Diocesan Wedding Anniversary
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Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration
Sunday, October 24, 2021, 3:00 PM
Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales
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 July 30, 2021: Parishes announce the Wedding Anniversary celebration in individual parish bulletins and register 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th+ anniversary couples into diocesan online registration form (at the left of this page).
July 30, 2021: Last day for parishes to register celebrating couples into diocesan online registration form.
Week of August 2, 2021: Worship Office will send list of registrants to all parishes who sent them in. Parish staff should check them and let us know of any needed corrections.
August 12, 2021: Last day for parishes to send in corrections to list.
Beginning August 13, 2021 : Office of Worship will mail invitations to the couples registered through their parish.
September 3, 2021: Deadline for anniversary couples to RSVP with the Office of Worship for the diocesan celebration.
Week of September 13, 2021: Office of Worship mails certificates to parishes.
October 1, 2021: Date by which parishes are expected to receive certificates.
Parish date: Present anniversary certificates to couples at a designated parish liturgy. Dates suggested, any of the weekends in October 2021.
Diocesan date (October 24, 2021): Couples who have RSVP'ed attend the Liturgy of the Word hosted by the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux through the Office of Worship.
2. Registration Form
The registration form is to the left of this page. Please fill it out by the registration deadline indicated above. We will send you a list of the information we have received. When you get this list please check it over to make sure all your information is included and is correct. If not, contact us.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:
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 2021 to a Liturgy of the Word presided over by Bishop Fabre on October 24, 2021 at 3:00 PM at the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales. The celebration will not be a Mass. If you wish to receive a certificate and participate in the liturgy, contact your church parish before July 30, 2021 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 weekend 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.
