Circle Sanctuary's Community Yule Festival
Saturday December 17, 2005
11:00 AM - 8:00 PM
at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
13 miles west of Mt. Horeb

11am – 12:30pm: Community Yuletide Spirit Activities
  • Trim the Yule Tree: Join in the fun of stringing popcorn and cranberry garland! Help decorate the tree. Place your gift for the Magickal Gift Exchange under the tree. Place your Yule Food Drive donations in the boxes under the tree.
  • Crafting Ojo’s de Dios (Eyes of God) – with Penny Goody. Made from yarn and sticks, the Eyes of God can be used for wrapping up and remembering the passing year, making a magickal gift to share with another, decorating your tree, or as protective talismans.
  • Making Native American Solstice Prayer Sticks – with MoonFeather. Prayer sticks are made for four days before the Solstice. Prayers are tied to the stick. Then on Solstice Day holes are dug in the ground by the head of the household and the Prayer Sticks are placed in the hole by their maker. The belief is the wind then carries the prayers to the Spirit/Creator.

    12:30pm – 1:00pm: Community Pagan Yuletide Caroling
    Join the Circle Choir in singing old tunes with a Pagan twist. Enjoy some Wassail and holiday snacks.

    1:30pm - 2:30pm: Yule at Home – with Selena Fox
    Explore ways of creating, adapting, and evolving personal, family, and household Yuletide rituals and traditions. Learn about multicultural and interreligious approaches to celebrating the holiday season, including connecting with the Pagan roots of Christmas customs.

    3:00pm: Community Yule Ritual - with Selena Fox and others
    Be a part of our Pagan Yule Log Ritual and welcome winter! Meet in the Temple Room to process to Stone Circle. Please dress for the weather. Bring a bell if you have one and a stone to donate to Stone Circle.

    4:30pm: Storytelling – with Jean of Storylore
    Jean will delight both young and old with a magickal story of the season!

    5:00pm: Magickal Gift Exchange – with Santa Claus and MoonFeather
    Bring a wrapped gift to receive a gift! Children’s gift circle will be followed by the adult gift circle.

    6:00pm: Yule Potluck Feast
    Feast on the amazing foods and beverages contributed by our wonderful Community!

    7:30pm: Clean-up and Departures
    Thank you for attending, have a safe journey home, and a Merry Yule!

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