Triangle Area Pagan Alliance - Blog

Calling all community leaders and event organizers!

2/4/2021

Friends - a local community leader and clergy person is trying to make plans and gather support for a possible event this October/November. Here is his message below, and please feel free to reach out to us, or him, if you have any interest to help out in any way!

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All,
Just received a call from Tami, the original director and founder of Abundance, NC. She relayed that she is too interested in helping host a pagan event in October/November time frame pending the pandemic and where we stand then as far as being able to meet publically in a group safely. Their facilities are an ideal set up for what we would need to support such an event.
I have also reached out to some entertainers as well with excellent feedback. She has invited me to walk the property to talk in more detail about what I envision and more of the nuts and bolts regarding the preparation plans. What I'm asking again is for folks interested in volunteering to help with this process. More heads in the game make for a better and hopefully establish an ongoing annual event for the pagan community. Now, I'm also a realist and do not expect a massive attendance for the first event, but I do feel that it will be built on each year as the event moves forward. I do hope to hear from members of the pagan community here in the Raleigh Area.
You can contact me via wsmentornyx@gmail.com if you wish to voice your ideas privately; otherwise, please respond via Facebook.
Respectfully
Rev. Calvin

A Very Special Solstice (zoom)

12/9/2020

Please be sure to follow the Facebook event for updates, announcements, and information! https://www.facebook.com/events/722321211736268 www.facebook.com/events/722321211736268

Sunday, December 20, from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Join Durhamites Kat and Michael in a socially-distanced Yule ritual by the fire. This ritual will be conducted via a closed Zoom meeting. Invitation information will be posted to the Facebook event the afternoon of the ritual.

Attendees will be welcomed - but NOT required! - to do any or all of the following:

- bring a favorite holiday treat as an emblem of comfort in the Night Months
- volunteer to call one of the quarters in establishing a virtual circle
- share something they wish to let go of as the year closes
- share something they wish to nurture and encourage in the coming new year
- spend a few minutes in open, casual discussion by the hearth (be it real or envisioned) about what we think magic might be and how you find it, increase it, or direct it in your own life.

This ritual will conclude with a virtual sunrise to thank attendees for their dedication (and because waiting all night on a Zoom call would be the opposite of joy)!

Michael will also live stream Durham-local sunrise the following morning to share the return of the Sun with anyone who cares to join him!

Please message us via Facebook or at TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com for any questions!

Blessed Solstice, Friends!

6th Annual Community Solstice Party

11/13/2019

check out our Facebook event for updates and additional details!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2122524461323122/

6th Annual Community Solstice Party!

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
http://www.uufr.org/
3313 Wade Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27607
The Fellowship Hall - Please follow the driveway to the back of the church as we will be in Fellowship Hall. Walk through to the courtyard and you will see the lights.

6pm gather
615 introductions
630 ritual
7pm potluck, gift exchange, children’s activities, meditation room
815 bardic circle
9pm drum circle
10pm clean up (volunteers welcome! ;-) )

PARKING – Please follow the driveway to the back of the church as we will be in Fellowship Hall. Walk through to the courtyard and you will see the lights.

RITUAL – Multi-tradition ritual facilitated by Su Leone! ♥

FOOD – Bring your quick, easy, and tasty holiday favorites. Sweet and savory welcome, we will provide the drinks. (No alcohol, please.) If possible, please provide a list of ingredients or label of possible allergens. NO Styrofoam (this is a rule from the church. Thanks!)

BARDIC CIRCLE – You are invited to share with the community your gift of a song, poem, music, story, etc. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged!

DRUMS – Bring your noisemakers as we celebrate the return of the sun with our revelries. You are invited to bring extra drums and noisemakers for the group if you have extras to share. =)

SHOW YOURSELF OFF – bring your business cards, brochures, fliers, etc. If you are part of a local group or organization, a local Pagan business person, artisan, or just a general awesome person, we’d love to learn more! Please bring any fliers or other goodies to leave on our information table so people can learn more about you/your group/your business!

MEDITATION ROOM – open throughout the event, come and go as you please. A quiet space set aside for meditation and contemplation. Take a moment to enjoy the magic of the season!

ALTAR – Together we will all build a beautiful, community altar to create holy space throughout the evening. You are invited to bring your favorite seasonal items and altar decorations. Offerings will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own as well.

GIFT EXCHANGE – If you are interested in participating in a gift exchange, please bring one or two wrapped, gently used Pagan items to pass onto someone else in the community. NO GAG GIFTS. NO NEW GIFTS.

