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Part of our mission is to assist those who are drawn to this work through a Divine calling to serve the community.   Who would like to be part of a Spiritual mission devoted to serving our Divine Highest God through kindness in their own local community.

A Pathway to Holistic Ministry

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There are many ways to follow your pathway to modern Holistic Ministry.  If you enjoy working with people, you can become a volunteer for existing kindness projects which may already exist in your local community or create your own.

However if you fulfil our essential criteria described below, and would like to be part of a modern Holistic Ministry with a shared vision of kindness for the community, there may be an opportunity for us to welcome you to Earth Spiritualist Foundation.

Joining Us

If you have a calling to join our Clergy as a Holistic Minister or Lay Celebrant, to be accepted you must fulfil our essential criteria below:

  1. Our first requirement is that you must share our Spiritual belief in the Creator, the Supreme Being, our Highest God as the Divine Creator of the Universe, the natural world and all natural life on Earth.
  2. The second requirement to join our Clergy is that you should have a demonstrated history of voluntary service in your local community, of your own choosing.  This is your evidence that you genuinely share our Spiritual philosophy of Kindness, our No.1 Spiritual law from our Highest God, the Divine Creator.
  3. The third requirement is that you should demonstrate how joining our Clergy would provide a benefit to your local community.
  4. A referral from an existing Clergy member who can attest to your good character will place your application in good standing, but is not essential.  If you are not referred by an existing Clergy member but believe you have the good character and attributes for the role, please send your application including the name and phone number of two referees of good standing in your local community.

If you meet the above requirements we would like to hear from you.

Please email your CV and covering letter including the following:

  • The name of our Clergy member who referred you
  • Your story of your calling to service
  • Your relevant skills and experience which make you suitable for the role
  • Brief details of your past history of voluntary service in your community

Send your email marked “Confidential” to our Founder & President:

Minister Seáron Ui Coighligh

info (at) earthspiritualist (dot) ie

If your application is accepted, you will be invited to enrol in our Ministry training.

Training Overview

Our Ceremonial Ministry training consists of two parts.  Wedding Celebrancy, and Marriage Ministry.  On completion of the course in Wedding Celebrancy, you are Certified as a Wedding Celebrant and able to create and conduct wedding ceremonies.

You will also be eligible to continue with further study in our Marriage Ministry training program to become certified as a Marriage Celebrant.  On completion of the course in Marriage Ministry, you will be certified as a Marriage Celebrant and duly authorised by Law to create & conduct Marriage ceremonies.

Note: Entry to the Marriage Ministry training program is not guaranteed on completion of the course in Wedding Celebrancy.   We reserve the right to deny entry to the Marriage Ministry training program for anyone who is deemed unsuitable for the role due to a flaw in their character which wasn’t evident in the beginning.

Significant Dates

All Year Round – The self-paced course on Wedding Celebrancy may be commenced at any time.  This inspiring course is designed to be completed over one year part time.   Because this is a self-paced course, you are free to take as long or as little as you wish.  How long it takes you to complete this course depends how much time you can dedicate to your studies on a weekly basis.

You may choose to continue with our optional Funeral Ministry training at any time in the future.   In keeping with best practice for adult education, we also recognise prior learning.  If you have existing related workplace skills, qualifications and experience, you may be eligible for a part exemption for the Wedding Celebrancy training.  This is rare but it does happen.

February 14th – Closing date for applications for Advanced Certificate in Marriage Ministry.

March – Advanced Certificate in Marriage Ministry course commences.  This is the final component of your Celebrancy training and essential for joining our Clergy.   This 4-week short course is run in March each year.

 

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