Community Yule Festival

at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
13 miles west of Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin

Saturday, December 22
11 AM	Open for Arrivals
11 AM - 1 PM	Resource Shop Open, Snacks & Wassail
11:15 AM	Welcome with Brian Sather
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Yuletide Crafts with Robbie and Marshall
12:30 - 1 PM	Yuletide Music with Michael Doran Enjoy sounds of the season.
1-2 PM	Yule Log & Solstice Fires with Selena Fox Selena Fox begins this workshop by telling about the symbolism, lore, and traditions of the Yule Log and the use of fires to celebrate Winter Solstice, and then guides a Community Sharing Circle in which participants will have the opportunity to talk about their own Yule Log & Solstice Fires experiences.
2:30 - 3:30 PM	Winter Solstice Community Ritual Burn the Yule Log in the Winter Solstice Fire. Drum & ring bells to welcome the New Solar year. Sing and meditate on World Peace. Bring a bell to ring and/or a drum or rattle to play if you have one. Bring dried herbs to cast into the Solstice Fire.
4-5 PM	Yuletide Gift Circle with Father Yule Bring a gift that has spiritual signficance to you to exchange. There will be a children's gift circle and one for adults.
5:30 - 7 PM	Yuletide Candlelight Feast & Social Bring a dish of already prepared food for this potluck dinner.
7-8 PM	Cleanup & Farewells

3 or more cans of food to donate to Circle's annual food drive
Magical gift to exchange: please write your name and something about the spiritual significance of the gift on a card (so that the receiver of your gift can thank you) and wrap the card and the gift in opaque paper (that can't be seen through)
Contribution for potluck feast. See details: http://www.circlesanctuary.org/events/potluck.html
Bell to ring during the ritual
Drum, rattle, or other rhythm instrument
Stone for the Stone Circle (optional)
Dress in holiday colors (red, green, or white), if you want.
Snacks (optional) for the social hour at the beginning of the day.