There are approximately 4.1 million Wiccans and Pagans in the United States today.  They are stockholders, doctors, lawyers, police officers, teachers, politicians, neighbors and many others who deserve the same civil rights as any other religion.

There are 8 major Wiccan Holy Days.  Halloween is not one of them.

Belladonna Laveau Thompson,  Archpriestess of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church

Pierre “Pete Pathfinder” Davis, Archpriest of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church

We are going to have so much fun this summer.  I get back to Seattle in time for Litha on June 23rd and am staying till Lammas.  I will be teaching the Wiccan Seminary Freshman Core Series on Saturday starting at noon, before ritual.  I hope you can join us.  As a special offering for the members of the Mother Church, there will be no charge for these classes.  More information coming.

Belladonna Laveau, Archpriestess

Summer Itinerary

Litha – June 23rd – 7:30pm

Wicca 101/2/3 – Accelerated Wicca – Part 1

noon – 4:30pm

• Relative Truth, Grounding, Religion v/s Spirituality
• Personal Responsibility & Karma, Sacred Energy, The History of Witchcraft
• Creating your own Reality, and Manifesting your Will, Shielding, Understanding Thought-forms
• Connecting with your Patron God/dess, Channeling, The Power of Myth

Full Moon – June 30th

Wicca 101/2/3 – Accelerated Wicca – Part 2

noon – 4:30pm

• The Human Energy Field, Seeing Auras, The nature of Dis-ease
• Reincarnation, Space, Time and the Eternal Now, Past Life Regression, Utilizing Past Life Information
• Celebrating the Sabbats, Harmonizing with the Seasons, Turning the Wheel
• Celebrating the Moons, Recognizing Patterns, The Path of the Initiate

Pan Dark Moon Ritual – July 14th

Ritual 101 – Creating Sacred Space – Part 1

noon – 4:30pm

• Creating your Personal Temple /Clearing Negative Energy
• Sacred Tools/ Blessing and Consecrating
• The Power of the Circle/ Casting
• The Four Elements/Calling the Quarters

Lammas Celebration and Drum Circle – July 28th

Ritual 101 – Creating Sacred Space – Part 2

noon – 4:30pm

• The God and The Goddess/Balance and Polarity
• Invoking Deity/ Drawing Down the Moon
• The Eight Paths of Power/ Raising Energy and Directing Power
• Letting the Magic Work/Cakes and Wine and Banishing

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This is an open ritual and a family-friendly event. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Bring a dish to share for the potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

We hope to see you there!

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This is an open ritual and a family-friendly event. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Bring a dish to share for the potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

We hope to see you there!

Syleena@staff.wiccanseminary.us

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Festival Registration for SMF XXVII is now Open!

We are pleased to announce the opening of Pre-Registration for this years Spring Mysteries Festival, held on April 5th – 8th, 2012 at
Fort Flagler State Park, Nordland Wa.

The Spring Mysteries Festival is a recreation of the Eleusinian Mysteries, the ancient initiatory rites of classical Greek Paganism which were conducted in secrecy for over two thousand years before the common era. The ATC brings you this continuing initiatory cycle, now in its 27th year of continuous presentation, including the Rites of Passage for youngsters coming into their adulthood in our community; and the Adult Affirmation of Path, for those new to the path.

For more details, please visit our Home Page for this event:

http://www.aquatabch.org/spring-mysteries-festival

You can read all about our annual event, you can download a copy of our registration form for submission via Postal Service -or- you can submit your pre-registration and fees all online through our Self-Registration forms. Online Fee Processing services provided by PayPal.

If you have any questions about Pre-Registration you can submit them to our Festival Registration team at festivals@aquatabch.org

Reserve your place early because space goes fast! Looking forward to seeing you there!

Because of the unpredictable weather, heavy snow accumulations on the ground, in the trees, and in the roadways, as well as the frequent interruption of electric power for long periods of time, we feel it is appropriate to cancel the ceremony scheduled for the Tab tomorrow (Saturday Jan. 21,2012).

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Please join us at The Aquarian Tabernacle Church in Index, WA on January 21, 2012

Hecate’s “Well of Souls”

Ritual will start at 4pm.

Please bring a Pot Luck Dish

*WSTS Student classes begin at Noon.

There is no fee to attend.  Please Donate Generously.

RSVP and direct questions to sydneybridges1@gmail.com

Please join the staff, students, and Faculty of Woolston-Steen Theological Seminary (WSTS), to honor Hecate, and cross through the “Well of Souls”. Burn away the dead, old, useless energies and learn the secrets of Immortality. Be cleansed by Hecate’s fire, and reborn into the new year. Let go of the past, and receive divine guidance as you prepare your goals for the new year.

Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual presented by the ATC Tradition Postulants; everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

ATC Yule Feast – Reserve your seat at our table!

You are invited to the ATC Yule, Saturday, December 17th. 2011 at the church in Index, WA.

This year, Yule at the “Tab” is a special “thank-you” dinner/potluck indoors, in the new dining hall for all those who can come join us. We will be honoring all who helped us build it.

There is a maximum attendance of 35 for this sit-down dinner and ceremony, so reservations are required. No one will be turned away for inability to pay, since there is no fee to attend. Please join us for this unique Yule feast. (Donations not required, but are, as always, appreciated if your budget allows.)

We will provide the main dish (spiral-cut ham and possibly more) and a side dish. We ask folks to bring side dishes and desserts to go along with the main course. This will be a real Pagan Yule celebration to end this tough economic year. We asked everyone to fund the dining hall and you did, and now we should celebrate that and actually use it!

Telephoned or emailed RSVP reservations (to the TAB at 360-793-1945 or will be required so we have enough food but don’t waste any. Emails should have YULE as the subject. Please let us know what your potluck dish will be so we can plan around it. Need driving directions? Go to to print out a set.

