Membership
To share in forum and connect to the wider world, we ask for annual dues from individuals or groups.
Our annual dues are $45.00, payable in installments of $15 each over 3 months. Life time membership is a one-time payment of $900.00.
Membership
Membership is open to any adult (18 or over), of any tradition, who is willing to work in an interfaith environment, respect traditions not their own, encourage each person to find the faith that moves them, and diligently seeks to create a world of harmony and justice.
Children are welcome to participate in any event with their parents or legal guardians, but are not voting members until adulthood. The cost for a child is $22.50 per year to be in the database, but they MUST have a signed statement from their parent or designated guardian to participate, and the parent or designated guardian must be present at the event.
Membership is self-selected. There is no “membership induction” process except the willingness to show up and actually work and be a part of consensus-making. We are a task-oriented association, encouraging all of our groups to go to our many activities. The start of new groups are always encouraged.
Monthly Event
Monthly Business Meeting
Wednesday April 16, 2008
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
This event repeats every month on the third Wednesday.
On line and in central locations
In person - come to home of Charles Butler
at 3205 Kimberly Road, Hyattsville, MD, 20782
240-764-5748.
Dues can be paid at any business meeting, Fellowship-sponsored event, or any event at which Ecumenicon Fellowship has an outreach table (such as Darkover, Sacred Space or other events) or through the PayPal link below. This way we associate a name with a face and the fact that you actually showed up. You can also download a membership form [MS Word 26K] and mail it in with your payment or with your PayPal receipt number (for renewals only) to
Ecumenicon Fellowship
c/o Cynthia Hunter-Shupe
10316 Lewis Drive
Damascus, MD 20872
Membership Dues
One group/individual membership — $45.00.
To encourage group memberships under affiliates, we will offer the following discounts:
Membership Benefits
- A discount card usable at Barnes & Noble and Border’s books as a member of a homeschool. This is from our homeschool ministry: Many Paths Natural Learning.
- Discounts of $45 toward our annual conference, if you are not currently a member at conference time.
- A membership card with picture, signature, the Ecumenicon corporate address, your own address (optional) and your membership number, and expiration date. This can act as additional ID in the State of Maryland. To receive this we must receive a signed form (see attached PDF), and your preferred picture (emailed as a .jpg). Pictures should be scaled at wallet/passport size to fit onto the membership card. Membership cards will be mailed within two weeks after receiving your photo.
- Groups — $45/year gets access for a representative to the ecumenicon@yahoogroups.list, your group is listed on the Web site, and you receive a membership card giving a representative of your group a discount of $15 toward the annual conference. A group may be an “Associate” member group, in which case it is listed in our charter as sharing our charitable status and certificate, or a “Sister Group” in which case it has its own independent charitable status. In either case, the group gets one vote in the quarterly business planning meetings (next one is in April). For a list of associates and sister groups, see this link.
Membership Dues via PayPal
Annual Adult Membership - $45 |
Annual Child Membership - $22.50 |
Lifetime Membership - $900 |
Business Meetings
Business meetings for the Fellowship are held quarterly (and sometimes more often) at varying locations and by phone and email at all times. All Ecumenicon members and friends and allies are invited to participate. These are planning and volunteer opportunity meetings, 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.
The next business meeting of Ecumenicon Fellowship will be during Darkover Science Fiction Convention, over Thanksgiving weekend (November 23-25, 2007). Look for postings in the Conference book, at the Ecumenicon table, and by word of mouth. Our focus will be on our curriculum development process and further growth.
Check out our Membership and Participant Map!
If you want to add yourself please contact Cynthia Hunter-Shupe
