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Pagan Family Spring Equinox and Annual Ostara’s Egg Hunt – 3/17/19

2019 brings us around again to a year of Celtic 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

More info soon!

Cynthia Menard Sabbats, SEF Events

Adult Open Imbolc Circle – 2/1/19

Join us as we welcome the growing light of mid-winter in a Imbolc ritual honoring Hestia. We will ask for her purification and blessings as we cleanse ourselves of the obstacles in our lives. The members of Moon Circle – a CUUPS chapter group from the Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson – and the Society of Elder Faiths are jointly offering this circle for all who are looking 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 warmth, the promise of light, the promise of growth and through growth, sustenance. Come and renew your spirit as we ask Hestia for her blessings. On Friday, February 1, 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.

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16th Annual Coffehouse and Benefit Auction – 11/17/18

When:  Saturday, November 17, 2018

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!

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

Tentative schedule:

Door open at 6 PM for snacks, browsing, and Silent Auction bidding.

From 7 – 8, there is hot music, bright food, and more snacking and silent auction bidding. Any silent auction item that gets 3 bids goes into the suspense-filled LIVE Auction!

From 8 – 9: 20? or so: the LIVE Auction wherein our Lovely and Dashing Spokes-models will show you the coveted items and you can bid fiercely against your nemesis – or you best friend. (All for the cause, of course!)

9:30 – 9:55: More excellent live performances while the Silent Auction continues. Items that did not get 3 bids before the Live Auction break will be open for bidding until 9:55!

10:00 – RAFFLE DRAWING! See our posts for descriptions of our deliciously decadent Raffle Gift Baskets. Raffle tickets are only $1, but you MUST be present at 10 PM to win! More info to come!

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Open Samhain Circle – 10/27/18

Join the SEF for their Open Samhain Circle!!

Saturday October 27, Doors open 6 PM
At:     Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson, 80 Main St., Hudson, MA
Fee:  SEF Members $5 / Nonmembers $10
– Doors open at 6pm, doors will close and the pre-ritual discussion will begin at 7pm.
– Specific ritual details to follow!
– Our feast will be a potluck so please bring a dish to share. We’ll supply cups, plates, eating utensils, and beverages. (No alcohol please). All adults are welcome, and no experience is necessary. For families with children under 16, we suggest the Pagan Family Connection Samhain celebration on October 28 in Grafton:
  • This will be a serious magickal / spiritual working for all involved, and as such is not appropriate for children.

 

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Lammas Faire for All Ages – Open to the Public -7/28/18

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

Pack your picnic, sunblock and running shoes! Get your test kitchens cooking! We are going to have more information on Lammas coming soon. Keep your eyes here for details on the bake-off and vendors!

The ritual will be a Greek-themed one, as the Pagan Family Connection and Tween and Teen groups are working with the Greek pantheon this year.

For Directions, click here.

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 to follow)

Workshops 1:30-2:15

Games 2:30

Ritual will be after the games (awards for games and bake off will be presented during ritual) approximately 4pm

NOTE: Parents, please stay with your kids during games and crafts. Adults are encouraged to make crafts too!

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Tween and Teen Esbat Group – 5/12/18


The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday the 12th 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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Public Beltane for All Ages – 4/28/18

Join us Saturday, April 28th at 1pm
$5 for Members, $10 for Non-Members.
Children under 18 FREE!
Member Families $10
—> JOIN SEF that day and get free admission for the event!

Join us as we celebrate the frivolity of Spring and the coming of Summer. This is a public event open to all ages. 

Doors open at 1pm. There will be a craft for the kids (of any age), making your own flower crown!

Ritual begins at 2pm immediately followed by the maypole dance and potluck feast. Bring a cold or crockpot dish to share!

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Tween & Teen Esbat Group – 3/10/18


The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday 10th March 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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Annual Meeting & Conjure Cinema – 2/24/18

Saturday February 24
Annual Meeting 5 – 6 PM
Hearty Foods and Chat 6 – 7 PM
Then at 7 PM Conjure Cinema presents:
”A WITCH WITHOUT A BROOM” (1967)

At:     Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson

Fee:      Admission is FREE for the Annual Meeting and Movie!
If you want to join us for dinner, the cost is:
$7.00/Adults & $5.00/Children (12 and under)
Dinner will include hearty Soups and Stews, salad and bread during the break from 6pm to 7pm.  Refreshments and snacks for our movie goers will also be available to help defray the costs of our site rental.
(No potluck :D)  Alcohol is not allowed at the venue.

Our brief, entertaining Annual Meeting is 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.

Then it’s on to the film…

”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!”

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Tween and Teen Esbat Group – 2/10/18

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday 10th February 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.