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Island Girl · 03-10-2010, 10:39 PM

I am sure the question is serious. My daughter had the same problem. She lived in the DC area and wanted to come back to MA and marry in an antique church in the center of a small MA town. Her father was the curator of the building. She could not find any priest to do the marriage.

We called all over the place and were denied. I even wrote to Sen. Ted Kennedy and never received a reply. I figured he had some pull with the Diocese in Boston.

She ended up with a quirly JP and the Catholic church lost a family.

I later heard that if you look in very very liberal areas you might find a priest or a retired priest who will perform a ceremony away from a consecreated church. I would look in the Amherst, MA area if I were doing it again.

Good Luck

IG

03-10-2010, 10:39 PM	#10
Island Girl Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Central MA Posts: 2,356 Thanks: 18 Thanked 574 Times in 181 Posts	Serious Question I am sure the question is serious. My daughter had the same problem. She lived in the DC area and wanted to come back to MA and marry in an antique church in the center of a small MA town. Her father was the curator of the building. She could not find any priest to do the marriage. We called all over the place and were denied. I even wrote to Sen. Ted Kennedy and never received a reply. I figured he had some pull with the Diocese in Boston. She ended up with a quirly JP and the Catholic church lost a family. I later heard that if you look in very very liberal areas you might find a priest or a retired priest who will perform a ceremony away from a consecreated church. I would look in the Amherst, MA area if I were doing it again. Good Luck IG __________________ Island Girl ....... Make Lemonade