CF&I Programs in Celebrancy Studies 2016 - 2017 Become a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant™ 6.27.16
Thank you for your interest in becoming a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant™!
The Celebrant Foundation & Institute is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to training Celebrants worldwide and promoting the use of ceremony to mark the milestones and transitions in the lives of individuals, families, communities, and organizations. Celebrants are professional modern-day officiants who create personalized ceremonies to meet their clients’ needs. The ideal of Celebrancy is that the client's beliefs and values are paramount, and that the beliefs of the Celebrant are immaterial in the process of ceremony creation. As a Celebrant, you will collaborate with your clients to help them realize their vision for their ceremony, giving them final approval over the ceremony script. No two Celebrant ceremonies are alike. Celebrants officiate at ceremonies for all types of life events…for babies and adoptions, coming of age, weddings, commitment ceremonies, funerals, and memorials. Celebrants also develop ceremonies to enrich daily life, and for seasonal, community, corporate, and civic events. The opportunities to use ceremony to create connections among families, communities, and couples, whether for healing or celebration, are as varied as our Celebrants and the individuals we work with. Celebrants serve an essential need in today's society, and the expansion of Celebrant movement here in the United State and Canada is a testament to their growing popularity. Just this year, New Jersey became the first state in the US to include civil wedding celebrants in its Marriage Act and the CF&I is advocating for other states to follow. It makes sense. Recent Pew Studies reveal that an increasing number of people aren’t connected to a specific religion and many are not religious at all, but still may consider themselves spiritual. And interfaith and multicultural families are now the very fabric of our society. Life-Cycle Celebrants® offer an alternative. They give people of all backgrounds, traditions, cultures and faiths the opportunity to create ceremonies that best reflect the array of trials, tribulations and triumphs that we all experience as humans throughout our lives. Being a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant is a viable and satisfying profession. Our alumni enjoy their part-time or fulltime practice, along with the freedom to be their own boss and set their own schedule as a Celebrant. Celebrants earn anywhere from $500 - $1500 per ceremony and many officiate between 20 and 140 ceremonies a year. Our education program includes a robust and relevant marketing component to assist students to launch and establish themselves as successful Life-Cycle Celebrants®. Parade Magazine, Money Magazine and CNN have also reported Celebrants to be a great career for job changers and encore career baby boomers when they consider retirement. In this informational pamphlet, you will find an overview of our Life-Cycle Celebrant® training program, and the application process. Please contact me if you would like further information about our programs in Celebrancy Studies. We look forward to taking this life-changing journey together toward your new viable career as a Life-Cycle Celebrant®. Course are taught in English and in French. Sincerely, Charlotte Eulette, International Director, Celebrant Foundation & Institute
Program Contacts Charlotte Eulette, International Director, Academics Manager Tel: 973.746.1792 charlotteeulette@celebrantinstitute.org
Kathy Croghan, Admissions Tel: 973.746.1792 Administration@celebrantinstitute.org
Mark Attalla, Technical Manager Tel: 888-643-9464 techsupport@celebrantinstitute.org
Mila Martin, Academic Liaison Lamira6@yahoo.com Solange Strougmayer, French Academic Director: SolangeStrougmayer@wanadoo.fr
What is a Life-Cycle Celebrant®? Life-Cycle Celebrants certified by the Celebrant Foundation & Institute are trained professionals who believe in the power and effectiveness of ceremony and ritual to guide us through life’s changes and milestone moments. The Life-Cycle Celebrant’s mission is to create a ceremony that reflects a client’s beliefs, philosophy of life, and personality. The Celebrant comes to the table with no agenda; no preconceived notion of what the ceremony should or must look like. Instead, through careful interviewing and a thoughtful process, the Celebrant elicits what is meaningful for each client. After a thorough client interview, we write, rewrite, rehearse, and perform ceremonies. Life-Cycle Celebrants come from all walks of life and a college degree is not a prerequisite. We are looking for highly-motivated individuals who have an interest in ceremony and ritual, public speaking experience, excellent writing abilities, organizational skills, computer proficiency, and a love of the arts and working with people. Foreign languages are a plus. Above all, the Celebrant candidate must be committed to the Life-Cycle Celebrant® philosophy: Creating personalized ceremonies for people of all beliefs and value systems. Why Become a Life-Cycle Celebrant Certified by the Celebrant Institute? We are proud that our enriching curriculum is considered the “Gold Standard of Study in Celebrancy.” But don’t take it from us…hear what our graduates have to say about our program: “Last night I finished reading the last of the documents for my Weddings course, and when I got to the end, I was filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude. All I could think was, “Wow! These people sure are generous!” I can't believe how much all the celebrants who've gone before me have shared—not only scripts of their ceremonies, but their organizing tips, their brochures and marketing tips, and their fashion advice! It would take me YEARS to accumulate this much wisdom. I feel very loved and supported – you so want me to succeed! Deciding to become certified through the Celebrant Foundation and Institute is decidedly one of the best investments I've ever made!” ~ Class of 2015 graduate “It exceeded my expectations and I am grateful for the experience. It has expanded my understanding of ritual and ceremony and the role they can play in our individual, family and community lives to enhance our relationships and connections to one another, as well as increase our self-awareness.” - Class of 2009 graduate
“I’m not only extremely excited to now be a practicing Celebrant, but incredibly CONFIDENT in my vocation – and it’s because of the support of my classmates, instructor and the Celebrant Foundation. I honestly cannot thank you enough. I’m incredibly pleased with my investment.” - Class of 2008 graduate Our Innovative and Convenient Online Learning Program. Classes are taught in an innovative online program via real-time participatory web conferencing classes, supplemented by a multimedia online classroom and message board forums. The curriculum is delivered by indepth class briefs and readings, podcast, video-cast, slideshows, and webinar presentations. Our varied modes of curriculum delivery appeal to all sorts of learners and allow students to form close bonds with their classmates and instructors. Our faculty members are all experienced Life-Cycle Celebrants, eager to share their real-world experiences with their students and their passion for Celebrancy. Classes are offered and taught in English and in French. *Students will need to purchase a USB headset to participate in the webinars. For additional computer requirements, please see page 13 of this packet. CF&I Certificate Courses To become a Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant™, students must complete two courses (Note: both courses are included in the tuition): 1.
Fundamentals of Celebrancy – a required foundation course.
All students are required to take our prerequisite course called Fundamentals of Celebrancy. It is a threemonth, eight-module class that covers all the elements you need to create effective ceremony no matter which specialty course you select. Week by week, you’ll learn Celebrant philosophy and history, ceremony structure, rites of passage theory, symbolism, storytelling, ceremonial public speaking, and introductory client relations. Students will study and analyze the works of authors who provide the foundation of ritual theory, such as Rites of Passage by Arnold van Gennep, Deeply Into the Bone by Ronald Grimes, The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell, Rites of Passage: Celebrating Life's Changes by Kathleen Wall & Gary Ferguson, and The Art of Ritual by Renee Beck & Sydney Metrick.
