OBSERVING GREAT OCCASIONS

Rites of Passage Resources offers a wealth of contemporary material to mark and celebrate significant passages through the ages and stages of every human life.

A Lifespan Has Four Great Occasions
  • Birth 
  • Coming of Age—transition into adulthood
  • Marriage
  • Death

Bless This Child, Coming of Age, We Pledge Our Hearts, and Beyond Absence, are treasuries of poetry and prose that offer better understanding of timeless meanings and give assistance in fashioning ceremonies of recognition and celebration.  

These four Rites of Passage books are thoughtful gifts for family and individuals in passage.

In Memoriam is a classic guide on fashioning funeral and memorial services.  It offers varied scripts to meet many sensibilities and outlooks.




On this site there is also a complete Dedication Ceremony to welcome a child into the world.