Sedna: Goddess of Creation, Crone of the Underworld

Join us for one or both of the events today.

Park Cleanup of Landings Park 3:30pm

Creating Boon Bags with Jean at the Hall at 5:30

The Hall opens at 7:00pm. Activities begin around 7:30pm. There is NO “late”, come when you can (but the Hall will probably close around 8:30 or so) More Information on the Dark Moon Group Page

Here’s your chance! You want to go to the festival. You just don’t know what it’s like. Come to the Hall tonight and find out!

Name: Jordan's Open Hours
Start: 2023-02-27 19:00
End: 2023-02-27 21:00

Want to help us sort things? Want to bring things to drop off? If you have any time or items to share we would be most grateful. From 5-9pm on both the 10th and 11th, please bring your items that are in good condition and saleable to the Hall. If you have time to stay, this is when we sort items into groupings to get ready to put them out more easily on sale day!

Thank you for any help you can give!

Council Office Hours
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
02/03/2023
Council
First Friday Office Hours are scheduled to be in the Hall (901 E Swallow) in person. This is a time we set aside to meet with people who need to talk, work on an idea, or need to be around other people. We will be available from 7:00pm -9:00pm (ish)
We look forward to seeing you. (This is not a Zoom event but if you have need to use Zoom individually, please let us know)..
Please park on Swallow and follow the sidewalk around to the yellow door on the far side of the garage. Just push the door and you are there!

Full Snow Moon Sunday
5:30 pm-8:00 pm
02/05/2023
We gather for the Snow Moon, which takes place in the stillness of midwinter, in the harshest month of the year. The signs of Earth’s reawakening are there for us, but blanketed by snow and sometimes difficult to perceive. This Snow Moon we will open ourselves to the quiet and emptiness of an evening after the snow. We will practice being present in the face of winter, acknowledging the sometimes complicated feelings that can arise when days are dark and short, and the outside world is unwelcoming. But we will also dig beneath winter’s veil to celebrate the signs that the wheel of the year is indeed turning, and spring’s return is coming.
As part of the ritual we will set down or set aside our cellphones and other personal technology (in a safe place), taking them back up at the end of the rite as we prepare to reenter the mundane world. Please do bring a phone, but also a small bag or wallet to put it in if that makes putting it down feel safer for you.

Park Cleanup and Boon Pouches
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
02/12/2023
Jean
Join us for one or both of the events today.
Park Cleanup of Landings Park 3:30pm
Landings Park is on Boardwalk.
We meet in the shelter house to begin at 3:30. It’s a fun and easy walk picking up litter and talking and usually takes less than an hour. More information on the park location.
Creating Boon Bags with Jean at the Hall at 5:30
Carry a little luck in your pocket to direct your prayers or as a hopeful reminder.
We will be sewing little pouches with tokens inside that are sympathetic or helpful in bringing luck or change in a situation. The sewing is easy, and help will be available if you need it, of course. All supplies will be provided and if you have a special token or coin sized item that aligns with your prayer or hope, please bring it.
Arrive around 5:30 at River Hall (901 E Swallow) for socializing and to eat if you want to bring your own food. The evening will start at 6:00 with announcement, yahoos, and prayer requests. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING US (See Code of Conduct below)
Some things to remember… please park on Swallow, not in the cul-de-sac… masks are required for all indoor and crowded outdoor spaces. Please read the Code Of Conduct before your first visit to Covenant of the River… gifts to support this community are always welcome and can come in many forms like firewood, mead, monies, time and lighters… monetary donations can be made in the donation basket in the Hall or through PayPal on our website.
Thank you so much!

Fireside with Jean
2:00 pm-5:00 pm
02/18/2023
Jean
This event is open to everyone. The Sanctuary is the outdoor area of River Hall at 901 E Swallow Rd.
Jean will be holding space for folks to discuss life and faith, to work on rituals or to be supported in releasing things/people/behaviors that no longer serve you. Weather permitting, we will have a fire in the Sanctuary and you are welcome to bring things to burn in the fire. Please make sure that what you intend to burn is safe, legal and yours to burns. Even if we cannot have a fire, we will still gather- it will just be indoors with candles instead! Unfortunately, if we are indoors, we will not be able to burn personal items.
Snacks and beverages to share are appreciated but please eat your main meal before you join us. The gathering is kid friendly. You are welcome to join us at any point in the evening and leave whenever is appropriate for you.
Remember to park on Swallow Road, not in the cul-de-sac.
Blessings!