Fundamentals of Celebrancy Prerequisites: None Topics Covered: • History and Ideals of Celebrancy • Ceremony Structure • Rites of Passage Theory • Arnold Van Gennep and Rites of Passage • Joseph Campbell and the Hero’s Journey • Ronald Grimes and Ceremony Creation • Symbolism • Storytelling • Ceremonial Public Speaking • Client Relationships and Interviewing • Ceremony Observation Report 2.
Certificate Courses.
You’ll finish up your course of study by choosing a certificate program of your choice (detailed below). Each “Certificate Course” is eight modules long and is taught through a combination of real-time weekly web conferencing classes, message board discussion, practical exercises, and culminates in a course-long assignment of writing an original ceremony.
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Wedding Celebrancy Funeral Celebrancy Ceremonies Across the Life-Cycle Celebrancy Healing and Transition Celebrancy (advanced course) LGBTQ Life-Cycle Celebrancy (advanced course) Master Life-Cycle Celebrant Certificate (advanced course)
Wedding Celebrancy Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Ceremonies included: Weddings, Commitment Ceremonies, Vow Renewals, Engagements, and Anniversaries Selected texts for the Weddings concentration include The Conscious Bride by Sheryl Paul and Joining Hands and Heart by Susanna Macomb. Topics Covered: • Legal Issues for Wedding Celebrants • Wedding Ceremony Structure • Client Relations, Interviewing, and Fee Setting • Storytelling and Ceremony Writing • Rituals for Weddings • Case Studies: Personalized, Spiritual, Interfaith, and Same-Sex Weddings • Managing Rehearsals • Performing Weddings • Commitment Ceremonies • Engagements, Vow Renewals, and Anniversaries • Wedding Ceremony Writing Assignment • Wedding Ceremony Observation Report • Marketing for the Wedding Celebrant
Funeral Celebrancy Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Ceremonies included: Funerals, Memorials, Pet Funerals, End of Life Celebrations, Working with Pre-Need Clients, Ceremonies for Disposition of the Body, Home Funerals/Green Burials. Selected texts for the Funerals concentration include Sacred Dying by Megory Anderson and Remembering Well by Sarah York. Topics Covered: • Funeral Ceremony Structure • Ceremonies for Committal of the Body • The Eulogy • Interviewing Clients and Working with Families • Case Studies: Personalized Funerals, Funerals for Traumatic Deaths • Funeral Rituals
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Performing Funerals Working with the Funeral Industry Pet Funerals Pre-Need Funeral Ceremony Clients Funeral Ceremony Writing Assignment Funeral Ceremony Observation Report Trends: Home Funerals and Green Burial Marketing for the Funeral Celebrant
Ceremonies Across the Life-Cycle Prerequisite: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Ceremonies included: Ceremonies for Expectant Parents, Baby Namings & Welcomings, Coming of Age, Milestone Birthdays, Graduations, Ceremonies for Homes, Personal Ritual, Men’s and Women’s Midlife Passages, Seasonal Ceremonies, Career Change, Retirement Topics Covered: • Becoming Parents: Ceremonies for Expectancy • Becoming a Family: Ceremonies to Welcome Children • Adolescent & Young Adult Coming of Age • Coming Home: Ceremonies for Dwellings • Milestone Birthdays • Men’s and Women’s Midlife Passages (including Divorce) • Career Change and Retirement • Personal Ritual • Honoring the Seasons, Celebrating the Earth • Interviewing Clients • Ceremony Development and Performance • Ceremony Writing Assignment • Ceremony Observation Report • Marketing
Ceremonies for Healing and Transition Prerequisite: Any other certificate course (may take simultaneously) Ceremonies included: Chronic and Life-Threatening Illnesses, Addiction and Recovery, Pregnancy Trauma and Infant Loss, Relationship Reclaiming, Divorce, Gender Identity and Transitions, Prisoner Re-Entry, Employment Transitions (layoffs, retirement, organizational changes), Sacred Dying and Bereavement, Community Healing for Shared Trauma Topics Covered: • Purposes of Ceremonies for Healing • Setting Boundaries: The Different Roles of Therapist and Celebrant • Healing from Illness • Healing in Relationships: Ceremonies for Divorce and Recommitment • Healing at Work: Job Loss and Healing in Organizations • Personal Ritual for Difficult Transition such as Divorce and Recovery • Ceremonies of Validation for Caregivers • Grieving Loss • Gratitude Ceremony after Gender Confirming Surgery • Healing for Prisoner Transition
LGBTQ Life-Cycle Ceremony Workshop Certificate Note: This course is offered only during the Fall term each year to Celebrant Alums with 1-year experience
Prerequisite: Open to alumni with at least one certification. This workshop, a certificate course, will consist of three one hour and fifteen minute classes. Participants will discuss the history of the LGBTQ movement and talk about terminology and legality of same sex ceremonies in the United States and abroad. Participants will delve into the following ceremonies, Funerals, Ceremonies for Families and Other Ceremonies specific to the LGBTQ community. There will be discussions about Weddings and Marketing to the LGBTQ Community, the nuances that separate same-sex wedding ceremonies from wedding ceremonies for straight couples. Participants will receive tips to enhance their websites and promotional material. Participants will complete the workshop with a better understanding of their LGBTQ clients. Classes will include practical, hands-on exercises and will provide an opportunity for questions and answers. • • •
History and Terminology Family Ceremonies, Funerals and other life-cycle ceremonies Wedding Ceremonies – Marketing to Your Celebrant Services
There will be an abundance of readings and resources and a thirty-minute, one-on-one mentoring and discussion (phone call) with the teacher subsequent to the workshop, timing to be agreed upon by teacher and student. Link to recording of course founders, Mila Martin and Anita Vaughn, talking about the course: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzaE0AH93hCgb3pZTDE1MFZlVVk/view?usp=sharing
Master Life-Cycle Celebrant Certificate This project based course is offered once a year: beginning May 12, 2017 through January 12, 2018 Taught by: Master Life-Cycle Celebrant, Sandra Monahan The Celebrant Foundation & Institute offers to our accomplished alumni Celebrants the CF&I Master Life-Cycle Celebrant™ Certificate Program. This advanced academic and service program is designed to provide a “Master” designation to those experienced Celebrants who are at the forefront of our Celebrant movement committed to being Life-Cycle Celebrant leaders, pioneers and mentors. Prerequisite: The program is open to graduate CF&I Life-Cycle Celebrants who have at least three years of Celebrant practice experience, and are certified in at least three of the five certificate courses we offer which are: Ceremonies Across the Life Cycle (Families & Children), Weddings, Healings, LGBTQ Life-Cycle and Funerals. This challenging eight-month program requires Celebrants candidates to complete a number of projects. This course includes: A phone interview upon acceptance, a three session mini refresher course; Master research project, submission of Portfolio of Celebrant Work and a 20-30-minute end of course recorded interview with CF&I Master Program Director and Master Life-Cycle Celebrant, Sandra Monahan, to receive your certification. Upon completion graduates will receive their “Masters” certification, diploma and use of the title and CF&I Master Life-Cycle Celebrant Logo. Master Celebrants are invited to graduate in January 2018 with the Fall 2017 Graduating class via a worldwide virtual Tele-ceremony graduation. Double Majors. You may take two certificate courses simultaneously with approval of the Academic Director and payment of additional tuition for the second course. If you don’t wish to double major, you may return in subsequent terms to take additional certificate courses.
