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Pagan Family Connection Yule Celebration – 12/15/19

When:  Sunday, December 15, 2019

From:  1pm – 3pm

Where: 37 Wheeler Road, Grafton, MA

Our final ritual of 2019! We shall celebrate the season with ritual, craft and stories.

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

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Teen and Tween Esbat Group – 11/9/19

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday the 9th of November at 6pm. The group meets at the Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson, located at 80 Main St., Hudson, MA. $5 suggested donation.

A small pot luck will follow ritual. Because we meet at a traditional dinner time, making sure you and your kids have a little snack before you arrive is a good idea. Please no soda, nuts, peanuts, or candy. Bring a cold dish or something in a crock pot.

This public event is open to families with children aged 10 to 18 who are interested in taking part in rituals. Many of the teens and tweens who participate take turns as the high priest or priestess of the evening, working with one of the adults running the group.

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Annual Coffee House and Benefit Auction, 11/23/19

When:  Saturday, November 23, 2019

From: 6pm – 10pm

Where:  Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson
80 Main Street, Hudson MA

Admission: only $5

Bring cash, checks, OR plastic to purchase great homemade refreshments and stunning auction treasures,

Doors open at 6 PM for snacking and browsing. As the date approaches, we will post photos of performers, auction items, and raffle items on our Facebook Page!

The SEF’s Annual Coffeehouse and Benefit auction celebrates the post-harvest season of dark starry nights, warm fellowship, and bright music. It’s hard to believe that this will be our 16th Annual Coffeehouse and Benefit Auction! Our coffeehouses to date have raised over $30,000 for the ongoing programs of the Society of Elder Faiths.

The auctions will feature ritual objects, statuary, handcrafted jewelry, original artwork, and more! Light refreshments (coffee, tea, home-made baked goods, and many sumptuous savory snacks) will be available for sale. Bring your family, friends, and your family’s friends and neighbors to this fine evening of fellowship and fun!

This year we are excited to announce Pagan artist Kellianna as our featured performer!

We now accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover – so bring your Yule Shopping List, as well as your own Wish List!

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Samhain Open Adult Circle – 10/26/19

Join us for Life Journey – The Morrigan, an open, adult Samahin circle to celebrate the final harvest of 2019 on Saturday October 26th from 6 – 9 PM. The triple aspect of the Morrigan will lead us on a journey where departed loved ones are honored, completed work and old habits are released, and the renewal of ourselves in preparation for the work yet to unfold. Come walk your path of inquiry, discovery, honor, and rejuvenation.

Doors open at 6pm; doors will close and the pre-ritual discussion will begin at 7 PM. 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. (No alcohol please). All adults are welcome; no experience is necessary. This will be a serious magical / spiritual working for all involved, and as such is not appropriate for children.

Location: The Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson, 80 Main St., Hudson, MA.

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Update: Lammas Faire Schedule of Events 7/28/19

The 2019 Lammas Ritual and Games will focus on the Irish myth of Lugh as he presents himself at the gate of Tara before Nuada, on the eve of battle with the Formorians to take back the kingship of Ireland. Our writer and RE director has taken a few liberties with versions of the story to keep it in line with the rituals and crafts she has been teaching the children in the Pagan Family Connection and Tween & Teen groups.


Games, Vendors, Ritual, Picnicking, fun for all ages!
Event Admission is FREE
Parking Fee: $8 MA Vehicle, $15 non-MA Vehicle

Schedule for the day:

Doors open at noon – vendors will be open. Bring your picnic lunch to enjoy in the sun or under the pavilion.
Bake off starts at 1 PM (details: see Bake-off info below)
Workshops 1:30-2:15
Games 2:30
Games are a part of the ritual. We will cast circle, enjoy ritual drama, and choose our teams. There will be two rounds of games played at the same time – Obo and the captains will be leading the teens and adult games, while Kara and Heather run the kids games.(awards for games and bake off will be presented during ritual) approximately 4pm

BAKE-OFF WINNER will be announced at the end of ritual.
RAFFLE DRAWINGS will take place at the end of the ritual – you must be present to win!
NOTE: Parents, please stay with your kids during games and crafts. Adults are encouraged to make crafts too!

