Funerals/memorial services/Celebrations of life

Known by different names - funerals, memorial services, celebrations of life - are historically services to help us process the transition from life to death.

I tend to stick with - “Celebration of Life” - which speaks to the opportunity to bring people together to celebrate the life of your beloved. We’ll make room for the sadness and the grief but also the love - and if it’s complicated, we’ll make room for that too.

Death is as big as it gets and impossible for our minds to comprehend. And so, we create ritual, we tell stories, we sing, we cry, we look at pictures, light candles and wear distinct clothing. We remember. And sometimes, we can’t help but pray and surrender into a vastness bigger than ourselves to help hold the heartbreak.

This Celebration of Life may look a lot like funerals and memorial services you’ve experienced - and it might not. Together, we can create a service that honors the particular person (or pet) who has died. A service might include:

  • Reflections and stories (from the minister and/or loved ones gathered)

  • Poems or readings

  • Music

  • Ritual

  • Prayer, meditation or silence

  • Art/performance

We’ll start the process by having a conversation to see if we’re a good fit (free of charge). I’ll get to know you, your beloved, and I’ll share a little bit about how we can create a service to celebrate their life (an in-person or online service). We’ll schedule a few times to meet and I’ll put together a distinct service. I’ll be available as needed and will show up as your minister on the actual day. Showing up as your minister might look like offering presence and listening for your grief and the grief of those gathering, it will also look like holding the logistics so you and your family can focus on being present to yourselves and each other.

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Celebration of Life:: multiple 1hr visits | celebration of life service | available as needed

Tiered Pricing: $600 | $450 | $300 (self-select based upon available resources)

To learn more about tiered pricing and to discern what aligns for you in this moment, dig into this tool offered by Worts and Cunning Apothecary.