{"id":2683,"date":"2016-06-30T22:01:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T22:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elderfaiths.org\/?p=2683"},"modified":"2019-02-09T21:31:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-09T21:31:51","slug":"adult-open-imbolc-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/adult-open-imbolc-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Open Imbolc Circle &#8211; 2\/1\/19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imbolc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2684\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imbolc.jpg 400w, https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/imbolc-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>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 &#8211; a CUUPS chapter group from the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/ucmh.org\" target=\"_blank\"> Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson<\/a> &#8211; 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Imbolc is a time of promises to come from the earth\u2014the 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&#8217;ll supply cups, plates, eating utensils and beverages. (No alcohol please). All adults are welcome; no experience is necessary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8211; a CUUPS chapter group from the Unitarian Church of Marlboro and Hudson &#8211; and the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/adult-open-imbolc-circle\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Adult Open Imbolc Circle &#8211; 2\/1\/19<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[39,18],"class_list":["post-2683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sabbats","category-sef-events","tag-imbolc","tag-sabbats-2","no-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2683"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2824,"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2683\/revisions\/2824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elderfaiths.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}