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Marriage

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 Notifying the Parish of Your Intended Marriage
Any couple planning to be married is asked to notify the parish office as soon as that decision has been made.
  • You will need to make an appointment with the parish priest before the date of the intended marriage.
  • Wedding dates are reserved on a "First-come, first served" basis.
  • Any couple who is preparing for marriage in the parish must have all necessary paperwork and documentation no later than one month prior to your wedding.

To check the availability of the Church on the date you would like to reserve, contact the Parish Secretary, at 989-673-2346

The Sacrament of Marriage

The sacrament of marriage is a visible sign of God’s love for the Church. When a man and a woman are married in the Church, they receive the grace needed for a lifelong bond of unity.

Marriage is a Covenant
The Sacrament of Marriage is a covenantal union in the image of the covenants between God and his people with Abraham and later with Moses at Mt. Sinai. This divine covenant can never be broken. In this way, marriage is a union that bonds spouses together during their entire lifetime.

The sacrament of Matrimony signifies the union of Christ and the Church. It gives spouses the grace to love each other with the love with which Christ has loved his Church; the grace of the sacrament thus perfects the human love of the spouses, strengthens their indissoluble unity, and sanctifies them on the way to eternal life. (CCC 1661)

The love in a married relationship is exemplified in the total gift of one’s self to another. It’s this self-giving and self-sacrificing love that we see in our other model of marriage, the relationship between Christ and the Church.

Marriage is based on the consent of the contracting parties, that is, on their will to give themselves, each to the other, mutually and definitively, in order to live a covenant of faithful and fruitful love. (CCC 1662)

The Church takes the lifelong nature of the Sacrament of Marriage seriously. The Church teaches that a break in this covenant teaches goes against the natural law of God:

The remarriage of persons divorced from a living, lawful spouse contravenes the plan and law of God as taught by Christ. They are not separated from the Church, but they cannot receive Eucharistic communion. They will lead Christian lives especially by educating their children in the faith. (CCC 1665)

Marriage Reflects the Holy Trinity
We believe that God exists in eternal communion. Together, Father, Son and Holy Spirit are united in one being with no beginning and no end. Human beings, likewise, were created by God in God’s image for the purpose of communion with another human being.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states, “The Christian family is a communion of persons, a sign and image of the communion of the Father and the Son in the Holy Spirit” (CCC 2205). The Sacrament of Marriage is “unitive, indissoluble and calls us to be completely open to fertility.” Christian marriage at its finest is a reflection of God’s self-giving love expressed between the love of two people.

Contact Us

(989) 672-2104
910 W. Frank St.,
Caro, MI  48723
office@scp.diosag.org
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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(989)-673-2276

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Sacred Heart Location:
910 W. Frank St., Caro, MI 48723


St Joseph Location:
315 Ohmer Rd., Mayville, MI  48744


Weekday Mass:

Wednesday: 8:30 am Sacred Heart, Caro
Thursday: 9:00 am St. Joseph, Mayville
Friday: 8:30 am Sacred Heart, Caro


Weekend Mass:  
Saturday Vigil: 4:00 pm Sacred Heart, Caro
Sunday:   8:30 am St. Joseph, Mayville
                10:30 am Sacred Heart, Caro

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  • Newcomers
    • Welcome Newcomers
    • Becoming Catholic >
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    • Our Faith
    • Being Catholic Today
    • What Is the Catholic Church?
    • We are the Church
    • What Do Catholics Believe?
  • Parish Life
    • About Us
    • Mission & Vision
    • Parish Life
    • Ministries >
      • Councils
      • Food Pantry
      • Prayer Chain Ministry
      • Prayer Shawl Ministry
    • Calendar
    • Bulletin
    • Stewardship/Ministry Schedules
    • Parish Photos >
      • Anniversary Mass 2019
      • Trunk or Treat 2019
      • Christmas 2019
      • Mission Trip to Nicaragua 2020
      • 2022 Parish Picnic
    • Online Giving
    • Religious Education >
      • Catechesis of the Good Shepard, Ages 3-6
      • Children's Liturgy - Ages 2-7
      • Faith Formation Grades 1st-6th
      • Youth Group - Grades 7-12
      • SPRED - Special Religious Development
    • Sacraments >
      • Baptism
      • Eucharist
      • Confirmation
      • Penance (Reconciliation)
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Marriage
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Us
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