Sandy Shipley
Sage Creative TM
Honoring Life's Events with Ceremonies and Rituals that Touch the Heart and Satisfy the Soul
Ceremonies and Rituals are enjoying a resurgence as people realize the importance of marking life's phases and transitions. In these fast paced times, we tend to rush into the next experience without closure for the last one. When endings and beginnings are ritualized—formally or informally, individually or collectively—depth of meaning and completion occur. Rituals can be reformed to fit the present while reviving the past and serving the future.
Welcoming a new life into a family, a community and the world is celebrated with a Baby Naming and Blessing. It is a time to rejoice in life, the life that is now expressed as this child. This ritual honors the name given and interprets its meaning. These ceremonies can be formal or very casual. The ceremony may reflect the culture, values and beliefs of the family the child is entering. Hopes and dreams for the child are expressed while acknowledging his or her uniqueness and the many choices life holds. Fees range from $195 to $300.
Rev. Sandy is also available to officiate at Christenings and Baptisms.
We have been called the "death defying, death denying" people. Rev. Sandy has years of training and experience in assisting people who are dealing with life's inevitable losses and the "mourning after." She is available to offer grief counseling and to assist with planning and officiating at memorial and funeral services. Her services are celebrations of life, both solemn and joyous. They are meant to honor the deceased, comfort the survivors, and bring a sense of continuity within this time of closure. A funeral may be sad, but need not be morbid or staid.
Have you experienced the loss of a loved one where there was no service or ritual and no closure? A Memorial may be held at any time, for any size gathering. Contact Rev. Sandy for options and details.
Services inlcude in-person consultations, a customized service and Internment. Fees range from $150 to $300. Additional grief counseling is separate.
Rev. Sandy was called upon to offer a Blessing when an addition was added to the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel in Waikiki. This Polynesian and Asian tradition of blessing buildings, homes and businesses is being practiced more and more in the West. Just as we mark beginnings and endings with marriages, naming ceremonies and memorials, Blessings ritualize our intentions for the places we inhabit. Your new home "house warming" or business "open house" can include this meaningful ritual tailored to your needs. Fees range from $195-$300.
Rev. Sandy Shipley is an ordained minister and pastoral counselor educated at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, Marylhurst University, Portland Community College and Religious Science International. She teaches at New West Interfaith Seminary, Holmes Institute and was on the adjunct faculty of Portland Community College.
Sandy served as a Licensed Science of Mind teacher, Licensed Practitioner, and Assistant Minister in Honolulu and as Pastor/Director of Westside Church in Lake Oswego, Oregon. She "ministers" through her counseling practice, as guest speaker and teacher. Rev Sandy has served the adjunct faculties of the Holmes Institute in Seattle, New West Seminary in Oregon City, and Portland Community College.
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