Rites of Passage

Planning your wedding? Talk to us.

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis is a perfect place for a wedding.  With its “in the round” style sanctuary surrounded by mature trees, UUCA provides a beautiful setting for a ceremony.  We make no distinction between same-sex or heterosexual couples.  If you have found love and want to make a life-long commitment, we honour and celebrate you!  Call us today to find out how we can make your wedding day perfect. 

Naming Ceremony

Changing one’s name can be one of the most meaningful steps for a trans or gender nonconforming person in expressing and validating who they are. Recognizing how significant such a personal milestone can be we offer  a Unitarian Universalist Transgender Naming Ceremony. 

Memorial Services are a Celebration of Life.

Unitarian Universalists generally believe that what is most important about dying is how a person lived his or her life and what made that individual unique. Our memorial services (also called A Celebration of Life) offer reflections on the larger themes of life and our mortality instead of contemplations about the afterlife.  Our memorial services are deeply personal, which requires one of the ministers to meet with the family in advance of the service to plan and prepare an appropriate tribute to an individual’s life.

The service is often composed of favorite readings or hymns of the deceased; a celebration of life is generally given by the minister, and sometimes pictures or a Power Point slide show are part of the service.

Members of Unitarian Universalist Church of Annapolis

There is no honorarium for current church members. For those persons with a previous association with the church who are no longer active members, the ministers will gladly offer their services; a donation to the church’s Memorial Gifts Fund is requested. 

Non-members

The ministers request an honorarium for memorial services or Celebration of Life Biographical Eulogy. Honorariums and Graveside services may be discussed with the minister directly.  In addition to the honorarium, there are fees associated with the use of the Sanctuary, and/or other spaces. Please contact us during regular business hours to discuss availability.