Memorial or Funeral Service Honorarium $500
Funeral with Graveside Service Honorarium $750
As a minister, I have celebrated life & love through the many couples I have served.
It is just as important for me to be able to celebrate and showcase a couple's love as it is for me to do so when delivering an individual's eulogy. This, too, is a celebration of one's life and love that lives on within their loved ones. It is a deep honor when I am selected to do so.
The words that I write in an individual's eulogy often times is the last public testament of his or her life. It is important for me to capture who that individual was, their likes (and sometimes even dislikes!), their passions, their family & friends, their accomplishments.....just to name a few! I am able to do this through meeting with their loved ones and going over a series of questions. When family and friends provide this insight, it allows me to better know the deceased and a wonderful tool for me to use when it is time to prepare the eulogy. If a face-to-face meeting is not possible, due to time constraints and/or distance (i.e. out of state) a telephone interview is always available.
I am very respectful of both the individual & family members' spirituality while holding sensitive to requests. Often times, I am working with a family who may not have maintained ties with a church, synagogue or other house of worship. This does not mean that their loved one did not have beliefs, values and spirituality! As a minister, it is important for me to honor all faiths & traditions. I am happy to offer ideas not limited to readings, Scripture, poems and other pieces of literature that can be incorporated into the celebration. I also provide suggestions that can be incorporated, both visual and verbal.