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Council gets a lot of questions about “how can I write a ritual”?  This is something of interest to people on a personal level or perhaps they have a small gathering they are working with and maybe someone is thinking of leading a Covenant event.

It sounds kind of daunting like maybe there’s a certain way to do it, maybe there are expectations and you don’t know what they are and you fear doing it “wrong”.  Good news!  Most personal rituals and Covenant of the River rituals don’t follow set rules or even guidelines.  Some traditions that follow a set path may have this but at Covenant and certainly on a personal level, it’s about how you feel, what you want to say, what you want to share with the others present, what you are hoping to accomplish.

So back to the original question:  How can I write a ritual?  We have lots of ideas and years of experience.  So come by this Sunday and next Sunday to learn more.  If you are experienced and feel you don’t need to “learn” please bring you wisdom to share with the others who are seeking.

Potluck begins at 5:30.  Bring food if you can.  If you can’t there is always plenty so please join us to share in this special time with each other.  The evening begins around 6pm with announcements, yahoos, and prayer requests (help us build community!).  Please park on Swallow and follow the sidewalk to the far side of the garage.  Push the yellow door and you’re here.

We plan to have this event available on ZOOM for those of you who want to listen or participate remotely.   There’s a clickable link on the main page or copy this:   http://bit.ly/2LM7ata (it is case sensitive) to get to our Zoom room.  We don’t turn it on at 5:30 because no one wants to stream eating dinner but start checking for the feed around 6pm – don’t give up sometimes it starts a little late.

From 7pm to 9pm  Council will be in the Hall, hanging out, waiting to see whoever stops by.  Have some questions?  Need some face time?  Never been here and you want to check out the space on an informal, less busy night?  Open Hours is the place to be.  Council wanted to find a time where we could be available for this casual time with whoever needs it so usually, on the first Friday of the month, the three of us are in the Hall waiting for YOU to stop by.  There is nothing planned, no program or speaker, no ritual.  You can stay for five minutes or stay the full two hours, whatever you need.

Please park on Swallow at 901 E Swallow and make your way around to the far side of the garage.  Enter through the yellow door.  We look forward to seeing you and to meeting new people!