Patricia Tobin Ceremonies

23/06/2024

Delighted to celebrate a special Milestone with nine children and their families. Great creativity and appreciation.

19/06/2023

I enjoyed celebrating a very special Milestone Ceremony with eight lovely children and their families yesterday. A lovely way to appreciate children at this time in their lives.

28/06/2022

When love is in the air...

29/05/2022

Fabulous location at Rock Farm, Slane

29/05/2022

All ready and waiting to begin a ceremony for a couple so wholeheartedly in love...

13/02/2022

Rosemary for remembrance.. remembering loved ones remembering friendships

04/02/2022

Really looking forward to creating new opportunities for children and families to mark important milestones...

We launched milestone ceremonies last year and our IECS celebrants are busy writing milestone ceremony scripts for some amazing children who will be celebrated over the coming months. We created these milestone ceremonies as an alternative for children who may not be participating in First Holy Communion or Confirmation. We have been discussing the need for milestone ceremonies for some time and we are delighted we can now offer a fun, inclusive ceremony for children all over Ireland.

Our Stepping Stone Ceremonies are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the lives of children who, by the ages of seven and eight, are becoming responsible, more independent, aware of the community around them, brave, more questioning, developing empathy and developing social awareness.

Our Coming of Age ceremonies are an opportunity to support, honour, encourage and celebrate children who are stepping into adolescence or teenagers moving into adulthood. So many 11 to 13 year olds are becoming independent, questioning everything around them, becoming more responsible, seeking support and mentorship and seeking the ability to forge their own path.

We have created ceremonies, which are inclusive and fun and will include opportunities for the children to demonstrate their interests, passions and skills and for parents and guardians to communicate their love and support for the children. No ceremony for children can take place without lots of fun and celebration and we want to ensure the ceremonies are all about the children.

For more information about our Milestone Ceremonies contact us on https://www.iecs.ie/milestone-ceremonies/ We would love to chat.

21/12/2021

Celebrating winter solstice ... coming out of the darkness and into the light

27/11/2021

Ready and waiting for ceremony to begin at Poulaphuca House..

31/10/2021

Samhain, a special day in the Celtic year. Remembering those who have passed, heading into our darkest days but knowing that they too will pass.

02/12/2020

Thinking about all those who died this year without the ceremony that they or their loved ones would have wanted. If you or someone you know would like to hold a memorial ceremony do get in touch and I would be happy to work with you.

21/03/2020

A beautiful sunset on this spring equinox - the day of equal light and dark. Create a small ceremony for yourself today marking this day of growing light.

19/03/2019

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/sep/09/why-the-irish-get-death-right

A lovely piece about death and the value of handling it in our own way.

We’ve lost our way with death, says Kevin Toolis – but the Irish wake, where the living, the bereaved and the dead remain bound together, shows us the way things could be done

04/03/2019

Ceremony and ritual have always been important in my life, bringing meaning and memories. I now want to work with others to create their ceremonies and rituals for life’s milestones. Working together a ceremony will emerge that is yours to share with those you love. Welcoming children, celebrating weddings and vow renewals, marking coming of age milestones and celebrating life lived are all worthy of their own unique ceremony.