Diocesan Wedding Anniversary

Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, October 22, 2017
St. Francis De Sales, Houma LA
2:00p.m. (reception immediately following)

The Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration is held every year in October. This celebration honors all married couples celebrating 25, 40, 50, 60 and beyond years of marriage. During this prayer service, we celebrate and honor their commitment to marriage and to their sacrament. Anniversary certificates are distributed in the church parishes for all registered couples celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th or more years of marriage. To register for this celebration, couples need to contact their church parish. Registration usually begins in August.  
 

1.   Church Parish Timeline  

Through-August 25: Announce the Wedding Anniversary celebration in your parish bulletin and register anniversary couples into diocesan online registration form

August 25:    Last day for parishes to register celebrating couples into diocesan online registration form

First Week of September : Office of Family Ministries will mail invitation to anniversary Couples

September 26: Deadline for anniversary couples to RSVP for diocesan celebration.

First Week of October: Church Parishes will receive Anniversary Certificates from the Office of Family Ministries

Parish date: Present anniversary certificates to couples at a designated parish liturgy
 

2.  Online Fill-able Registration Form

Please use the online fill-able registration form to register celebrating couples from your parish with the Diocese. We will send you a list of names submitted for you to review after the deadline date.

3. Church Parish Registration Sheet

This sheet can be used to collect information to be entered into the diocesan online registration form. Please have all couples registered by August 25.

4.  Sample Bulletin Announcement (reword for your church parish):

The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is inviting all couples married in the Catholic church wo are celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th (and beyond) anniversary during 2017. The Diocesan Prayer Service will be held Sunday, October 22, 2017 at St. Francis de Sales Cathedral at 2:00pm.  A reception will immediately follow in the  Court yard. There will be NO diocesan mass celebration. If you wish to participate in this program, contact your church parish before August 25, 2017 to register. All registered anniversary couples will receive an inscribed diocesan certificate in their own church parish during their scheduled parish celebration.

5. Other Resources:  Wedding Anniversary Celebration of Vows and Blessing   &  Celebrating a Wedding Anniversary outside of Mass

* Please decide at which liturgy the diocesan certificates will be given to the celebrating couples in your parish and announce it in your bulletin.  Also, please let the Office of Family Ministries know if you need your certificates earlier than the 1st week of October.