HEALING ARTS MINISTRY TRAINING
PART ONE - Become a Sacred Celebrant
Weddings – Sacred Union - Funerals – Memorials
MEET THE TEACHERS:
Stephanie Urbina Jones, Co-Founder - LEARN MORE
Jeremy Pajer, Co-Founder - LEARN MORE
Annie Mark, Co-Creator, Interfaith Minister and Shamanic Minister - LEARN MORE
Next Scheduled Course for Part One - March 4-8, 2026
Next Scheduled Course for Part Two - Aug 19-23, 2026
Born out of a deep desire to qualify those called to sacred service, Rev. Annie Mark, Jeremy Pajer, and Stephanie Urbina Jones have created an experiential program and practice in creating sacred ceremonies, rites of passage, and rituals.
This intensive training is offered in person and online over two 5-day segments with Zoom meetings in between. Each segment is a deep immersion and highly experiential and includes a comprehensive manual detailing each section.
For information on both parts of the full training, click here.
Part One:
Weddings, Sacred Union, Funerals and Memorials
Upon completing Part One: Weddings, Sacred Union, Funerals, and Memorials, participants will receive a Healing Arts Ministry Sacred Celebrant Certificate.
Join Interfaith/Shamanic Minister Annie Mark along with co-founders and master facilitators of Freedom Folk and Soul, Jeremy Pajer and Stephanie Urbina Jones, for this experiential ministerial training.
This hands-on intensive training will give you real-life experience and a map of how to honor and perform rites of passage ceremonies, including weddings, funerals, and memorials.
Learn how to meet and minister to families during these holy and tender times, honoring differences and the unexpected moments in between.
In this experiential and interactive training, you will gather tools of wisdom and actual ceremonies to add to your toolbox as we support you in stepping humbly, yet empowered, into your ministry of the heart.
5-day long weekend will begin at 6 pm central time on the first day and end on the last day at 6 pm central time. A gathering via Zoom will be required Sunday afternoon/evening before each weekend. (Time TBD)
Should you choose to take Part One and Part Two, there will be an additional Ministry counseling & support call via Zoom between both of the long weekends.
COST OF TRAINING:
You will pay an online deposit of $500 and be invoiced the remaining amount over two payments.
Cost of Part One if taken as a single course: $2,500.00
Cost of Part One if taken with Part Two as a full course: $3,995.00
TRAINING INCLUDES:
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5-day retreat and training
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A comprehensive manual for creating specific ceremonies, rituals, and rites of passage
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Opportunity to do your inner work through the training through Toltec Sacred Journey Breathwork and group processing
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Ministry counseling & support calls via Zoom between each long weekend.
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Healing Arts Ministry Sacred Celebrant Certificate.
NOT INCLUDED
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Meals or lodging.
Casa Del Rio has limited and inexpensive lodging; first come to reserve space.
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Travel to/from training
HEAR FROM PAST PARTICIPANTS:
CERTIFICATIONS:
Upon completing the segment (Part One) on Weddings, Sacred Union, Funerals, and Memorials, participants will receive a Healing Arts Ministry Sacred Celebrant Certificate.
Upon completing the segment (Part Two) on Sacred Rites of Passage, Shamanic Initiations, and Elemental Rituals, participants will receive a Healing Arts Ministry Sacred Ceremonialist Certificate.
Upon completing BOTH segments you have achieved the completion of the Ministerial Training Program.
TRAINING MANUAL:
A comprehensive training manual includes valuable resources and templates detailed below:
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Sample wedding booklet, including choice sheets and a variety of readings, prayers & poems to choose from.
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Optional rituals to include, sample vows, sample wedding plans, music song lists, contracts, etc.
Weddings Part One
Funerals Part One
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Questionnaire and choice booklet including types of services, readings, scriptures, poems, religious and non-religious choices.
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Writing a eulogy, guidelines & samples for different types of ceremonies, music and song list, stages of grief, being with the dying, honoring family wishes.
Blessings Part Two
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Information gathering template, Baby blessings booklet & choice sheet, readings, prayers, poems, sample ceremonies for baby blessing, animal blessing, and house blessing
Sacred Rites of Passage Part Two
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Outline of steps, options, types of ceremonies, Examples, music list, prayers & poems
Sacred Rituals, Shamanic & Elemental Initiations Part Two
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Elemental Wisdom and songs, readings, prayers, poems, The power of 7, books, and music lists.
