Child Welcome Ceremonies

the perfect way to welcome
your new family member

Welcome a child through birth or adoption is lifechanging for the whole family! A child welcome ceremony plays an important role for families who consider themselves to be spiritual, but not necessarily religious. This ceremony is meant to celebrate the child, recognize their unique name, and officially recognize the responsibility of the parents, siblings, and community for the care and nurturing of the child.

serving families

As Unitarians, we honour all faith and cultural traditions and are pleased to incorporate meaningful rituals into your service.

Many families do not have an association with a formal religion, but wish to mark the arrival of child with a meaningful celebration. We are pleased to assist all families in the Lower Mainland and surrounding communities with a unique child welcoming ceremony.

What can you expect from us?

  • Ceremonies that reflect what is meaningful to you & your beliefs.

  • Inclusivity. We welcome diversity of all types (faith, culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.)

  • Friendly & professional Lay Chaplain and support staff.

  • Assistance in planning your special ceremony.

  • Reasonable rates.

Testimonials

Barb, I just wanted to say again, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for today’s program!! It was beautiful and perfect and everything we wanted it to be! And please send my thanks to the musicians again, they were absolutely fantastic!  I am so glad they were able to learn those two songs!! You are amazing, thank you for everything you’ve done for us and given us.  Thank you for celebrating our precious girl with us today.

~ Tara

Lindsay we just want to thank you so much for yesterday. The ceremony was perfect and really did what we hoped to achieve for our son and the community around us. Everyone after kept saying how much the also enjoyed it and that they felt inspired as well. We can’t thank you enough for providing us with such a lovely way to honour our child.

~Michele, Don & Maxwell

To learn more

Please contact our Church Office at 604-926-1621.