Showing posts with label Ostara. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ostara. Show all posts

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Springtime Around the Covenant of the Goddess

Springtime Around CoG





Northern California Local Council (Northern California)

On Saturday April 26th, NCLC COG will hold a Witches' Meet & Greet at the Fireside Room at the Berkeley UU Church,  at Cedar and Bonita, from 1-5 pm. We invite all local Witches and covens to join us for refreshments and for conversation.  The goal of this event is to introduce ourselves, our organizations, and our projects to one another.  We hope we will all learn more about each other and what we are all doing.


Chamisa Local Council  (New Mexico and Colorado)

Ostara, Spring Equinox  - Sunday March 23, 2014 at 6:45 AM at Overlook Park (White Rock)
We assemble at dawn and face the east to drum up the sun and welcome the spring. Dress warmly in layers, bring your drums and rattles, and get ready to have a very good time coaxing the first rays of light up over the clouds. At the time of the equinox, with day and night balanced, we focus on creating our own balance. The ritual is followed by a potluck breakfast nearby.


Our Lady of the Woods, member of Chamisa Local Council, sponsors a monthly Pagan Dinner Out at the Pyramid Cafe, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Los Alamos, NM. Details are on our Website.
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Grove of the Sacred Spring (Las Vegas Nevada)

Eostre celebration  - Friday, March 21, 2014 at 7pm
Hosted by Grove of the Sacred Spring at Well of the Moon in Las Vegas Nevada. 702-666-7200.  In honor of the Goddess Eostre, please join us to in a Norse style Blot and Sumbel. Gather at 7pm, the ritual begins promptly at 730pm. Potluck feast after the ritual. Families welcome.




Midwest Regional Local Council (Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana)

Oberon and Banshee will present an Ostara ritual at the Smokey Crystal LLC in Woodhaven, a Downriver community near Detroit. Oberon and Banshee are HP/S of Circle of Wondrous Stories, who have hosted many public rituals and other events, for over 20 years. They are credentialed Priests of the Covenant of the Goddess (CoG) and also hold Officer positions in CoG's Midwest Regional Local Council (MRLC) which includes Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, as well as Michigan. For more information go to our website: MRLC
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Northern Dawn (Minnesota)

Northern Dawn Local Council will host a Beltaine ritual, “The Union of Earth and Sky” at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul, Minnesota. There will be a feast afterward, please bring a dish to share and your own eating utensils. This ritual will be child-friendly. For updated information, go to our Facebook page or call our voicemail line 612-871-2519.  Anyone interested in helping with the ritual may attend a planning meeting at Hosmer Public Library. Contact us for exact times and dates.


Dogwood Local Council (Georgia and Alabama)

Dogwood Local Council members will be hosting a table at the Atlanta Pagan Marketplace of Ideas (APMI) on Saturday April 5th.  APMI is a yearly springtime day-long event that attracts Pagans from all over the area including vendors and workshops. It is a great chance to meet and socialize with other Pagans from across the Southeast.  The event is held at the One World Spiritual Center in Marietta GA.

CoG Member Andras Corban-Arthen will be visiting Atlanta that same week to attend a meeting for the Parliament of the World's Religions. Together with Phyllis Curott, Andras will be hosting a talk called "Pagans in the Parliament" at Phoenix and the Dragon Bookstore in Sandy Springs on Tuesday April 1st at 7pm.  He and several Dogwood Members will also be attending a Thursday Night interfaith awareness event at Morehouse College sponsored by both Morehouse and the Parliament. 





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Spring Happenings from Texas' Live Oak Local Council (LOLC)



Live Oak Local Council

New Spring Events

March 22, 2014 (Austin, Texas) - Open Ostara Ritual
Join members form the Live Oak Local Council for an open ritual on March 22, 2014, beginning at 2:00 PM at Bartholemew Park.

March 22, 2014 (Conroe, Texas) - Open Ostara Ritual 
Join Blackberry Circle for an open ritual celebrating the Spring Equinox with a Monty Python themed ritual and gathering on March 22, 2014, beginning at 4:00 PM. Ritual will be about 7:00 PM. This event will be held at the Blackberry Circle's covenstead. This event is child friendly so families are welcomed.

