Life is full of moments worth honouring. At Beacon, our Lay Chaplain and Minister offer ceremonies that reflect your personal traditions, values, and hopes. Together with you, they create meaningful services to mark life’s milestones with care and dignity.

Contact our Lay Chaplain by using the form on the Contact page.

Beacon’s Lay Chaplain and Minister offer ceremonies that recognize and honour your personal traditions and values. They will plan with you and officiate for you to commemorate life’s important events.

• Marriage or Commitment Ceremony
• Celebration of Life, Memorial Service
• Coming-of-Age
• Child Naming
• Divorce Ritual
• Pet Memorial
• House Blessing

Most ceremonies include an in-depth conversation with you, so your wishes and story are thoughtfully woven in.

Fees:

• Weddings with rehearsal: $350
• Memorials: $350
• Other Rites: $150-$300
• Zoom Tech Support (inquire for details): $75 per ceremony; video and/or chat record: $25 per ceremony

• Travel time: $0.60/km over 10 km plus $17.85 per hour (minimum wage) 

   

Janet Pivnick, Lay Chaplain

Janet is a Unitarian ministerial aspirant, and is training to be a Spiritual Director. She says that “co-designing meaningful rites of passage and officiating at ceremonies for the most significant moments in community members’ lives is an honour, a privilege, and a pleasure.” Read more.

Laura Redmond, Lay Chaplain

With a calm, thoughtful presence, Laura works with individuals and families to create rituals that are not only personally meaningful but also uplifting and deeply connecting. She is guided by a belief that we all thrive when we feel connected — to ourselves, to one another, and to the possibilities that life continually offers. Read more.