2011 SweetWood Temenos Sabbaths, Festival and Events

This year we Honor the Sun Goddess and Moon God in our Sabbaths and Festival

Spring Equinox celebration Saturday March 19th.

Ritual at 3:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Dress for the weather and depending on field road conditions may need to walk back to the circle and celebration.

Spring Earth Keepers Gathering Friday April 22nd through Sunday April 24th

Planting, grounds keeping, water sharing, feast and fire. Earth Keepers who attend this event, may camp the weekend.

Beltaine Celebration Saturday April 30th

Ritual at 3:00 pm We値l meet in the sacred circle in the woods and celebrate its mystery with a maypole ritual dance. Come early and enjoy the spring upon the wood and field. Bring some food and drink to share afterwards and we値l provide the fire. Bring drums and other musical instruments and we値l eat drink and make merry all in the circle and celebrate Beltaine. Friday night there will be around the fire in the circle a discussion of Beltaine, lore, meaning and its 21st century future. If the weather is not fair for outside actives after the ritual we値l retire to our house on the land to make merry.

Sweetwood Temenos Memorial Day weekend Open house campout is Friday May 27th through Monday May 30th.

friendly folk to Sweetwood Temenos may come and visit Sweetwood Temenos for the day, see the place, picnic, walk it woods and fields and talk to members about Sweetwood Temenos. All friendly folk to Sweetwood Temenos must ask and so be invited to stay overnight (camp) during this weekend. We値l have a fire in the circle and a shelter to sit under if it rains. There is a suggested donation of $10 per night per tent or $25 for all three days (children tents do not count). The donated money will go to pay the expenses of a special events permit and appropriate number of porta potties for the number of campers.

Summer Solstice Celebration Saturday June 18th

Ritual at 6:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Friday June 18th, members and friends may come and spend the night on the land, do some grounds keeping over the weekend, enjoy the long day light and summer nights and add love to the land. The Summer Solstice ritual will be a "Sun Worshiper's" ritual where all those who participate will be asked to be Sky Clad (naked) in this ritual. The ritual honors the goodness, beauty and divinity of being naked. It is a celebration of the emotional maturity of being an adult and beholding one another in this manner as sacred.

The 15th annual Freedom Festival
Wednesday June 29th through Monday July 4th

Workshops, vendors, symposium, main ritual, potlucks, annual SweetWood town hall meeting, some fire works and just relaxed hanging out with friends and starry nights made for love. Opening ritual will be held Thursday July 1st. Come early and enjoy this Festival and the company of good folk.

Lugnasad (old Irish) Celebration Saturday July 30th

Ritual at 5:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Friday July 30th, members and friends may come and spend the night on the land, do some grounds keeping over the weekend, enjoy the Harvest time and add love to the land. This is a celebration of the first fruits of the harvest. The feast will be celebrated with dishes and desserts of the season. This is a thanksgiving celebration please bring some to share. Also please note Organic Valley (largest organic food cooperative in the country) does its Harvest festival this weekend and is worth attending, quite the fair and festival, full of Color, interesting workshops food and folk.

Autumn Celebration and Earth Keepers Gathering Friday September 23rd, through Sunday September 25th

Ritual on Saturday September 24th at 5:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Friday and Saturday September 23rd and 24th, members and guests may come and spend the night on the land, do some grounds keeping over the weekend, enjoy the time of the second harvest festival and add love to the land. This is the season痴 2nd thanksgiving celebration honoring community. Bring food and/or drink to share.

Samhain Ritual and Celebration Saturday October 29th

Ritual at 6:00 pm (sunset) with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Please arrive by 5:30 pm.

Yule Ritual and Celebration Saturday December 17th

Ritual at 3:00 pm with feast afterward and fire into evening. Bring food and/or drink to share. Bring food and/or drink to share. Dress Warm.

Imbolc Ritual and Fire Saturday February 4th, 2012

Ritual and fire at 2:00 pm. Bring food and/or drink to share. Dress warm.