The dinner and ritual will begin promptly at 7:15 PM to allow enough time to celebrate a leisurely meal and be finished at a reasonable time for the drive home with a full tummy.

We ask everyone to wrap and bring some odd piece of ritual or altar gear, incense, whatever, to exchange with others as a Yule gift. Don’t buy anything, but wrap & bring something you no longer use; someone else will love it.

The deadline for RSVPs (reservations) is December 15th, 2011 so don’t delay. Come help us celebrate!

Your ATC Family
atcadmin at AquaTabCh.org
(360) 793-1945

We are pleased to announce auditions for the 2012 Spring Mysteries Festival XXVII!

SMF AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON

SUNDAY DECEMBER 4TH, 2011
12:00 Noon – 4:00 pm

Place: Seattle Center House
4th Floor, Room TBA (room number will be posted when you arrive).

Audition Pieces should be between 2-3 minutes in length – the 3-minute limit will be strictly enforced!

IMPORTANT: Please be aware that in order to be considered for a cast position in SMF 2012, you must have attended the Greater Mysteries at least once.

Thank you for your interest – we look forward to seeing you at auditions!

Scott Douglas
Ritual Director, SMF XXVII

We have extended our Online Registration deadline to this Friday, October 28th at 11:59pm Pacific.

THIS MAGICAL EVENT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE!!

The Aquarian Tabernacle Church
presents the 22nd Annual

Hekate’s Sickle Festival

Come to Hekate’s Sickle, where you are lovingly adopted into a Celtic Clan and prepared to journey across the veil into the land of Faerie and Magic. Gather with the Lady Hekate, as she opens the gates to the enchanted paths between the Worlds. Do you have the courage to journey into the mystical forest and come face to face with the Celtic Gods? Be supported by the love of family and friends as you discover the messages delivered specifically for you from your ancestors and receive gifts from the Divine.

Registration fees include accommodations and all meals.

Please join us for this amazing, very spiritual, event.

Have you ever been to an ATC Festival? These are not your typical pagan festival. This is a themed, and focused, magical weekend, of which there is no comparison. If you’ve never been to an ATC festival, you owe it to yourself to go. If you’re Celtic, this is a MUST!!! Tell your Friends.

For more information on how to join us, please visit our event’s page:

http://www.aquatabch.org/hekates-sickle-festival

For more information and to register online, go to:

http://www.aquatabch.org/hekates-sickle-festival

Hekate Tri-Form

Registration closes for this year’s Hekate’s Sickle Festival on Monday October 24th, but if you register now and before October 3rd you can still get in at the last of the sliding scale rates. Please see the Official Web Page for Hekate’s Sickle Festival!

http://www.aquatabch.org/hekates-sickle-festival

Looking forward to seeing you at Hekate’s Sickle Festival!

We invite you to join us to celebrate:

Mabon: The Descent of The Goddess

Saturday Sept. 17, 2011

Ritual begins at Dusk

Mother Church in Index, WA

Early Arrivals are welcome, and will be invited to help set up

Mabon is the crossing over, walking the bridge between life and death. This is the time of balance, and transcendence, the time when our Lady, Persephone, finds herself asking questions, and finding unexpected answers. Come witness the Mysteries of the Queen of the Underworld and follow her into the dark. Rev. Belladonna will be facilitating the ritual as we get ready to move into the Dark Half of the Year.

Please bring a pot luck dish to contribute. The theme is Harvest, so Thanksgiving type dishes are appropriate.

To register online, please visit http://www.aquariantabernaclechurch.org/hekates-sickle-festival .

You may also download the registration form and mail or hand deliver your payment into the ATC Offices. You may download the form at this address:

http://www.aquatabch.org/pdf/HSF2011-Form-RegInfo.pdf

Questions about Festival registration may be sent to festivals@aquatabch.org

Skykomish River and Mt. Index from the Scenic Sub Blog

Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual, everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

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For more details on this event, see our Hekate’s Sickle Festival page.

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CPSPPD, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non profit organization Logo artwork is designed by local artist Rob Carlos

Featured Website: Central Puget Sound Pagan Pride

Hours: 11:00am – 6:00pm

Location:
Federal Way Community Center
876 South 333 Street
Federal Way, WA

The ATC maintains an information table about our church and its outreach programs. Come out and see us!

Event Description

Come and bring the family for a day filled with fun! This is a public Harvest Festival to celebrate being pagan and sharing Mother Earth’s bounty with the community. There will be workshops, presentations, entertainment, vendors, local artists and information booths, community networking, food, raffles and a door prize (must be present to win)!
Please bring a non-perishable food item or monetary donation for the Northwest Harvest food fund!

CPSPPD, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non profit organization

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Event details to come.

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The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual, everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual, everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

The aquatabch.org domain will be migrating its email services today to new mail servers. As a result, there may be a delay in inbound message delivery to @aquatabch.org email addresses. Please pardon any delay in message delivery.

The estimated time of maintenance is two (2) hours beginning at 11am PST, with the possibility of further time needed to iron out any unforeseen issues.

Should you receive a bounced or returned message, please wait at least one hour and re-send a new copy of your message.

During this time, we will not be able to respond to Support requests via Email, but we still have our Online Support Portal available to log your support requests. You can visit the Support portal at this URL:

http://www.aquatabch.org/support/

We thank you for your patience while we work to improve our online infrastructure!

John Calderon
ATC Web and I.T. Admin

“Presenting and Performing Ritual Drama”

At Spring Mysteries Festival XXVI, our 4th annual on-site podcast recording features a chat with some of our Ritual Presenters.

Music: No selection for this episode


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The Magic and Art of Ritual Presentation

a learning series for the serious ritualist

by Blacksun

(This offer restricted to ATC membership only.)

