Funeral Planning (Part 1)

Creating A Funeral Ceremony If you want a religious funeral ceremony, you will want to put yourself in the hands of your faith leader and negotiate. A religious ceremony normally has a format, a liturgy, which you will be able to personalise only to a certain extent. Starting with a clean sheet If you do Read more…

Celebrant Training – The 6 Stages of Grief Explained

1. DEATH Death is a beginning. Once it occurs the survivor must move on with life and start again. However, there is at first a downward trend after the death occurs, and the survivor will move through four stages of grief before a resolution takes place. Some, or even all, of these stages may last Read more…

Writing a Eulogy – Top 7 Tips

How to prepare a Funeral Speech / Eulogy It is one of the saddest things that we have to do. On top of all the grief that we suffer, we also have to deal with nerves and the fear of standing up in front of a large crowd. We have the worry that we may Read more…

Civil Celebrant? Have you got what it takes?

Thought of becoming a Civil Celebrant? Becoming an Civil Celebrant is not a career choice for everyone. If you have had experience speaking in public or at least have no reservations with the prospect of speaking in public, this could be a career option for you. If you have access to and you are confident Read more…

An Insiders Guide to Celebrant Training

Celebrant Training – An Insiders Guide Almost all of us have been to a naming ceremony, wedding ceremony or funeral ceremony officiated by either a registrar or a religious minister. These ceremonies are almost guaranteed to follow a rigid formula and apart from change of names, each type of ceremony is identical to the last, Read more…

On-Line Celebrant Training

The United Kingdom Society of Celebrants (UKSoC) have added three New guided learning courses to its portfolio. The New courses are similar in content to our existing celebrant training courses, however, there is one key difference – the new courses can be completed on-line with live tutorial support from the comfort of your own office Read more…

Secular Celebrant Training from United Kingdom Society of Celebrants

Welcome to the United Kingdom Society of Celebrants (UKSOC). We are a forward thinking Professional Body dedicated to the provision of quality Independent Celebrant services. Whether your Celebration is joyous or sad, our members will design a tailor-made service fitting for the occasion, which may be a;   Celebration of Life‚ Funeral Ceremony. In many cases those coping with Read more…