Virtual Ceremonies
This is a difficult time for everyone, with Covid 19 limiting the way we gather. When we lose the ability to come together physically to celebrate, to grieve, to acknowledge the milestones and rites of passage we each face, it can be devastating. Yet, our social distancing and gathering restrictions do not mean that we can no longer honour moments of change with intention and meaning. There are ways to come together, even when we can’t meet physically. We’ve offered some ideas to draw from, and we’re available to help you customize your ceremony in this challenging time.
Seeking Ceremony has partnered with New Narrative Memorials to offer virtual memorials and funerals. We’ll meet with you online and explore the type of ceremony you would like to create. We’ll ask you questions and get you to share stories about the person you lost, and then we’ll offer unique rituals that can be done before, during, or after the virtual memorial. More than ever, we need to find ways to come together and honour our grief and the stories of those we lost. Let us support you during your time of loss.
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Virtual Ceremony Ideas
Virtual candle lighting ceremony

Virtual candle lighting ceremony
Have everyone find an unlit candle and designate a specific time for everyone to light it at. People can send photos or videos of the moment if you’re not all together online, and give everyone something to say or offer while they light the candle. This could be a wish, a memory, a hope for the future. Something that connects people beyond the screen.
Storytelling hour

Storytelling hour
Invite people to send in stories that honour the person or moment. Give them a format to follow (length, theme, a question to ponder). Choose a time of day that holds significance and invite sit and read the stories out loud to those you can gather with. You can do this on a video chat, or record it and send it out to people after. Or simply hold this precious time for yourself.
Physical objects

Physical objects
Think about something the person you lost loved, and invite everyone to find one and sit with it. Did they love golf? Consider having everyone find a golf ball and write a name or word on it. Hold that golf ball close – in your pocket, in your car, by your bed. Or go down to the beach or a river and find a stone and write a word on it – you can throw it into the water or bring it home and put it somewhere special. Attaching meaning to a few sacred objects can help make grief feel more tangible.