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Pagan Family Yule – 12/18/2016

PFC Yule

Sunday December 18, 1 – 3 PM: Family Yule Celebration
At: Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton 01536
Fee: $5 per craft item. Adults are welcome to make crafts too.
The PFC honors the Sabbats with mythology, stories, games, snacks, a craft and a child friendly ritual. While we endeavor to come up with crafts for little hands and all abilities, all parents are expected to work along with their child during the craft.
Parents must stay with their kids. If your child has specific food allergies, please bring your own snack. All are welcome – not only those with kids!

Directions: Brigham Hill Community Farm, Grafton

 

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Tween and Teen Esbat Group – 12/10/2016

Tween and Teen

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday 10 December 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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SEF Coffee House and Benefit Auction – 11/19/2016

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Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 19th. 

Join us at the Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson

Doors open at 6pm.

Hot food, bright music – and amazing auction items!

The SEF’s Annual Coffeehouse and Benefit auction celebrates the postharvest season of dark starry nights, warm fellowship, and bright music. It’s hard to belive that this will be our 13th Annual Coffeehouse and Benefit Auction! Our coffeehouses to date have raised over $28, 000 for the ongoing programs of the Society of Elder Faiths.

Bid on impressive Magickal items at the Live Auction, and unexpected treasures in the Silent Auction — all while being entertained by the most musically talented friends of the SEF.

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!

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Tween and Teen Esbat Group – 11/12/2016

Tween and Teen

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday 12 November 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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Pagan Family Samhain – 10/30/2016

PFC Samhain

Sunday October 30, 1 – 3 PM: Family Samhain Celebration
At: Brigham Hill Community Farm, 37 Wheeler Road, North Grafton 01536
Fee: $5 per craft item. Adults are welcome to make crafts too.

The PFC honors the Sabbats with mythology, stories, games, snacks, a craft and a child friendly ritual. While we endeavor to come up with crafts for little hands and all abilities, all parents are expected to work along with their child during the craft.
Parents must stay with their kids. If your child has specific food allergies, please bring your own snack. All are welcome – not only those with kids!

Directions: Brigham Hill Community Farm, Grafton

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Egyptian Underworld Initiation – 10/22/2016

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Saturday, October 22 – Marlborough/Hudson UU Church – Doors open at 6pm

The initiation of the deceased to the mysteries of the underworld and the purifications and investment of pharaoh and higher order priests shared a common ritual, rooted in Egypt’s mythic past.   Performed upon the living, these rites are an initiation in every sense of the word.  The physical body is hallowed and the spiritual bodies are vitalized and integrated.  Participants will experience a genuinely Egyptian ritual, reconstructed from the various books of the afterlife and temple texts.  No experience necessary, just an open mind.

Doors open at 6pm, 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. (No alcohol please).

All adults are welcome, and no experience is necessary. For families with kids under 14, we suggest the Pagan Family Connection Samhain celebration on October 30 in Grafton.

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Tween and Teen Esbat Group – 10/8/2016

Tween and Teen

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday 8 October 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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Pagan Family Annual Apple Picking at Tougas Farm – 9/18/2016

PFC Apple Picking

 

Join the Pagan Families for an afternoon of apple picking and fun at Tougas Farm in Northborough, MA on Sunday 18 September at 1 pm.

This is not a ritual and craft day. This is a time to hang out and pick fruit and go on a tractor ride together. We end our afternoon by watching the kids on the playground and chatting.

We don’t use any signage to indicate who we are, as this is a busy public place. So if this is your first time joining the Pagan Families for an event, please message us here.

Click here for the Tougas Farms Website

 

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Tween and Teen Esbat – 9/10/2016

Tween and Teen

The Tween and Teen Esbat group will meet for our public ritual on Saturday 10 Sept 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 Lammas Faire for All Ages – 8/7/2016

Sunday August 7,  12 – 5 PM:
Lammas Faire for All Ages

At:     Unitarian Church of Marlborough and Hudson

Fee: $5 – will include $5 worth of raffle or bake-off tickets for you to use or share!

Games! Vendors! Arts & Crafts! Bake-Off!
Opening & Closing Ritual Circles! Bring your own picnic lunch.
(No Alcohol at this venue.)

 

The ritual will be based on an Egyptian New Year’s blessing of temple statuary. So bring a sacred item you’d like blessed as part of the ritual. 

 

Don’t forget – we have indoor space this year. So in case of inclement weather, all games will be inside. All vendors, the bake off and the raffle will also be indoors.

 

If you are interested in being a vendor for the Faire, please contact Kara at: karareneelmt@gmail.com

 

—> Rules for the 2016 Lammas Bake-Off:

1. This year’s Bake Off Theme: Summer Fruits! The refreshing succulent flavor of Summer Fruit must be a main element in your baked goods.

The item can be anything baked. Cookies, bars, cake, muffins, crepes, cobblers, you name it! As long as that seasonal fruit flavor comes through. Use lemon juice, lemon zest, lemon extract . . . you get the idea.

BUT! (you knew there would be a catch, right?) We’re adding a challenge: NO chocolate. Nope, not any. Your luscious treats will stand on their fruit-a-liciousness alone.

2. All entries must be made from scratch.

3. Entrants must bring enough to have about 40 samples
(not full servings, just a taste – think sample tables).

4. All entries must be accompanied by a full list of ingredients.

5. The winner will be announced during the Closing Circle.

Let the baking begin! 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 email us: SEF@ElderFaiths.org.

Watch this space for more info!

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