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Saying it's a catholic mass in invite?

hvcfringehvcfringe
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OK so this is what i was planning on having the invites say.

James and Darla _______

along with Charles and Sharon _______

invite you to the joyous union of their children

Heather Christine

to Jacob _______

saturday August, 4 2012

at 1:00 in the afternoon

at Saint Andrews Parish

in ________, WA

But the other post made me realize it had no reference of it begin a Catholic mass ceremony. Now the Fiance's side are basically all Catholic and wont need the hint but my side has no one except one family that is Catholic and I don't think most of my side will be aware of it except for immediate family that I have shared this with. so how do I add in that this will be a Catholic mass in a way it won't look strange for fiance's side but will get the point across fomr my side.
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Re: Saying it's a catholic mass in invite?

  • mica178mica178 member
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    edited December 2011
    I think you should insert a line about there being a Nuptial Mass.  If you search through this forum, there should be ample examples of wording.
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  • zelis42zelis42 member
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    edited December 2011
    I would personally get the hint from the "Saint Andrew," but you could always tack "Roman Catholic Church" on the end of it.  That's what I plan on doing, anyway.
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  • lalaith50lalaith50 member
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    edited December 2011
    I think either way you should get rid of the "s" on Andrew. I know "St. Andrew Parish" sounds slightly funny, but the "s" doesn't make grammatical sense. (If the church was St. Thomas, would you call it "St. Thomas's"?) I do think St. Andrew Catholic Church sounds best.
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  • pattyb105pattyb105 member
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    edited December 2011
    Lalatih50 is right. We are getting married at St Mary Parish and included that on our invitations. 
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  • IrishcurlsIrishcurls member
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    edited December 2011
    Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ethan Wright
    Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Armstrong Baxter
    request the honour of your presence
    at the marriage of their children
    (or at the Nuptial Mass uniting their children)
    Fringe
    and 
    Fringe's FI
    (in the sacrament of Holy Matrimony)
    Date, Time, Place

    Just list the parents on different lines, and Catholic ceremonies tradtionally use "and" between your names, not "to."

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  • Calypso1977Calypso1977 member
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    edited December 2011

    James and Darla _______

    Charles and Sharon _______

    request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their children
    Heather Christine
    and

    Jacob _______

    in the sacrament of holy matrimony and the celebration of the nuptial mass
    saturday August, 4 2012

    at 1:00 in the afternoon

    at Saint Andrew Parish

    in ________, WA

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  • ElisabethJoanneElisabethJoanne member
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    edited December 2011
    Lots of Presbyterian churches are "St. Andrew's." Also, you may have guests who do the 3-hour fast before Mass, or even from-midnight. I feel like this alone is reason enough to make it crystal-clear there will be a Mass, same as we try to make clear how much food we're serving at the reception.
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  • ElisabethJoanneElisabethJoanne member
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    edited December 2011
    BTW, how much food ARE you serving? I feel like 1pm is right between a full-lunch reception and a light-refreshments reception.
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  • hvcfringehvcfringe
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    edited December 2011
    We are serving hearty apetizers, fruits veggies meats bread and then meatballs shrimp crab puff things. Yeah i'm having a difficult time planning the reception because I want dancing and drinking but it;s just at a terrible time and that was the latest we could hold the cermony and everyone is out of town so I don't want to make the reception be to late if people want to go home... *sigh*
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  • ElisabethJoanneElisabethJoanne member
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    edited December 2011
    Cool. I was especially curious because the last Nuptial Mass I attended was at 1pm or 1:30, and I was expecting "light refreshments" and ended up with a lunch like that. They had at least beer and wine, presided over by a friend. The church had a huge hall for the reception, which had lots of dancing, though less dancing than before our peer-friends were mostly married with children.
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  • MopsieBMopsieB member
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    edited December 2011
    We just said the name of the church and included "Catholic" (i.e., St. XXX XXX Catholic Church)...But I'm just curious- why does it matter to say it's a mass? They'll find out when they get there, right?
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  • Calypso1977Calypso1977 member
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    edited December 2011
    mopsie, including the Mass on the invite gives people a heads up of what to expect.  also, for anyone who might want to receive communion, it gives them a heads up if they want or need to go to confession prior to your wedding.
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