2019 MAPLE BAKE-OFF:
1. Your entry must be in the form of bite-sized pieces (best to use mini-muffin tins)
2. All entries must be made from scratch.
3. Entrants must bring at least 40 samples
4. All entries must be accompanied by a full list of ingredients.
5. The winner will be announced during the Closing Circle.
Judges for the contest will be those attending the Faire; it will cost $1 to sample and vote. If you are interested in baking, or have questions, please message us! 

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Beltane for All Ages – 4/27/19

Be sure to tell your friends and all bring a dish to share. Family friendly Beltane celebration and pot luck! Doors open at 1pm.

Join us as we celebrate the frivolity of Spring and the coming of Summer!

When: Saturday, April 27, 2019
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Where: Brigham Hill Community Barn
37 Wheeler Road, Grafton, MA

As seeds spring forth
and grass grows green
and winds blow gently
and the rivers flow
and the sun shines down
upon our land,
we will offer thanks to the great earth mother
and her gifts of life each spring.

There will be a craft for kids (of any age). Ritual begins at 2pm immediately followed by the maypole dance and potluck feast.


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Tween & Teen Esbat Group – 5/11/19

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday the 11th of May at 6pm. $5 suggested donation.

A small pot luck will follow ritual. Because we meet at a traditional dinner time, making sure you and your kids have a little snack before you arrive is a good idea. Please no soda, nuts, peanuts, or candy. Bring a cold dish or something in a crock pot.

This public event is open to families with children aged 10 to 18 who are interested in taking part in rituals. Many of the tweens who participate take turns as the high priest or priestess of the evening, working with one of the adults running the group.

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Tween & Teen Esbat Group – 4/13/19

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday the 13th of April at 6pm. $5 suggested donation.

A small pot luck will follow ritual. Because we meet at a traditional dinner time, making sure you and your kids have a little snack before you arrive is a good idea. Please no soda, nuts, peanuts, or candy. Bring a cold dish or something in a crock pot.

This public event is open to families with children aged 10 to 18 who are interested in taking part in rituals. Many of the tweens who participate take turns as the high priest or priestess of the evening, working with one of the adults running the group.

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Conjure Cinema & Annual Meeting – 2/23/19

Annual Meeting 5 – 6 PM
Hearty Soups, Salad & Bread 6 – 7 PM
Then at 7 PM Conjure Cinema presents:
“Witch Without a Broom”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061426/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

and Delectable Concessions for a small charge.
At: Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson
Fee: Meeting and Movie Admission are FREE!

There will be a hearty Soup, Salad & Bread buffet at a fee of:
– – $7.00 for Adults
– – $5.00 for Children 12 and under

– Other refreshments will also be available for sale to help defray costs.
– (No potluck :D)
– Alcohol is not allowed at the venue.
Our brief, entertaining Annual Meeting is FREE and OPEN to ALL! It’s a great way to meet and catch up with old and new friends, and find out what the SEF has been up to this year. Renew your membership, or get information about joining SEF.

“”A WITCH WITHOUT A BROOM (1967), aka UNA BRUJA SIN ESCOBA – Zeus DVDs (yes, really!) says of the film: “An inflamed Spanish witch takes a visiting American professor on a journey through the ages in this time-travel fantasy. The witch, a mere novice, originally comes from the 15th century. She takes him back with her. Unfortunately, her magic isn’t reliable and she can’t figure out how to get him home. Instead they begin visiting different centuries ranging from prehistoric times to the future. Eventually, the witch’s father intervenes and returns the professor to his own time.”
Well, I wouldn’t have used ‘inflamed witch’ to describe Maria Perschy’s character – infatuated is a better description. She wants Jeffrey Hunter’s college professor all to herself and instead keeps landing herself and him in different time periods, all of which have other women competing for his affections, from prehistoric and Roman times to the Spanish Inquistion and the far future, where he winds up the only man among the last seven women left to repopulate the Earth.
A true forgotten film of the ‘60s, this one BEGS to be seen by Conjure Cinema devotees – sharpen up your best MST3K repartee and let loose on this amazing stinker – it was made to be in the mold of BEWITCHED and I DREAM OF JEANNIE, but it’s much, MUCH worse! And as always, we’ll have our amazing short subjects before the film – join us!”

New to Conjure Cinema? While our SEF event is just for fun, CC started in 1991 as an event to collect donations for local shelters and other charities, CC has shown all kinds of films dealing with magic and the occult. Some seriously scary, others unintentionally hilarious!

Directions: https://www.ucmh.org/directions/
and look for the SEF signs!