Specializing in non-judgmental Catholic ceremonies, Contemporary Catholics offers their wedding officiant services in Vernon Hills IL. . A Catholic priest with 46 years of experience, Father Jim supports those who marry outside the Catholic faith, have a previous marriage, or a mixed-religion tradition. Wanting to only spread God’s unconditional love, he creates a warm, compassionate environment for couples to celebrate their new life.

Services Offered

Father Jim is experienced in officiating interfaith and single-religion ceremonies. Typically, he wants to meet face-to-face with a couple before the wedding, to understand their story and ensure he can provide the best ceremony possible. He also uses FaceTime and Skype when distance makes this impractical. He welcomes personalization in ceremonies, offering suggestions for vows, readings, or more traditional options, if needed. Understanding the couple may have different faiths, he can also co-officiate with other religious leaders. Specifically, Contemporary Catholics can lead ceremonies for couples of the following religions:

• Anglican
• Catholic
• Episcopalian
• Lutheran
• No denomination

By visiting ContemporaryCatholics.org couples will find ansewers to many questions, sample ceremonies and a link to the Marriage Petition form which provides Father Jim with the basic information about your wedding prior to setting up a meeting with you.