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Check Calendar for Possible Availability When you see a Red X with the words "Contract Pending" on the calendar, the date and time may still be available. If you see such a conflict, I will be happy to contact the couple to see if they intend to confirm their booking.
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Rites of passage are an important part of the human experience whether we are members of a religious community, consider ourselves "spiritual but not religious," or lead completely secular lives. Our families and friends wish to join with us to celebrate the gifts we receive or to alleviate the pain of our losses. The birth or adoption of a child, transition from childhood to an adult, start of a new business, construction of a new home are celebrations made even more joyful in a relational context in which ritual, whether religious or secular, is involved. Funerals and memorial services are times of great stress regardless of the deceased's spiritual and religious beliefs. These occasions become more so when the grieving family does not have a religious community prepared to embrace them in their grief and lead the commemorative service. Friends and family wish to gather to remember their loved one but may be limited to what the funeral home has to offer or left to figure something out on their own. The former usually results in a service that falls short of honoring the uniqueness of the individual and the latter can become an added burden on an already grieving family. An experienced celebrant can not only structure a service for your unique needs, but a trained minister can also provide the temporary pastoral care that may be needed dependent upon the situation. Such ministry is my calling and an honor to provide aside from my part-time parish duties at the UU Church of Brevard. I do not charge set fees for these rites of passage but instead accept a voluntary gratuity. Below are examples of a non-denominational Child Dedication Ceremony and a secular Memorial Service I have officiated. Child Dedication CeremonyMemorial Service
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you are in need of temporary independent ministry in Brevard County, Florida. It is my pleasure and an honor to be of assistance in your time of joy or sorrow. Peace, Rev. Ann Fuller
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Email: ann@brevardminister.com Phone: 321-255-9086
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