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
- 7 PM EST Online Worship over Facebook Live and Zoom
- 8 PM EST Virtual Yule Bonfire Party on Zoom
Want to make the worship and after party more interactive?
LEARN THE SONGS
At worship…
- Carolyn’s Party by Ann Reed
- Held in the Heart by Abbie Spinner McBride
- Dance, My Children, Dance by Spiral Rhythm
- One Spirit by Spiral Rhythm
- Solstice Carol by Wyrd Sisters
At fellowship time…
- Come and Be Welcome by Heather Dale
- Solstice Night by SJ Tucker
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