CRAFT TABLE – TBD

DIVINATION - many thanks to our guest readers who are volunteering their services during this event! More info TBD.

Please share this event far and wide – repost on FB, add to your forums, yahoo groups, share with your friends and family. ALL are welcome! There will be no child-specific activities, but children and families are welcome. You do not need to be a Pagan to attend this event – just be a friendly person who would like to gather in the spirit of community.

With:

Bull Moon Hearth
http://www.adf.org/
http://bullmoonhearth.dreamwidth.org/

Fellowship of the Oak (Raleigh CUUPS group)
Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans
http://www.uufr.org/
http://www.cuups.org/
http://www.uufr.org/connection/affinity-groups/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uufrfotocuups/

Gaia’s Circle
gaiacircle@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/gaias.circle/
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=usnc&id=38381

Pagan Parents of the Triangle
https://www.facebook.com/groups/219660048524745

Triangle Area Pagan Alliance
https://www.facebook.com/triangleareapagans
http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/
https://twitter.com/FreshLocalPagan
https://www.instagram.com/triangleareapaganalliance/
TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com

Whispers of the Forest
http://www.whispersoftheforest.com/
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=usnc&id=26559

Triangle Pagan Retreat/Meeting

2/10/2019

Dear Friends,

Five years ago last autumn, the three of us hosted a visioning retreat to help us understand how we could be of greater service to the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill pagan community – how, in fact, all of us in the community could be of greater service to each other. That retreat gave birth to the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance, an open, public network of pagan groups and solitary practitioners who are passionate about supporting one another on our spiritual journeys and deepening our connections to one another in a locally centered, face-to-face context.

During those five years, TAPA has been an ever-evolving experiment, an environment where we could develop traditions and try new things. We have led Fourth of July rituals and the main ritual at Pagan Pride, presented a year-long workshop series showcasing the expertise of community members, and hosted large-scale social events like our Harvest Moon Festival and the Fools and Fairies Ball. We have partnered with individual groups to present collaborative events like the Hasaeti oracular sessions, Fortunalia, and an annual community winter holiday party. We keep a website, a Facebook, and a Meetup group that keep people informed about community happenings, hosted an information booth every year at Pagan Pride weekend, and see many of you every month at our first Wednesday meet-and-greets. We truly believe TAPA has been what we wanted it to be – a resource for pagans who are looking for ways to have more and better community in their lives. We have been blessed with a great welcome from the community and are always touched to hear how valued TAPA has become as a Triangle-wide institution in only five years.

But the TAPA steering committee is only three people, and the three of us can only, at the end of the day, speak authoritatively about our own needs. In order to plan the next five years of TAPA, we want to know more about the needs of the broadest possible segment of the community – as well as what kinds of gifts and talents the community has available to help support TAPA's work.

Time for another retreat! We will hold a day-long event on Saturday, April 27, where we'll celebrate our successes, identify ongoing areas of need, and make some decisions about where TAPA will be devoting attention and resources over the next few years. This is your chance to collaborate in crafting the future of TAPA.

Everyone is welcome, whether you are a long-time TAPA volunteer, have only been attending occasional events, or are completely new and unknown to us. TAPA has never been an organization with “membership” – we try to make ourselves equally available for the concerns and interests of brand-new friends and those we know well. Whether you think of yourself as a “community leader” or not, whether you consider yourself a “friend of TAPA” or not, you are welcome to this event. We want to hear as many voices as we can.

In order to make sure we can find a site that accommodates the size of the group, we need to know early on who will be able to attend, so we are asking people to RSVP via email for this event by February 28, at which point we will close attendance. We would hate to exclude people who want to be at this event, so please get your name on the list as soon as possible. Don't let time slip away from you!

We are grateful for the overwhelming positivity and support we have received from this community. You have expanded our horizons, as we hope we have expanded yours, and we can't wait to learn what's in store for TAPA next.

Your steering committee, aka, The TAPA Ladies,
Alisa, Amanda, and Heather
TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/2127527110674931/

5th Annual Community Solstice Party!

11/14/2018

5th Annual Community Solstice Party!
www.facebook.com/events/1926865500972899/

Saturday, December 8, 2018

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
http://www.uufr.org/
3313 Wade Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27607
The Fellowship Hall - Please follow the driveway to the back of the church as we will be in Fellowship Hall. Walk through to the courtyard and you will see the lights.

