Stone Circle Council 

Stone Family Gathering Newsletter 2021

It's here at last!  An In-person Gathering of Tribe to Raise Stones!

The Stone Family Gathering at Stonesong Center

Friday, September 3 through  Sunday, September 5, 2021

In 2020 we met without family in an all virtual format and raised nearly one hundred stones in a Stone Circle which now spans three continents.  Join us this year as we return to Stonesong Center in Flintstone, Maryland to continue the work we started there in 2019.

This year the Stone Family Gathering, normally occurring over 5 days of togetherness, ceremony, work, and celebration, has been shortened to 2 and a half days of in-person and virtual gathering, culminating in new Stones raised up to honor the community that created them.

Other health and safety measures taken for this event include mandatory masking in public areas, COVID-19 vaccination requirement, outdoor ceremony & workshops only, individual dining areas, designated bathing areas, cleaning rounds, and plenty of hand sanitizer!

Our gathering will also be livestreamed throughout the weekend, with some virtual programming for celebrants desiring to participate off-site.

Please note that evidence of full COVID-19 vaccination is required to attend this event for all celebrants 12 years of age and older.

(Pre-event Thursday work-day on September 2, virtual programming only)

For this event there are multiple registration links. Please register carefully!
Register for SFG here

Meal Plan: a limited number of meal plans will be available for SFG. Stonesong Center does not permit personal campfires.

Deadline for Meal plan registration will be Saturday, August 21.
Register for SFG Meal Plan here

If you would like to complete your registration process on-line, use this link to upload your documented evidence of COVID-19 vaccination. If health information privacy is a concern, you may show evidence of vaccination at the time of your on-site registration. Prepare to be turned away from the venue if you do not have your documentation! 

Vaccine waivers of any kind will not be honored by the venue or SCC.
Upload Evidence of Vaccine here

What to know about the Venue:

Stonesong Center is a welcoming space nestled in the Allegheny Mountains of Western Maryland. It includes a beautiful farmhouse overlooking 23 acres of luscious field & woodland.

Attendees may camp on-site, costs of which are included in the cost of registration. Off-site local accommodations are available. Day passes are available if staying off-site.

Stonesong Center has required that any visitor to their property produce evidence of COVID-19 vaccination. If you have not been vaccinated or cannot produce evidence of vaccination, the all-virtual attendance option only will be available. 

Stonesong Center does not permit personal campfires, so be mindful of this detail when planning meals.  

Stonesong Center does not have trash-service so please plan to pack-out anything you pack-in. 

Volunteers keep the wheels turning!

To ensure the safest possible event the need for volunteers at SFG is higher than ever. Keep your loved ones safe - volunteer for a shift setting up tech, cleaning rounds, or helping with the coffee and the registration. Sign-Up Genius link found here:
Volunteer Sign-Up

Save the Dates here!:

Alchemical Samhain - October 29 -31, 2021; Camp Grove Point, Earleville, MD

ThanksGaia - hosted by Stone Circle Wicca; dates TBA

and last but not least, YULE!:  December 17 -19, 2021, location TBD


More to come on all events, mark your calendars now

Officer Activity

Meeting Minutes from our Beltane Meeting here

The Officers love hearing from you! Drop us a line on Facebook, Instagram, or email us personally:

Executive: Coriander Woodruff, Kate Gille

Communications: Heather Dougherty
Financial: Patricia Althouse
Projects: John Nunemaker

Advising: Shannon Humm, Elian Byrd


Yours in Service,

Heather D., Communications Officer

Where we gather, we are home. Where we go, we will raise Stones.