Hi, I'm Peter
Hello! I'm a Humanist Ceremonies funeral celebrant, trained and accredited by Humanists UK.
I'm 56, originally from London and I've lived in my wife's hometown of St Helen's for the past 20 years. I have never been religious and neither were my parents - we didn't do church at all. Yet I only identified as a humanist in recent years. For most of my adult life I had been unaware of the term humanist and what it means. In a nutshell, as a funeral celebrant, I create and lead simple non-religious ceremonies and do not refer to the after-life or heaven. I can add thoughts on life and death from a humanist point of view or keep this to a minimum, your preference.
Humanist ceremonies are always inclusive and mourners that have a religious faith will have the opportunity for private prayer if they wish. In addition, if a particular hymn or piece of religious music provides comforting memories then I am more than happy to put this into context and include this. However, I will not include the Lord's Prayer and it goes without saying that as a humanist I will not lead an act of worship.
It is a joy to fashion from scratch, a script, telling the story of a loved one's life - I do not use a standard template approach and I have a principle of not taking on too many clients - you will have my undivided attention without other commitments pulling me away.
In short, the ceremonies I create and lead are dignified, genuine, professional and entirely appropriate.
Please do contact me if you are looking for a professional celebrant to lead a non-religious funeral ceremony for your loved one or close friend.
Peter Fielder
Where I work
Based in St Helens and available to work throughout Lancashire and Merseyside (including Wirral).
Fees from...
£227 for a funeral service. This includes meeting with the family, writing and delivering the ceremony, as well as producing a presentation script as a keepsake.
How to contact me
peter.fielder@humanistceremonies.org.uk
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Humanist funerals
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