6pm gather
615 introductions
630 ritual
7pm potluck, gift exchange, children’s activities, meditation room
815 bardic circle
9pm drum circle
10pm clean up (volunteers welcome! ;-) )

PARKING – Please follow the driveway to the back of the church as we will be in Fellowship Hall. Walk through to the courtyard and you will see the lights.

RITUAL – Multi-tradition ritual facilitated by Su Leone! <3

FOOD – Bring your quick, easy, and tasty holiday favorites. Sweet and savory welcome, we will provide the drinks. (No alcohol, please.) If possible, please provide a list of ingredients or label of possible allergens. NO Styrofoam (this is a rule from the church. Thanks!)

BARDIC CIRCLE – You are invited to share with the community your gift of a song, poem, music, story, etc. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged!

DRUMS –Bring your noisemakers as we celebrate the return of the sun with our revelries. You are invited to bring extra drums and noisemakers for the group if you have extras to share. =)

SHOW YOURSELF OFF – bring your business cards, brochures, fliers, etc. If you are part of a local group or organization, a local Pagan business person, artisan, or just a general awesome person, we’d love to learn more! Please bring any fliers or other goodies to leave on our information table so people can learn more about you/your group/your business!

MEDITATION ROOM – open throughout the event, come and go as you please. A quiet space set aside for meditation and contemplation. Take a moment to enjoy the magic of the season!

ALTAR – Together we will all build a beautiful, community altar to create holy space throughout the evening. You are invited to bring your favorite seasonal items and altar decorations. Offerings will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own as well.

GIFT EXCHANGE – If you are interested in participating in a gift exchange, please bring one or two wrapped, gently used Pagan items to pass onto someone else in the community. NO GAG GIFTS. NO NEW GIFTS.

CRAFT TABLE – Children (with their parents) are welcome to join the Pagan Parents of the Triangle in seasonal crafts.

Please share this event far and wide – repost on FB, add to your forums, yahoo groups, share with your friends and family. ALL are welcome! There will be no child-specific activities, but children and families are welcome. You do not need to be a Pagan to attend this event – just be a friendly person who would like to gather in the spirit of community.

With:

Bull Moon Hearth
http://www.adf.org/
http://bullmoonhearth.dreamwidth.org/

Fellowship of the Oak (Raleigh CUUPS group)
Covenant of Unitarian Universalists Pagans
http://www.uufr.org/
http://www.cuups.org/
http://www.uufr.org/connection/affinity-groups/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uufrfotocuups/

Gaia’s Circle
gaiacircle@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/gaias.circle/
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=usnc&id=38381

Pagan Parents of the Triangle
https://www.facebook.com/groups/219660048524745

Triangle Area Pagan Alliance
https://www.facebook.com/triangleareapagans
http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/
https://twitter.com/FreshLocalPagan
https://www.instagram.com/triangleareapaganalliance/
TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com

Whispers of the Forest
http://www.whispersoftheforest.com/
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=usnc&id=26559

Fortune Favors the Bold!

6/22/2018

https://www.facebook.com/events/165523597450514/

Fortunalia! – an event to celebrate luck, prosperity, and plenty

ALL are welcome! - ritual, games of chance, prizes cocktails, conversation, live DJ, tarot card readings, costumes, magic

facilitated by Bull Moon Hearth
sponsored by the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance

Saturday, June 23
Arcana, Durham http://arcanadurham.com/
Arcana's doors open at 5pm
introductions at 6pm, ritual at 630, and games of chance following
9pm - tarot readings with Ophidian Tarot, as well as super special guest DJ- Emmett Davenport from the Clockwork Cabaret - THE most popular steampunk podcast in this time/space! Please join us for live DJ, conversation, and cocktails
Arcana, Durham http://arcanadurham.com/

In the brightest days of summer, with the promise of abundance around us, we look forward to all the good things Fortune can bring. Come celebrate with ritual, games of chance, and some good-luck magic on the festival of Fors Fortuna - she who brings luck, prosperity and plenty!

Sponsored by the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance, Bull Moon Hearth presents their annual Fortunalia, designed to honor Fors Fortuna (“She Who Brings”) for her traditional festival. We’ll make offerings to Fortuna and other patrons of good luck, then ask their blessings on us. In keeping with traditional festivities, we’ll also have games of chance - with the opportunity to win prizes! We’ll wrap up our work with knot magic designed to bind up some of our good luck and carry it home, to be released throughout the year, whenever we need it most. Then, we celebrate!

We’ll gather at 6pm for greetings, a pre-ritual briefing, and a discussion of Fortuna. Ritual and games of chance following. After the festivities, join us for conversation, cocktails, and music from a live DJ.

