Clergy and Ministerial Interns

Clergy

Rev. Rosemary Kooiman, High Priestess, ancestor in perpetuity. On May 1, 2007, her husband Abraham Kooiman, Purple Heart, and she received a joint tombstone at Arlington National Cemetery with the symbol of their faith, the Pentacle. We will always remember her every Beltaine.

Rev. Charles R. Butler III, Trustee, 3205 Kimberly Road, Hyattsville, MD 20707. (240) 764-5748. Interfaith minister, trained as ecumenical minister with Christian, Wiccan, Jewish, and Ifan traditions. Available for handfastings, weddings, child blessings and other life passages. Lecturer, teacher, and ritualist. chazzer3332000@yahoo.com.

Rev. Fredrick Blanken, Rainbow Shaman. Training in Shamanic Native American traditions and delegate to the National Prayer Vigil. Outreach to persons in recovery. fblanken@comcast.net.

Rev. Patricia Blanken, Minister of Sacred Environment (Sacristan). Crossroads. Silver Spring, MD. Training in ritual, sacred space, herbalism, history, and comparative theology. Member of Ord Brighead. childsight@yahoo.com.

Rev. Jeffrey Carey (Lord Phoenix Firesinger), Priest & Adept. 131 Main Street, Roulette, PA 16746. firesinger@hutch.org. 3rd Degree Wiccan priest. Available for: all ministerial duties to include but not limited to: weddings, handfastings, baby blessings, counseling, funerals, and prison visits as called for.

Rev. Elissa Carey (Lady Holda), Wise Woman. Training in healing arts. 3rd Degree Wiccan priestess.

Rev. Caryn Laney MacLuan, Trustee, Interfaith Minister, Druid, CedarLight Grove, ADF, 5918 Edna Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21214. Interfaith minister with Druid responsibilities. Works with Pagan military, CedarLight Grove, ADF ongoing ministry, Interfaith Fairness Coalition, and other community events.

Rev. Rik Fire, Rev. Rik Fire is an Interfaith Minister & Spiritual Hustler specializing in the paths of Shamanism, Unitarian-Universalism, Ifa, Gnosticism, TransSpirituality & Radikal Healing. Additionally, Rik is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Reiki Master. He operates a private practice and also works for national behavioral healthcare companies. Rev. Fire & his wife, Anna-Sara, are in the midst of building rehabilitation and the zoning process in developing a healing center in Pennsylvania whose working title keeps changing! (currently it’s “ Village of Radikal Healing ”). Rik Fire’s passions include: spiritual noize of rhythm & drum; being in the sacred covenant of community; and ordained clergy having the appropriate toolkit to serve.

Rev. Lady Zaina Katherina Ghazzoul, Interfaith Minister. Lady Katherina is available for studies in Wicca, interfaith relations, Christian and Muslim studies and related disciplines. Available for handfastings, legal weddings, child blessings and other life passages. Community commitments: ladykatherina@yahoo.com

Rev. Sharon Henderson, 540-439-2490, Magistra (Scholastic Priest), Church of St. Bridget of the Gaels, 11872 Poland Street, Remington, VA 22734-2169 Independent Catholic/Celtic Catholic priest available for Christian, New Age, or mixed Christian/Other wedding ceremonies, counseling, and so forth. Trained in reform Druidism also, in a Welsh/English family tradition. Decidedly Pagan friendly.

Rev. Jane Sibley, Ph.D., Spakone (Norse Wise Woman). PO Box 123114, Haddam, CT 06438 Unitarian with a Norse afterglow. Honor the vettir (spirits of the land), the disir, and the gods/goddesses. Including those of other faiths.

Rev. Lawrence Obern, Dragon Queen Priest. Defender of the Inner Plane, 18A S. Paula Street, Laurel, MD 20724-2547.

Rev. Michelle Owings-Christian, (Cedar Wolfsinger), Pastor. Pastoral counsel. Prison ministry. Can be reached in New Jersey at Rev. Michelle Owings-Christian

Rev. Mary Jean “M.J.” Pierson, Interfaith Minister. M.J. Pierson is a 1981 graduate of Wesley Theological Seminary wiith an MRE. After leaving full-time educational ministry she studied and searched many of the major world religions. She bacame a Unitarian Universalist about twelve years ago and is an active lay person teaching and leading worship both in a UU congregation, a Pagan circle (Ra Luna) and in the Pagan community at large. Her passions include women’s studies, comparative religion, sexuality and inclusiveness, and planning ritual with individuals and groups for solemnizing the events of life. She has two sons who are 13 and 14. M.J. resides in Loveland, Ohio.

Cantor Rosanna Tufts-Prothro (Sophia Heartsinger), Cantor, Primalist, and Wiccan clergy. Specializes in sacred music and its use in worship. Certified specialist in conflict resolution. Contact Charles Butler for private contact. rosanna-108@comcast.net

Rev. Ron Yurow, Wizard, Training in natural magic, ritual design, leadership, and personal spirituality.

All clergy can be contacted through Ecumenicon Fellowship in writing at:

Ecumenicon Fellowship
c/o Butler
3205 Kimberly Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782.
chazzer3332000@yahoo.com

or

c/o Larry Obern
18A S. Paula Street, Laurel, MD 20724
ecusec@hotmail.com

Ecumenicon Rituals

“Ecumenicon Rites and Rituals” [PDF 96K] contains policies and guidelines for Ecumenicon rituals.

Ministerial Interns

The following persons are ministerial interns in Ecumenicon Fellowship and are in training in chaplaincy, pastoral care, sacristy work, and other appropriate clergy duties. The interns are available as clergy on a case-by-case basis for weddings (State of Maryland), handfastings, funerals, unions, and other rites of passage. Contact Ecumenicon at chazzer3332000@yahoo.com if you are in need of their services for your group, or letters of certification if you need them for your files.

Noel Shelton (Dark Wolf)
Ministerial Intern, Guardian, Nomadic Chantry of the Grammarye. Silver Spring, MD

Anna-Sara Fire
Ministerial Intern, Interfaith Minister, Ecumenicon Fellowship, Warminister, PA

Kathleen Rybarczyk
Ministerial Intern, Interfaith Chaplain, Cedar Light Grove, Baltimore, MD

If you are interested in pursuing ordination through Ecumenicon, see http://ecumenicon.org/ordination/ for information.