Do you dream of being the person in the center of the circle who makes a ritual come alive?  Do you want to learn how to shape the energies of the people on circle into a cone of power that can change the universe? Do you yearn to make yourself into the person who inspires and creates Spirit in the hearts of the people?  Are you willing to work hard to become a master of ritual magic?

Then your time is at hand!

Blacksun, author of The Spell of Making, the only book that tells how to write a powerful and complete ritual, is now forming the first Magic of Ritual class and you could be one of his first graduates.  Here’s what is needed:

1. You need to submit an application (located at the end of this notice).
2. You must be a member in good standing of the ATC.
3. You must commit to attending 15 meetings (between Sept., 2011 and Jan., 2012) and be willing to put in 5 to 15 hours of work between each class.  These meetings are scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday evenings.
4. If accepted, the total cost of the series will be $40, to be paid up front and non-refundable.

Still interested?  Great!  Here’s how to begin:

1. Copy (highlight, control+C) the Application Form at the end of this announcement.
2. Paste (control+V) the Application Form into an email addressed to: blacksun95@msn.com.
3. Fill in the proper information and answer all of the questions to the best of your ability.  We don’t ask anything really very personal but we do ask that you be as candid and honest as possible.
4. Save a copy of your email to Blacksun in case there are questions later.

The first series of classes will begin in early September, 2011 and end in January, 2012.  Ten people, five men and five women, will be chosen for this series.  If you aren’t picked this time, your application will be shredded and you’ll have to apply again if you are still interested at a future time.  Once the first series has begun, Blacksun intends to form a second series on another night, so keep watch for the announcement.

Magic of Ritual – Application Form

Please copy this entire application form and paste it into an email addressed to:

blacksun95@msn.com

Full legal name:

Name you would wish to go by if accepted to this series of classes:

Email address:

Age:

Roughly, how long have you been a Pagan?

Are you a member of the ATC postulancy class or the Woolston-Steen Seminary?

Why do you wish to be a member of this class?

Describe your experiences attending and presenting rituals.

Are you currently a member of a coven or group that meets on Sundays?

Would you be able to attend this series with permission for more than half a year?

We are looking for people who would be willing to use the skills they acquire in this series to help the hard-working people who already are ritual presenters for the ATC.  If accepted to this series, will you commit to helping the ATC to present rituals and other spiritual services to the best of your ability?

Tell us whatever else is on your mind you think is important for us to know about you and why you are interested in being a part of this learning series.

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Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions.  Your answers will be read only by those ATC clergy directly responsible for choosing the members for the upcoming series.  We expect that many will be interested and apply, so if you are not chosen the first time, do not be disheartened.  Unfortunately, our choices can’t be anything but subjective and if we do not choose you it might be because of our own inexperience or ignorance.  We expect to send letters (email) to those who make the first cut sometime in early August to schedule a personal interview.  After that, we will make our final decisions and let you know if you are accepted.  If you have not heard from us by September 1, 2011, you will need to re-apply when the next series opens up.

Thank you for your sincere interest.

— Blacksun & the ATC clergy.

Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual, everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

I am certain Pete will give us all an update on his health as soon as he feels up to it. And so I ask that we all remember to be discrete and patient while we think our good thoughts for him.

I thank you for your patience and understanding and of course your energy!

John Calderon
ATC Web Admin
Herald, Keepers of the Moonstone Circle

I am very excited to announce the long awaited launch of the Official ATC Membership Program!

In case you hadn’t heard, this has been in the works for months. It started as part of our launching the new Online Festival Registration process last fall with Hecate’s Sickle, and then again this spring with Spring Mysteries.

The Church is changing its membership renewal cycle to every February to align with Imbolc’s energy of New Beginnings. The team tried very hard to launch this program back in February. Unfortunately, there were some technical difficulties with the tools we were using, so we chose to delay the launch until we were satisfied that things were working correctly.

So, what does it mean to be an Official Member of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church. As a Church, our doors are open to all honest Seekers. This makes up our greater Community that we are all members of.

Church membership goes deeper than attending events. Members desire to help support Church and the greater Pagan/Wiccan Community, by becoming in integral part of its foundation of stability. We discovered that our Patroness, Diana hits the bull’s eye when she speaks about the relationship of giving and receiving. Both are equally required for success!

The goals of this Official Membership Program, are:

• To bring Church (and ourselves) into 21st century using the technological tools available to us
• Create a lasting Membership Program and process
• Bring the Church’s official records up to date
• Provide for the needs of our Community
• Improve the Stability of the Church
• Grow our Congregation for generations to come.

Using the lessons learned from our Online Registration, we can now (finally) offer you the same convenience and benefits of Online Membership! To see how to sign up online, please visit http://members.aquatabch.org and click on “Becoming a Member”.

So we can bring our records up to date, and provide additional services to you, we are asking that ALL adults (age 18 and up) that want to be Official Members of the ATC to please apply or renew their membership by completing a Member Application for 2011. Think of this as an opportunity to recommit your path through your support to the Church!

A Church (and her programs) cannot survive without a member congregation supporting it. Member dues, or tithes are affordable at $10 per month, per adult. These contributions can be made manually to the church, or you can tithe on a quarterly, semi-annual, or annual basis online, via PayPal. We can also offer automatic reoccurring payments for peace of mind and convenience.

Members in good standing have the following privileges available to them:

• Access to online member-only content as it is developed.
• Becomes eligible to participate in presenting public ritual.
• Can take advantage of Member Only site fees at ATC sponsored workshops, seminars, etc.
• Earns 1 (one) automatic entry into fundraising drawings that occur throughout the year
• Earns 1 (one) automatic entry into a drawing for 1 free Festival in 2012! (This drawing will take place at the end of membership year)
• First notice to special offers, as they are developed.

And last, but not least, an earning of the famous Beads & Cords!!