Presented in a style of Roman polytheism, the ritual is based in the tradition of ADF Druidry. However, it’s intended for people of all traditions and paths, and all are welcome. The ritual will include opportunities for participants to make offerings to other supportive Ancestors, Spirits, or Deities if they choose, as well as a chance to make their own, personal offerings to Fortuna. Some offerings will be provided, or participants can bring their own.

It’s Fortunalia, so indulge in the festivities! This is your chance to dress up in your favorite Roman-inspired garb and attire – bring out your laurels and your glitter and your gold, your costumes that make you think of solar flares and Roman Bacchanals, or majestic robes and headpieces. (That is to say, costumes/garb encouraged but not at all required.)

$5-$10 suggested donation. Tokens will be provided for the games of chance, but please bring cash to purchase additional tokens. If you would like to donate to TAPA or sponsor this event, thank you so much for your support and please message us so we can coordinate with you. Also, tip your bartenders generously. Arcana has taken good care of us for many years and we love them.

Please let us know if you have any questions! TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com

Bull Moon Hearth
http://www.adf.org/
http://bullmoonhearth.dreamwidth.org/

Triangle Area Pagan Alliance
http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/
https://twitter.com/FreshLocalPagan
https://www.instagram.com/triangleareapaganalliance/
TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com

Arcana
http://arcanadurham.com/
https://www.facebook.com/arcanadurham/
https://twitter.com/arcana_durham
https://www.yelp.com/biz/arcana-bar-and-lounge-durham

DJ Emmett Davenport
https://www.facebook.com/emmettdavenporttoo
https://www.agonyauntstudios.com/emmettdavenport/home/

Ophidian Tarot
https://www.jameeladallis.com/tarot-services/

Special thanks to:
Starrlight Mead, Bridge Tarot, Wicked Shotz Consortium, Samantha Lykeia Sanders, BJ, SJ, SL, AMD, MBH,

Pagan Pride 2017

9/10/2017

Well, friends, it’s that time of year again. Come join the Central North Carolina Pagan community at Pagan Pride Day! Lots of our friends will be there, and we hope you will join us, too!

TAPA will have an information table, so be sure to come by and say hello. If you’d like to volunteer to help us, you can sign up here at this google doc, or contact us directly at TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1To4U5YxOVX_ZkXwCZNhK9oljX3SYPT-jQ3ZSqiAGxXI/edit?usp=sharing

For more information, please check out the PPD website: http://www.cncppd.org/

Happy Pagan Pride, y’all!

Sept. 16 and 17, 2017
Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm

Optimist Club Farm
2908 Optimist Farm Rd
Apex, NC 27539

http://www.cncppd.org/

Previously at PPD...
2014 - http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/blog/october-01st-2014
2015 - http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/blog/its-time-for-some-pagan-pride
2015 - http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/blog/pics-from-pagan-pride-2015
2015 - http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/blog/pagan-pride-day-2015
2016 - http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/blog/huzzah-its-pagan-pride-weekend

THANK YOU

4/3/2017

Well, friends. What can we possibly say?

THANK YOU.

Seriously, thank you SO MUCH.

Our Fools and Fairies Springtime Soiree was a smashing, thrilling, magical success! We had SO MUCH FUN dancing with you all, making community connections, and engaging in joyous shenanigans. THANK YOU!

We raised some money to help get us one step closer to non-profit status, so thank you for coming to the party, for donating your time and money and energy, for sharing the event, for coming out, for bringing your friends, for dressing up, for dancing with us, for entertaining us, for participating in the costume contest, for donating items for the gift baskets, for helping with food, for helping with decorations, for helping with clean-up, and for having us in your space and your sacred community. Thanks to R for her AMAZING decorations, and to H and L and W and J and others for helping set-up, clean up, and basically take care of business. Thanks to B and S and L for helping with food, and for giving an extra hand when we needed it. Most of all, thanks to E and L and their crew over at Arcana, our most favorite place on earth. (And don't forget, we meet at Arcana on the first Wednesday of every month at 7pm for our monthly meet-and-greets!)

Friends, thank you. <3 <3 <3

Would you like to see some pics from the event? Mosey on over to our Facebook photo gallery!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1468337919884187.1073741840.826554910729161&type=1&l=a5029f94b3

Where would we possibly be without our friends, family, sponsors, and support? So go to these websites, “like” these Facebook pages, and patron these shops. We love them, and they love us, and we sure do love you, Triangle Pagans!

