Lay Chaplain Services

Our Lay Chaplains help you create a personal service full of meaning for you, your beloved and your family. We can provide materials and suggestions to help you get started. The important thing is that we can work together to incorporate the words that will express your unique love for each other.

Unitarian Universalist lay chaplains are proud to perform marriages for any two people who wish to dedicate themselves to each other. This includes same-sex marriages. If yours is an interfaith marriage or one involving two cultures, we can help you honour both traditions. Unitarians find inspiration within diverse religious traditions. We have experience weaving elements together to create a ceremony that is meaningful to all participants.

A sensitive, caring Lay Chaplain can make all the difference on your special day. Our Lay Chaplains are trained by our national religious organization, the Canadian Unitarian Council, and registered/ licensed to perform marriages in the province of Alberta.

If you believe one of our lay chaplains may be the best person to help you plan and officiate your wedding, please phone (780) 434-5819 or email laychaplain@westwoodunitarian.ca.

If you are interested in renting Westwood for your special event or ceremony, please phone (780) 434-5819.

There are many other types of ceremonies our lay chaplains can provide for you. To see our fee schedule visit the Ceremony Fees page.

Minister

Westwood's minister - The Reverend Anne Barker - also conducts weddings. Please contact her for further information and availability via e-mail (anne@westwoodunitarian.ca) or by phoning (780) 434-5819 (extension 1).