Wanting to celebrate the Sacrament of Matrimony?


If you are thinking of getting married in our parish, please do get in touch with Fr Allen as soon as possible. It is necessary to give six months' notice to allow enough time for the paperwork and preparation to take place.

Similarly, please contact Fr Allen if you live in the parish but are planning to get married elsewhere.

Marriage preparation at St Nicholas has two parts.
  • Couples should attend a Catholic Marriage Preparation day organised by Marriage Care - these tend to get booked up very quickly so couples are advised to book a place as soon as they have met with Fr Allen to register their intention to marry.
  • A parish Marriage preparation 'day' held twice a year which explores Marriage as a Sacrament, and as a vocation in the Church and to the world. It also offers helps with the preparation for the wedding service. Oh yes... and it includes lunch! Full details of this parish day are available when you meet with Fr Allen.

NB At Easter 2016 a revised Order for Celebrating Matrimony was published for use in the Catholic Church in England and Wales. This Order is significantly different to the previous Order. 

A guide to the revised Order has been written by Fr Allen and published by McCrimmons. Titled Celebrating your Marriage in the Catholic Church, it is available from the parish repository  and Catholic bookshops. It provides guidance for preparing your wedding service, and gives access to all the principal texts for the various forms of the Marriage Rite. (NB the current edition of this book does not include the translation of scriptures that is now to be used at Mass. The readings in the new translation can be found below (in the choosing the readings link)

Documents available to download
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