Course Schedule 2016 - 2017 Courses are offered three times per year: • Summer Term: June 6th, 2016 to – August 8th 2016 • Fall Term: September 26th, 2016 – December 10th, 2016 • Winter Term: January 30th 2017 – April 17th 2017 Applying for Admission: You may apply for admission easily using our online form here: http://celebrantinstitute.org/Application/mail.php You’ll need: • Your resume or CV. • A 2-3 page personal statement on why you want to become a Celebrant. • Note that the Institute may then conduct an in-person or telephone interview with you. Tuition Tuition for your Celebrancy certificate program is $2,500 (US), and includes Fundamentals of Celebrancy and your choice of one of our certificate programs: Weddings, Funerals or Ceremonies Across the Life-Cycle. Additional certifications are $1,100 (US). We offer two types of payment plans: Two-Payment Plan – available to students paying by check or credit card: You may pay in two equal installments of $1,250 using Visa/MasterCard, personal or bank check, as follows: • $1250 due upon enrollment • $1250 due one week prior to your certificate course • Monthly Payment Plan – available to students paying by check only: • $416.70 due upon enrollment • Five payments of $416.66 due the first of each month you are enrolled. • We also accept PayPal for easy payments online. • US checks can be sent to: CF&I, 41 Watchung Plaza, Suite 516, Montclair, NJ 07042 Attn: Kathy Croghan, Office Manager Additional certificate courses are $1100 and the cost can be prorated into your monthly payment plan. All payments are due in US dollars. Additional Costs. Students are required, during the course of study, to arrange and pay all fees for a qualified professional vocal evaluator to assess their public speaking and presentation abilities. Additional textbooks that may be required to be purchased are solely the responsibility of the student. The vast majority of study materials are included in tuition and downloadable from the Institute’s web site. Note: Funeral students should purchase Remembering Well by Sarah York. Refunds and Withdrawals. Notices of withdrawal from the program must be made in writing to the Director of Academics. Students may defer their studies and keep any tuition already paid on file as a credit toward future courses. Refunds of tuition paid are available according to the following schedule: REFUND SCHEDULE Withdrawal before access to course materials: Full refund less $100 administrative fee Withdrawal before Class 4 materials are posted: Full refund less $450 After Class 4: No refunds, tuition due in full Life-Cycle Celebrant™ Code of Ethics • To maintain a professional standard of service to the public.
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To serve each client/honoree with respect, sensitivity and professionalism and to provide all services in a timely manner. To ensure that clients/honorees have complete choice of and final say over their ceremonies, and that the Celebrant’s personal beliefs are immaterial to this process. To encourage clients in choosing and/or approving a ceremony that is satisfying to them. To respectfully provide a ceremony that is as accurate as possible in all respects, including the pronunciation of the names of people, places and things. To meet the client/honoree for a no-obligation interview to discuss services prior to engagement. To provide unlimited consultation to clients while creating their ceremony. To conduct a rehearsal when necessary to the ceremony. To perform the ceremony in a professional, prepared and appropriate manner. To gift the client/honoree a keepsake gift of their ceremony. To provide a service that recognizes the unique personalities of your clients, being sensitive to their needs, wishes, values, philosophical and spiritual beliefs and cultural backgrounds. Not to discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, philosophy of life, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, or sexual orientation.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS The Celebrant Foundation & Institute is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization. The school admits students of any race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Computer Requirements for the Online Features of the Course This is a computer-based course, using an online classroom, message boards, and a webinar system for your weekly real-time classes. Please check to see that you meet the minimum system requirements and that you have the equipment you need. A. WEBINAR CLASS SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS and REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. What is a Webinar? Attending a webinar class simply means that via the computer, we can all see the same computer screen, hear everyone through a headset or your phone, and talk to everyone via your headset microphone or the telephone. You do NOT need a webcam. The software we use for our webinar classes is called GoToTraining® SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR GOTOTRAINING WEBINARS Windows Operating system Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2003 Server Mozilla® Firefox® 4.0 or newer Google Chrome™ 5.0 or newer Mac Operating system Mac OS® X 10.6 (Snow Leopard®) Mac OS® X 10.7 (Lion®)
Processor: 2.4GHz or more RAM: 2GB or more Internet: DSL or better Bandwidth: 700Kbps or more for simultaneous screen sharing, video and audio conferencing Browser: Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer RAM: 1GB Processor 2.4GHz Intel processor (Core 2 Duo) Internet: DSL or better
Mac OS® X 10.8 (Mountain Lion®)
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700Kbps or more for simultaneous screen sharing, video and audio conferencing Safari™ 3.0 or newer Mozilla® Firefox® 4.0 or newer Google Chrome™ 5.0 or newer
What equipment do I need to use GOTOTRAINING? Windows or Mac computer, Internet connection (broadband is best), Cell Phone or land line to call into the classroom. B. INTERNET BROWSER FOR THE ONLINE CLASSROOM. To use the features of the online classroom, you should access it with the most recent Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, or Firefox/Mozilla internet browser, or Safari for Mac-based students. These browsers can be downloaded or upgraded for free by visiting the web pages below and following the instructions •Firefox (from Mozilla) http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ •Google Chrome www.google.com/chrome •Internet Explorer http://www.microsoft.com/windows/downloads/ie/getitnow.mspx •Safari (for Mac) www.apple.com/safari/download/ If you have any questions or requests, feel free to reach out to us at (973) 746 1792 or email Charlotte Eulette, International Director at: CharlotteEulette@Celebrantinstitute.org . Thank you! The Celebrant Foundation & Institute WWW.CELEBRANTINSTITUTE.ORG PH: 973 746 1792 FX: 974 746 1775
CELEBRANT FOUNDATION & INSTITUTE
FALL 2016 REGISTRATION PACKET CERTIFICATE COURSE CATOLOG & FACULTY DIRECTORY FOR CONTINUITING STUDENTS AND ALUMNI Welcome to the Celebrant Foundation & Institute’s Fall 2016 Session! We are pleased to offer our six core Celebrancy Certificate Programs this term: WEDDING CELEBRANCY FUNERAL CELEBRANCY CEREMONIES ACROSS THE LIFE-CYCLE HEALING CEREMONIES (Advanced) LGBTQ LIFE-CYCLE CEREMONY WORKSHOP (Advanced) MASTER LIFE-CYCLE CELEBRANT (Advanced offered in the Spring) And we offer these Celebrant Business Development Courses for our Celebrant alumni: • MONEY MATTERS • CELEBRANT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT • WEDDING CELEBRANT REFRESHER (this course is offered in January 2017, the rest of our courses begin September 2016) In this packet you will find: • An abridged SYLLABUS for each course listed above • FACULTY DIRECTORY • • • • • •
