Our Ministries/Our Lives
Each of our ministers has been ordained through the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple having completed the Tree of Life School for Sacred Living Seminary Program. They live their connection with the Divine in everyday life. This is their passion. Read here to see how our ministers have been called to serve.
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Rev. DEBORAH CORT, Ordained 2014
After 40 years of yo-yo dieting and experiencing body image issues, digestive issues, and stress, I found myself thinking that there had to be a better way. With quiet desperation, I started to question my dieting habits and how I was thinking about food. Not long after starting this exploration, I came across Marc David's books Nourishing Wisdom and The Slow Down Diet. My questions were starting to be answered: the body has it's own wisdom, it knows what my perfect weight should be and, yes I was causing myself unnecessary amounts of stress from what I was eating, how I was eating, and why I was eating. read more... |
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Rev. LINDA FRASER, Ordained 2018
As a pre-teen sailing our 10 foot Sunfish on a lake in Maine I spent time with and got to know the God whom I love most. Somehow I knew I was supposed to do something special for God. That call was clear and persistent. I entered the convent and for 9 years served in NH and other places such as Honduras and Columbia as a Sister of Mercy. In the mid 80’s I left the community, taught middle school and transitioned to a career in Manufacturing and Logistics in the booming high tech industry. Some twenty years ago I established a Management Consulting firm specializing in IT Project Management, Change Management and Process Excellence. read more... |
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Rev. CAROL LACHANCE, Ordained 2018
As a young person I felt a call to serve others and respond to the pain in the world. My childhood in England gave me a deep connection with the soil, air and ocean, and I learned to love the earth and all her creatures, especially horses! In later life, I fulfilled my dream of owning a horse, Max. He became my great teacher on the spiritual journey. read more... |
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Rev. Dr. STEPHANIE RUTT, Founder of Tree of Life Interfaith Temple and Presiding Minister
I live and move and have my being within the heart of God. I know that all I am and all I do impacts the whole. I am the Lover who calls out, as the mourning dove cries for its mate. I am the Love, the Word, when my heart chants, sings, moves and prays an ecstatic song. And, when this Love has had its way with me, and the conditions are set, I, graciously, experience moments of mystical unity with my Beloved, who waits just beyond the edges of my understanding. read more... |
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Rev. CAMILLA SANDERSON, Ordained 2014
Growing up, I intuitively knew my own inner divinity – the same inner divinity that exists within us all. I connected with my divinity during times of presence: sailing our twelve-foot Laser on Pittwater where I grew up in Sydney, hiking in the Australian bush, running and playing softball on the sand flats with my three sisters, playing my flute by the waterfall near our home. It happened most often in nature. I wasn’t brought up in any particular religion, but went to a Waldorf school that honored body, mind, and spirit. read more... |
