Dee Anne Hamer
Wedding Coordinator and Accounting Specialist
Marriage And Blessings
For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother (and be joined to his wife), and the two shall become one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, no human being must separate.
Mark 10:7-9
Anniversaries
If you would like to celebrate a "milestone" wedding anniversary (10, 25, 40, or 50 years) by receiving a blessing at Mass, please contact our Liturgist, Beth Thompson, at 262-367-0800 or via email. Other wedding anniversaries will be celebrated at various points during the year.
Marriage Blessings
St. Charles also offers services to bless couples who were not married according to the rites of the Catholic Church. There are many different circumstances that could merit this, such as a couple being married at a civil ceremony or having a wedding outside of the Catholic Church.
Marriages where one spouse is not Catholic or in cases where the couple was married in a non-Catholic church without receiving the necessary dispensation from the Catholic Church would also qualify as a special circumstance. In some cases, one or both of the spouses had been married previously and were not at the time of the new marriage canonically free to marry again. These are not unique circumstances, nor is it unusual for such couples to ask the Catholic Church to fully recognize their marriage. We welcome all couples looking into this beautiful opportunity!
This process is known as convalidation. If you would like to have your marriage convalidated or would like more information, please contact the Parish Office at 262-367-0800 or by email to explore your situation.
Each couple’s circumstances differ and call for different procedures. The process of convalidating a marriage respects the needs of each couple as well as the teachings of the Catholic Church. Through it, the couple’s experience of married love is interpreted in new context, the paschal mystery, the pattern at the heart of every Christian marriage.
Weddings
Thank you for choosing St. Charles Parish to help celebrate one of the most important days in your life! To get your wedding planning underway, please contact our Wedding Coordinator, Dee Anne Hamer, through the Parish Office at 262-367-0800. Weddings at St. Charles may be held Friday afternoons at 3:00 p.m., Saturday mornings at 11:00 a.m., and Saturday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. Exceptions can only be made with the permission of the Pastor.
