Order of Service - Fall Equinox 2006

Welcome to Our Celebration!

Before we begin...

Greet each other, get an early start on the potluck if you like, and check out the Raffle items before the Briefing. Words to the songs we will be singing are on the back of this sheet.

Preparing ourselves for our time with the Gods and Spirits

Processional and Purification (Come to the Land)
Bardic Invocation for our eloquence and inspiration
Welcoming the Allies, the spirits of the people and their gods who lived in this land before us
Honoring our Mother Ana
Unity Chant (One Voice)
Statement of Purpose - We honor both our river mother Ana and the Stag God, lord of the wild, and celebrate the harvest.

Declaring Center and Opening the Portals

Tree, Fire, and Well (Portal Song)
Acknowledging the Outsiders - the forces of chaos and change
Invocation of Manannan mac Lir, our Lord of the Dead, to guide and protect us in the Otherworld

Acknowledging and Honoring our guests

Ancestors - our beloved dead
Nature Spirits - the spirits of the land and its creatures
Deities: Lugh, Aren, Bríd, Danu, and Bel (feel free to offer a silent welcome to your own gods)
Archetypes - Acknowledging the three societal functions within us
Deity of the Occasion: The Stag God

Giving and Receiving

Passing the cornucopia: Direct your praise and energy to the cornucopia to build a group offering. While you hold it, you may give praise or thanks to the gods silently or in the form of a vocal or physical offering. When you finish, pass the cornucopia to the person next to you.
Group Praise: pumpkin painting / Stag Dance
Main Sacrifice: offering the fruits of the harvest back to the wild
Omen of Return: runes
Return Blessing: cider
Cauldron Blessing
Welcoming new members, officers, and guild members, and bestowing other honors

Unwinding and Closing

Recessional (Walk With Wisdom)

And afterwards... Join us for a potluck and socializing, and don't forget to get your Raffle Tickets!

Song Sheet - Fall Equinox 2006

Processional:

Come to the Land

©1996 Marae Price

Come to the land, the holy land,
The land that has welcomed our people.
Come to the land, the beautiful land,
May we root in her ever deeper.

Unity:

One Voice

©1996 Marae Price

I join my voice to yours, we are one voice
Our words ring out together to call us home.
I join my heart to yours, we are one heart,
One breath, one mind, one Grove, we are one.

Opening the Portals:

Portal Song

© by Ian Corrigan

CHORUS:
By Fire and by Water
Between the Earth and Sky
We stand like the Worldtree
Rooted deep, crowned high.

Come we now to the well....
...The eye and the mouth of Earth
...And silver we bring
...The waters of rebirth
...Together we sing:
CHORUS

We will kindle a fire
...Bless all and with harm to none
...And offerings pour
...A light 'neath the Moon and Sun
...Our spirits will soar.
CHORUS

Gather we at the tree
...The root and the crown of all
...Below and above,
...Together we make our call
...In wisdom and love.
CHORUS

Mannanan:

Mannanan Invocation

©1996 Marae Price

We stand at the border and watch the mist close in.
Waves rolling, rolling,
Where shore meets the ocean, where land meets sea and sky,
We call to you, Manannan,
Manannan, Manannan,
We welcome you as you one day will welcome us.

Recessional:

Walk With Wisdom

(traditional ADF)

Walk with wisdom
From this hallowed place
Walk not in sorrow,
Our roots shall e'er embrace.

May truth be your brother
And honor be your friend
And luck be your lover
Until we meet again.

Note to Parents: Children are welcome to stay and attend the ritual with you, but only if they are supervised.

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