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Stone Circle Council Beltane at StoneSong CenterApril 29 - May 1, 2022
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First Fire at Beltane is traditionally a time to bless the community by lighting the first bonfire of the season on Friday night and picking up the energy of the Fire, carrying it along with us into the fertile growing season. Join us this year as we travel with Prometheus in a quest to obtain the Fire of the Gods! Weekend plans include our Annual Spring Meeting with Officer Elections by the Membership, building the wreath & ribbons for the dancing of the Maypole, an Eclipse Mystery play, main Ceremony, and FeastingOn Sunday we will witness the Children of SCC in the Seed Stone pull & raising, after which we gather again for the Closing Ceremony and farewells until next time
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About our Venue: StoneSong Center is a welcoming space nestled in the Allegany Mountains of Western Maryland where we are inspired to open and deepen our connection to the land & to one another. It includes a farmhouse overlooking 23 acres of beautiful land, a barn with hot showers and flush toilets, a Maypole, Seed Stones, and a Trilith with accompanying standing stones raised by the Stone Circle Council in 2019 & 2021 Use the registration link for further details regarding StoneSong! |
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Health & Safety message for Beltane 2022 at Stonesong Center from the Health Advisory Committee (HAC) & the SCC Officers:
In 2021 SCC took a multi-layered approach to infection prevention during in-person events. We gathered four times without a resulting COVID infection reported. In 2022 we will balance the fatigue of taking precautions with the need to respect one another, as well as with the requirements of the event venue.
COVID precautions in effect for Beltane 2022 are as follows:
1. Vaccines: our venue, StoneSong Center, requires all persons on-site over the age of 5 years to be fully vaccinated per the CDC definition: "a person is fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving all recommended doses in the primary series of their COVID-19 vaccination". Boosters are highly recommended for your protection from severe illness - give those antibodies a turbo charge!
Vaccination status is non-negotiable, evidence of vaccine mandatory, & site waiver required.
2. Masks: when standing in ceremony together we will be masked so that all in attendance can feel safe in a shared space. When out & about in public spaces, we will make personal choices about what feels comfortable in terms of masks & be respected for our choice.
3. Distance: outside of ceremony, when we gather as a Tribe we will do so under the sky, or under the Tent, but not indoors. How close we wish to be in the camping and sleeping areas will be a personal choice. Normalize asking if it's OK to hug, stand or sit close - and also saying that it is not, if that is the case.
4. If you have symptoms of illness (any) please stay home. The cost of your registration & meal plan will be refunded to you & we will even sing to you over Zoom as a bonus!
5. The mission of the HAC is to prevent the spread of communicable illness at SCC gatherings - any illness. Influenza & strep infections are currently on the rise now that public masking is declining. Free antigen (rapid) COVID tests delivered to your home can be ordered here: https://www.covid.gov/tests
Looking forward to sharing a joyous celebration of Beltane together!
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HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED DEEPENING YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE STONE CIRCLE COUNCIL?
DO YOU HAVE A VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF STONE CIRCLE COUNCIL THAT IS JUST TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE?
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO SHOULD BE NOMINATED FOR AN OFFICE?
THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTARY OFFICES WILL BE UP FOR ELECTION AT THE BELTANE 2022 OPEN MEETING:
Executive Officer: 2 year term, during which the Officer shall convene regularly scheduled board meetings, & shall preside at each meeting. Responsibilities include coordinating efforts between Officers, assisting the Projects Officer, and overseeing all communications to the Membership.
Communication Officer: 1 year term, during which shall manage media messages and announcements to Council Members and the public, publish a monthly or bi-monthly newsletter, record meeting minutes, and attend regular Officer meetings
Advising Officer: 1 year term, during which shall attend regular meetings of the Officers, take an active role in committees, and vote on all motions proposed.
YOU MUST BE A SCC MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING TO RUN FOR OFFICE, MAKE A NOMINATION, AND VOTE IN THIS ELECTION.
The nominations form can be found at the link below: Officer Elections Nominations Beltane 2022
Membership information can be found here:
Join Stone Circle Council
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Remember - if you feel ill, suspect, and/or test positive for COVID-19 after any event, show your love and respect for SCC and drop an email to admin@stonecirclecouncil.org
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Red Dragon 2022: The Work Continues
Despite a pandemic, and the threat to the life and health of everyone, Stone Circle Wicca and friends gathered on Friday and Saturday February 18th and 19th via zoom for Red Dragon 2022.
The Spell That Keeps on Growing
There’s an annual event that involves dressing up in red clothing and feasting on red foods and drink, toasting and singing, drumming and dancing, an encounter with a Red Dragon, and bidding on items that delight and inspire. It’s more than a party, more than a fundraiser, more than a ritual. It’s a community spell-working that began more than two decades ago and that has continued with events in places all around the world, each event adding power and energy to the intention: hope, healing and cures for blood-borne diseases.
The auction, once again was presented online with 18 items emceed by the amazing Snowball. Red Dragon 2022 raised funds for Baltimore Safe Haven, a nonprofit organization that provides support for the health and well-being of the trans community.
If you missed it this year, make a plan to be with us in February 2023!
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Moon Services 2022
Moon services offer us an opportunity to connect between big events and holidays. Services are arranged as pre-registered sessions; register once and be reminded throughout the year that a Moon Service is approaching! More details about Moon Services will be provided as they become available. All Moon services will take place on Zoom in the Workshop. Coming up next:
May 16- Full Moon- 8pm EST- "The Mother's Moon" with Cora Procyon in Service
May 30- New Moon Kate Gille in Service- (Folks local to Kate are welcome to join in her home, reach out on fb or via admin@stonecirclecouncil.org)
June 14- Full Moon SCW in Service
June 29- New Moon
July 13- Full Moon SCW in Service
August 11- Full Moon SCW in Service
August 27- New Moon
September 10- Full Moon SCW in Service
October 9- Full Moon SCW in Service
November 8 - Full Moon SCW in Service
December 7- Full Moon SCW in Service
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Where we gather, we are home. Where we go, we will raise Stones.
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