As our membership base grows, so will the types of programs and offerings that will be available to you. It is through membership that we can live Diana’s message of “giving and receiving”.

Again, to sign up online, just visit http://members.aquatabch.org and click on “Becoming a Member”.

If you have any questions regarding ATC Membership, please talk to Shelby, our Membership Manager, or send her an email at membership@aquatabch.org.

We look forward to seeing you, and thank you for your support!

Membership Team
Aquarian Tabernacle Church
World Headquarters, USA

Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual, everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

Right-Click the image above and Print for a flyer you can post!

We are pleased to present this very special ritual for the youth (and youthful) of our community!

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

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Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual, everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

Fort Flagler State Park – Nordland, Washington

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

Location: Index, WA
Notes: This is an open ritual, everyone is welcome!!

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.

Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity!

Volunteer unskilled labor needed to help shuffle stuff at the Tabernacle in Index, so that the final stages of construction can be finished and we can actually USE our new Dining Room (or “Refectory,” as such things are called in churches).

Mostly unskilled jobs, not much heavy stuff, but moving books and things around so that we can cut the dining room-library door through the wall, cut-in the edges of paint at wall/ceiling junctures, etc. and other small details. More fun than hard work.

We can use this help whenever you are available: weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays, whatever, but SOON. Please call Pete ahead of time @ 360-793-1945 and make us aware of when to plan for your help.

Rewards are unbelievably great:

Being a part of an extended family;
Our deepest gratitude;
The good feelings you get from supporting the things you believe in;
Being able to sit down at an indoor table and eat your potluck after ritual;

and best of all:

The community recognition that comes with a few cheap glass pony beads to string on your cord at Samh’ain’s “beads-and-cords” ceremony!

Devote a couple hours work at the TAB to benefit your spiritual community. Call Pete SOON at 360-793-1945 and let’s make a date! Then we can sit down at an indoor table and eat our potluck!

Pete Pathfinder Davis
ATC Archpriest & construction laborer

Diana's Bow Open Ritual @ Woodinville UU Church

Come join us at the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church as we gather to call to Diana and as for her blessings!

The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Social / Ritual Orientation begins at 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Special Note: After Ritual, there will be a brief informational discussion about the ATC Postulancy program. Seekers interested in details about the ATC Tradition are encouraged to come with questions!

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

KBCS: Voices of Diversity “Alternative Holiday Traditions“

That same night, Kathi joined Arch High Priestess Deborah Hudson on stage at Soul Food Books for their monthly Speaking of Wicca . . . discussion. That session is embedded in the blog post for this entry.

Big thanks to both Kathi and Deborah for the time and effort for these discussions!

“The Craft of the Craft”

Andi Sunrider hosts and moderates a discussion of the various forms of Crafting in the Pagan Community. Recorded at Spring Mysteries Festival XXV.

Music: No selection for this episode

This Ritual is open to the general public.

Join us for a potluck following the ritual.
Don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution to the Cauldron of Prosperity

The Aquarian Tabernacle Church will present the Yule Celebration Ritual once again at the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church on Saturday, December 11th 2010.

It is once again a time to honor the turning of the Great Wheel from its darkest nights and into the returning light. The location and schedule of events is as follows:

Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Yule lore discussion 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

Our time at the Woodinville UU Church comes to a close at 8:30pm.

Additionally, we will be collecting non-perishable food items that will be donated to Northwest Harvest.

Come one, Come all! We look forward to seeing you there!

Google Map (Click to see Place page):

SMF AUDITIONS WILL BE HELD ON

SUNDAY DECEMBER 12TH, 2010
12n – 4p

Place: Seattle Center House
4th Floor, Room C

Audition Pieces should be between 2-3 minutes in length – the 3-minute limit will be strictly enforced!

IMPORTANT: In a change from last year, please be aware that in order to be considered for a cast position in SMF 2011, you must have attended the Greater Mysteries at least once.

Thank you for your interest – we look forward to seeing you at Auditions!

As of this evening, that announcement has been removed from our website and usual online outlets.  I would like to extend  apologies on behalf of the Ritual Coordinators and Staff for the scheduling confusion.

This event  information was based on our yet-to-be released calendar for the coming year.  Efforts had been under way to staff and coordinate this presentation.  However, due to our own internal mix-up, we do not have the space at the Woodinville UU Church reserved for this coming weekend.

There _will_ be another gathering for a Full Moon ritual at the Moonstone Circle in Index next Saturday, November 20th.  We are currently working on the official post for that and should have it up by tonight.

Once again our humble apologies for the mix-up.  All references to the event announcement for Saturday the 13th should be removed by now to avoid any further confusion.

Sincerely,

John Calderon, Herald – Keepers of the Moonstone Circle Coven and ATC Webmaster

You are invited to bring a memento to place upon the Altar in memory of loved ones who have passed in the last year.

Saturday, October 30, 2010
Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church
19020 Woodinville-Duvall Road
Woodinville, WA 98072

The suggested contribution of $10 per Adult (18+) at this event goes towards the use of the Woodinville Unitarian Universalist Church facilities and to the continuing outreach efforts of the Aquarian Tabernacle Church of Wicca.

Doors open at 5:45pm
Samhain lore discussion 6:00pm
Ritual begins at 7:00pm

This will be the 2nd presentation of this particular ritual, so come join us if you missed it the first time!

This is a public and family-friendly ritual celebrating our works and honoring the blessings of Dionysus. Come revel in the fruits of your harvest, and learn the Mystery of the Sacred Vine!

This service will be at:
Edge of the Circle Books
701 East Pike Street
Seattle, WA 98122-3719
(206) 726-1999

Schedule of Events:
7:00 – 7:30PM – Arrival and Orientation for Ritual

7:30 PM – Ritual Begins (Also, due to the energies involved, latecomers may be declined entrance to circle.)

