MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSE AT OUR PARISH:
MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSE AT ALL SAINTS’ PARISH
Our marriage preparation course for 2025 will be held in February on the following dates:
Saturday, February 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall.
Engaged couples can register for the course at the parish office. The fee is $150.00 per couple.
Payment can be made in cash or cheque payable to All Saints’ Parish.
Please contact the Parish office for more information and registration at 416-244-3066 Ext. 0
Sacrament of Matrimony at All Saints' Parish
Please call the parish office one year before planning your wedding date and before making any banquet hall commitments. A marriage preparation instruction course is necessary.
Please register your family if you are not yet a member of All Saints' Parish by coming to the parish office or fill out the registration form online and drop it off in the office or during Sunday Mass in the collection basket. For the donation Envelopes, please request them directly in the parish office.
NEW PARISH REGISTRATION FORM.pdf
Please read the information below and call our Parish office at 416 244 3066 ext. 0
DOCUMENTS:
The following documents are required when being married in the Roman Catholic Church. Couples are required to have an interview with the Pastor at least 1 year prior to the wedding date. All documents are to be submitted to the office a minimum of three weeks before the wedding date.
1. Baptismal Certificates
All Catholics being married are required to present an updated certificate of Baptism, issued within six months of their marriage date.
Please– DO NOT submit your original baptismal certificate or a photocopy of your original baptismal certificate. To procure a recent copy of you baptismal certificate you must contact the church at which you were baptized, regardless of whether the church is located in Canada or abroad.
In the case that one cannot obtain a re-issued baptismal certificate a notarized statement (affidavit) is required. The affidavit requires:
– two witnesses (that were physically present at your baptismal ceremony)
– to attest to you receiving the Sacrament of Baptism
– it must state the date and
– the name of the church at which the Sacrament took place.
2. Civil Marriage License
It is the responsibility of the couple to obtain a civil license. A license can be obtained a maximum of three months prior to the marriage date.
The marriage license and the accompanying envelope must be submitted. DO NOT write on the envelope.
3. Marriage Preparation Course
If you completed a Marriage Preparation course at a parish other than All Saints', a certificate testifying the completion of the course must be submitted.
4. Witnesses
On a separate sheet of paper, please submit the names and address of your witnesses.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All stipends relating to your wedding at All Saints' are to be submitted a minimum of one week before the wedding date. All stipends should be given to the Priest the day of Rehearsal.
5. Rehearsal
The couple, their parents, the witnesses and the readers (lectors) should come to the rehearsal usually within a week of the wedding date. They should come prepare to go through the readings and other details of the ceremony.
6. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
The day of rehearsal, the couple usually come early and prepared for confession. These are two videos that can help the couple to prepare for confession:
https://www.catholic.org/prayers/confession.php
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib8pzvnnL20
Also please visit: https://www.archtoronto.org/en/offices-and-ministries/sub-sites/confession/home/how-to-go-to-confession/ for more information on how to go to Confession.
Here is some information you might want to know about the Sacrament of Matrimony:
Why Marriage is a Sacrament?
A Sacramental Marriage. The Sacrament of Marriage is a lasting commitment of a man and a woman to a lifelong partnership, established for the good of each other and the procreation of their children. Marriage is different to most of the Sacraments which are conferred by a priest, or bishop.
What happens during the Sacrament of Matrimony?
The Catholic Sacrament of Matrimony: The Catholic Church distinguishes between a legal marriage and the Sacrament of Matrimony. The Sacrament of Matrimony involves two baptized people, one or both of whom are Catholic, becoming husband and wife through a sacred covenant with God and each other.
What does a Sacrament do?
In the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, "the sacraments are efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. The visible rites by which the sacraments are celebrated signify and make present the graces proper to each sacrament.
What is the purpose of the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
In the Catholic Church, sin is that which separates you from God. The Sacrament of Reconciliation, also known as Confession, involves you thinking about what your sins are, resolving to avoid the sins in the future, confessing your sins to a Priest and performing the Penance the Priest assigns to you.
Why is Reconciliation important in the Catholic Church?
It is properly called the Sacrament of Penance or Sacrament of Confession. Reconciliation is important because it repairs our relationship with God once we have damaged it by our own sins. When we repent of our sins in confession, we return to being fully in communion with Jesus, through His grace and mercy.
What are the four major parts of the Sacrament of Reconciliation?
The four main parts of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation are contrition, Confession, penance, and absolution.
What happens at Confession?
Typically, the penitent begins sacramental confession by saying, "Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been [time period] since my last confession." The penitent must then confess what he/she believes to be grave and mortal sins, in both kind and number, in order to be reconciled with God and the Church.
