(859) 252-7551
Welcome to St. Peter Catholic Church! We celebrate with you in your commitment to
each other in the Sacrament of Matrimony.
May the Lord who has brought you together sustain and deepen your love
for one another! Use these guidelines in
planning your celebration.
The process of celebrating the
Sacrament of Matrimony at St. Peter Catholic Church begins with a phone call to
the Parish Office Manager to check on the availability of dates.
Then
the Catholic bride or groom must contact a priest or deacon. The priest or deacon agrees to prepare the
couple for the sacrament and preside at the wedding. Once the Parish Office Manager confirms this
agreement with the priest or deacon, the bride or groom will confirm the date
and time and other required information with the Parish Office Manager and a
non-refundable deposit will be accepted.
This confirmation cannot be obtained through a third party such as the
mother-of-the-bride or groom or wedding planner. All this needs to happen before making
further arrangements for a wedding at St. Peter Catholic Church.
FEES
The total cost for the use of the church for a wedding is $800.
·
A $150
non-refundable deposit will be accepted after the presider accepts responsibility for the wedding.
·
The balance of $650 is to be paid in full two
weeks prior to the wedding ceremony.
·
These fees include the rental of the
church and the wedding sacristan’s fees.
These fees do not include the customary stole fee paid to the
priest or deacon nor the fee for the
musician/vocalist.
WEDDING TIMES
1:00 PM
4:30 PM
7:30 PM
(We do not vary on these times, as there are many other
groups who use the church for services.)
WEDDING REHEARSAL
Rehearsals
are scheduled the evening before the wedding and are limited to ONE HOUR. The time selected must be coordinated with
the presider and with the Parish Office Manager of St. Peter Church.
CAPACITY OF THE CHURCH
Approximately 350.
DRESSING AREA
There is NO bride’s room or any other space on the premises for
dressing.
DECORUM
A
prayerful attitude is to be observed at all times. The Altar of Sacrifice is
not to be used as a utility table for cameras or other paraphernalia. The
altar, ambo and other church furnishings or seasonal decorations may not be
rearranged or removed as they are liturgical elements within the worship space.
Because this is a place of worship, no
food or drink may be brought into the church. Alcoholic beverages are NOT permitted anywhere on the church property. Please turn off all cellular phones
and pagers upon entering the church. St. Peter Church is a non-smoking facility.
MUSIC
The music selected for the wedding needs to be liturgically appropriate. Please contact the Parish Office Manager to discuss selections. It is permissible to use an organist, cantor or other musician(s) of your choice. Any musician or vocalist used in the wedding entails a separate fee.
WEDDING SACRISTAN
Pat Kaluski. Part of the rental fee paid to the church
pays for Pat to be at your rehearsal and wedding as required by our liability
insurance provider. Pat is a representative of St. Peter Church and will give
guidance concerning the appropriate conduct of wedding services in our liturgical
space, i.e. placement of chairs, unity candles, processional, etc. On the day
of the wedding, Pat will open the church and prepare the space for the wedding.
She will be available to send the wedding party down the aisle. If you choose
to hire a wedding coordinator, their role operates outside the liturgical
ceremony. A hired wedding coordinator must defer to our pastoral staff.
FLORAL DECORATIONS/CANDELABRAS/ UNITY CANDLE/PEW BOWS
Flowers may be placed near, but not on, the Altar of Sacrifice (front
altar). Likewise, the tabernacle (back altar) shall be visible at all times and
not obstructed by flowers or other extraneous decorations of the wedding party.
It is a long-standing custom to leave a floral arrangement for the church. We
encourage this custom. The florist needs to be aware of the times you have
access to the church for the wedding so that they can arrange for delivery time
within the time allowed. Items cannot be delivered early as there are many
groups who use the church and the church is not responsible for lost items. The
florist needs to pick up any items on the next business weekday between 8:30 AM-4:30
PM.
You must provide all candles and stands for the wedding. Candelabras
and stands may be rented from a rental company or your florist. Dripless candles are required.
Only padded clamps (available from the florist) may be used to fasten
items to the pews. Bows, ribbons or
greens may be attached to the pew with elastic or ribbon. Tape may not be used as it removes the
finish from the church furniture.
Due to the nature of the tile floor, the use of an aisle runner is
unsafe and therefore, not permitted. A flower girl may not drop real or silk flower petals on the main aisle or anywhere in
the church. Flowers on the tile floor are potential tripping/slipping hazards
for guests.
AISLE RUNNER
Due to safety reasons an aisle runner is unsafe and not permitted.
THROWABLES
Rice,
confetti, birdseed or other throw-ables may not be used inside or outside St.
Peter Church. You are responsible for informing your guests of this policy.
PHOTOGRAPERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS
Discretion is required and activities must be limited to areas where
the photographer/videographer will not be distracting to the wedding
ceremony. Photographers/videographers are
to remain in the body of the Church (behind the first set of columns) and not forward
in the Sanctuary (the carpeted area around the altar).
Flash photos are permitted during the processional of the bridal party into the
church. No artificial lighting,
including flash photography is permitted during the wedding ceremony. Flash photos are permitted again during the
recessional of the wedding party out of the church. This policy is in place to respect the
prayerfulness of the service.
STOLE FEE FOR PRESIDER
This is left up to the individual wedding party and there is
no set amount.
SAFETY CONCERNS
CHOIR LOFT/BALCONY: Children are not allowed to
climb the stairs or go up into the balcony. In inclement weather, the bride and
ONE bridesmaid may wait in the choir loft for the beginning of the ceremony. The
steps are VERY steep!
PEW ADORNMENTS: Any decoration that will restrict
the flow of guests is prohibited. Guests
must be able to move freely in and out of the pews at all times.
DOCUMENTS AND MARRIAGE PREPARATION REQUIREMENTS
During the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony,
a confidential paper file is created and will be stored permanently at St.
Peter Catholic Church. Below are some of the documents stored in this file.
If neither bride nor groom
is a member of St. Peter Church, the Catholic party must obtain permission from
the pastor of their church to be married at St. Peter Church. This is called
“permission of the proper pastor.” If both bride and groom is Catholic,
permission can be obtained from either pastor.
All Catholic brides and grooms need a baptismal
certificate issued within six months prior
to the wedding date. This baptismal certificate is obtained by calling the church of baptism and requesting a copy
of your baptismal record with notations. The church will need to know
your name, date-of-birth and approximate date of baptism to locate the records.
St. Peter’s office can assist you, if needed.
If
either party contracted a previous marriage, a copy of the declaration of
nullity or death certificate of prior spouse is necessary.
Attendance
at a Marriage Preparation program is required by the Diocese of Lexington. Brochures are available from a priest or
deacon. Information can also be found on the Diocese of Lexington website under
Family Ministry Office, Marriage Preparation. Their website address is www.cdlex.org. If you are undertaking marriage
preparation in another diocese, the marriage preparation of that diocese will
apply.
If
the priest or deacon who is witnessing the wedding is not incardinated with the
Diocese of Lexington, we must receive a “Letter of Good Standing” from his
diocese.
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IMPORTANT NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Rev. John List, Pastor, 859-509-7687
Deacon Bill Wakefield, 859-312-6093
Jerry Ann Hayes, Parish Office Manager, 859-252-7551, jhayes@cdlex.org
Pat Kaluski, Wedding Sacristan