Your TIMESLOT REGISTRATION FORM are attached separately in word format, so that you can easily fill it out and return it by fax, or email as noted in its instruction section. TIME SLOT REGISTRATION form must be returned by the week of September 15th, 2016. Class lists confirming you time slot will be circulated ASAP after that date and your Celebrant instructor will be in touch to welcome you. If you have QUESTIONS about courses, registration or tuition please contact us at 973.746.1792 or email us at: administration@celebrantinstitute.org CF&I CONTACTS: • • • • • •
Charlotte Eulette, International Director and acting Academic Manager 973.746.1792 charlotteeulette@celebrantinstitute.org - CF&I Fax Number: 973.746.1775 Mila Martin, Academic Liaison, lamira6@yahoo.com Solange Strougmayer, French CF&I Course Director: solange.strougmayer@wanadoo.fr Kathy Croghan, Office and Admissions Manager Administration@celebrantinstitute.org 973.746.1792 Mark Attalla, IT Specialist Techsupport@celebrantinstitute.org 888.643.9464
Celebrant Certification Courses
WEDDING CELEBRANCY COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will emerge from the Wedding Celebrancy course with the skills to create and perform personalized wedding ceremonies for clients of all beliefs and backgrounds. In this course, students will study: the role of a wedding Celebrant, legal issues affecting wedding Celebrants, wedding ceremony structure, processionals, elements of a traditional western wedding, common wedding ceremony rituals, how to create personalized, interfaith, spiritual and same-sex weddings, client relations and interviewing, rehearsals, ceremony performance, and marketing. In addition, students will complete a legal report on laws governing marriage officiants in their jurisdiction, a ceremony observation report, and a wedding ceremony writing assignment. Classes are taught in English and also offered in French. WEEKLY SCHEDULE TH
CLASSROOMS OPEN FOR TEACHERS ONLY ON SEPT 12 2016 TH MANDATORY STUDENT TECH CHECK WEEK OF SEPT 19 2016 Mark Attalla, tech manager will be in touch with you beforehand. • STUDENT ORIENTATION CLASS (MANDATORY) WEEK OF SEPT 26TH 2016 Your teachers will contact you beforehand to get you started. During this class teachers and students will introduce themselves to each other and become familiar with the classroom technology format. This class is a fun, no pressure way of easing into our virtual learning environment. RD • CLASS 1: WEEK OF OCT 3 2016: What is a Wedding Celebrant? Legal Issues affecting Wedding Celebrants th • CLASS 2: WEEK OF OCT 10 2016 : Wedding Ceremony Structure -*The Processional Elements of a Traditional Wedding Exercise: Write a Processional • DUE: OCT 24TH 2016 – Legal Report Assignment TH • CLASS 3: WEEK OF OCT 17 2016: Wedding Ceremony Case Studies - Part I: The Personalized Wedding & Same-Sex Weddings Exercise: Write an outline and choose a theme for your ceremony writing assignment. TH • CLASS 4: WEEK OF OCT 24 2016: Wedding Ceremony Case Studies -Part II: Interfaith, Multicultural and Spiritual Weddings th • DUE: OCT 28 2016 - Ceremony Observation Report (Details: Where, When…) st • NO CLASS WEEK OF OCTOBER 31 2016 TH • CLASS 5: WEEK OF NOV 7 2016 The Wedding Client Interview Wedding Celebrant Practice from Interview to Ceremony TH • CLASS 6: WEEK OF NOV 14 2016 Wedding Rehearsals and Performance *Including Cue Sheets and Keepsake Ceremonies TH • DUE: NOV 14 2016 – First Draft of Writing Assignment ST • NO CLASS WEEK OF NOV 21 2016 (US Thanksgiving) th • CLASS 7: WEEK OF NOV 28 2016 Marketing for the Wedding Celebrant th • CLASS 8: WEEK OF DEC 5 2016 (Last Class) The Wedding Life Cycle: Engagements, Anniversaries & Vow Renewals th • DUE: DEC 10 2016 - Ceremony Writing Assignment: Final Draft Ceremony th • DUE: DEC 12 2016 – Ceremony Observation Report • NO FORMAL CLASS ON WEEK OF DEC. 12 TH 2016. Students may post farewells on message boards and end of term notes. TH • CLASSES (ALL MATERIALS) CLOSE OFFICIALLY ON FRIDAY, JAN 6 2017 TH NOTE: GRADUATION CELEBRATION 2016 FALL TELE-CEREMONY/SHARE-A-MONY TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY, JAN 9 2017 AT 8PM ET. Save the date and invitations with info will be emailed and posted to all grads in advance. • •
FUNERAL CELEBRANCY
COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will emerge from the Funeral Celebrancy course with the skills to create and perform personalized funeral and memorial ceremonies for clients of all beliefs and backgrounds and their animal companions. In this course, students will study: funeral ceremony structure, eulogy writing, personalized funerals, funerals for difficult/traumatic deaths, ceremonies for disposition of the body, client relations and family interviewing, ceremony preparation and performance, marketing, working with the funeral homes, and pet memorials. In addition, students will complete a funeral/memorial ceremony observation report and a full ceremony writing assignment. Classes are taught in English and also in French. *Required Text: Author Sarah York, “Remembering Well: Rituals for Celebrating Life and Mourning Death”, (2nd Edition, 2012 Apollo Ranch Inst Press). Please order from Amazon at www.amazon.com or contact your local bookstore. WEEKLY SCHEDULE CLASSROOMS OPEN FOR TEACHERS ONLY ON – SEPT 12TH 2016 MANDATORY STUDENT TECH CHECK ON WEEK OF SEPT 19TH 2016, Mark Attalla, tech manager will be in touch with you in advance. • STUDENT ORIENTATION CLASS (MANDATORY) WEEK OF SEPT 26TH 2016 Your teachers will contact you beforehand to get you started. Teachers and students will introduce themselves to each other and get familiarized to the classroom format. This class is a fun, no pressure way of easing into our virtual learning environment. RD • CLASS 1 WEEK OF OCT 3 2016 Funeral Ceremony Structure *Exercise: Sharing Personal Experiences TH • CLASS 2 WEEK OF OCT 10 2016 Storytelling for Funerals: The Eulogy *Exercise: Self-Eulogy TH CLASS 3: WEEK OF OCT 17 2016Case Studies: the Personalized Funeral * Exercise: Ceremony Writing Assignment Outline TH • CLASS 4: WEEK OF OCT 24 2016 Case Studies: Funerals for Difficult Deaths *Exercise: Ritual Creation th • DUE: OCT 28 2016 - Ceremony Observation Report (Details: Where, When…) st • NO CLASS WEEK OF OCTOBER 31 2016 TH CLASS 5: WEEK OF NOV 7 2016 Ceremonies for Disposition of the Body *Exercise: Home Funerals TH • CLASS 6: WEEK OF NOV 14 2016 The Family Interview Funeral Ceremony Practice & Performance *Exercise: Funeral Celebrant Self-Care TH • DUE: NOV 14 2016 – First Draft of Writing Assignment ST • NO CLASS WEEK OF NOV 21 2016 (US Thanksgiving) th • CLASS 7: WEEK OF NOV 28 2016 Marketing for the Funeral Celebrant and Pre-Need Funerals *Exercise: Marketing Plans th CLASS 8: WEEK OF DEC 5 2016 (Last Class) Pet Memorials and Funerals th • DUE: DEC 10 2016 - Ceremony Writing Assignment: Final Draft Ceremony th • DUE: DEC 12 2016 – Ceremony Observation Report • NO FORMAL CLASS ON WEEK OF DEC. 12 TH 2016. Students may post farewells on message boards and end of term notes. TH • CLASSES (ALL MATERIALS) CLOSE OFFICIALLY ON FRIDAY, JAN 6 2017 TH NOTE: GRADUATION CELEBRATION 2016 FALL TELE-CEREMONY/SHARE-A-MONY TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY, JAN 9 2017 AT 8PM ET. Save the date and invitations with info will be emailed and posted to all grads in advance. • •
CEREMONIES FOR HEALING
COURSE DESCRIPTION This eight-module certificate course will examine the role of the Life-Cycle Celebrant in creating and performing ceremonies for healing from the most challenging events in life. Primarily using the case study method, students will learn the elements to include in a variety of healing ceremonies and brainstorm creative ways to move clients through transformative and powerful processes, keeping in mind the boundary between professional therapy and Celebrancy as well as the importance of Self-Care for the Celebrant. Prerequisite: Students must have completed (or be taking simultaneously one CF&I Certificate course [Wedding Celebrancy, Funeral Celebrancy, or Ceremonies Across the Life Cycle (formerly Ceremonies for Families & Children)]. SUBJECTS COVERED:
