Reverend Sara Henderson,

 Interfaith Minister/Wedding Officiant & Wedding Planner
Welcomes You To
Ceremonies From The Heart

 "The best & most beautiful things in life cannot be seen....
They must be felt with the heart." Helen Keller

 About Reverend Sara


At the age of 15 Rev Sara discovered Kahil Gibran’s book “The Prophet” and “The Autobiography of A Yogi” by Parmahansa Yogananda. As a result of reading the perennial wisdom of these holy men, she had a major sort of “spiritual epiphany.” This experience kindled a life long passion in Rev Sara for understanding the interconnectedness of all humanity, religious paths, spirituality, quantum physics, and the true nature of reality, philosophy & mysticism. From 2001-2003 Rev Sara attended the New Seminary in New York City. After graduation in 2003 she was ordained as an Interfaith Minister by The New Seminary at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Her reasons for attending seminary were, at the time, simply for her own personal journey. When she was ordained in 2003 she really has no specific plans for a ministry beyond being a “light” and a helping hand to others and simply continuing her own personal spiritual journey. She certainly had no plans of ever making a career out of being a minister. But, as the old adage says: "Do what you love and money will follow.” Indeed this is exactly what happened for Reverend Sara.. Over the ensuing months after she was ordained, a new career began to miraculously unfold: a career as an interfaith minister that has grown into a full time vocation allowing her to truly follow her heart & my passions.

 Over the past 8 years she has had the privilege of working with hundreds of couples coming from an incredible array of religious, spiritual, ethnic and international backgrounds. Her present day ministry includes over 140 ceremonies a year: wedding, baby christenings, renewal of vow ceremonies, memorial and funeral services. Reverend Sara embraces all faiths, spiritual paths, cultures, races & sexual orientations of the world. She believes all beings are innately imbued with a spark of divinity, but many are burdened by the myriad of negative messages projected onto them by the world. This in turn causes so many to go through their lives feeling secretly inadequate, unworthy and alone. Rev Sara seeks to help others connect to their innate divinity with compassion & forgiveness for themselves and others.” “However much he overlooks the masterpiece in him and sees only a frame of darkness, it is still your only function to behold in him what he sees not….” - From “A Course in Miracles Rev Sara is gifted with the innate ability to create harmony and understanding in difficult family situations; situations that can often create distress and tension in what should be great and joyous celebration of love. This ability includes her unique skill in “interfaith/intercultural situations by combining elements from a couple’s religious/spiritual/cultural backgrounds and honoring the beliefs of both families. She is also always happy to work with couples in premarital counseling with the goal of facilitating healing and understanding not only with the couple, but amongst family members. All couples and all weddings a special to Reverend Sara. Her goal with each couple is to help them design meaningful ceremony that reflects their beliefs in love, life, spirit and family. “Each couple has a unique love story and their own special magical alchemy. I seek to discover this magic and express it through their ceremony of marriage.

 

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What does  "Interfaith " mean & what is an Interfaith minister?
Interfaith" is a spiritual philosophy, which honors and values the fundamental beauty and wisdom in ALL religious traditions & spiritual paths. We believe that there are many paths to God/higher consciousness
 and that all are valid and worthy of  respect.
Additionally we believe it is not the "form" of religious practice that is important, but the spiritual intent that underlies it. We strive to recognize that Divinity/God is in all things & all beings.
Interfaith  seeks to promote true respect for all religious/spiritual paths, cultures,  races & sexual orientations.  "Respect " is different  from tolerance. "Tolerance" implies merely "putting up with something one finds disagreeable. Respect involves valuing & appreciating something for its own true nature.
Interfaithdoes not mean we advocate blending all religions into one great super-religion but rather honoring all faith & spritual paths.
The Poet/Sufi Mystic Rumi
"Out beyond the ideas of right and wrong, there is a field. I will meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase 'each other' doesn't make any sense.
 
Thomas Merton, Christian Mystic
"Then it was as if I suddenly saw the secret beauty of their hearts, the depth of their hearts, the core of their reality, the person that each one is in God's eyes. If only they could see themselves as they really are. If only we could see each other in this way all of the time, there would be no more war, no more cruelty, no more greed...I suppose the big problem would be that we would fall down and worship each other."
 
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