Dally Messenger

AFCC: Life Memberships which were eliminated

In what the writer considers a shameful, unprecedented and reprehensible move, the Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants (AFCC) abolished these Life Memberships and deleted them from their website, despite the commitment they made, and for no reason. They are recorded here to honour their significant contribution to the celebrant program. RICK Barclay – was made a… Continue reading AFCC: Life Memberships which were eliminated

Take My Hand (The Song)

34,957,778 views 7 Mar 2015 A compilation of wedding footage collected and edited to complement the song “Take My Hand (The Wedding Song) [Feat. Will Anderson]” by Emily Hackett. Edited by Emily Hackett. Collected footage courtesy of: Please + Thank You Motion Pictures The Life Lens Needle + Thread Munn Brothers Film Film Anywhere Productions… Continue reading Take My Hand (The Song)

Religion in a Diverse Society

Religion in a Culturally Diverse Society (Panel address by Dally Messenger III at Monash University on September 18, 2002) There is a phenomenon, which I have noticed in my life, and it is this. The practice of religion definitely inspires some people to be better, and certainly makes some people a lot worse. Those whom religion seem… Continue reading Religion in a Diverse Society

Celebrants: Excessive Numbers

Celebrants: The Destructiveness of Excessive Numbers I have been distressed for many years that the policy of balanced numbers, as advocated by Attorney General Daryl Williams, was completely reversed after he resigned from parliament. Like most of you, I keep my ear to the ground and talk to celebrants and the general public all the… Continue reading Celebrants: Excessive Numbers

Humanist Celebrants (our network)

Suppose the Jewish Community or the Indigenous community were suddenly stripped of all their ceremonies, days of observance and inbuilt customs, imagine how psychologically bare, how colourless and empty their lives would be. Socially, ideals would be diluted, values untransmitted would be lost, the arts (the components of ceremony) would be significantly diminished. The social,… Continue reading Humanist Celebrants (our network)

Candles in a wedding

Candle Ceremony within a Marriage Ceremony When I have used three candles in a wedding ceremony, I get the bride and groom to each light a candle somewhere near the beginning of the ceremony, but after the introduction and possibly the first reading, saying that ‘”Jenny and Peter are now going to each light a… Continue reading Candles in a wedding

The Vision Thing

A Vision for Celebrancy There are five or six churches on the big hill which exercises dominion over the Victorian country town of Daylesford. All of these communities were once central to a vibrant country society. Ghostly symbols of the past, they no longer breathe their former life and purpose. But they were once brought… Continue reading The Vision Thing