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Working with Clients in Crisis: Professional Boundaries & Self-Care Assessment Healing from Illness and dealing with Chronic issues Healing in Relationships Healing at Work Personal Rituals and Ceremonies for Difficult Transitions Sacred Dying and Bereavement Healing in Community for Shared Trauma
INTERVIEWS AND CASE STUDIES BY THESE PRACTICING LIFE-CYCLE CELEBRANTS, AND MANY MORE: • Sally Brucker, LCSW-C, ATR-BC – Professional Boundaries • Kit Turen – A ritual journey through life-threatening illness • Deb Goldman, MA – Ceremony of Re-Recommitment • Genevieve Munoz – Labyrinth Ceremony for Pain Management • Keline Adams – Validation Ceremonies & LGBTQ support • Pam Packard – Ceremony of Release and Renewal • Carolyn Walkley – Skype Ceremony for Grieving a Loss
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CLASSROOMS OPEN FOR TEACHERS ONLY ON – SEPT 12TH 2016 MANDATORY STUDENT TECH CHECK ON WEEK OF SEPT 19TH 2016, Mark Attalla, tech manager will be in touch with you in advance. STUDENT ORIENTATION CLASS (MANDATORY) WEEK OF SEPT 26TH 2016 Your teachers will contact you beforehand to get you started. Teachers and students will introduce themselves to each other and get familiarized to the classroom format. This class is a fun, no pressure way of easing into our virtual learning environment CLASS 1 WEEK OF OCT 3RD 2016 Purposes of Ceremonies for Healing: An Overview: Setting Boundaries: The Different Roles of Therapist & Celebrant CLASS 2 WEEK OF OCT 10TH 2016 Healing from Illness and Surviving Life-Threatening Disease CLASS 3: WEEK OF OCT 17TH 2016Healing in Relationships: Ceremonies for Divorce & Ceremonies of recommitment CLASS 4: WEEK OF OCT 24TH 2016Healing at Work: Job Loss & Healing in Organizations NO CLASS WEEK OF OCTOBER 31st 2016 CLASS 5: WEEK OF NOV 7TH 2016 Personal Rituals for Difficult Transitions Part 1: Survey of transformative ceremonies, including ceremonies to honor liminal space, chronic illness, and validation of the human experience CLASS 6: WEEK OF NOV 14TH 2016 Personal Rituals for Difficult Transitions Part 2: Survey of transformative ceremonies, including ceremonies for gender affirmation after surgery, ceremonies for prisoner re-entry, and healing from childhood trauma NO CLASS WEEK OF NOV 21ST 2016 (US Thanksgiving) CLASS 7: WEEK OF NOV 28th 2016 Sacred Dying & Bereavement: Ceremonies that Mark the Continuum of Death, Dying & Grief CLASS 8: WEEK OF DEC 5th 2016 (Last Class ) Healing in Community: Ceremonies for Shared Trauma & Loss DUE: DEC 10th 2016 - Ceremony Writing Assignment: Final Draft Ceremony DUE: DEC 12th 2016 – Ceremony Observation Report NO FORMAL CLASS ON WEEK OF DEC. 12 TH 2016. Students may post farewells on message boards and end of term notes. CLASSES (ALL MATERIALS) CLOSE OFFICIALLY ON FRIDAY, JAN 6TH 2017 NOTE: GRADUATION CELEBRATION 2016 FALL TELE-CEREMONY/SHARE-A-MONY TAKES PLACE ON MONDAY, JAN 9TH 2017 AT 8PM ET. Save the date and invitations with info will be emailed and posted to all grads in advance.
CEREMONIES ACROSS THE LIFE-CYCLE COURSE DESCRIPTION Ceremonies Across the Life-Cycle is an eight module survey course for students seeking proficiency in creating and performing personalized ceremonies for the milestones and moments that span the life cycle. Students will emerge from the course with the skills to create and perform personalized ceremonies to mark a wide variety of passages along the life spectrum for clients of all beliefs and backgrounds. In this course, students will study: ceremonies for dwellings, ceremonies for expectant parents, ceremonies to welcome children, coming of age rituals, milestone birthdays, ceremonies for midlife passages, personal sustenance rituals, marketing, and ceremony performance and practice. In addition, students will complete a ceremony observation report and a ceremony writing assignment. WEEKLY SCHEDULE
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LGBTQ LIFE-CYCLE CEREMONY WORKSHOP CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTION 3 consecutive weekly classes, including one Student Orientation Meet and Greet (total: 4 classes) Classes take place on Tuesday’s at 5:30 -6:45PM ET, followed by one 30-minute private session with instructor Classes Begin: September 27th 2016 INSTRUCTOR: Mila Martin with Celebrant Faculty member April Beer Minimum number of students 3, Maximum number of students 7 Promo LGBTQ Life-Cycle Workshop Certificate Course, Anita Vaughan & Mila Martin Creators talk about the course, link to the recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzaE0AH93hCgb3pZTDE1MFZlVVk/view?usp=sharing This workshop, a certificate course, will consist of three, one-hour and fifteen minute classes. Participants will discuss the history of the LGBTQ movement and talk about terminology and legality of same sex ceremonies in the United States and abroad. Prerequisite: Open to alumni with at least one certification. Participants will delve into the following ceremonies, Funerals, Ceremonies for Families and Other Ceremonies specific to the LGBTQ community. There will be discussions about Weddings and Marketing to the LGBTQ Community, the nuances that separate same-sex wedding ceremonies from wedding ceremonies for straight couples. Participants will receive tips to enhance their websites and promotional material. Participants will complete the workshop with a better understanding of their LGBTQ clients. Classes will include practical, hands-on exercises and will provide an opportunity for questions and answers. • History and Terminology • Family Ceremonies, Funerals and other life-cycle ceremonies • Wedding Ceremonies – Marketing to Your Celebrant Services There will be an abundance of readings and resources and a one thirty-minute, one-on-one mentoring and discussion (phone call) with the teacher subsequent to the workshop, timing to be agreed upon by teacher and student. WEEKLY SCHEDULE TH
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Celebrant Professional Development Courses
MONEY MATTERS - Your Hero’s Journey to Honor Yourself and Your Clients COURSE DESCRIPTION 5 consecutive weekly classes, including Student Orientation Meet and Greet Classes take place on Thursdays at 8:30 - 9:45PM ET, followed by a one one-hour private session with instructor Classes Begin: September 29th INSTRUCTOR: Kim Kirkley Prerequisite: Celebrant graduate Minimum number of students 3, Maximum number of students 25 PROMO Money Matters Recording Link with Kim Kirkley who talks about this course:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzaE0AH93hCgc2JwS05UMG1XUzQ/view?usp=sharing Kim Kirkley is one of the original Celebrants in North America and the first to create a thriving full-time Celebrancy practice. She is an author of many books, has delivered a TEDx Talk http://bit.ly/kimtedx, performed over 1000 ceremonies, including: weddings, commitment ceremonies, baby-naming ceremonies, funerals, and house blessings. And, Kim has been declared "The Officiant" -- http://bit.ly/KimKirkley -- by New York magazine and is based in New York City. "Money is congealed energy," said Joseph Campbell. "And releasing it releases life's possibilities...." Celebrants - do you wish you could ask for more money for your ceremonies without feeling uncomfortable or sales-y? Many Celebrants have learned how to build a powerful new relationship with money and their fee