Numerology of Daily Events
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
02/19/2023
Chel
Do the numbers of today’s date have any potential significance for you? Do you find yourself looking at the time and regularly seeing 1:11, 2:22, etc? Is it a numerology nudge? Join Chel for a discussion about basic numerology and experiences you may have found interesting in your life with numbers.
I kid you not, this stuff happens to me all the time…. (my 2nd kid’s birthday is 111)
Arrive at 5:30 at River Hall (901 E Swallow) for socializing and to eat if you want to bring your own food. The evening will start at 6:00 with announcement, yahoos, and prayer requests. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING US (See Code of Conduct below)
Some things to remember… please park on Swallow, not in the cul-de-sac… masks are required for all indoor and crowded outdoor spaces. Please read the Code Of Conduct before your first visit to Covenant of the River… gifts to support this community are always welcome and can come in many forms like firewood, mead, monies, time and lighters… monetary donations can be made in the donation basket in the Hall or through PayPal on our website.
Thank you so much!

Dark Moon Gathering
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
02/20/2023
Chel
Sedna: Goddess of Creation, Crone of the Underworld
Come sit with Chel as we think about how cold and rest and even loss can give way to something else as we think about the life and death of Sedna and her transformation into a Goddess of both life, feeding her people and death, caring for them after they die. Do you feel cold and empty and lost? Have things happened you can’t understand? We will melt small candles in the cauldron as we think of what we must let go of, what we want to let go of, and how the dark and cold of winter and the Dark Moon can transform this into something else.
The Hall opens at 7:00pm. Activities begin around 7:30pm. There is NO “late”, come when you can (but the Hall will probably close around 8:30 or so) More Information on the Dark Moon Group Page

I was at a complete loss for February Dark Moon so I let the Goddess decide. I pulled Sedna from my deck of Goddess cards. I thought I knew Sedna, the Inuit Goddess of the sea whose fingers, removed in fear and anger by her father, became the creatures of the sea that sustain her people. What I didn’t know is that Sedna is also considered the Goddess of the Underworld by many of the indigenous tribes of what you might call “The Great White North” from the NW Coast of the US, all of Canada and even Greenland and points further north.
Not only was I surprised, I was newly interested to meet this young creator of the sea creatures now the crone of the Underworld where souls go for a year before moving on. It’s that time of year. The Crone is giving way to the maiden as life returns. The things taken from us against our will sometimes come back as something better. A period of rest in the depths of cold prepares you for a new period in your soul’s existence.

Festival Survival Guide
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
02/26/2023
Here’s your chance! You want to go to the festival. You just don’t know what it’s like. Come to the Hall tonight and find out!
Now that Untamed! has become a part of Covenant of the River culture, we want to encourage you all to attend. Most would say the experience of a festival is AMAZING!
But…. it’s alot of people, it’s camping, it’s cold, there’s a fire… it’s all kinds of things Chel can think of to not go… How about you? Maybe if we told you what it’s really like, you’d want to give it a try. Can we convince Chel? (Challenge accepted!)
Over the years many of our members have made travels to Colorado festivals such as DragonFest and Beltania to name a few AND to last year’s UNTAMED!. Jean is going to start us off with all the great information about attending our Untamed festival and festivals in general. Then others, including you if you have one, are welcome to tell us stories of festivals you have been to and how awesome they were and the secrets of successful attendance you have learned.
Arrive at 5:30 at River Hall (901 E Swallow) for socializing and to eat if you want to bring your own food. The evening will start at 6:00 with announcement, yahoos, and prayer requests. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING US (See Code of Conduct below)
Some things to remember… please park on Swallow, not in the cul-de-sac… masks are required for all indoor and crowded outdoor spaces. Please read the Code Of Conduct before your first visit to Covenant of the River… gifts to support this community are always welcome and can come in many forms like firewood, mead, monies, time and lighters… monetary donations can be made in the donation basket in the Hall or through PayPal on our website.
Thank you so much!