The ATC requests a $10-$5 contribution for the Cauldron of Prosperity. Funds are tax-deductible and used to provide ritual supplies, and maintain the grounds and shrines at the church.

We look forward to seeing you!

7:30 PM – Ritual Begins

This is an open public ritual & family-friendly event; everyone is welcome!!
It will be held at the church in Index WA.

Please bring a dish to share for our potluck supper following the ritual.

And don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution for the Cauldron of Prosperity

Additional Details:
Hello Everyone!
Just a note about the upcoming Dionysian Harvest. This is a new Autumnal Equinox Sabbat ritual honoring the blessings of Dionysus. Come revel in the fruits of your harvest, and learn the mystery of the Sacred Vine! This ritual is open to the public and is family-friendly.

Please Note: The pre-ritual Orientation is not optional! Everyone going to circle must to attend. Also, due to the energies involved, latecomers may be declined entrance to circle.

We encourage you to bring your drums, rattles, and dancing shoes so the merriment can continue after circle! It’s been too long since we had a good ole drummin circle! We look forward to seeing you!

Please see the details at http://www.aquatabch.org/hekates-sickle-festival

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Featured articles include:

Bring Me the Head of Apollo by Jamie Freeman

The Magic of Guanajuato by Rev. Jacqueline Zaleski Mackenzie

Need-Fire: Winter by Naomi M.

- Plus -

Musings . . . by Deborah K. Hudson

and

Menhir News by Pete “Pathfinder” Davis

The 4th annual Healing Hearts Psychic Fair, presented by Chalice Hart-ATC is coming to the Bremerton Masonic Temple on Saturday, October 9th, 2010. This event features a day of enlightenment and healing provided by the area’s most gifted psychics and healers. Talented vendors from around the Pacific Northwest will be offering unique and magical items.

Nourish your soul, body and heart with a variety of psychic readings including tarot, channeling, and aura readings, a massage, reiki or other type of healing session, as well as good food, free entertainment, henna tattoos, raffles, and more.

All readers, healers, entertainers, and those working at the fair are donating their time and talents to help bring you insight, clarity, peace, and healing. Sessions provided at greatly discounted rates. Proceeds go to the Healing Hearts Fund, which is dedicated to helping those in our community who are facing unexpected life challenges.

Come join this harmonious event and experience some blissful heart healing!

Admission is free and there is plenty of parking. Walking distance from Seattle/Bremerton Ferry.

For more information or questions, please contact us at healingheartsfair@yahoo.com or (206)713-3700. Also look for us on Facebook or go to http://tinyurl.com/3aeufl5.

It’s that time of year again!!

The Date and time for the 2010 Hekate’s Sickle Festival AUDITIONS have finally been set and confirmed!

When:  Sunday August 8

Time:  1-5PM

Where:  Seattle Center House, 4^th Floor

Room:  Studio E

THESE AUDITIONS ARE FOR THE PARTS IN THE RITUAL REQUIRING INVOCATION ONLY.

If you are interested in being Clan Clergy, please read further on!

Director:  Bob Farrell

Assistant Director:  To be determined

Spiritual Director:  Terri Jones

Parts available this year:

Hekate

Crow, Goose, Rooster

Deer, Cow, Fox

Salmon, Snake, Crane

Please choose a spoken audition piece no longer than 2 minutes in length to memorize at this gathering.

Also, please provide a clear picture of yourself to be attached to your audition form.

Be forewarned: this is a year that is going to require a strong commitment and dedication from our ritual presenters.  It will require a great deal time to do research and create a strong and personal connection to the energies involved; it will also require attending an additional workshop to create a mask for your part.  The Directorial Staff are committed to doing what we can to make all of this as easy as possible, but we have to ultimately be able to depend upon our presenters to “bring it home!”

THERE WILL BE NO AUDITIONS FOR CLAN CLERGY

Our Clan Clergy are the true backbone of this ritual; their most important responsibility is ministering to the needs of our participants, as priest or priestess of their clan.  The main requirement is an honest desire to work with people on what can be a very challenging and emotional journey during the course of the festival.  Clan clergy will be required to attend a majority of the Sunday rehearsals, including the initial meet-and-greet meeting.  If you are willing to take on this responsibility, please contact Jeff Harris, Bob Farrell, or Terri Jones (ankhnofret@hotmail.com)

Thanks for you interest – we’re looking forward to hearing from you!

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Featured articles include:

Around the Tab by Jamie Freeman

Eleusis! by Janice Van Cleve

Need-Fire: Winter by Naomi M.

- Plus -

Musings . . . by Deborah K. Hudson

and

Menhir News by Pete “Pathfinder” Davis

“Central Figures and Mythologies of Demeter’s Mysteries”

Jeff, Karin, Chris, Arthur and Xen roundtable about the central figures and stories that make up the context and basis of the ATC’s Spring Mysteries Festival.

Music: No selection for this episode

We are all very excited to be bringing you this unique, spiritual experience and community gathering. See you soon at Eleusis!!

“Rites of Initiation”

Jeff, Deborah Hudson and Daniel Christiansen continue ongoing discussion of various Rites, this time focusing on Rites of Initiation.

Previously Related Discussion: ATC Pagan Information Network #46: Rites of Passage

Music: Sister by Cagey House

Downloaded from the musicalley from Mevio – Podsafe Music Network

Click here to download Issue #110!

Featured articles include:

Spring is Just Around the corner!

Exploring Southern Africa by Janice Van Cleve

Need-Fire: Winter by Naomi M.

- Plus -

Musings . . . by Deborah K. Hudson

and

Menhir News by Pete “Pathfinder” Davis

With the current slow economy, merchanting your wares to the relatively “captive audience” of people attending the 25th Spring Mysteries Festival can be a way of boosting your sales. In spite of the downturn in the national economy, we Pagans always have a few dollars for something new to us. A shiny silver medallion, a new tarot deck, a piece of ritual wear, a sword or athame’ – you name it.

