Congratulations on your\ndecision to get married. The priests of Moville Parish will be happy to\nfacilitate you as you prepare for your wedding day and married life together.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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There are a number of\nrequirements of both the Church and the State that must be satisfied when\nproposing to get married in church. The guidelines in this page are offered\nonly by way of assistance – if you have any queries please contact your local\nparish and \/ or Civil Registration Office directly.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Firstly, you must contact a\npriest of the parish \/ Parish Office to discuss the date of your wedding in a\nparticular church in Moville Parish and make sure that it is available. You\nmust also arrange to meet the priest you are inviting to be the celebrant of\nyour marriage and ensure his availability on the day. Every couple marrying in\nthe Catholic Church is required to give the Church a minimum of three months\nnotice of their intention to marry. However, the Civil Registration Act (2004)\nrequires that all couples must also give three months notice of their intention\nto marry to a Civil Registrar in person. In order to do this couples must\ncontact a Registrar at a Civil Registration Office beforehand to make an\nappointment. While only three months’ notice is required by law, couples are\nadvised to contact the Registrar well over three months before their intended\ndate of marriage to ensure they can get a timely appointment. The contact\ndetails of the local Civil Registration Office are:<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Civil Registration Office<\/span> - nearest one is at <\/span><\/span>12, Ardaravan Square, <\/span>Buncrana. <\/span>Co. Donegal : <\/span>Telephone, 074-9362196<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Opening Hours <\/span>: 09.15 - 16.30 Mon-Fri Open Thurs til 19.30<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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At the meeting with the\nRegistrar couples seeking to be married in a Catholic ceremony, in addition to\ntheir personal particulars, will be requested to provide details in relation to\ntheir proposed marriage such as the intended date of marriage, the names and\ndates of birth of their witnesses, the details of the priest (known as the\n‘solemniser’ in civil marriage law) you have asked to do your wedding and the\nchurch that you have booked for your wedding. The priest must be on the\nRegister of Solemnisers maintained by the Registrar General. Most Irish priests\nare included in this Register by their diocese or religious order. However,\npriests returning from abroad may not be on this Register and will have to\napproach the local diocese to have their name forwarded to the General Register\nOffice. The Register of Solemnisers and civil requirements for marriage can be\nfound on the website of the General Register Office:<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The civil registrar will issue\nyou with your Marriage Registration Form at the close of your meeting in\nperson. You will be advised to bring this to the priest conducting your\nmarriage to ensure that all details on the Marriage Registration Form are\ncorrect. It is the responsibility of the couple to keep this form safe, to\nnotify the Civil Registrar immediately of any proposed changes that may arise,\nto bring it to the church on the day of the wedding and give it to the priest\nprior to the ceremony. At the conclusion of the wedding it is signed by the\ncouple, the two witnesses and the priest; the couple will be given the\ncompleted Marriage Registration Form by the priest on the day and must return\nit to any registrar within 1 month of the ceremony, so that the marriage can be\ncivilly registered. Only then can the couple obtain a civil marriage\ncertificate.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The Church has its own\nrequirements to ensure that a Catholic Marriage can take place. The bride and\ngroom should each make contact with a priest of their own local parish. Each\nmust meet with their own priest to complete a Pre-Nuptial Enquiry Form. You\nwill be required to present a recently-issued (within the last 6 months)\nBaptism certificate, a recently-issued confirmation certificate and a Letter of\nFreedom from each parish you lived in since you were 18. If you have lived in a\nlot of parishes, as an alternative to the Letters of Freedom, another\npossibility is to swear an affidavit before a Commissioner of Oaths attesting\nthat you have never been married religiously or civilly in any jurisdiction.\nThe priest will advise you further on all these matters. You will also be asked\nbefore the wedding to produce a certificate from an approved pre-marriage\ncourse. Moville Parish strongly recommends that couples participate in a\npre-marriage course run by ACCORD. The contact details of the local ACCORD\noffice are:<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Accord Inishowen<\/span><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>

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Pastoral Centre, Barrack Hill,\nCarndonagh, Co Donegal<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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T: <\/span>074 9374103<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The priest of the parish of\nthe groom will forward the completed Church papers to the priest of the parish\nof the bride. Catholic marriage normally takes place in the bride’s parish. If\nthe wedding is to take place elsewhere the priest of the bride’s parish will\nforward all Church paperwork to do with the wedding to a priest of the parish\nin which the wedding is to take place.<\/span><\/p>

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Weddings which take place between a Catholic and a non-Catholic involve further\nrequirements and dispensations. A Catholic marriage taking place abroad also\ninvolves additional procedures. The priests of Moville Parish will advise you\non these matters, though it is important to provide sufficient notice to\nfacilitate these further measures.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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The priests and staff of the\nparish and the priest celebrating your marriage will assist you as you prepare\nfor the wedding ceremony itself and be happy to explain the customs observed at\nweddings in Moville Parish.<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n\n

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You will find more detailed\ninformation on getting married at<\/o:p><\/span><\/p>

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https:\/\/www.weddingsonline.ie\/blog\/your-guide-to-getting-married-in-a-catholic-church\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n

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