through Kim Kirkley's dynamic class, "Money Matters: Your Hero's Journey to Honoring Yourself and Your Clients." Questions to ask yourself about your Celebrant practice: Do you wish a seasoned ceremony expert would sit down with you and tell you -- her mistakes and her triumphs -- how she built a thriving ceremony practice? Would you like to attract more clients to your practice without feeling phony or money hungry? Do you love performing ceremonies but struggle when you think about people paying “good money” for your ceremonies? Would you like to become the “Hero” in your practice as you honor yourself, your craft, your family and your clients? Would you like to find a way to convert clients into fans – and actually have them ASKING for the chance to hire you as their Celebrant? Would you like to feel that your fees are in keeping with universal laws and help you to live a beautiful, fulfilling, balanced life? Do you wish you could ask for your fee with confidence and ease? Kim says, “In this course you will discover a system that will prevent you from subordinating your desires to your couples, making you the “Hero” in your life. We will develop tools and techniques to help you create a Celebrant practice that allows you to thrive along the “Road of Trials,” examining the “not in my market” fears, the “who do you think you are” fears, and the inevitable “yeah, buts.” We will examine your work holistically and help you to develop the tools to enhance your ceremony practice, standing firm in your enhanced sense of work and, ultimately, to make your work easier, more meaningful and fun. Viewing your Celebrant journey through the prism of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth, this course will challenge you to accept the “Call to Adventure” and live a life of abundant good.” Under the guidance of Kim Kirkley, your sister Celebrant who has scaled these same walls and created a practice of love and abundance, you will embark upon “The Hero’s Journey”: •
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Kim draws on her 13 years of experience synthesizing spiritual and practical techniques to free your relationship with money and what you charge for ceremonies. Combining proven comprehensive marketing insights with exercises to uncover the hidden beliefs, patterns and habits that sometimes subvert your everyday use of money and approach to success. Through easy, interesting exercise and worksheets and interactive processes, Kim will guide you to the creation of an easy approach to money and fee setting that helps you enhance your Celebrant practice and special contribution to the world. What students are saying about “Money Matters” with Kim Kirkley: Kim was an excellent choice for teaching this class. She clearly cared about the subject matter and, by example, helped us care about it. I really looked forward to class every week. She is an excellent leader and we are lucky to have her in the Celebrant community! ~ Kendyl Linn-Sanchez Kim brilliantly re-packaged and presented her personal journey, sharing the valuable lessons she learned from financial gurus, life coaches and from building her very successful Celebrant Practice. ~ Valerie Smith Great Investment – I’ve almost already made it back in my business because of the tools I’ve put into place. I already have recommended it and will continue to do so. ~ Jennifer Rogers WEEKLY SCHEDULE CLASSROOMS OPEN FOR TEACHERS ONLY ON SEPT 12 2016
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR CELEBRANTS
COURSE DESCRIPTION 10 weekly classes including Student Orientation Meet and Greet, Classes take place on Thursdays at 9:00PM ET – 10:15PM ET, including two 50-minute private coaching sessions with instructor Class Begins: September 29th 2016 INSTRUCTOR: Elisa Chase Prerequisite: CF&I Certified Celebrant with at least 1 certification, and a desire to build a successful Celebrant practice. Minimum number of student 3, Maximum number of students: 15 PROMO Recording Link with Teacher Elisa Chase: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzaE0AH93hCgTjMtNkRXNlBhNWs/view?usp=sharing Have you made it through Fundamentals, got one or even more Certifications under your belt, opened your heart to the path of Celebrancy but find yourself asking: “What do I do now”? Are you new to selfemployment, does managing your own business seem overwhelming? Are you concerned about how to build momentum and bring sales into your practice? Celebrant Business Development is designed for folks committed to and motivated to create a thriving business but who are not sure how to move forward, what plans to put in place or where to turn to begin harvesting new clients and a calendar full of ceremonies. If you are already pulling in as many ceremonies as you want or need, this is not the course for you. If you feel good about your infrastructure, social media presence and sales position, this is not the course for you. This class is for folks who know they have a lot to do and are looking for help organizing the pieces, learning the ropes and creating their own personalized business roadmap to success. Taught by triple certified Celebrant Elisa Chase, who brings 20 plus years of business management and small business coaching to her 6 plus years as a successful Celebrant and course instructor. This course will put you on the road to success and provide insight and a wealth of knowledge whether you are looking to work in your business full time, or part time, for any or all of the Certifications offered at CFI. This practice building program offers fellow Celebrants an extensive “window” to begin the process of building a full and rewarding Celebrancy practice/business. Each student will learn how to define their own roadmap customized to their definition of success. We will navigate the waters of marketing and advertising, social media, business development, organization and by the end of the course each student will have a plan of action and a tool kit of skills to implement a roadmap to a rewarding practice in any of the current Certification modalities. Whether you are looking to blend Celebrancy with an existing profession, or you are looking to work exclusively full time or part time as a Celebrant, this course is about creating your vision of your own business practice, and gaining the skills and confidence to launch into your future. Geared toward new Celebrants, renewing Celebrants and colleagues building their business from scratch. In addition to our time together, the class includes two private 50 minute coaching sessions (by teleconference). The course will include a weekly influx of articles, artifacts and references, a treasure trove of knowledge you will refer to long after our time together has come to an end. Low cost, almost no cost marketing tools, ways to monetize a dynamic business anchored by your skills and much more! WEEKLY SCHEDULE
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NOTE Classes 6, 7 and 8 are intensive marketing classes for each of the specific certification modalities offered at the Celebrant Foundation. We will cover packaging and pricing your services, why Celebrants undercharge and how to achieve a high level of selfexpression through your practice by charging an appropriate rate for your education and skills. How to break in, and avoid inertia. While this is a business development course, not a “sales class” I won’t overwhelm you with aggressive sales techniques, but we will talk about how create and fill your own personal right sized “sales funnel”. Everyone is welcome at each of these sessions, even if you have not yet taken the certificate that corresponds. There is a lot of overlapping concepts everyone will find useful AND it may help you decide how and when to dive into another Certification.