Jordan’s Open Hours
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
02/27/2023
Jordan
Jordan has set aside time on the fourth Monday of each month to be available for anyone who needs to contact him. This time is for anyone who needs to talk about anything from the spiritual and emotional or just to find connection. He is usually available from 7-10pm.
Jordan is available by phone, email, text, Facebook Messenger. (He will NOT be in person at the Hall)
This will be Jordan’s last Open Hours for a while but he will remain available to anyone who wishes to speak with him just not setting aside specific times for it. Feel free to email Council or reach out to him directly if you have his contact information.

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Council Office Hours
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
02/03/2023
Council
First Friday Office Hours are scheduled to be in the Hall (901 E Swallow) in person. This is a time we set aside to meet with people who need to talk, work on an idea, or need to be around other people. We will be available from 7:00pm -9:00pm (ish)
We look forward to seeing you. (This is not a Zoom event but if you have need to use Zoom individually, please let us know)..
Please park on Swallow and follow the sidewalk around to the yellow door on the far side of the garage. Just push the door and you are there!

5

Full Snow Moon Sunday
5:30 pm-8:00 pm
02/05/2023
We gather for the Snow Moon, which takes place in the stillness of midwinter, in the harshest month of the year. The signs of Earth’s reawakening are there for us, but blanketed by snow and sometimes difficult to perceive. This Snow Moon we will open ourselves to the quiet and emptiness of an evening after the snow. We will practice being present in the face of winter, acknowledging the sometimes complicated feelings that can arise when days are dark and short, and the outside world is unwelcoming. But we will also dig beneath winter’s veil to celebrate the signs that the wheel of the year is indeed turning, and spring’s return is coming.
As part of the ritual we will set down or set aside our cellphones and other personal technology (in a safe place), taking them back up at the end of the rite as we prepare to reenter the mundane world. Please do bring a phone, but also a small bag or wallet to put it in if that makes putting it down feel safer for you.

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Park Cleanup and Boon Pouches
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
02/12/2023
Jean
Join us for one or both of the events today.
Park Cleanup of Landings Park 3:30pm
Landings Park is on Boardwalk.
We meet in the shelter house to begin at 3:30. It’s a fun and easy walk picking up litter and talking and usually takes less than an hour. More information on the park location.
Creating Boon Bags with Jean at the Hall at 5:30
Carry a little luck in your pocket to direct your prayers or as a hopeful reminder.
We will be sewing little pouches with tokens inside that are sympathetic or helpful in bringing luck or change in a situation. The sewing is easy, and help will be available if you need it, of course. All supplies will be provided and if you have a special token or coin sized item that aligns with your prayer or hope, please bring it.
Arrive around 5:30 at River Hall (901 E Swallow) for socializing and to eat if you want to bring your own food. The evening will start at 6:00 with announcement, yahoos, and prayer requests. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING US (See Code of Conduct below)
Some things to remember… please park on Swallow, not in the cul-de-sac… masks are required for all indoor and crowded outdoor spaces. Please read the Code Of Conduct before your first visit to Covenant of the River… gifts to support this community are always welcome and can come in many forms like firewood, mead, monies, time and lighters… monetary donations can be made in the donation basket in the Hall or through PayPal on our website.
Thank you so much!

18

Fireside with Jean
2:00 pm-5:00 pm
02/18/2023
Jean
This event is open to everyone. The Sanctuary is the outdoor area of River Hall at 901 E Swallow Rd.
Jean will be holding space for folks to discuss life and faith, to work on rituals or to be supported in releasing things/people/behaviors that no longer serve you. Weather permitting, we will have a fire in the Sanctuary and you are welcome to bring things to burn in the fire. Please make sure that what you intend to burn is safe, legal and yours to burns. Even if we cannot have a fire, we will still gather- it will just be indoors with candles instead! Unfortunately, if we are indoors, we will not be able to burn personal items.
Snacks and beverages to share are appreciated but please eat your main meal before you join us. The gathering is kid friendly. You are welcome to join us at any point in the evening and leave whenever is appropriate for you.
Remember to park on Swallow Road, not in the cul-de-sac.
Blessings!

