you don´t need a priest nor anyone else as they have no more connection with god than any other person on planet earth.as for respect for the dead then that´s a load of old bull. pray for your heart to go out to these people. while the "need" for a conference center hotel offers room for debate, schools do not. live up to your promises, do your job. you write the speech or the monologue yourself, you get a native speaker to correct it and you learn to deliver that speech yourself. i would love to come back and have a picnic here! 