
- Read Article #2 “What is Ritual?”
- Practice #2 “A Solo Hour in Nature”
- Think about what “sacred space” means to you.
- UU chalice/candle/finger chalice
- a small plate with bread, cookies, or other treat for “cake”
- a glass with a beverage for “ale.”

We are so excited to share that the Spring 2021 Brochure is out!
Series of 10 online classes starts on Feb 26, 2021
7 PM – 9 PM EST
This course introduces the practices, beliefs, and history of modern pagan spirituality. Participants in this rudimentary class will create and maintain a student altar as we explore basic altar set up and ritual tools, the wheel of the year, deity, the four elements, and more. We also touch on different pagan paths and examine how modern paganism fits with Unitarian Universalist principles.
SYLLABUS
Lesson 1 |
Orientation Introduction to Class (7 PM EST – 9:30 PM EST – this class only due to orientation) |
Lesson 2 |
The Power and Practice of Ritual |
Lesson 3 |
The Circle – Creating Sacred Space |
Lesson 4 |
The Elements |
Lesson 5 |
The Goddess and God |
Lesson 6 |
The Feminine and Masculine |
Lesson 7 |
The Wheel of the Year |
Lesson 8 |
Magic and Spellcraft |
Lesson 9 |
The Moon And Divination |
Lesson 10 |
Where Do We Go From Here? Note Date Change due to Thanksgiving! |
FACEBOOK STUDY GROUP
You can join the Paganism 101 Facebook Study group at
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mgpaganism101
COST AND REGISTRATION
Class is FREE. $5 per class donation welcome but not required. To register please visit https://tinyurl.com/MGPaganism101Registration
For more information, email mysticgrove@orlandouu.org
Seeker Class PR Flier Spring 2021
Are you curious about Paganism and/or Unitarian Universalism? Is this the path for you? Take this class to find out what it is all about. Both newbies and long term UU’s and Pagans gather to share their questions and experiences in lively discussion in this 90 minute class.
SYLLABUS
Feb 21, 2021 |
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Mar 21, 2021 |
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Apr 18, 21 |
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May 16, 2021 |
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June 20, 2021 |
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FACEBOOK GROUP
You can join the Seeker Class study group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mgseekerclass
REGISTRATION AND COST
This class is FREE. A $5 donation per class is welcome but not required. You can donate online or send a check.
To register please visit https://tinyurl.com/MGSeekerClassRegistration
For more info, email mysticgrove@orlandouu.org
Did you miss the Winter Solstice service?
You can download the 12-21-2020 Winter Solstice OOS for Tech Team.
You can also watch it on Facebook video…
Or on YouTube.
Enjoy!
Come celebrate the longest night of the year and the returning light with us on through special readings, songs, and reflections.
SPIRAL DANCE
Email mysticgrove@orlandouu.org to register and help film a masked and socially distance Spiral Dance at 6 PM on Sunday Dec 13, 2020 in the labyrinth. Guest list is limited to 15 persons.
SHARE PHOTOS
Are you decorating the house? Baking cookies? Setting up home altars? Doing other holiday activities? You can share your pix by emailing them to mysticgrove@orlandouu.org.
ATTEND WORSHIP AND FELLOWSHIP
Want to make the worship and after party more interactive?
LEARN THE SONGS
At worship…
At fellowship time…
PRINT AND MAKE THE CANDLE CENTERPIECE
YULE CHANT BOOKS
Learn a song from either the red or green Yule chant books and lead it around the bonfire! We love contrafactum!
SHORT MORNING RITUAL
If you do stay up all night to greet the sun, here’s a reading and song as you extinguish your candles.
READING:
“A Pagan Awakening” by Jeff A. Bordeaux
A new life is there,
You hear Her now,
She was always there,
and You’re forever changed.
So listen to Diana, and accept Her love.
Hoard not Her gifts : feeling, renewal, music.
A new life is there,
You see Him now,
He was always there,
and you’re forever changed.
So look to Apollo, and receive His light.
Hoard not His gifts : healing, growth, joy.
A new life is there,
Your hands reach it now,
It was always there,
and You’re forever changed.
So touch the earth, and partake of it’s sustenance.
Hoard not it’s gifts : body, green, silence.
A new life is there,
You soar with it now,
It was always there,
and You’re forever changed.
So breathe in the air and gather the wind.
Hoard not it’s gifts : mind, dreams, empathy.
A new life is there,
You’re warmed by it now,
It was always there,
and You’re forever changed.
So build the flame and brave it’s heat.
Hoard not it’s gifts : spirit, will, energy.
A new life is there,
You flow with it now,
It was always there,
and You’re forever changed.
So study the ocean and follow it’s tides.
Hoard not it’s gifts : self, courage, sorrow.
A new life is there,
You’re one with them now,
They were always there,
and You’re forever changed.
So take Their gifts and return them threefold.
Share this magic : friendship, love, trust.
SONG:
“Awaken Me” by Abigail Spinner McBride
For more info, email mysticgrove@orlandouu.org
The Summer/Fall 2020 Brochure is out! You can get the PDF for it by clicking MG Fall 2020 Brochure
The CUUPs Summer Solstice Service for Virtual General Assembly June 24- June 28, 2020 was in the “one demand” library. Now that it is over, CUUPs has archived it on their YouTube.
Mystic Grove appears in the chapter highlight reel and portion of the First Unitarian Church of Orlando labyrinth and sanctuary art also appear.