Diocesan Wedding Anniversary

Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Sunday, November 8, 2020, 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 22, 2020, 3:00 PM
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Thibodaux, LA
 

The Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration will be held this year in November. Two dates are made available this year because of the limitation on the number of couples at a celebration due to the current social distancing guidelines.  During this Liturgy of the Word the commitment of married couples celebrating 25, 40, 50, 60 and beyond years of marriage is recognized.  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-September 18, 2020: Parishes announce the Wedding Anniversary celebration in individual parish bulletins and register 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th+ anniversary couples into diocesan online registration form

September 18, 2020:    Last day for parishes to register celebrating couples into diocesan online registration form

Week of  September 21, 2020 : Office of Worship will mail invitations to the couples registered through their parish

October 9, 2020: Deadline for anniversary couples to RSVP with the Office of Worship for the diocesan celebration

Week of October 26, 2020: Church Parishes will receive Anniversary Certificates from the Office of Worship.

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

Diocesan date:  Couples who have RSVP'ed attend the Liturgy of the Word hosted by the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux through the Office of Worship

Guests.  Due to the number of couples who usually register for this event and the social distancing guidelines, at this time we can only invite the anniversary couples themselves.  If this changes between now and the celebrations, we will let you know.

2.  Online Fill-able Registration Form

Please use the online fill-able registration form (to the left of this page) 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 September 18, 2020.

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

The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is inviting all couples married in the Catholic church who are celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th, or 60th (and beyond) anniversary during 2020 to one of two Diocesan Liturgies of the Word, which will be celebrated Sunday, November 8, 2020 and Sunday November 22, 2020 respectively at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, both at 3:00 PM.  The celebration will not be a Mass, but a Liturgy of the Word. If you wish to participate in this program, contact your church parish before September 18, 2020 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:  Celebrating with Your Anniversary Couples in Your Parish and Giving out Certificates

* 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 Worship know if you need your certificates earlier than the 1st week of October.

6. Liturgical Celebration in the Parish: The "Order for the Blessing of A Married Couple within Mass" from the Book of Blessings is recommended.