My name is Kathryn Cashman.
I have done many and varied things in my life, a nurse, a photographer. Mother of four and an organic farmer and now what brings me great joy is marrying people. I now devote myself to creating meaningful weddings and as One World Interfaith Minister marriage celebrant and celebrating all of life’s milestones.
It is a great honour to be able to help couples design their unique and personal wedding ceremony. As well as completing all the legal requirements, I offer a service which reflects each couple’s idea of their perfect day. I help them create their vows that they will cherish for the rest of their lives together and to bless them on their happy day.
If you choose me to marry you, I promise that it will a delightful and meaningful marriage ceremony that we create together. It might have a theme such as family, romantic, Celtic, traditional or nature inspired.
It might include rituals that are meaningful to you and appropriate to your ceremony, such as candle lighting, handfasting or tying the knot and many others.
Training as an One Spirit Interfaith Minister.
I trained as a One Spirit Interfaith Minister simply because I was interested in the truths that lie at the heart of the great faiths of our world. During my studies I discovered many writings and music of deep beauty, which I bring into my ceremonies. I was ordained in 2017.
I believe that the ‘Divine Light’ is in each of us and also that there is something wonderful at work in the world that is infinitely bigger and grander than we are. These two beliefs create both a sense of our own magnificence and at the same time humbles me.
Please feel free to contact me to discuss the possibilities, including other ceremonies -
Naming Ceremonies, Baby Welcoming and Baby/Child blessings.
Wedding Blessings Anniversary and Renewal of Vows.
Funeral and Memorial Services.
Rites of Passage: Adolescence, Menopause, Retirement, Emigrating
To promote integrity in our training and practice, the staff, students and ministers of One Spirit Interfaith Foundation commit ourselves to the following precepts:
Remembering our unity, honouring our uniqueness
We aim to keep our hearts and minds open to everyone, celebrating difference but not separation. We refuse to marginalise people on the basis of age, disability, state of health, race, gender, nationality, religion, sexuality, economic status or any other distinction.
Walking our talk
We understand the importance of practising what we preach, and agree to uphold the ethical and practical principles of the spiritual path we follow. We recognise that all paths emphasise the importance of honesty, respecting self and others, non-stealing and non-harming.
Celebrating honesty
Knowing that truthfulness brings freedom, we aim to cultivate conscious and clean communication. We aim to speak and listen as truly as we can, being mindful that our words are kind, true and useful.
Protecting clarity
Since we value purity of awareness, we support each other in exercising maturity over the ingestion of intoxicants or mind-altering substances.
Honouring physical boundaries
In order to create safe space for the opening of our hearts and minds, we aim to be sensitive and respectful in expressing physical affection. Mindful of the power our position as teacher, counsellor or minister may bring, we undertake to refuse absolutely sexual relationships with our students or clients.
Representing ourselves accurately
Since we strive for integrity, we understand the importance of not misleading others about the services we can offer, and not exaggerating our professional achievements. Further, we commit ourselves to open and just dealings in all of our financial transactions.
Maintaining confidentiality
We honour the sacred trust between a spiritual counsellor and a client, and between a minister and the community served, and promise to hold any personal information in the strictest confidence within the law. The same applies to our group settings, so that a safe space is created for heartfelt sharing.
Valuing support and supervision
We acknowledge the need for supervision and guidance beyond our years of study at The Interfaith Seminary. We commit to regular supervision of our spiritual counselling and ministry work.
Committed to continued awakening
We understand that our spiritual unfolding is an ongoing process, and dedicate ourselves to continually deepening our personal spiritual practice, that our service may be grounded in an authentic and evolving spiritual life.
Safeguarding the whole
We commit, where necessary, to lovingly call to attention, either one-to-one or through our peer group, any issue that may place another in danger or compromise the good reputation of interfaith ministers however difficult this may seem.
