St. Joseph
Catholic Church # 1 Mt. Pleasant Frederiksted, St. Croix, V.I. P.O. Box 2150 Kingshill St. Croix, V.I- 00851 Tel: 340 692-2005 / Fax: 340 692 2748
Wedding Requirements
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Congratulations.
Thank you for your interest in having your wedding at St. Joseph Catholic
Church. The following is a list of concerns on our part before we can witness
your marriage in this parish: |
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PLEASE NOTE: IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. THOMAS, MARRIAGES
TAKE PLACE ONLY IN A CHURCH. WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE REQUESTS FOR CEREMONIES
IN VILLAS, ON THE BEACH, ETC. |
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Our regulations are the same as your home diocese.
This means we will accept whatever pre-marriage preparation your parish
priest provides in accordance with his diocesan policy. Please discuss this
with your local pastor as soon as possible, since your diocese may offer the
classes on an irregular basis. |
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Please ask your parish priest if any
dispensation is required. |
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Your local parish’s prenuptial questionnaire for
marriage and any other documents, such as baptismal certificate and
dispensation, along with a letter of recommendation and permission to be
married outside of your parish from your local pastor, should be sent a
minimum of six weeks before your wedding to: |
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Office of the Chancellor |
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The Catholic Chancery |
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P.O. Box 301825 |
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St. Thomas, VI 00803-1825 |
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The chancellor will review your paperwork. If the
paperwork is in order, the chancellor will forward the documents to the
pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church on St. Croix. |
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A Virgin Islands Marriage License is required before
we can perform the ceremony. You must contact the Virgin Islands Superior
Court ahead of time to avoid any problems. The telephone number is (340) 778-9750.
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If the wedding will be ministered by a priest or
deacon from outside the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, he must
receive faculties from our bishop. Please have him request a "Request
for Ministry Form" from our parish secretary or the chancery office in
advance of the wedding. |
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Church fee is $600. |
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St. Joseph Catholic Church will not arrange
musicians, flowers or other incidentals. Please ask our secretary or a
wedding planner for referrals. |
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If you wish
to proceed in this matter, please contact St. Joseph Catholic Church well in
advance (but no less than six weeks prior to the wedding) to reserve the date
and time you desire to be married and the date and time of rehearsal If you have further questions, please feel free to
contact the pastor. |
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Marriage Check List Here's a Check
list to help you assure you have covered all the requirements for marriage in
this diocese |
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assure that the referenced documents arrive at the Chancery no later than six
(6) weeks prior to the wedding date. |
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One completed Freedom to Marry form from both
the bride and the groom |
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Two completed Freedom to Marry forms for both
the bride and the groom from two (2) persons who know you. |
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A priest, rabbi, minister, or notary must ask the
questions and witness the signatures on these forms |
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A recent (within six months) copy of the baptismal
certificates |
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A completed ecclesiastical dispensation to marry
non-Catholic or non-Christian persons, if applicable |
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A copy of the divorce, annulment, or death
certificate, if applicable |
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Necessary paperwork from the Virgin Islands
Government |
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Completion of a marriage preparation program |
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A decision whether to celebrate the marriage within
the Liturgy of the Word or the Mass |
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A list of the readings chosen for the ceremony |
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A confirmation of the date and time of the ceremony |
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Letter of recommendation and permission to be
married outside of your parish from your local pastor |
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If the wedding will be ministered by a priest or
deacon from outside the Diocese of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, he must
receive faculties from our bishop. Please have him request a "Request
for Ministry Form" from our parish secretary or the chancery office in
advance of the wedding. |
Rev. Fr. Louis K. Kemayou,
Pastor