CedarLight · Grove, · ADF

Federal Employees in the Chesapeake Region (Baltimore & Eastern Shore) can now consider Cedar Light Grove #44385 on your CFC form.

CFC is the world's largest and most successful annual workplace charity campaign, with more than 300 CFC campaigns throughout the country and internationally to help to raise millions of dollars each year. Pledges made by Federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season (September 1st to December 15th) support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. (taken from CFC website)

This is huge news! To my knowledge CedarLight Grove, ADF is the first Pagan Charity to be on the listing!

Spring Tribeways is out! - http://adfpodcast.libsyn.com/ Great job seamus_mcnasty!

CedarLight Grove announces the start of its Lughnasadh Charity Drive to support military pagans by sending overseas military care packages. We are starting this one early so we have time to gather up the supplies needed by Lughnasadh. Visit our site for more details :)

http://www.cedarlightgrove.org/lughnasadh-charity-supporting-our-military-pagans/

CedarLight Grove is continuing their series of one large workshop a month for 2010 by presenting a Personal Finance 101 workshop on April 11th 2010 presented by Crystal Groves.

The cost for this workshop is only $10 ($5 for CLG members) and RSVP's will be required due to limited spacing.

If you are interested in attending, please see our website for details: http://www.cedarlightgrove.org/workshop-personal-finance-101/

Don't Forget:
If you are attending our Ostara High Rite, we are still collecting non-perishable foods for donating to needy families. Please consider bringing some with you to support this charity event.

Greetings all,

This is a final reminder of the "Day of Druidry" workshop being hosted by CedarLight Grove, ADF. Come learn what Druidry is all about and get fed :D

Details are on our website:

http://www.cedarlightgrove.org/a-day-of-druidry-at-cedarlight-grove-adf/

Here are some events going on at CedarLight Grove in the near future. Included is the first of several workshops of a "Day of Druidry". Being one of, if not the only major Druid group in the largely Wiccan Baltimore Area, come learn what Druidry is all about. We'll be having several different sessions throughout the day on our mother organization ADF, Druid style rituals, etc. A schedule and details on the day will be posted soon! This is entirely open to the public so spread the word :)

Dec 27: Rites of Caffiena and Workshop on Irish Mythology
Jan 02: Rescheduled Yule High Rite @ 4pm with optional all night vigil
Jan 03: Rites of Caffiena, Space Clearing and Protection Rite during WWTOO
Jan 10: Rites of Caffiena, Imbolc Planning and Dedicant Meeting
Jan 17: Rites of Caffiena, Annual Budget Meeting and Yearly High Rite Scheduling
Jan 23: Possible Grove Field Trip to an evening with Edgar Allan Poe @ 7pm
Jan 24: Rites of Caffiena, public DAY OF DRUIDRY 101 Workshop
Jan 30: Members Only Annual Dinner and Wine Tasting
Jan 31: Rites of Caffiena, Imbolc Planning and Dedicant Meeting
Feb 06: Imbolc High Rite @ 4:30pm

Our Yule newsletter is up and ready for viewing thanks to our newsletter team. There are tons of recipes, events that have been going on around here as of late, discussion on the virtue of Moderation, etc. Members may check it out now online, non-members can pick up printed versions at the Grove or at local shops where we will be distributing them.

For details, visit our forum: http://www.cedarlightgrove.org/board/index.php?topic=3523.msg20798#new

This coming Saturday, December 19 2009, we will be having our Yule High Rite. Norse pantheon and all night vigil. The main ritual will start at 4PM and briefing at 3:30, please arrive at 3PM to get settled and be ready for briefing.

The ritual will be indoors because of the recent weather and possible freezing of our grove space. We would not want anyone to fall on ice and be injured.

y'all have probably seen this on the grove forum, on ADF-announce, and/or on adf but here it is again...

Hello ADF! (And especially anyone who is *not* a member of the Hellenic kin!)

This is just an announcement to let you know that the Hellenic Kin, also known as Oi Asproi Koukouvayies, or the White Owls Kin is always open to all members of ADF who are interested in ancient Greek gods and religion and their place in an ADF context.

Have you worshiped the Greek gods for years? Or did they just catch your eye? Recently attended a ritual in their honor and want to know more? Come and join us with your questions, thoughts, knowledge and experiences!

The Kin page, including information on how to join, is located here: http://www.adf.org/members/kins/white-owls/

Renee Rhodes
Arkon Polemarkhos, ADF Hellenic Kin
Lore Master, Cedarlight Grove, Baltimore MD
renee@cedarlightgrove.org

Due to an underwhelming response from people on any parts that they might be interested in taking for tonight's members-only Lampteria ritual, I've taken the liberty of writing up parts which have not been claimed and posting them on the grove forum under the Lampteria discussion.

So, if you'd like to do one of these parts, comment on the forum as to which one so others who look after you can know what's still available. Feel free to use what I've posted (two parts are not written by me, they're parts f Homeric hymns) or write your own, but bring them tonight. Jack is going to be telling us the story, and Chrissy is honoring the nature spirits. Other than that, most parts are up for grabbing.