#Humanists Making a Difference: #Humanist #Celebrant & #Chaplain Frank Chappell

https://thehumanist.com/features/profiles/humanists-making-a-difference-humanist-celebrant-chaplain-frank-chappell

#Humanists Making a Difference: #Humanistic #Rabbi & #Celebrant Adam Chalom

https://thehumanist.com/features/interviews/humanists-making-a-difference-humanistic-rabbi-celebrant-adam-chalom

Yesterday I had a JP client who chose me because of my smile, and who thinks I should become a celebrant. Funny, I'd been mulling over the idea in only the past day or so.

#JusticeOfThePeace #Celebrant #MarriageCelebrant

The Central Statistics Office has released data on marriages in 2023, and my brain is filled with dopamine hits from my all time favourite obsessions – DATA!

There is a lot of information to process. So let’s start small.

What kind of ceremonies did couples choose in 2023?

In 2023, about 36% of couples chose Roman Catholic ceremonies, this was followed by Civil Marriages (32%) in second place, Other Religious Denominations (16%) in third place, and Humanist Association of Ireland (8%) at fourth place.

In Which direction did the tide flow after all?

While this shows the preference of couple in 2023 (which is a phenomenal piece of information in itself), it does not really show the “trend”. It does not show the “shift in tide”. So let’s look at what couples chose in the last ten years. For ease, to begin with, we will look at the trends for top four contenders this year.

In the last ten years, Roman Catholic marriages have dropped by 44%. We can see that Civil Marriages have been a fairly consistent with 6% increase in last ten years. Humanist Association weddings have increased by 44%, while Other Religious Denominations have increased by a whooping 65%.

Roman Catholic weddings are still a majority. But there is a fast pacing shift in preference. People are looking for alternate options. I guess that is where organisations like Entheos Ireland steps in. We do have a fabulous team of celebrants to chose from (yours truly included, of course). This is exactly what makes the job or vocation so exciting – to be a part of social change.

I will pause at this junction and will refrain from bombarding you with more information. I will go back and look at all tables published today.

There is a lot of exciting information in those tables. Do check them out. I do wish there was a way to decipher the meta data of “Other Religious Denominations” to see what that comprises of, and what percentage of that was contributed by my fellow colleagues at Entheos Ireland. That would be a fun data to analyse, don’t you think?

End Notes:

For the purposes of transparency, the data for all weddings in last ten years is as follows:

https://priyangee.com/2024/04/26/wedding-trends-in-2023/

#Solemniser #Celebrant #Wedding #EntheosIreland #Weddings #marriages #marriage #gettingMarriedInIndia

For the first time in the world I'm launching a wedding loyalty card, the Frequent Vower Card!

How often do you get married and at the end of the #wedding you go “is that all?!”

Now you can get married again, and again, and again, and again, and again with the Josh Withers Frequent Vower program and every fifth wedding is free! Only redeemable on April 1st.

Go to https://frequentvower.com for more information.

#frequentvower #aprilfools #celebrant #marriagecelebrant #weddingcelebrant

A short meditation practice to accompany the October 2023 Apprenticeship to Love chapters
To sign up to read these chapters free please go to apprenticeshiptolove.com

#marriage #relationships #authenticrelationships #menswork #sacredsex #sacredsexuality #celebrant #wedding #bride #groom #masculinity #feminine #masculine #holdingspace #wisdom #inspiration #sacredmasculine #sacredmarriage #tantra #yoga #kundalini #kundaliniyoga

https://youtube.com/shorts/S_02HrwPmMQ?si=i8RIY_uXGnf4lmY7

THERE IS SOMETHING HERE …
Today’s questions: How am I listening to the Soul of this moment? How might I better hear it speak? And, What then?

#apprenticeshiptolove #marriage #relationships #authenticrelationships #menswork #sacredsex #sacredsexuality #celebrant #wedding #bride #groom #masculinity #feminine #masculine #holdingspace #wisdom #inspiration #sacredmasculine #pathofthesacredmasculine #sacredmarriage #tantra #yoga #kundaliniyoga
https://apprenticeship-to-love.ghost.io/untitled-7/

Great to speak to the Association of Independent Celebrants this evening about wedding law reform and the key messages that need to be disseminated. My book on the need for reform can be ordered from https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/religion-and-marriage-law

#marriagelaw #weddingslaw #marriage #wedding #marriageofficiant #celebrant #celebrantwedding #independentcelebrant #reform #familylaw