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Lammas Games – Saturday, July 30, 2022

This year we will be having the Lammas Games at Dunn State Park in Gardner, MA. It will be a smaller event than in past years, but we hope to have a wonderful time reconnecting with our members.

Please be advised: parking costs are $8 for MA residents/$30 for out of state residents. If you have a state park parking pass, you are all set. These fees will be collected upon entering the parking lot. If you have a handicapped license plate or placard, that fee should be waived.

The schedule will run as follows:

  • Open the site at noon.
  • The Games (for all ages) will begin at 1pm.
  • Ritual will begin around 3:30pm.

We will not have vendors, but we will have a dollar table of items as well as a gift basket put together by the Board as a prize to go to one lucky attendee!

We were just advised that the water quality has been poor recently at Dunn, but if you want to fish or kayak while you are there, you are welcome to!

Carpooling IS recommended, if you are able, just to be able to cut down parking costs for everyone.

If you would like to renew or start a membership, we can help you with that.

And if you wish to do any grilling, there are grills available. We would just need to contact one of the park’s staff to unlock the one nearest the pavilion.

We hope to see you there!

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PFC Ostara Family Walk – 3/20/2022

The PFC is offering an all-ages Equinox walk on Sunday, March 20th from 1 – 2:30 PM. As the daylight reaches its balance and life in the natural world stirs, we will explore the Assabet riverside for signs of spring. What heralds the coming of spring and how do we know when it has arrived? How are our lives – Pagan and mundane – affected by the changing season, and what can we do at home to honor the coming spring? Come experience the magical energy emerging from the Earth right now, and celebrate the Equinox by the Assabet River! 


There is no fee for this program, but donations are always welcome. We will meet at the Assabet River Rail Trail parking lot located at 417 Main St. in Hudson. Please note that this lot is not in downtown Hudson, but further east along Main St., across from the Main St. Cemetary. We hope to see you there! 

Cynthia will be leading this event. Her contact info is below:

978.400.2866

cynthia@inkwoodtarot.com

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Online Imbolc Meditation – 01/29/2022

With the current pandemic surge still raging, we wanted to provide a safe way to celebrate Imbolc, so we are headed back to our YouTube Channel. Heather and Evan will be recording and posting an Imbolc ritual there. It will be pre-recorded and published on Saturday, January 29 for you to watch any time you are ready for a meditation.

You can find the channel here if you would like to view the rest of our videos or just subscribe. Please enjoy the Imbolc Meditation and have a safe and happy Sabbat.

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PFC Yule Nature Walk – 12/19/2021

Come join the SEF’s Pagan Family Connection for a COVID – safe Yule Nature Walk for all ages in Hudson MA, on Sunday, December 19th from 2:30 – 4 PM. Led by Cynthia Menard, a naturalist and the PFC’s new coordinator, we will explore how the natural world prepares for the long, cold, dark nights ahead.  While we walk through the gathering dark on Solstice eve, we will observe and discuss how humans also prepare for the coming winter, and how these two worlds connect and collide around the Solstice. 

We will gather at the Assabet River Rail Trail lot, located at 147 Main St., Hudson, MA 01479. Bring warm clothes and warm, comfortable shoes for walking outside. Recommended donation is $5 per family.

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Online Samhain 10/30/2020

Edited to add: Use the YouTube link here to watch the video directly at 7 pm EST.

We will be posting once again on on our new YouTube channel with a few ritual elements for you to participate in. Before the feed goes live at 7 pm EST, create sacred space where you are. Cast circle, call the quarters and the gods in if you feel moved to do so. We will proceed with the assumption that all of us are in our own circles. We will be connecting those circles in the ritual into our astral oak grove, like we did at Beltane, so that we will all be together as one group.

At this ritual, we will be honoring our Beloved Dead, by reading off a list of names as well as having an altar that will be viewed on-screen. If you would like to have your Beloved Dead honored in this way, please send the names of those whom you wish to have mentioned, no later than Sunday, October 25, 2020 to societyofelderfaithsma@gmail.com.  

A Facebook event has been created, so if you’d like, join us here.

Online inks related to Samhain

From our Facebook page, we’ve been posting links to get you into the spirit of the season, as it were.

NUTMEG SOUL CAKES AND REMEMBRANCE

SAMHAIN STEW

WITCHES’ BREW RECIPE FOR TRADITIONAL CIDER & WINE

VEGAN IRISH COLCANNON

GLUTEN FREE SUGAR COOKIES FOR HALLOWEEN

SAMHAIN PUMPKIN BREAD

EIGHT WAYS TO CELEBRATE SAMHAIN – THE GREEN PARENT

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No SEF Lammas this year

To the members and friends of the SEF,

This has been a difficult year for all of us. The pandemic has made a lot of changes in our lives. Many venues and events have had to close for safety. Unfortunately, this includes our Lammas games. Although it saddens us to have to cancel this year’s festivities, it is important that we remain safe and healthy during this time. 

We hope this time of harvest brings an abundance of blessings and hope to you all.

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Online Beltane for All Ages – 05/02/20

We will be doing a live stream on on our new YouTube channel with a few ritual elements for you to participate in. Before the feed goes live at 2 pm EST, create sacred space where you are. Cast circle, call the quarters and the gods in if you feel moved to do so. We will proceed with the assumption that all of us are in our own circles when the live feed begins. We will be connecting those circles in the live feed into what is known as an astral temple, one that will remain standing even when the circles are open.

Also, have with you a pen or marker along with a piece of ribbon that is just long and wide enough for you to write down an intention on, and that can be tied on a tree branch, plant or object of your choice.

We’ll be doing cakes and wine together, so have a plate with enough cake and a chalice of your drink of choice with you.

Here is the direct link to the YouTube broadcast, beginning at 2 pm EST, Saturday May 2.

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Pagan Family Connection Spring Equinox and Egg Hunt – 3/15/20

2020 brings us around to a year of Egyptian myth and ritual.

Join us for a story and craft, ritual and the ever popular Ostara’s Egg Hunt! The Goddess Ostara and her Hare employ parent volunteers to hide eggs for the kids (and young at heart). Please bring a snack to share – no candy, soda, tree or peanuts, please.

The PFC is appropriate for families with children of all ages, as well as the young at heart. If you have pre-teens and teenagers who are looking for community, they are most welcome. Please also join us with your 10-18 year olds in Hudson on the second Saturday of the month for ritual and pot luck dinner with the Tween and Teen group.

$5 suggested donation per crafter

Date: Sunday March 15, 2020 at 1 PM

Location: Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton 01536





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Open Adult Imbolc Ritual – 1/31/20

Join the Society of Elder Faiths and Moon Circle for an open adult Imbolc ritual to celebrate the return of longer days and shorter nights, even as we make our way through snow and slush. Imbolc is a time of promises to come from the Earth—the promise of light, the promise of warmth, the promise of growth, and through growth, sustenance. This year’s Imbolc will be celebrated with an Egyptian execration. Doors open at 6; doors will close and the pre-ritual discussion will begin at 7pm. There will be a potluck supper following the ritual so please bring a dish to share. We’ll supply cups, plates, eating utensils and beverages. All adults are welcome, no experience is necessary.
Date: Friday, Jan 31, 2020, 7 PM
Location:The Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson, 80 Main St., Hudson, MA