Friday: Afternoons or Evenings are Available 

Saturday: 1:00pm 

♦ Other dates and times may be arranged upon consideration and discussion with the Parish Office, Please contact us. 

Non-Parishioner: $500.00.  *Right now we are only able to accomodate the request for Ordinary Form (English) Wedding Masses for Non-Parishioners.  

Parishioner: $250.00
*to be considered a Parishioner you must be registered at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish for a minimum of 6 months and regularly attending Mass at the parish.  

These costs do not cover the music cost.  The organist fee and cantor(s) fee are paid directly to St. Mary's resident organist and to the chosen cantor from the list of resident cantors at St. Mary's Parish & Shrine.  

Registered and Regularly Attending Parishioners may request Extraordinary Form or Ordinary Form Wedding Masses. 

Guide for Celebrating the Sacrament of Marriage at St. Mary’s in Oswego, NY

If you are considering having your wedding ceremony at St. Mary’s Church, the first step is to contact our parish and shrine coordinator, Mrs. Kristie Pauldine at kpauldine@syrdio.org. Kristie can answer any questions you may have, review available dates, set up your initial appointment with one of our assisting priests, and go over the criteria necessary for celebrating your wedding at St. Mary’s Church.

It will also be necessary to complete your marriage preparation classes with one of our assisting priets here at St. Mary's or with your own parish priest if you are registered at a different parish other than St. Mary of the Assumption Parish.  You will need to complete and receive your pre-Cana certificate prior to the wedding.  You can see a schedule of in person and online workshops available at : https://syracusediocese.org/offices/familyrespect-life/marriage-preparation/   **Please allow at least 6 months of time for preparation. **

St. Mary of the Assumption is a Personal Parish located in the beautiful city of Oswego, NY.  Our parish celebrates the Sacrament of Marriage in the Traditional Latin Rite (Parishioners only at this time) and the Novus Ordo English Rite of Marriage with the Mass celebrated Ad Orientem (facing East/facing the altar).  Please contact us with any questions you may have about the different Rites of Marriage offered here at St. Mary’s.

Contact Information

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish Office: 315-343-3953
Pastor: Bishop Douglas J. Lucia
Assisting priests: Fr. Morisette 
Parish & Shrine Coordinating Manager: Mrs. Kristie Pauldine:
kpauldine@syrdio.org   
Director of Music and Organist in Residence: Mr. Noah Pauldine: npauldine@syrdio.org 

Pre-Wedding Requirements:
Diocesan policy requires that wedding arrangements should be made at least six (6) months prior to the wedding date.  The bride or groom themselves must contact the parish office to start inquiries. 

At least one person must be a baptized Roman Catholic; if neither person is Catholic, please considering speaking with Fr. Morisette about becoming a member of the Catholic Church.

To be married at St. Mary’s, one party should be a registered member of the parish.  If neither bride nor groom is registered, permission from the bride or groom’s pastor will need to be obtained.  Please refer to wedding flow chart for further information (this can be obtained by request).

Please be advised this is just a brief overview of the requirements.  Thank you and God Bless!