March 23, 2014 (Austin, Texas) - CROP Hunger Walk (iACT) 
Crop Hunger Walks are community-wide events to raise funds to end hunger. The event is sponsored by Church World Service and in Austin managed by iACT. There are 24 regional offices that organize walks nation-wide. Groups and individuals walk symbolically for the thousands of people world-wide who have to cover long distances on foot to get water for drinking or irrigation. The money raised goes to end hunger internationally with a percentage of proceeds going to local nonprofits and food programs. Austin raised close to $30.000 in 2013. This event is being held at Camp Mabry, 2200 West 35th Street, Austin, Texas 78703.

April 27, 2014 (Austin, Texas) - Live Oak Local Council meeting.
Contact the Membership Officer if you are interested in attending and/or joining the Live Oak Local Council, Covenant of the Goddess.

May 3, 2014 (Conroe, Texas) - Beltaine Ritual (Blackberry Circle) - Blackberry Circle is hosting an adult (21+ year old) Beltaine ritual on May 3, 2014, beginning at 3:00 PM at the Blackberry Circle covensteadThis event will be heavily adult themed so it is not child friendly.
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Ongoing Events:

Austin, Texas - Austin Moon Circles 

These are regular public Full Moon circles again. Join them and follow the cycles of the moon, each circle led by a different Priest or Priestess. Locations may be different each month, but will be listed on their calendar for the month in which they are held, and the information about the ritual will also be posted in Austin Pagan Events, and on the Austin Moon Circles Facebook page. Come, be with us,and once more celebrate the Goddess in her all her glory. You can learn more by joining their Yahoo group .

Plano, Texas - Interfaith Coffee House

This is a gathering where we explore thoughts, ideas and ideals helping us understand that we are “One Planet – One People – Many Truths.” You can learn more by joining their Yahoo group

Spring, Texas - Brambles & Rambles

Brambles & Rambles is a monthly meet and greet sponsored by Blackberry Circle. It meet the last Saturday of each month from 5:00 PM until about 7:00 PM or later at Papa's Ice House314 Pruitt Rd, Spring, TX 77380. It is open to anyone wishing to socialize with those of like mind or who would like to learn more about the Craft. This venue is child friendly.


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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Everglades Moon LC records its second podcast



(Submitted by Everglades Moon Local Council) 

Welcome to the Ostara episode of EMLC’s pagan podcast,Reaching for the Moon! You’ll find that this episode is a little longer than our last. We’re getting the hang of this whole podcast thing and have contributions from many members of our amazing Local Council. In this episode you’ll find: 
  • Music: The Goddess Song, by Lady Bridget
  • An Introduction by Sirona
  • It’ll Grow On You – a new segment on herbs by Lord Riekin. He discusses what the heck to do with all those Elderberries that are popping up (though, does not answer if father smelt of them)
  • Pagan Parenting with Lady Bridget – how to decorate eggs with your kids and coveners
  • A Crafty Sabbat project by Alpandia – making Ostara Yarn Eggs.
  • Music: Call to Circle, by Lady Bridget
  • Lord Riekin Returns with information on Master Tonic
  • Dedication to Lady Nokomis Regina
  • Music: The Song of Mari, by Lady Bridget
  • Closing by Sirona
  • Music: Song by the Fire, by Lady Bridget
Wow! Quite the jam-packed episode!  If you’d like to order any of the music, you can do so right at Lady Bridget’s website.
You can subscribe to our podcast using this link for iTunes, using your favorite Podcast listening device from this download link, or right here from our site by clicking the grey PLAY button below!
Be sure to subscribe so that you can stay in-the-know with what’s going on here with our Florida witches!  If you have suggestions or comments, we’d love to hear them! If you’d like to contribute something to our podcast, whether it’s your music, an article, or something else, please leave us a comment below and we’ll get back to you to help make that happen!
Blessed be!  We are EMLC, and We are CoG!