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WEDDING CELEBRANT REFRESHER CERTIFICATION – winter 2017 COURSE DESCRIPTION 4 weekly classes including one Student Orientation Meet and Greet session Classes take place on Tuesdays at 7:30-8:45PM ET, follow by one 30-minute private session with instructor Class begins on the first week of January 3rd 2017 with Student Orientation INSTRUCTOR: Mila Martin Minimum students 3, Maximum number of students 25 Prerequisite: CF&I Certified Wedding Celebrant w/one year of experience PROMO Recording with Mila Martin: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzaE0AH93hCgRXJvNUNTclFHMjQ Note: The recording is a little scratchy but it gets better – so you know. The Wedding Celebrant Refresher certification course is designed to bring CF&I Certified Wedding Celebrants up to invigorate speed on the most important aspects of being a successful Wedding Celebrant. This course has been primarily designed for CF&I Certified Wedding Celebrants who graduated in the past and feel they need a ‘refresher’ - or for Celebrants who desire to have more in-depth knowledge. Faculty member, Mila Martin lovingly and diligently created this 3 week course to benefit Wedding Celebrants by offering them the most comprehensive and important knowledge to revitalize their practice with the latest and greatest professional information to help their practice soar. WEEKLY SCHEDULE •
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CELEBRANT FOUNDATION & INSTITUTE FACULTY CF&I Faculty members are CF&I Certified Life-Cycle Celebrants APRIL BEER TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy, Weddings Certification and LGBTQ LifeCycle Ceremony Workshop Certification April Beer has been a much loved faculty member and mentor in the past and has now returned. She has also been a very popular and successful fulltime Celebrant for nearly a decade. She says I'm dedicated to my work as a Celebrant; I craft memorable ceremonies - weddings, commitment ceremonies, baby naming, vow renewals and memorials -that celebrate the people involved. I am joyful about life and a spiritual listener. All beliefs, religions and traditions are honored and respected. After living in NYC for 26 years, and working as a producer, I married and moved to New Jersey. Believing our wedding should reflect our uniqueness as a couple, we scripted the entire ceremony so both of our faiths and beliefs were represented. This experience inspired me to become a Celebrant so I could help others create their own very special ceremony." MILA MARTIN TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy, Weddings, Weddings Refresher and LGBTQ Life-Cycle Ceremony Workshop Certifications Mila Martin has been a certified Life-Cycle Celebrant certified in Wedding Celebrancy since 2006. Mila is also certified in Funeral Celebrancy and has a BA in Anthropology and Sociology from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to her thriving Celebrant business, she is the Circulation Manager at the Business Library of Washington University of St. Louis. She is a busy and creative wedding Celebrant and has recently been certified as a “Law of Attraction” Life Coach. This is Mila’s 10th year on the CF&I faculty and she is our CIO (Chief Inspiration Officer!) for the last several years greeting and orientating Celebrant students who are beginning our program of studies. Mila is the proud mother of Sam, a comedian at Second City in Chicago and Audrey, an aspiring astrophysicist! In her "free" time, she creates embroidered tapestries and colored pencil paintings. ELISA CHASE TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy, Weddings, Funerals, Ceremonies across the Life Cycle Certifications and Celebrant Business Development Course Elisa Chase is a Life-cycle Celebrant and Wedding Officiant. She is triple certified in Weddings, Funerals, and Ceremonies for Families and Children. She has also taken the advanced business course for Celebrants. Along with years of wedding experience, Elisa brings her 20-year background in business consulting for Fortune 500 and 100 companies to her practice. Elisa has designed, developed, and implemented professional training courses, sales and motivational seminars for groups of all sizes in many different modalities, and is also a published poet. Elisa balances her consultant practice and her growing Celebrant practice along with raising a family with five kids, two dogs, a loving husband, and a cranky Grandma all under one roof. Full of practical knowledge and willing to share everything that has worked (and not worked) along the way, she is eager to help you take your next steps toward your own success as a Life-Cycle Celebrant, no matter how you define it.
ALEXANDRA LIFSHIN TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Alexandra Lifshin is a certified Life Cycle CelebrantÂŽ with a certification in Weddings. Her love of writing, research, ritual, and public speaking started in high school: she was a nationally ranked debater and orator. Alexandra graduated with honors from Saint Louis University in 2006. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Much of her education dealt with religion, spirituality, and psychology (all including healthy doses of Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung). She served as discussion group leader for the New York City Atheists from 2009 through 2011. When friends asked her to perform their wedding ceremony in 2010, she became interested in becoming a wedding Officiant. She has been CF&I's official Librarian since 2014. Alexandra is excited to bring her experience, educational background, love of learning, and abiding enthusiasm for everyday rituals and Celebrancy to her teaching practice. KIM KIRKLEY TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy, Weddings, Ceremony Across the Life Cycle Certifications and Money Matters an Advanced Marketing Course and Celebrant Book Writing and Publishing Kim Kirkley was one of the original five Celebrants in North America and one of the first to create a thriving full-time Celebrancy practice. Having delivered a TEDx Talk http://bit.ly/kimtedx, she has performed over 1000 ceremonies, including weddings, commitment ceremonies, baby-namings, funerals, and house blessings. Kim has been declared "The Officiant" -- http://bit.ly/KimKirkley -- by New York magazine and is based in New York City. Her 7 year old niece is her greatest joy and inspiration. SOLANGE STROUGMAYER Life Cycle Master CelebrantÂŽ TEACHES: French Language - Fundamentals of Celebrancy, Weddings and Funerals Certifications Solange Strougmayer Je propose de remettre de Ia solennite, du symbolisme et du rituel dans vos vies. Ceremonie d'engagement ou de fianailles, -Benediction de votre enfant ou benediction de Ia mere -choix de parrain et marraine,-ceremonie d'adoption, -rites de passage comme Ia puberte, Ia majorite, Ia menopause ou des anniversaires cles, -depart en retraite, -ouverture de magasin ou nouvelle entreprise, etc. C'est VOTRE ceremonie! Creons ensemble Ia ceremonie personnalisee et unique qui vous ressemble et refh3te vos valeurs et vos croyances. Et bien sur, je suis a vos cotes pour creer, animer et guider un MARIAGE de personnes de toute tradition, toute ethnie et de tout sexe. Que vous soyez heterosexuel, homosexuel, que ce soit votre premier mariage ou le troisieme, que vous reunissiez plusieurs families, plusieurs cultes, plusieurs traditions, je serai a votre ecoute et honoree de vous servir en France, en Suisse or Belgique. Au pays de I'Amour, une ceremonie personnelle, unique, alternative pour vous.