Arcana
http://www.arcanadurham.com/
http://www.facebook.com/arcanadurham/

Awen Book Shoppe
https://www.facebook.com/awenbookshoppe/
http://www.awenbookshoppe.com/

Christopher Criner: The Spalted Craftsman
https://www.etsy.com/shop/spaltedcraftsman

Everyday Magic
http://www.facebook.com/shopeverydaymagic/
http://www.shopeverydaymagic.com/

Rev. Amanda Lee Morris: Gaia’s Circle
http://www.etsy.com/shop/SuperDuperSpaceWitch
http://superduperspacewitch.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/gaias.circle
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=usnc&id=38381
GaiaCircle@gmail.com

Karin Elizabeth: Reiki Master Healer and Teacher
https://www.facebook.com/karinelizabeth.reiki/
https://www.karinelizabeth.net/

Lotus Temple Massage Therapy
https://www.facebook.com/Lotus-Temple-Massage-Therapy-169028996448123/
http://www.lotustemplemassage.com/

Lynn Swain: Magickcraft - A Unique Shoppe
http://www.magikcraft.com/
https://www.facebook.com/magikcraft7/

Rev. Su Leone: Mirific Things
https://www.facebook.com/MirificThings
http://www.mirificthings.com/
http://www.ladywindsong.com/
http://www.facebook.com/Rev.Su.Windsong.Leone

Stargazers Design
https://www.facebook.com/stargazersdesign/

Starrlight Mead
http://starrlightmead.com/
http://www.facebook.com/starrlightmead

White Hart Creations
https://www.facebook.com/whitehartcreations/
https://www.etsy.com/shop/whitehartcreations

And we cannot possibly forget our amazing entertainment for the evening! Thanks for making the night memorable and magical, folks!

Mr. Burns
http://burnsmyface.wixsite.com/burns

Fantasy Fusion Bellydance with Alicia
https://www.youtube.com/c/AliciaClaireFantasyFusionBellydance

The Blibbering Humdingers
http://BlibberingHumdingers.com/
https://www.facebook.com/blibberinghumdingers/

20th Century Boy
https://www.facebook.com/TwentCentBoy/

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Fools and Fairies Springtime Soiree

3/6/2017

***PRICE CHANGE***
$15 for the whole fundraising event, 7pm – 2am
$5 for dance party only, 9pm – 2am

Fools and Fairies Springtime Soiree
- live music, entertainment, costume, and dance party for fairies, fools, and fantastical creatures of the night

Saturday, April 1
Arcana, Durham
21+ ONLY

A fundraiser for the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance as we raise money to help us work towards non-profit status. Live music and entertainment! Custom cocktails! Shenanigans! Costume contest! DJ and dance party! Finger foods and nibbles! Tarot card readings all evening! (Be sure to bring cash for our talented readers. More details on oracular talent coming soon.)

Arcana’s doors open at 5pm
Soiree starts at 7pm
Costume contest and live entertainment with Mr. Burns, Fantasy Fusion Bellydance with Alicia, and The Blibbering Humdingers
Dance party with 20th Century Boy from 9pm until last call

Costumes not required but VERY much encouraged! Fairies, fools, fantastical creatures, mythological or storybook characters, gothic, steampunk, yesteryear, witch ball, future-funk… if it makes you feel pretty and magical, then you’ll fit right in!

***PRICE CHANGE***
$15 for the whole fundraising event, 7pm – 2am
$5 for dance party only, 9pm – 2am

TICKETS
http://foolsandfairies.brownpapertickets.com/
(or pay at the door!)

Special Thanks To:
- All of our gracious, generous, and talented volunteers!
- To our talented entertainers!
- To Arcana, our home away from home!
- And to our fabulous community!

Triangle Area Pagan Alliance
Organizing for Pagan community, education, and visibility in the Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh NC area.
http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/
http://www.facebook.com/triangleareapagans

Arcana
Arcana provides a cozy, comfortable, intimate bar space, with a New Orleans-meets-Prague Art Noveau style. They not only offer delicious wines, craft beers, and modern cocktails, but are also true to their name, highlighting the arcana of herbalism through a drink menu that uses herbs and an extensive collection of liqueurs. Arcana is a space for artists, live performances, theater, dance, intimate conversation, and unwinding – come meet the Triangle Area Pagan Alliance at Arcana the first Wednesday of every month!
(Be sure to tip our talented mixologists!)
http://arcanadurham.com/
http://www.facebook.com/arcanadurham/