We are inviting you to merchant your stuff, be it your hand-made craft-work or whatever. This is a unique opportunity to reach a large number of customers assembled in one place.

We are also asking you to help by passing this opportunity on to others you know who want to offer their merchandise to a new market – the attendees at SMF. This year, the merchanting attendance fee is the same as a normal attendee’s fee would be, and includes one table – there’s no premium cost to attend as a merchant.

The time for merchant registrations is coming to a close soon, but has been extended to March 20th., the actual registration closing date for everyone. Give us a call at the ATC right away to reserve your merchanting space now, before all the good spots are taken! You can even register by phone right now, by calling (360)793-1945, or by email to: atcadmin @ AquaTabCh.org Don’t miss out on this chance to boost your sales in a slow economy!

The ATC-SMF Team

I am in serious need of donations for the SMF Auction. If you have any items you would like to donate please email or call me and we can work out a time I can get the item or items from you.

Thanks,

Kathy Stagner

kathy dot stagner at yahoo dot com
(425) 359 – 7969

Remember that thing that your forgetful Priest could not remember to announce? Well, we recalled what is was hours later on the road home and it is this!

If you signed up for a staff position and need to be added to the ATC_SMF Yahoo Group for staff related festival announcements, please contact John Calderon via email @ (johnc at aquatabch dot org) to be invited to join the email list. Please include your Full Name and your email address (even if its the one you are sending from; you have the option to give a different address if you choose for enrollment) along with the position you are signed up for. I’ll get you added ASAP.

If you know someone who signed up for a position, but might not see this announcement, if you could be so kind to forward this on to them that would also be a big help!

Sorry for any inconvenience! Thank you for your commitment to this very special event!

John Calderon
ATC Web & Groups Moderator

http://www.aquatabch.org/spring-mysteries-festival

More updates are to come, so watch the page for details.

Please remember that the form requires Adobe Reader to view and print. Download links are provided for Adobe Reader as well.

“Hecate”

Members of the ATC Clergy discuss the Goddess Hecate.

Music: Ghost Busters by No Plastic Inside

Downloaded from the musicalley from Mevio – Podsafe Music Network

**Please read the entire message if you are wishing to audition**

Hello Everyone,

I would like to fill you all in with a few details about this coming Spring Mysteries, the audition, and some thoughts and ideas we are looking at which would bring some amazing changes to the festival, challenge all the participants, and encourage huge growth from the cast and crew.

2010 marks the 25th Anniversary of Spring Mysteries!! This is a monumental event, which deserves all of our fullest commitment, focus and energies to create a spectacular ritual for all participants. It is a significant moment where we have an opportunity to take the festival to new heights, develop new dimensions and aspects, and allow each participant to explore and experience the festival like never before.

The first important decision I would like to address is a casting idea I had ever since the end of SMF 2009. I approached the ATC with the thought of holding over some of the cast from ’09 to be able to take the work and energy we built over the festival and increase the potential for even greater success. My thoughts were to hold over the four major roles and actors (Karin/Demeter, Scott/Hades, Gwynedh/Kore, Anthony/Zagreus). With the focus and work that these people went through during the rehearsal time, and festival, my feeling is if we could start with that foundation of work then we would have the opportunity to build the energies, characters, and internal connections, which could blow the roof sky high. This is not a “normal” tactic with casting for SMF, and does come with its own set of risks. That said; this proposition IS NOT driven by politics, personal agenda, or a thought of “cool-kid’ism”. And, for fairness to everyone interested in auditioning for SMF, it has also been decided that these four actors must re-audition along with everyone so I can make the best choice in casting. My only intent is for the greater good of the festival, the community and the ATC. All roles are open, and nothing is 100% guarantied for anyone. And, I wish to highlight the fact that this choice will not, I repeat will not set a standard for casting in the future.

Another choice which is being looked at for the festival is changing the structured timing of the ritual. It is being played about to possibly begin the ritual on Friday, running through the completion of Lessers II, and then on Saturday we would perform the Greaters ritual. Again, this idea comes with some risk, and is not set in stone as of yet.

Choices in the changing of format with the whole festival are only here to recognize the grandeur of this most important year. These are choices focused on giving the participant of Spring Mysteries the greatest ability to find, learn and relearn the gifts of our goddess Demeter. And, I would like to reiterate to all that these choices are not motivated by anything other than a commitment to the greater community, to the ritual, and to acknowledging the work of the ATC through these many years.

I am honored and humbled to be able to direct such an event. And, I am excited to see you all at auditions bringing your best to the table. If any one of you has a question, comment or concern with any of these issues, please know that I am open and willing to discuss them with you. Please contact me off list at: bubbalove31@hotmail.com.

Lastly, for the auditions, I wish to remind everyone to prepare a monologue of no more than 3 minutes in length, and to bring a head/face photo.

Oh yeah, the auditions are on the 6th of December, from 1:00p – 6:00p, in the Center House of the Seattle Center campus, room “C”.

Thank you all for your interest in becoming a working member of this festival helping to take SMF 2010 to such heights I don’t think the gods have ever seen!

With perfect trust, and perfect love!

PanisBuck

Where: The Center House at the Seattle Center, studio C
When: Sunday December 6th from 1:00p – 6:00p
What: Have a monologue prepared of no more than 3 minutes in length

Please provide a head shot when auditioning. This can be either a professional photo or a copied picture of you face.

More detailed information will follow soon.

See you all there – Brian (aka PanisBuck) Hatcher

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Featured articles include:

Hecatee’s Sickle Festival is ready to go – are YOU?