ABEGAEL FISHER-LANG TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Abegael Fisher-Lang has been a certified Life Cycle Celebrant since 2007, with a diploma in Ceremonies for Families & Children (former name of Ceremonies Across the Life Cycle course). She is the owner of Life Threads Ceremonies and a longtime storyteller with Mythopoetica Storytelling, seeking that deep space between story, teller, and listener. Abegael has spent a lifetime of studying philosophy and world religions, learning and retelling the myths of many cultures, and experiencing different spiritual practices LENNY SCOVEL TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Lenny Scovel graduated from the Celebrant Institute in 2013 with a certification in weddings. He is a commissioned lay minister through Foothills Unitarian (Unitarian Universalist) church in Fort Collins. In his daily life, Lenny is a professional woodworker. He is also an actor, a cyclist, and a board gaming enthusiast. And he lives in Colorado with his family PEGGY LEWIS TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Peggy Lewis is a long time, highly prized faculty member who resides in Florida. Peggy tells us, “I have a passion for capturing and expressing the real meaning of life events for people; even when they don’t know how to put it in words! I have always loved words, and writing. And all of my professional careers have been about making people’s lives better. I have been a nurse, a social worker, a psychotherapist, a founder of a national non-profit organization, and an award-winning writer. All of these experiences have helped to prepare me for connecting with people from many different social and cultural backgrounds to create a perfect ceremony for them.” Peggy is a great teacher to many celebrants. SHAE UISNA TEACHES: Funerals and Healing and Transition Certifications Shae Uisna is a celebrant, artist, leader, teacher, performer and lifelong student of comparative mythology and puppet & mask traditions. In 2008, Shae received her certification in ceremonial studies, with specializations in funerals and ceremonies for children and families. Ms. Uisna facilitates a Death Café in North Portland, Oregon, founded the “Motherless Mother’s Day Celebration” and is passionate about the development of ceremonies that previously did not exist, but for which there is a real need in our world. In 2009, Shae received her Master of Arts degree in Theatre from Portland State University with an emphasis in directing and design. In her work as a theater artist, Ms. Uisna draws from a wealth of imagery and traditions, weaving archetype, movement and music into unique classes and performances that are both moving and transformative.
STACY MITCHELL TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy, Weddings, Funerals, Healing and Transitions Certifications Stacy Mitchell has been practicing the art of Celebrancy since graduating from the CF&I in 2005 with a certificate in Ceremonies for Healing and Transitions (now Funeral Celebrancy). Stacy was called to this work by the needs of those in her community who wished to have meaningful, personalized funeral and memorial ceremonies that were not dependent upon religious affiliation. She also takes advantage of the beautiful area in which she lives to officiate at many beach weddings throughout the year and has found a beautiful balance in her Celebrancy practice by offering this same level of care and meaning to any ceremony that marks milestone moments in our lives. Stacy has a background in the Healing Arts as an Usui Reiki Master/Teacher and healing gemstone jewelry artist, and has been a prolific writer, public speaker, and Artist Way facilitator. She holds two Bachelors of Science degrees, in Psychology and Criminal Justice, from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. Stacy now lives with the love of her life at their home near Pismo Beach, California, where she is a full-time Life-Cycle Celebrant serving the San Luis Obispo County area. RANDY KEATS TEACHES: Fundamentals of Celebrancy Randy Keats is a Wedding & Life-Cycle Celebrant based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His experience with ceremony spans 3 continents, 3 decades, and crosses cultures, languages and spiritual traditions. Randy likes to break the chains of custom, stir the status quo, and co-create customized ceremonies which touch, move and inspire. A performer, singer, speaker and master of ceremonies, career-transition counsellor, high school French teacher, facilitator, coach, activist, communication officer, public legal education facilitator, president, ... these hats I've worn over time have all led me here to you to share my enthusiasm for helping people to understand and express change in their personal lives through ceremony. Currently Randy dabbles in tarot and crystals unless Pedro, his forty-year-old Amazon parrot insists on occupying a hand. RON HUNT TEACHES: Funeral Certification Ron Hunt has been a celebrant for over a decade. He brings his vast experience and wisdom to teaching future generations of celebrant. Ron tells us, “This has made me the multi-cultural Minister that I am today. As a Universalist, I am uniquely qualified to bring couples of different beliefs and faiths together. I can create a mosaic of different readings and rituals, performed with dignity and respect. This has filled me with an appreciation and understanding of other cultures, which in turn has brought me much joy and serenity. Also, by being with my client honorees I came to understand that personalized ceremonies from womb to tomb, is an extraordinary event in our lives. It is one of the few occasions where we have the chance to stand in the power of ceremony and notice that each of our lives has meaning.�
SANDRA M. MONAHAN TEACHES: CF&I Master Life Cycle Celebrant Certificate Program Sandra M. Monahan, Founder and President of Weddings Without Worries, Wexford, PA earned the designation of Master Life-Cycle Celebrant in 2012 and has achieved four other CF&I Certifications. The mainstay of her services includes creating and officiating personalized wedding ceremonies and also those for all of life’s rites of passage. She has been a celebrant since 2005, and serves as Co-facilitator for the PA-Pittsburgh Alumni Chapter Group in addition to being past chairperson for Weddings and Military and Veteran’s Committees. As a Minister/Director for Universal Brotherhood Movement, Sandra has ordained many Celebrants for UBM and offers her mentoring skills across the country. Sandra has also achieved the accreditation of Master Wedding Planner™ with the Association of Bridal Consultants and is an adjunct instructor for Penn Foster Career School in the ABC Wedding Planner Certificate course. An affiliate partner with Etiquette Survival, she has presented numerous seminars across the country teaching Etiquette and Social Graces for personal, business and children programs CATHERINE McCOLL TEACHES: Wedding Ceremony Certification Catherine McColl is a professionally trained ceremony specialist, engaged in developing genuine, loving, creative and memorable ceremonies for her clients. After many years in corporate life, she graduated from CF&I with her Weddings Certificate in 2012, and completed her Funerals and Memorials Certificate in 2013. In 2014 she left the corporate world to focus on building her Celebrant practice. She loves meeting people and getting to know their personal stories, building relationships along the way. Whether it is a wedding between two, a renewal of vows celebrating the enduring love story, or honouring the life’s journey of a loved one who has passed, Catherine ensures each ceremony is personalized and meaningful. As an ordained non-denominational minister, she is licensed to perform weddings in the province of British Columbia, on the West Coast of Canada. She is located in the Lower Mainland, in Coquitlam, BC, and serves wherever she is needed within the province. Catherine is delighted to join the prestigious Faculty of CF&I, to teach the Weddings curriculum, and looks forward to connecting with all her new Celebrant Students! SARAH RITCHIE TEACHES: Wedding Certificate has been a Life-Cycle Celebrant since 2009 with certificates in weddings, ceremonies for families and children (ceremonies across the life-cycle, as well as in funerals. Based in Manhattan, she’s performed ceremonies throughout the tri-state state area. She has conducted hundreds of weddings, including scores of gay weddings following New York’s historic Marriage Equality Law. Likewise, she’s delivered marriage vow renewals, baby welcoming ceremonies, home and new job blessings, as well as funerals and memorials. In 2015, Ritchie completed the One Spirit Interfaith Seminary, to enhance her ceremony services to diverse New York area clients. A proud Oklahoman, she took degrees in political science, history, and economics from the University of
Oklahoma and attended graduate school in politics at Yale University
Our wonderful faculty looks forward to teaching you the best practice in the world - Celebrancy! .