Mr. Burns
Burns is a singer/song writer, which is a fancy way of saying that he doesn't have a band. But he does sing and write songs!
http://burnsmyface.wixsite.com/burns

The Blibbering Humdingers
Local wizard rockers, the Blibbering Humdingers play a mix of fun, filk, folk and fandom rock music inspired by Harry Potter, medieval history & fantasy, Doctor Who, Firefly, Dungeons & Dragons and other weirdness.
http://BlibberingHumdingers.com

Fantasy Fusion Bellydance with Alicia
Alicia has over fourteen years of bellydance experience in a variety of styles. Her personal style is fantasy fusion bellydance, drawing from classical Egyptian technique, American tribal fusion bellydance, and also her experience as a burlesque performer.
https://www.youtube.com/c/AliciaClaireFantasyFusionBellydance

20th Century Boy
Child of the eighties. Lover of 12" remixes on vinyl. Purveyor of classic alternative, new wave, dark wave, goth, and industrial. DJ based in Durham NC.
(Be sure to tip our DJ!)
https://www.facebook.com/TwentCentBoy/

3rd Annual Pagan Community Solstice Party!

11/14/2016

Check out the Facebook event here!: https://www.facebook.com/events/1969326356626513/

Saturday, December 10

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
http://www.uufr.org/
3313 Wade Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27607
Clara Barton room

Gather at 6pm (come and go as you like and are able)
Introduction and greeting at 615
Ritual at 630
Potluck at 7pm
Bardic circle at 830
Drum circle at 9pm
party ends at 10pm, clean up after! (volunteers welcome! ;-) )

PARKING – Gathering begins at 6pm! Parking available in the top or bottom parking lots of the church. If you park at the bottom lot, you can cut through the buildings! The lanterns will guide your way. ;-) If you are unable to climb stairs, please contact us prior to the event and we will make accessibility arrangements with you.

RITUAL – ritual starts promptly at 630! Multi-tradition ritual facilitated by Gaia’s Circle! <3

FOOD – potluck at 7pm! Bring your quick, easy, and tasty holiday favorites. Sweet and savory welcome, we will provide the drinks. (No alcohol, please.)

BARDIC CIRCLE – begins at 830pm. You are invited to share with the community your gift of a song, poem, music, story, etc. All skill levels are welcome and encouraged!

DRUMS – drum circle at 9pm! Bring your noisemakers as we celebrate the return of the sun with our revelries. You are invited to bring extra drums and noisemakers for the group if you have extras to share. =)

SHOW YOURSELF OFF – bring your business cards, brochures, fliers, etc. If you are part of a local group or organization, a local Pagan business person, artisan, or just a general awesome person, we’d love to learn more! Please bring any fliers or other goodies to leave on our information table so people can learn more about you/your group/your business!

MEDITATION ROOM – open throughout the event, come and go as you please. A quiet space set aside for meditation and contemplation. Take a moment to enjoy the magic of the season!

ALTAR – Together we will all build a beautiful, community altar to create holy space throughout the evening. You are invited to bring your favorite seasonal items and altar decorations. Offerings will be provided, though you are welcome to bring your own as well.

GIFT EXCHANGE – If you are interested in participating in a gift exchange, please bring one or two wrapped, gently used Pagan items to pass onto someone else in the community. NO GAG GIFTS. NO NEW GIFTS.

Please share this event far and wide – repost on FB, add to your forums, yahoo groups, share with your friends and family. ALL are welcome! There will be no child-specific activities, but children and families are welcome. You do not need to be a Pagan to attend this event – just be a friendly person who would like to gathers in the spirit of community.

With:

Fellowship of the Oak (Raleigh CUUPS group)
Covenant of Unitarian Universalists Pagans
http://www.uufr.org/
http://www.cuups.org/
http://www.uufr.org/connection/affinity-groups/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/uufrfotocuups/

Triangle Area Pagan Alliance
https://www.facebook.com/triangleareapagans
http://triangleareapaganalliance.weebly.com/
https://twitter.com/FreshLocalPagan
https://www.instagram.com/triangleareapaganalliance/
TriangleAreaPagans@gmail.com

Gaia’s Circle
gaiacircle@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/gaias.circle/
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=usnc&id=38381

Whispers of the Forest
http://www.whispersoftheforest.com
http://www.witchvox.com/vn/vn_detail/dt_gr.html?a=usnc&id=26559

Bull Moon Hearth
http://www.adf.org/
http://bullmoonhearth.dreamwidth.org/