Yule 2020
Yule Ritual
NOTICE: Yule Ritual will not meet in public. There will be a Zoom meeting for Virtual participation or you may participate privately in your own space.
Date: Saturday December 19th, 2020
Time: Gather at 6:50 pm, Ritual at 7:00 pm
Space: Within a Circle drawn by yourself in a Safe Space of your own Choosing.
WiCoM’s Public Yule will be virtual because of COVID-19.
Please see this page for more details on the ritual: https://www.wiccanchurchmn.org/2020-yule-ritual/
Beltane 2020
Beltane Ritual
NOTICE: Beltane Ritual will not meet in public. Perform the ritual in your own private space
Date: Saturday April 25th, 2020
Time: Gather at 6:30 pm, Ritual at 7:00 pm
Space: Within a Circle drawn by yourself in a Safe Space of your own Choosing.
WiCoM’s Public Beltaine will be virtual this year, since we have been asked to maintain social distancing.
Estelle will write something like Karen did for Oestarra. Here is a link to the Virtual Beltane Ritual.
If you wish prepare a small Feast to Thank the Gods for their Blessings at the time we would normally bless the chalice & food; Dance & Singing is a Gift to yourself and the Community. Happy Beltaine!!!
Estelle’s ritual will be posted here as soon as it is available.
April Moot
Wicom Moot and Business Meeting
Until isolation has ended and/or an electronic virtual means of meeting has been established, all upcoming Moots have been canceled
Ostara 2020
Public Ostara Ritual
NOTICE: Ostara Ritual has been canceled
Due to concerns about COVID-19, the Ostara ritual has been canceled.
Karen, who was the High Priestess for our Ostar ritual, offers the her own private Ostara Ritual to share with all of you who would join her in spirit.
February Moot
Wicom Moot and Business Meeting
Sunday, February 23, 2020
12:30-2:30
Living Table UCC
3805 E 40th Street, Minneapolis 55406
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Imbolc 2020
Public Imbolc Ritual
Estelle HPS
Saturday, February 1st, 2019
Gather at 6:30pm, Ritual at 7:00pm
Living Table UCC
3805 E 40th Street, Minneapolis 55406
https://goo.gl/maps/9aLbbLYrhK42
Gather at 6:30, ritual at 7:00pm.
Imbolc is a time for indrawing and recharging our batteries. Come to the Wiccan Church of Minnesota’s celebration of Imbolc February 1st at Living Table Church, in southeast Minneapolis. We will take our creative urges and cast them into the cauldron, to swirl and combine, and at the end you will reach into the cauldron and pull out a talisman to aid with creativity and inspiration. All are welcome, including well-behaved children and we ask you to bring a dish to share for the potluck afterward. Gather at 6:30, ritual at 7PM.
Bring a dish to share at the potluck afterward, though you will not be turned away if you cannot. For those bringing food/liquids an ingredient list for those with dietary restrictions is much appreciated.
Yule 2019
Public Yule Ritual – a Celebration of the Night of Mothers
Saturday, December 21, 2019
Gather at 6:30pm, Ritual at 7:00pm
Living Table UCC
3805 E 40th Street, Minneapolis 55406
https://goo.gl/maps/9aLbbLYrhK42
Gather at 6:30, ritual at 7:00pm.
Bring pictures or rememberances of your mothers to set upon the altar. Bring an offering for the Disen if you are so inclined.
In mainstream society, Yule is almost synonymous with Christmas but this was not always so. If we look into the history books, we find that the roots of the Yule tradition originate in Northern Europe. Mainstream Christmas today is dominated by Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus). But, as with many other Christian saints, there was a Saint Nicholas before there was a physical Saint Nicholas. Tracing this back, we see that the original Father Christmas, was the Yule Father, or the All Father – Odin. Likewise, we find that Yule originates in the Norse lands as well.
Originally, Yule was a two month period of celebrations, sacrifices and ritual. Scholars have connected the events of the Yule time period to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin, and increased supernatural activity, such as the aforementioned Wild Hunt and the increased activities of draugar—undead beings who walk the earth. But in the heart of the Yule season was Mōdraniht, Mütternacht or the Night of Mothers, a festival held during the winter solstice. In this night the old founding mothers of the clan or tribe are revered, together with ancient mothers of many previous generations, the mother goddess Frigg and other deities of Roman influence known by the name of Matres or Matronae. Those women, also named Disen, were in charge of protecting the countryside and the clan and keep the welfare and fertility growing. They were also the guardians of the field and the ones who helped women to give birth and protected men in war and in the hard work.
So we see that while Modern paganism may emphasize the rebirth of the Sun at Yule, traditionally, it is more a celebration of the Mother, the bringer of life.
Join us this evening for a celebration to celebrate the mother. Bring images of your mothers, that we may honor those of the past. Join us in a ritual to honor the mothers past, celebrate the mothers present and empower the mothers in the coming year to protect our collective welfare.
Fall Wicom Moot
Wicom Moot and Business Meeting
Sunday, October 27, 2019
12:30-2:30
Living Table UCC
3805 E 40th Street, Minneapolis 55406
https://goo.gl/maps/9aLbbLYrhK42
Samhain
On Saturday, October 26th, come and join WiCoM in celebrating Samhain. This will be a contemplative and divinatory ritual, with much quiet meditation, so it is not appropriate for small children. Mature teens are welcome and if older children can be still and quiet for at least 30 minutes, they are welcome also. We will be choosing tarot cards and working on the meanings for ourselves in the coming year.
Gather at 6:30, ritual at 7:00pm. Please dress appropriately for the season, no nudity is allowed due to the possibility of minors being present. Please bring a dish to share at the potluck afterward, though you will not be turned away if you cannot.
We meet at Living Table church in South Minneapolis, at 38th Ave and 40th Street south. Come join us and celebrate the season.
Mabon – the second harvest and equinox
Saturday, September 21, 2019
Gather at 6:30pm, Ritual at 7:00pm
Living Table UCC
3805 E 40th Street, Minneapolis 55406
https://goo.gl/maps/9aLbbLYrhK42
Pot-luck feast to follow the ritual.
Mabon
What goes up – must come down.
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
What goes around comes around.
Throughout our existence, there have been sayings reminding us to keep our balance. And apparently the universe agrees, since every orbit and chemical reaction must be balanced.
Suki invites you to join her in an observation of our part in The Great Cosmic “Balancing Act.” We will be walking a balance beam (of sorts) and/or supporting those who choose to “walk the line.” Accommodations will be made for mobility challenged folks. (Don’t worry, you won’t twist an ankle.)
This is also the second of the harvest Sabbats – and we find there is need within our community for compassion and for sharing. To encourage the spirit of giving – and of receiving, we will be symbolically creating a “Stone Soup” Please bring a small, clean stone to place into our “cauldron.” You will be bringing a stone home, but it is unlikely to be the stone you brought. Any clean, palm-size or smaller stone will work – even one from your yard or your favorite natural space.
Please consider bringing a pot-luck offering to our post-ritual feast. (And an ingredient list for those with dietary restrictions)
Will we see you there?
Welcome!
Welcome to the Wiccan Church of Minnesota!
The Wiccan Church of Minnesota is a Twin Cities based 501 (c) (3) religious organization that celebrates both Goddess and God. Our church was founded more than 35 years ago.
WiCoM sponsors group rituals for the Wiccan sabbats, as well as for other special occasions. Many of these rituals are open to the public or invited guests who are not members.
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