"Melissa is a spiritual gypsy, spreading a
bright message of beauty, full of fire and transformation.”
How
do you describe someone who has never quite fit the mold? A new language must be invented for those people who step outside
of their comfort zone and create themselves anew in the midst of their most challenging times.
That's how
it went for me. I recreated who I was and found a new direction in my life that I never would have imagined. In the midst
of wondering if my husband and I would ever be able to create a family, I challenged myself. What would I do with my life
if there were not to be any children?
What was it that I knew best or have struggled with the most in my life?
My husband and I have been married for more than ten years. We chose to be in a multicultural and interfaith relationship.
We both have looked at the cultural and religious differences and found the common themes and bridged those differences. I
found that I wanted to work with people who have chosen similar paths. I relate so well to others who have stepped outside
of their comfort zones to create something new and exciting.
My December 2000 Ordination from the School of Sacred Ministries at Pebble Hill Church in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, was a breathtaking and a sacred moment in
my life. From that event on, I fully took on my mantle as Interfaith Minister. I have been blessed to have officiated at over
80 weddings, each of them as unique and different as the people who were in them.
In May of 2004, I stood in front
of a room full of family and friends and TV cameras to officiate at Kelly and Tony’s wedding on Comcast CN8. The Live
Ultimate Wedding was broadcast to three million people and was nominated for a Tony award.
If I can answer any questions you may have, please call me at (520)
408-0521, or click here to email me.
"Becoming an Interfaith Minister brought all the pieces of my life's
work together. I was thrilled to study all the world's religions and see the common threads in them all. Learning from
so many wonderful and varied teachers was inspiring."
"My whole life has been in preparation for
this work. It is amazing to see how it all fits so perfectly. I feel absolutely blessed to find my place in life and to love
what I do. I feel so thankful each time I connect with someone who chooses to work with me."
