plan the liturgy for your wedding ceremony.

• Marriage between two Catholics is normally celebrated within Mass
• Marriage between a Catholic and a baptized non-Catholic may be celebrated inside or outside the Mass
• Marriage between a Catholic and an unbaptized person is celebrated within the Liturgy of the Word