Ecumenicon Fellowship

The Ecumenicon Fellowship is a registered interfaith church in the State of Maryland. The organization is dedicated to advancing human spiritual evolution through work, study, worship and education. Our ethic is based on four main principles:

* Ecumenism - Interfaith dialogue that focuses on commonalities and mutual respect.
* Eclecticism - Freely choosing whatever best meets our spiritual needs from a variety of sources.
* Syncretism - Creating something new by drawing on sources that seem diverse.
* Mysticism - Direct intuitive contact with Divine reality. This is one of the broadest bases of commonality within our diverse community.

Each member is encouraged to follow the Divine spark within and to seek out new ways to enhance that understanding.

Business meetings for the Fellowship are held monthly on the 3rd Wednesdays at varying locations. All Ecumenicon members and friends and allies are invited to participate. This is a planning and volunteer opportunity meeting, so all are welcome to contribute ideas.

If you would like to be involved in on-line discussion, or propose an activity, send a message to trustees@ecumenicon.org before the meeting if at all possible so that it may be included in the agenda.

Marriage Equality

Ecumenicon Fellowship believes that the rights, responsibilities, and duties of marriage are not dependent on the gender of the adults involved. We counsel, prepare, and foster relationships based on caring and mutual responsibility. We take time to ensure that any couple seeking blessing from us is counseled in current law concerning rights, responsibilities and privileges of marriage, civil union, or other related ceremonies to the best of our ability. We offer Certificates of Marriage regardless of the gender of the parties concerned. This Certificate carries the weight of our church as giving its full blessing.

A marriage license or certificate of union issued by the State will be signed by our clergy, but we make no difference in ceremony, counsel, or respect between gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or heterosexual partners.

We have always blessed loving relationships. The first couple married by our ceremonies was a lesbian couple. We have continued and will continue blessing same-sex or opposite sex couples as need arises.

The Trustees
Ecumenicon Fellowship

To receive further information, send an SASE to:

Ecumenicon Fellowship
c/o Cynthia HunterShupe
10316 Lewis Drive
Damascus, MD 20872
shupec@his.com

Or contact any of our clergy.

SALVATION ARMY thanks Ecumenicon for our gift.

“April 12, 2006

The Salvation Army greatly appreciates your gift for use in addressing the need brought on by Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. We are strengthened by your quick response in reaching out and supporting The Salvation Army’s efforts to provide food, shelter, services, and comfort to the disaster victims.

Many victims are being helped by your caring benevolence. We thank you on their behalf as we pray for these victims and work toward a better day for them.

Thank you for joining us in the disaster relief work of The Salvation Army. We trust that you will feel personally enriched by The Salvation Army disaster work made possible by your gift.

May God bless you.

Sincerely,

John Falin, Lt. Colonel
National Treasurer & Secretary for Business Administration”