Shining Lakes Grove Liturgists Worksheet: Imbolc 2001

(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 / _____________ / ____________
Come We Now As a People
Come we now as a people
Together, to gather at the sacred well.
Come we now as a people
To gather in the warmth and the light of the flame.

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: Rod
Meditation, grounding and centering: ____________
Unity Chant: One Voice
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

Statement of purpose: Gen

Declaring Center and opening the Portals
Well, Fire, and Tree: Tree: Don Fire: ____________ Well:_________________
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: Fred
Deities: Lugh, Aren, 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: Bríd (Gen)
"People of Brid,
We wait by the fireside for Brid-
Smith woman, Poet's Fire, Ancient Source of Wisdom.
Goddess and Woman and Saint, We call to Brid,
Come in! and Welcome.
(to the crowd)
Go on your knees, open your eyes, and admit Brigit!"
Crowd (kneeling)
"Brid, Brid, come to our house, come to our house tonight! "

Giving and receiving
Passing the basket - To direct praise and energy; to build a group offering

Group praise:
The Way to the Well
We will, never, never lose our way
To the well of her memory
And the power of her living flame
It will rise, it will rise again.
Dance

Main sacrifice: burn the cross / offer the basket

Omen of return:___________________________

Return Blessing: Bread to men and Brat Bríd for women

Cauldron blessing: Newest mother

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

Unwinding and closing
Recessional:
In the Company of Friends
Join your heart once more with your comrades
Ere you turn your face to the wind
And walk the road from this holy place
In the company of friends.

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