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Numerology of Daily Events
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
02/19/2023
Chel
Do the numbers of today’s date have any potential significance for you? Do you find yourself looking at the time and regularly seeing 1:11, 2:22, etc? Is it a numerology nudge? Join Chel for a discussion about basic numerology and experiences you may have found interesting in your life with numbers.
I kid you not, this stuff happens to me all the time…. (my 2nd kid’s birthday is 111)
Arrive at 5:30 at River Hall (901 E Swallow) for socializing and to eat if you want to bring your own food. The evening will start at 6:00 with announcement, yahoos, and prayer requests. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING US (See Code of Conduct below)
Some things to remember… please park on Swallow, not in the cul-de-sac… masks are required for all indoor and crowded outdoor spaces. Please read the Code Of Conduct before your first visit to Covenant of the River… gifts to support this community are always welcome and can come in many forms like firewood, mead, monies, time and lighters… monetary donations can be made in the donation basket in the Hall or through PayPal on our website.
Thank you so much!

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Dark Moon Gathering
7:00 pm-8:00 pm
02/20/2023
Chel
Sedna: Goddess of Creation, Crone of the Underworld
Come sit with Chel as we think about how cold and rest and even loss can give way to something else as we think about the life and death of Sedna and her transformation into a Goddess of both life, feeding her people and death, caring for them after they die. Do you feel cold and empty and lost? Have things happened you can’t understand? We will melt small candles in the cauldron as we think of what we must let go of, what we want to let go of, and how the dark and cold of winter and the Dark Moon can transform this into something else.
The Hall opens at 7:00pm. Activities begin around 7:30pm. There is NO “late”, come when you can (but the Hall will probably close around 8:30 or so) More Information on the Dark Moon Group Page

I was at a complete loss for February Dark Moon so I let the Goddess decide. I pulled Sedna from my deck of Goddess cards. I thought I knew Sedna, the Inuit Goddess of the sea whose fingers, removed in fear and anger by her father, became the creatures of the sea that sustain her people. What I didn’t know is that Sedna is also considered the Goddess of the Underworld by many of the indigenous tribes of what you might call “The Great White North” from the NW Coast of the US, all of Canada and even Greenland and points further north.
Not only was I surprised, I was newly interested to meet this young creator of the sea creatures now the crone of the Underworld where souls go for a year before moving on. It’s that time of year. The Crone is giving way to the maiden as life returns. The things taken from us against our will sometimes come back as something better. A period of rest in the depths of cold prepares you for a new period in your soul’s existence.

26

Festival Survival Guide
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
02/26/2023
Here’s your chance! You want to go to the festival. You just don’t know what it’s like. Come to the Hall tonight and find out!
Now that Untamed! has become a part of Covenant of the River culture, we want to encourage you all to attend. Most would say the experience of a festival is AMAZING!
But…. it’s alot of people, it’s camping, it’s cold, there’s a fire… it’s all kinds of things Chel can think of to not go… How about you? Maybe if we told you what it’s really like, you’d want to give it a try. Can we convince Chel? (Challenge accepted!)
Over the years many of our members have made travels to Colorado festivals such as DragonFest and Beltania to name a few AND to last year’s UNTAMED!. Jean is going to start us off with all the great information about attending our Untamed festival and festivals in general. Then others, including you if you have one, are welcome to tell us stories of festivals you have been to and how awesome they were and the secrets of successful attendance you have learned.
Arrive at 5:30 at River Hall (901 E Swallow) for socializing and to eat if you want to bring your own food. The evening will start at 6:00 with announcement, yahoos, and prayer requests. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN JOINING US (See Code of Conduct below)
Some things to remember… please park on Swallow, not in the cul-de-sac… masks are required for all indoor and crowded outdoor spaces. Please read the Code Of Conduct before your first visit to Covenant of the River… gifts to support this community are always welcome and can come in many forms like firewood, mead, monies, time and lighters… monetary donations can be made in the donation basket in the Hall or through PayPal on our website.
Thank you so much!

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Jordan’s Open Hours
7:00 pm-9:00 pm
02/27/2023
Jordan
Jordan has set aside time on the fourth Monday of each month to be available for anyone who needs to contact him. This time is for anyone who needs to talk about anything from the spiritual and emotional or just to find connection. He is usually available from 7-10pm.
Jordan is available by phone, email, text, Facebook Messenger. (He will NOT be in person at the Hall)
This will be Jordan’s last Open Hours for a while but he will remain available to anyone who wishes to speak with him just not setting aside specific times for it. Feel free to email Council or reach out to him directly if you have his contact information.