Stone Creed Grove, ADF

Spring Equinox 2022 Ritual
2022-03-20 15:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | River Grove Chestnut Shelter, 2944 River Rd #2908, Willoughby Hills, OH, 44094, United States
Celebrate the coming of spring with Stone Creed Grove! It is time for the furrows to be plowed, the seeds to be sown, and the honoring of the very first signs of growth in the land. This year, the season will be a time of honoring the Earth Mother who sustains all things, and the Gatekeeper that guides and protects us on our spiritual journeys.

March 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-03-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States
Our Blessing Rites are an abbreviated ADF style Core Order Ritual during which we honor the Kindreds and raise energy to bless magical items for personal workings and share our magic and energy with our community. Feel free to bring a candle or magical item (necklace, divination set, etc.) that you wish to have blessed during the ritual for good-intentioned magical purposes.
As with all Stone Creed events, this ritual is open to all and admission is free.
We are excited to be back at Spirit Apotheosis for our monthly Blessing Rites!
This rite will be a hybrid event, occurring both via Zoom, and in-person (at Spirit Apotheosis!!) for those fully vaccinated.
PLEASE NOTE! We are moving our Blessing Rite start time up an hour- gather time will now be 7:00pm, with ritual starting at 7:30pm. We look forward to seeing you there!

February 2022 Blessing Rite - CANCELLED
2022-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States
Due to inclement weather, and delays in getting the venue set up, we are cancelling this Blessing Rite.

We encourage community members to consider doing a ritual in their home to honor the Kindreds and work magic. A copy of the script you can use can be found here.

Imbolg 2022 Ritual
2022-01-30 15:00 - 18:00 | River Grove Chestnut Shelter, 2944 River Rd #2908, Willoughby Hills, OH, 44094, United States
Imbolg is the time of year where the sun is starting to return to the world, and the coldest days are behind us. In this time, current scholarship suggests that the ancient Celts offered to the gods of their hearth to keep away hunger and illness until life could once again return to the land.
Stone Creed Grove will continue our tradition of honoring Brigid, the Celtic goddess of the hearth, healing, and inspiration. We also invite members to take their membership oath for the coming year at this ritual.

Community Service Project: Spirit Apotheosis Move
2022-01-22 12:00 - 17:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States
Spirit Apotheosis, a pagan-oriented store in Bedford, OH, is moving to a new larger location and wants some assistance. Their efforts on behalf of the pagan community in metro Cleveland include organizing the annual Cleveland Pagan Pride and hosting Stone Creed Grove’s monthly first Friday blessing rites.

They are looking for a crew to assist them with that, especially the bigger furniture items like glass cases and shelving. Stone Creed Grove has offered to provide some volunteers to help them.

As with all Stone Creed Grove events, be vaccinated, have a mask ready to go, and if you feel sick consider skipping this. We don’t want anybody winding up in the hospital!

Also, if you are able to attend, please indicate that sooner rather than later so we know how many people we should plan for.

January 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-01-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States

Yule 2021 Ritual
2021-12-19 15:00 - 18:30 | River Grove Chestnut Shelter, 2944 River Rd #2908, Willoughby Hills, OH, 44094, United States
****Please read- updated 12/18/2021****
Concerning Our Yuletide Rite, and Covid:
In the face of the sudden and surprising surge in post-Thanksgiving covid cases SCG is emphasizing our own safety protocols for Sunday’s gathering. Here are the rules under which we will operate:
1: Fully Vaccinated only, please. We reserve the right to check your vaccination record card – please have it with you. We hope to see booster records for those further than 6-months from their vax date, but the rule is ‘fully vaccinated’, prior to boosters.
2: Masking will be enforced indoors, and masks will be available if needed. We will refrain from group singing, as a particularly risky activity.
3: The Feast following the rite will be ‘picnic’ style – bring your own meal. This avoids the social distancing difficulties of potlucking.
For those who cannot attend under these rules we will present the rite on-line in our usual pandemic fashion, via Zoom.
With care and mutual respect we can still gather at the Fire to see in the Rising Light.
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We are now in the time of winter, where snow is beginning to be upon us, but the folk are safe indoors happily enjoying the fruits of their fall harvest. For the peoples of Scandanavia, this time not only was full of darkness, cold, and snow, but also marked the beginning of the sacred year and a celebration that life had not left this world. It is for this reason that evergreens and holly become common decorations in our homes and in our rites.
This is our biggest Norse rite of the year, and heathen folk are of course welcome along with the rest of the general public. Pre-ritual briefing: 3:15 PM
Ritual: 4 PM

Some specific customs that you might want to plan for in advance:
*Virtual Oaths this year will be invited as comments witnessed in this event and will be recorded in our oath book afterwards.
*Fill your glass/cup with a beverage for toasting the Kindred and the Deities of the Occasion
*Prepare your altar (fire well & tree + incense, etc.) if you wish to join in from home

December 2021 Blessing Rite
2021-12-03 19:30 - 22:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States
