Celebrating your 50th wedding anniversary in 2026?

Archbishop Shawn McKnight wants to personally invite you to a Mass of celebration on June 7, 2026 at 2 pm.

To request your invitation, please submit your name to your parish office OR enter your information on our Google Form at 2026 Responses

12/25 update: Requests to attend the mass are now being collected and invitations will follow in early April.

Once you receive your invitation in the mail please RSVP to the Office of Marriage & Family Life at (913) 647-0345 or MFLadmin@archkck.org and confirm the spelling of your name, your anniversary date, as well as how many people will be attending.

The Mass will be celebrated at The Church of the Nativity in Leawood with a small reception to follow including the distribution of certificates commemorating the special occasion. An opportunity to take a picture with Archbishop Shawn McKnight will also be provided and photos will be ordered and mailed to the couples homes within the following weeks.

We hope you can join us for this special occasion and we thank you for your witness to faithful love!

How to Get your Anniversary Announcement in the Leaven

Policy:  The couple must be parishioners in the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas.

Deadline: 10 days before the desired publication date

Details to include: The couple’s names; their parish; the date they were married; church and city where they were married; what they are doing to celebrate; date of the celebration; names of children (no spouses); number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. 

Photo: High quality, size does not matter

Where to submit: Email notices to todd.habiger@theleaven.org
(Subject: ANNOUNCEMENT 50TH ANNIVERSARY)

OR

Mail your photo and announcement to the Chancery offices:

The Leaven, Attn. Anniversaries
12615 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66109

 

Parishes Collecting Names of Jubilarians 

You may begin collecting names and information from your parishioners interested in attending the 50th Wedding Anniversary in 2026. The link to the google form shown below.

2026 Parish Google Form

Please fill the form out for each couple as soon as possible. We will be accepting names until May 1st, 2026. 

Please also review your parish records for couples married 50 years (married in 1976) and enter those names as well.