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Guidelines for Marriage Preparation
The Archdiocese of Omaha mandates a minimum of six (6) to nine (9) months of proximate preparation before receiving the Sacrament of Matrimony (Archdiocesan Pastoral Policies Handbook, 3.2.6.1.a).
Church law requires that marriages take place in the parish where either the bride or the groom has domicile (Code of Canon Law, can. 1115). Therefore, Christ the King Parish is the proper parish of marriage for anyone who currently lives within the parish’s territorial boundaries.
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A Catholic who lives outside of Christ the King's territorial boundaries may be married here if it is one’s “home parish” (e.g., he or she grew up here and their parents are still parishioners here at Christ the King).
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If neither the bride nor the groom lives within Christ the King’s territorial boundaries, the couple may be married here only if one or the other has been registered as a member in the parish for at least six (6) months and is active in the life of the parish, or by special permission from the pastor.
To begin the process for Marriage preparation, please contact Fr. Pietramale at 402-391-3606. Your wedding date will be reserved at your first meeting with Father.
Please carefully read through the Wedding Policy and Music Guidelines below to answer any questions.
In addition to working with parish clergy, staff members will also assist you. Our Parish Secretary, will assist you with paperwork; Laura Rau, Director of Music, will assist you with planning your wedding liturgy. -
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The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life, is by its nature ordered toward the good of the spouses and the procreation and education of offspring; this covenant between baptized person has been raised by Christ the Lord to the dignity of a sacrament. (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1601)
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Contact Info
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Father John Pietramalejlpietramalearchomaha.orgPastor
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