Sassafras Grove Vernal Rite
Dear Friends of Sassafras Grove,
We are pleased to invite you to our Oestre (Spring Equinox) Rite and
Celebration to be held on Saturday, March 24, 2007 beginning at 12:00
PM. The festivities will be held indoors at Parish Hill Grove in North
Park and will be an all-day event with ongoing activities to celebrate
the arrival of Spring (please see the following schedule for details).
All Grove members, Pagans and Pagan-friendly people are welcome to
attend, and are strongly encouraged to BRING CHILDREN to participate
in the merriment!!!
The theme of the rite will be Anglo-Saxon, honoring the Dawn-Goddess
Oestre as the Gatekeeper who makes ready the way for new growth, and
the ancient European Earth Goddess Nerthus as the Earth Mother who,
warmed by Oestre's rays, arises to new life to bring bounty.
This year our pot-luck foods will be blessed as part of the rite so
that we may enjoy a sacred feast immediately following. You are
encouraged to bring foods that have been traditionally special for you
and your family at this time of year, for as we have learned, Easter
traditions ARE Oestre traditions!
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REINVENTING "EASTER": THE PAGAN CELEBRATION OF THE
SPRING EQUINOX -- SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Event Beings at Noon
12:00-12:30 Kids' Egg Hunt
12:30 - 1:30 Make Your Own Nerthus Idol
12:30 - 1:00 Egg Rattle Making
1:30 - 2:00 Spring Sing-a-Long aka Learn Songs for
the Rite
2:00 - 2:30 Oestre Story-Telling and Pre-Ritual
Briefing
2:30 PM Ritual
5:00 - 6:00 Sacred Feasting
5:30 - 6:30 Make Your Own Nerthus Idol (finish)
6:30 - 7:00 Adult Egg Hunt
7:00 - ? Bardic Circle
Ongoing: Face Painting, Coloring, Puzzles
NO ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED ON-SITE!!!
Please turn off all cell phones & pagers prior to the start of the rite.
As always our rites are free and open to the Community, but monetary
donations to help cover the costs of space rental and ritual supplies
are most welcome and will be graciously accepted. Remember, even a
dollar can help make the difference between having our costs covered
and the members having to pay them out of their own pockets. Support
your local Druids!
Directions to the site, articles explaining our theme and much more
can be found at our website www.sassafrasgrove.org. Follow the links
to the "Next Up" page.
Please send any questions to info@sassafrasgrove.org.
Someone will get back to you right away.
Bright Blessings,
Sarina
Scribe, Sassafras Grove, ADF
Pittsburgh, PA
We are pleased to invite you to our Oestre (Spring Equinox) Rite and
Celebration to be held on Saturday, March 24, 2007 beginning at 12:00
PM. The festivities will be held indoors at Parish Hill Grove in North
Park and will be an all-day event with ongoing activities to celebrate
the arrival of Spring (please see the following schedule for details).
All Grove members, Pagans and Pagan-friendly people are welcome to
attend, and are strongly encouraged to BRING CHILDREN to participate
in the merriment!!!
The theme of the rite will be Anglo-Saxon, honoring the Dawn-Goddess
Oestre as the Gatekeeper who makes ready the way for new growth, and
the ancient European Earth Goddess Nerthus as the Earth Mother who,
warmed by Oestre's rays, arises to new life to bring bounty.
This year our pot-luck foods will be blessed as part of the rite so
that we may enjoy a sacred feast immediately following. You are
encouraged to bring foods that have been traditionally special for you
and your family at this time of year, for as we have learned, Easter
traditions ARE Oestre traditions!
__________________________________________________________
REINVENTING "EASTER": THE PAGAN CELEBRATION OF THE
SPRING EQUINOX -- SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Event Beings at Noon
12:00-12:30 Kids' Egg Hunt
12:30 - 1:30 Make Your Own Nerthus Idol
12:30 - 1:00 Egg Rattle Making
1:30 - 2:00 Spring Sing-a-Long aka Learn Songs for
the Rite
2:00 - 2:30 Oestre Story-Telling and Pre-Ritual
Briefing
2:30 PM Ritual
5:00 - 6:00 Sacred Feasting
5:30 - 6:30 Make Your Own Nerthus Idol (finish)
6:30 - 7:00 Adult Egg Hunt
7:00 - ? Bardic Circle
Ongoing: Face Painting, Coloring, Puzzles
NO ALCOHOL IS PERMITTED ON-SITE!!!
Please turn off all cell phones & pagers prior to the start of the rite.
As always our rites are free and open to the Community, but monetary
donations to help cover the costs of space rental and ritual supplies
are most welcome and will be graciously accepted. Remember, even a
dollar can help make the difference between having our costs covered
and the members having to pay them out of their own pockets. Support
your local Druids!
Directions to the site, articles explaining our theme and much more
can be found at our website www.sassafrasgrove.org. Follow the links
to the "Next Up" page.
Please send any questions to info@sassafrasgrove.org.
Someone will get back to you right away.
Bright Blessings,
Sarina
Scribe, Sassafras Grove, ADF
Pittsburgh, PA