The Ritual:
Children are welcome to participate in the main ritual. However, participants, including children, are expected to be attentive and respectful during the ritual. It is very distracting as well as disrespectful to the god/goddess, to the ritual leader, and to those who are participating in a spiritual state of mind to have people leaving the circle. Activities such as singing, puppet shows, and crafts relating to paganism will be presented and supervised by volunteer adults who have a great deal of experience working with children. If there is an emergency, one of the adults will get the parent (s) from the main ritual. Children will not be allowed to leave the supervised activities until the ritual is over for their safety and for the sanity of the of all the main ritual participants.
Please do your part in making the ritual time and the potluck a spiritually uplifting positive experience for everyone.
For these rituals to be a success, we ask that someone volunteer to write and run each ritual. There are a few reasons for this: 1) This is a chance for people to experience rituals of another tradition; 2) It promotes understanding within the Pagan community; 3) If you are a beginner, this is a great chance to try your hand at rituals with a small crowd in a safe, friendly environment; and 4) if no one volunteers, then one of the staff members has to do it along with their other duties. So please, if you like our rituals enough to show up for them, then please consider helping out by doing a ritual! These rituals are sponsored by CST & CUUPS for the enjoyment and betterment of the Pagan community.
Potluck Dinner:
Guidelines for Potluck:
1. If you
can't bring something to contribute, please wait till everyone else has gotten a plate before
getting food.
2. BRING A DISH (general rule is to bring enough to feed 8 people) for the pot-luck,
plus whatever you want to drink. You may heat your food when you get there; we have a
kitchen with microwave and stove, and you may also bring crock-pots. PLEASE BRING REAL
FOOD, not just bread, cookies, raw veggies, or sweets!
Staying Overnight:
General Info:
Membership in Church of the Spiral Tree is not required to participate in our
rituals; however, if you like us enough to come to several rituals and
gatherings, we encourage you to join as a PAID MEMBER of CST. Your membership
fee helps pay for the ritual supplies, supplies for the gatherings, postage for
mailings, and helps support the web page. You also get that warm fuzzy feeling
that comes from knowing you're supporting a worthwhile group that you yourself
like, appreciate, and patronize! Also, there is never a charge for our rituals;
however, Church of the Spiral Tree welcomes and greatly appreciates tax
deductible donations of $1, $5 or even $10 to help with our expenses.
Please wear something comfortable and appropriate for outdoors. Ritual robes
are welcome but not necessary. Children of all ages are welcome. Donations to
the Church are entirely optional but very appreciated.
IN CASE OF RAIN:
We'll be outdoors if at all possible. In case of heavy rain we will pick another
day.
If you have questions or need directions, call Cathy at 706-570-1017, or email Cathy at
president@spiraltree.org.
See you there!