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Volunteer Chaplain needed: Mission Creek Corrections Center (MCCCW)
Posted By admin | Posted On: August 28, 2009
Volunteer Chaplain needed for occasional support of the Wiccan group at the Washington Department of Corrections Mission Creek women’s facility, near Belfair, WA. The current volunteer, Merrie Forster has served 14 years, but must retire to take care of an ailing family member. ATC will provide training if needed. Anyone interested in learning more, please Call the ATC at 360-793-1945 to discuss what this entails. Presently our prison ministry team has been stretched pretty thin, and can’t take this on right now. We need more volunteers! These ladies need our support as part of their rehabilitation.
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ATC Postulancy Seeker Packets due this Saturday
Posted By admin | Posted On: August 19, 2009
Hi all,
I just want to remind everyone that seeker packets for new postulants are due this Saturday, August 22.
New students accepted into the postulancy can expect to be contacted at the end of this month.
The postulancy ritual is scheduled for Saturday, September 12 at 7PM.
Your options are to bring them up to the Diana’s Bow ritual on Saturday and give them to Debbie or to Jeff Harris, or to email them to myself, Debbie or Jeff.
Please direct any questions you might have about this deadline or the postulancy in general my way. I’ve been out of the loop and out of town for the last little while, but I’m back, connected, and ready to address any questions or concerns you might have.
I’ve had questions from a few new postulant candidates regarding the required sponsorship. I’d like to address those here.
Your sponsor is not the same as your mentor. All students accepted into the postulancy will be required to have a mentor, but you will have plenty of time to find or to be assigned one. We are more than happy to help you with this. The sponsor is simply any tradition member who you have interacted with any knows you fairly well.
The reason for the sponsorship is two-fold.
One, it gives you a chance to ask basic questions about the postulancy before deciding whether to take the time to submit a seeker packet.
Two, it gives us a chance to know you a little bit more through the eyes of one of our tradition members.
Your sponsor is simply there for you and for us at the beginning of this process, and the sponsorship ends at the time of the postulancy ritual.
Most of you have contacted me about a sponsor and many of you have already contacted me about a mentor as well – that’s great! But if any of you still have questions or are unclear as to what the requirement is, please don’t hesitate to contact me off-post.
Brightest Blessings,
Carolyn
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IT’S HAPPENING! We DO create our own reality!
Posted By admin | Posted On: August 19, 2009
Thanks to the folks who have showed up in the past few weeks or so, the building project is moving again (but we need your help desperately! See below.)
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
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HSF Audition Information – Please read
Posted By admin | Posted On: August 13, 2009
Hekate’s Sickle 2009 Information Sheet
- 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
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Dining Hall Construction Update
Posted By admin | Posted On: August 12, 2009
This weekend we need a few folks to help our new carpenters, Ray and Anthony, with putting up at least some of the siding, as time allows? The carpenters will be starting the job on Friday Aug. 14th and will be working it from then on as their time allows.
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!
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Hekate’s Sickle Auditions
Posted By admin | Posted On: August 3, 2009
| August 16, 2009 | ||
| 1:00 pm | to | 5:00 pm |
Announcing:
Hekate’s Sickle Auditions
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
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No Wic-Nic / Work Party for August 1st
Posted By admin | Posted On: July 29, 2009
This work party event has been removed from the schedule.
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!
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Public Lammas Ritual @ Edge of the Circle Books
Posted By admin | Posted On: July 24, 2009
| July 31, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
The Aquarian Tabernacle Church will present a Lammas Ritual at 7Pm on Friday, July 31st at Edge of the Circle Books 701 E. Pike St. in Seattle. This Ritual is open to the general public. The ATC will provide all items needed for the Ritual.
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The Spirit of Youth: A Summer Ritual
Posted By admin | Posted On: July 8, 2009
| July 11, 2009 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
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Wic-Nics / Work Parties: Schedule Update
Posted By admin | Posted On: June 24, 2009
Please note: The Wic-Nic / Work Parties for June 27th and July 4th have been removed from the schedule. If you had intended on coming on one of those weekends, please update your calendar. The schedule will resume July 11th. Thank you for your time and energy!
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