Shining Lakes Grove Liturgists Worksheet: Fall Equinox 2000

(Webmaster's note: This is the worksheet used by the folks running the ritual. Italics indicate an action, bold indicates the person performing the action (or a ritual prop, or a song title), and plain text is spoken during the ritual. The blanks ( _____________ ) indicate a ritual role which will be filled by a lucky volunteer chosen at the ritual. It could be you!)

Preparing ourselves for our time with the Gods and Spirits
Processional and Purification: Don / Janet / Laurel?
Come Through the Arbor

Come through the arbor to the grove
To start the celebration (2x)

Young and old we come together
To the grove to honor the old ones (2x)

Bardic Invocation for our eloquence and inspiration: Michael
Welcoming the Allies, the spirits of the people and their gods who lived in this land before us: Fox
Honoring our Mother Ana: Gen
Meditation, grounding and centering: Nette
Unity chant:
We Are One With the Mother

We are one with the Mother,
We are one with the earth
We are one with each other
By our lives, by our birth.

Statement of purpose: Rob

Declaring Center and opening the Portals
Well, Fire, and Tree: Tree: Don Fire: _______________ Well: _______________
Standing at the Crossroads

Come together, gather at the Center
Open we these Portals three.
Start the journey, standing at the Crossroads
The Well, the Fire, and the sacred Tree. (repeat)

Acknowledging the Outsiders - the forces of chaos and change: Mickey
Invocation of Manannan mac Lir, our Lord of the Dead, to guide and protect us in the Otherworld: Nette

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

Giving and Receiving
Passing the basket - To direct praise and energy; to build a group offering
Group praise:
Gratitude

I thank the earth for feeding my body
I thank the sun for warming my bones
I thank the trees for the air I breath and
I thank the water for nourishing my soul.

Stag Dance (Rob/Fox/Mickey/____________________)
Main sacrifice: tossing the corn

Omen of return: Rod (runes)

Return blessing: cider and bread / bless the hunters

Cauldron Blessing: Newest mother

Welcoming new members, officers, and guild members, and bestowing other honors

Unwinding and closing
Recessional:
Now the Rite is At an End

And now the rite is at an end, again we're parting ways
May truth and honor be your friend and lucky be your days
I'll hold you dearly in my heart, I'll hold you in my mind
And though our branches grow apart, our roots shall be entwined.

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