Beloved Dead Altar

It’s That time again, so Let’s talk about Grief. – by Jamie Freeman

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Musings . . . by Deborah K. Hudson

and

Menhir News by Pete “Pathfinder” Davis

A Site Support contribution of $10 is requested and ATC Membership discounts will be honored. We look forward to seeing you there!

UPDATE: There will be no Ritual Presentation at the Main Church in Index on this night. Please join us at Edge of the Circle Books for this Sabbat ritual presentation!

Location:  Bremerton Masonic Temple

Time: 11am to 7pm

878  5^th Street ( 5^th & Warren)

Bremerton, WA    98337

Plenty of Parking
Walking distance from Seattle/Bremerton Ferry

Presented by: Chalice Hart-ATC Volunteers

Join us for a magical day where you can receive a variety of services from some of the areas most talented Psychics and Healers, including tarot and aura readings, massage, and Reiki to name a few.  All at discounted, event rates.  Admission to the fair is free.

Artists and merchants from the local community will be presenting their wares and magical gifts.  Food and drink, Entertainment and Raffles add to your overall experience.

Come and enjoy this fun community event and receive the reading and healing that can help to bring the clarity and peace we all need in our lives.

This event is called “Healing Hearts” for a very specific reason.  Ours is a community that pulls together to help each other whenever there is need.  This has become an annual event helping us to solidify extra support to help the needful people of the community throughout the year.

Questions: Please contact us at healingheartsfair@yahoo.com (206)713-3700 or (360)509-4741

Click here to download Issue #108!

Featured articles include:

Hecatee’s Sickle Festival will soon be here!

Maxine Sanders visits Seattle

Thoughts on Mabon

Harveting A Time of Togetherness

- Plus -

Musings . . . by Deborah K. Hudson

and

Menhir News by Pete “Pathfinder” Davis

“Lunar Cycle”

Jeff, Kathi DeAnda and Leah Garvias discuss the Lunar Cycle and its place in Wiccan practice.

Music: Supernova by abudtone

Downloaded from musicalley from Mevio – Podsafe Music Network

http://www.aquatabch.org/hekates-sickle-festival

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

There’s a new and very serious problem though.

Because we are doing this ourselves, without a licensed contractor working on it every day, our Fire and Liability  Insurance carrier, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, has cancelled our insurances because the project is moving “too slowly” and they feel their exposure to possible claims is greater.

Nationwide also decided that my home is “a commercial use” because it’s owned by the church and, somehow that being in a gated community is bad (we’ve had that gate here since 1956, long before they started insuring me). There are a few more “excuses even sillier than those.

So, there is now a great time pressure for us to complete the work before we will be able to get fire and liability coverage back. All the firms our broker contacted have refused to insure us because of Nationwide‘s cancellation, so we’re stuck without fire and liability insurance until we get the construction finished.

Those of you who may have insurance through Nationwide might consider their treatment of us, and switch to a more reasonable insurance carrier, to make a social statement about their behavior in our case.

I can report that:

The railroad ties HAVE BEEN moved into place and we can now have  the dirt pile in the front yard leveled, thanks to Paula, RC, Carrie, Eric and Ryan. Once that’s done, we can pour the concrete for the entry way  and the little porch above it.

The gardens have been weeded and look very pretty, thanks to Julie.

The flagstone in the Pan Shrine is almost finished, thanks to Cassie, R. and Carrie.

The finished siding is going up pretty fast, thanks to Anthony and Ray K.

Pretty soon, we can put on the window & door trim and caulk them rain-tight.

A substantial of the electrical work is finished, thanks to Touran. Once the remainder is done, we can install the wall and floor insulation. Then comes the interior wallboard, followed by spackling and painting and finished flooring. It’s like a daisy chain, one job after another, in a set sequence.

It’s ALL COMING TOGETHER, with your generous help.

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED TO …YOU, our hardy friends.

Pete

- Please read all information thoroughly prior to auditioning –

Thank you for your interest in auditioning for a role in this year’s Hekate’s Sickle Festival. This sheet covers responsibilities of the different positions in the ritual, and outlines what we look for when filling those roles.

There are 2 different types of roles within the ritual production of HSF: the Clan Clergy, and the Druids and the Godforms.

The more important of the roles is that of Clan Clergy; these people serve our participants as mentors, teachers, and spiritual leaders for the duration of the festival. This role requires direct interaction with others as a functioning Priest or Priestess. Their most important responsibility is that of supporting and caring for the well-being of the individuals within their “clan.” They are expected to have some experience in ritual work, and will lead their clan in creating a ritual. Having teaching skills or the technicality of ritual skills down are good, but being able to work well with people is a must. Though the Clan Clergy will have lines and action within the script and will therefore be working with energy, the main body of their work will take place on site at the festival.

For Clan Clergy, we are looking for people with the following skills and abilities:
• Ministering to participants and each other
• Leadership
• Responsibility
• Ability to connect with others
• Interpersonal Communication, especially listening
• Organization
• Compassion
• Able to cover the necessary costs involved, such as the registration fee, and costuming

Those working with the Druids and the Godforms are more removed from direct contact with the festival participants. The bulk of the work for these people takes place before the festival. They must do research on their respective archetypes/Goddesses/Gods, and create a 20 minute shrine scene for the ritual that follows a lesson plan; they should be able to write well and learn quickly, as well as be able to speak clearly. These people will be expected to learn the safe Invocation of energy. Those carrying godforms will be responsible for creating an outside shrine for the main ritual. Despite the importance of working with the community, their prime responsibility is as Priest/ess to the archetype/deity that they are working with, and being Their earthly representative.

For those who will be carrying the energy, we are looking for people with the following skills and abilities:
• Acting
• The ability to carry energy well
• Responsibility
• Speaking and memorization
• Writing
• Able to cover the necessary costs involved, such as the registration fee, costuming, shrine props, etc.

Thank you again for your interest in this year’s Hekate’s Sickle Festival!

