Ecumenicon 2011–Transitions: Life, Death, and Change
Ecumenicon Interfaith Conference 2011
Transitions–Life, Death, and Change
April 14-17, 2011
Rockwood Manor
11001 MacArthur Blve
Potomac, MD 20854
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We hope that this conference based on Transitions–Life, Death, and Change will help us find a way to speak to each other in the middle of the walk.
1) We’ve moved the conference to mid-April so the weather will be warmer.
2) We are working on a shuttle from public transportation — stay tuned.
3) We will have more panels comparing more faiths so that everyone is heard.
4) Hot food!! (We’re working on it). (smile).
LIFE: Life is a celebration, and we at Ecumenicon believe in ritual and teaching about affirming life. With classes in Crafts, an Easter Egg Hunt, a Fire Circle, Herbs and Oils, Holistic Healing, an Interfaith Seder, and Nature Walks, our Life track is child-friendly, and child-welcoming.
DEATH: Whatever our faiths, all of us put off end-of-life decisions, leaving others to make choices. Each of our faiths have different customs to remember the passing of loved ones. We will offer classes that will help us compare memorial practice, connection with our departed loved ones, and how they come to us in dreams, ritual, and the actual texts of our gathered beliefs.
We are looking for teachers with expertise in grief, advance directives, funeral and memorial planning, and the willingness to explore both one-to-one and in group discussion how to find a new path to acceptance.
CHANGE: Many of us go through radical transitions. When one has a life upheaval, a change in direction, a conversion experience, a marriage, a divorce, a shamanic awakening, we are shaken to our foundations, and we need a safe space to pause and reflect.
For some of us, we learn our bodies and our minds are not talking to each other. This may be for reasons of gender, ability, or orientation, and learning choices may be hard. Aboriginal cultures have had a place for people who are neither male nor female, but a third gender, but mainstream traditions have often left no room for the ‘middle”. People whose bodies are different, unable to walk, or facing aging or mental challenges, are pushed aside. How do we listen to each other and learn from our differences.
Ecumenicon 2010 was co-sponsored by Ecumenicon Fellowship, the Ecumenicon School of Interfaith Studies and the Lexington Chapter of the Covenant of Unitarian-Universalist Pagans (LEXCUUPS). If you wish to cosponsor go to our Sponsor Page for ways you can help.
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FEATURED SPEAKERS 2011 (TBD)
| Rev. Charles Butler Neto - Ancestor Altars, Transformation Tarot | Rev. Rik Fire - Ethical Counseling & Pastoral Development | Duane Bowers - Trauma Counseling & Pastoral Care | Rev. Patricia Taylor - Pet Funerals - Facing the Loss of a Companion Animal | |
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MORE TO COME |
Multiple classes in multiple tracks including rituals, panels, workshops, and intensive study sessions.
Teaching at Ecumenicon 2011 and future years…
Teacher packets are available for 2011, Transitions, with classes on Death, Dying, Counseling, Preparedness, and related classes appropriate.
We hope to have a late-night drumming circle after hours to which all are welcome.
Tracking Classes …. now what did I take and why?
Ecumenicon School of Interfaith Studies is working within a continuing education certificate model. All classes are tracked by subject matter, teacher, and year taught to enable a student to get a well-rounded certificate which will eventually carry CEU points for transfer. See our School Page. Many classes being prepared will have pre-registration and reading assignments, so sign up early. We will also have on-line classes throughout the year so that we can offer more advanced courses beyond the basics we include in our conference.
Accessibility
Ecumenicon Interfaith Conference strives to be fully accessible. The conference is located entirely on one floor along a single corridor which is flat without stairs. ASL Sign Language interpreters are provided on an as-needed basis by qualified interpreters and team interns. See our “Accessibility and Inclusion” page for more details on how to request an interpreter.
In order to reach out to all our participants, we budget to cover accommodation needs, but the cost for a sign-language interpreter for a single two-hour class can be as much as $160, so we need your help. Please give generously to our accessibility fund.