Related Link: Hekate’s Sickle Auditions

There are also a number of other jobs that need doing so we can start building the entry way and porch, like prep the yard so the dirt pile can be bulldozed flat, and a few other odds and ends.

Call Pete at the church at 360.793.1945 and let us know if you can help. Where are all the guys? The ladies have been showing you men up by volunteering a lot lately. So far, only one man has been here to help the ladies. The work has been stalled since the start of last winter, and good weather construction time is running short!. We REALLY need your help!

When: Sunday, August 16th
Time: 1-5pm

Where: Seattle Center House, 4th Floor
Room: Studio D
Listed under Theatre Puget Sound

THESE AUDITIONS ARE FOR THE PARTS IN THE RITUAL REQUIRING INVOCATION ONLY.

Director: Ray Snyder
Assistant Director: Bob Farrell
Spiritual Directors: Leah Gervais & Terri Jones

Parts available this year:

Hekate
Druid of the Bear
Druid of the Dog
Druid of the Horse
Brighid
Cromm Dubh
Danu
Dian Cecht
Epona
Keridwen
Manannan mac Lir
The Morrigan
Nuada

Please choose a spoken audition piece no longer than 3 minutes in length to memorize and present at this gathering.

THERE WILL BE NO AUDITIONS FOR CLAN CLERGY.
Our Clan Clergy are the true backbone of this ritual; their most important responsibility is ministering to the needs of our participants, as priest or priestess of their clan.
Clan Clergy will be required to attend 3-4 rehearsals, including the initial script read-through and dress rehearsal.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A POSITION AS CLAN CLERGY ONLY, please contact Leah at CairnFiona at yahoo dot com

Many more opportunities exist throughout the Summer to lend a hand at the Tab. Keep your eye on the calendar for Work Party gatherings. PLEASE, don’t forget to call Pete at 360-793-1945 and tell us when you can come out and help.

Thank you!

Schedule of Events:

10AM – Work Party
(subject to change, check with ATC Office. Lunch will be provided for Work Party volunteers. Others arriving early but not volunteering please bring your lunch with you! Thanks)

1:00 – 3:00PM – Public Workshop:
SOLAR DEITIES
Sun worshipers rejoice! This is an exploration of solar deities across the world. We will go to Mexico, Greece, Japan, Egypt, and even the Great White North to find those Lords (and some Ladies, too!) who rule the Summer skies. Bring your sunscreen and your shades for some fun in the Sun!
Suggested donation is $5 for ATC Members, $10 for others, all class materials will be provided.

4:00 – 6:00PM – Tradition Study Group
An opportunity for those studying the ATC Tradition to work on assignments and projects, share information and ideas, and have access to the ATC Library resources for research.

6:30 – 7:00PM – Ritual Presenters Rehearsal
For scheduled ritual presenters. If you would like to become involved in ritual presentation, please contact the Ritual Coordinator or the ATC Office.

7:00 – 7:30PM – Orientation for Ritual
Open to anyone who is interested in learning about the ritual being presented this evening. Highly recommended if this is your first time attending one of our rituals!

7:30 PM – Ritual Begins

This is an open public ritual & family-friendly event; everyone is welcome!!
It will be held at the church in Index WA. For further information see the church website at:
www.aquariantabernaclechurch.org

Please bring a dish to share for our potluck supper following the ritual.

And don’t forget to bring your $10 contribution for the Cauldron of Prosperity

ATC Open Ritual Information Notice

Effective May 1, 2009

ATC won’t be collecting donations in Circle, starting May 2009. In the past, those donations haven’t adequately met upkeep expenses, and were disruptive of Circle sacred space. Instead, we are going to “catch up” with the rest of the area Pagan groups, and institute a “support fee” like the ones successfully used for many years by other local groups.

This support fee will be accepted when you sign-in at the Concierge Desk at events at the church and other event locations, and will also assure proper handling of your pot-luck dish immediately on your arrival.

ATC asks for sliding scale of $10 – $5 per adult in support of the church for all gatherings. No one will be turned away for lack of funds, but it is important to understand that your church needs your support in order to continue our mission of returning spiritual support back to you. ATC is fortunate to own the land and buildings, and we all must support, maintain and improve them for future generations to come. We understand and share the current economic burden that affects us all, and by working together, we can survive. If cash is an issue, we can accept credit cards, PayPal, or arrange an exchange of productive volunteer labor. Of course, such arrangements are best made in advance.

Our traditional “Prosperity Blessing” of the donation cauldron containing your contributions will continue to be made in Circle, so that any support you have given will be returned to you many-fold more. Help insure that the ATC can maintain and improve this wonderful land and buildings we are so blessed to own, and support the future needs of our ever-growing community. Please contact the ATC office in Index, WA or call 360-793-1945 if you have any questions.

Wic-Nics are a combination of work party and picnic, and the food & drink is provided for the cook-out, so come on up, lend a hand, and have some fun in the mountains with your friends!

Wic-Nics for grounds maintenance and Dining Hall construction will be held at the Main Church in Index, Wa.  every Saturday (and Sunday, if people are available) in May through September.

Our building permit runs out in November, so we have to make the most of the time we have!!

Start time is 11am each weekend. Please call Pete at the Main Church to confirm there is enough to eat on hand.  The phone number is (360) 793-1945  Regular Office Hours are Tuesday through Saturday  9am to 7pm

Please refer to this post,  the ATC Website Calendar or the ATCAnnouncements Yahoo! Group Calendar for Wic-Nic dates.

Click here to download Issue #107!

Featured articles include:

Spring Mysteries Festival 2009 Pictures!

Ctitical Care for Animals: Be Part of the Solution

Growning Paganism

Fiction: The Once and Future Witch Part III by Blacksun

- Plus -

Musings . . . by Deborah K. Hudson

and

Menhir News by Pete “Pathfinder” Davis