Stone Creed Grove, ADF

January 2023 Blessing Rite
2023-01-06 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | 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. You can also buy items along those lines at our ritual site. 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!

Yule 2022 Ritual
2022-12-18 16:00 - 20:00 | River Grove Chestnut Shelter, 2944 River Rd #2908, Willoughby Hills, OH, 44094, United States
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. Come anytime after 2 PM for fellowship, discussions, and helping out with setup.
Some specific customs that you might want to plan for in advance:
– Oaths: There will be an opportunity to make personal oaths on a boar’s head. Consider what vow – if any – you would like to make.
– Gift exchange: $5-10 value. Specify an appropriate age for the gift: Under-12, 12+, or if it is a 21+ beverage label it as such. Children’s gifts are distributed separately from adult and teen gifts.
– Feasting: As usual, we hold a potluck feast after the rite. Please bring a dish for 8-10 people to share.
– Group singing: The Stone Creed caroling and wassailing songbooks come out for musical fun led by our bards.
– More group singing: We include in the rite a choral version of The Boar’s Head Carol. If you’re interested in singing it, download the sheet music.

December 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-12-02 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!

Samhain 2022 Ritual
2022-11-06 16:00 - 18:00 | OH
As the wheel of the year continues to turn we find ourselves at the end of the Harvest season, hinging on Winter. As the world around us dies and falls into winter slumber, we turn our thoughts to those who have passed beyond our world as people in ancient times did. In this season, the Veil Between the Worlds is thin and we can connect with our Ancestors and Beloved Dead more readily.
Stone Creed Grove celebrates this High Day in the traditional Irish Celtic hearth-culture, honoring the Irish deities The Morrigan and Donn. We also honor our Ancestors of Heart and Kin- those who walked through this life with us as friends and family, those whose work has inspired us, and those whose lives helped to create our lives- with special mention to those who have passed within the last year.
This celebration will include a portion of the ritual at Tredara’s Ancestor Mound which contains the remains and mementos of many of our Beloved Dead.
This rite will be a hybrid event, occurring both via Zoom, and in-person for those fully vaccinated.

November 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | OH

October 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States

Fall Equinox 2022 Ritual
2022-09-18 16:00 - 18:00 | Tredara, 2451 Bennett Rd, Madison Township, OH, 44057, United States
As the wheel of the year turns and the Autumnal Equinox brings shorter days and longer nights, we gather together to celebrate the harvest. The fields are full of the bounty of the labors of the folk who tend them, and we gather together to honor the Kindreds who aided have aided us.
This rite will be a hybrid event, occurring both online via Zoom, and in-person for those fully vaccinated.

September 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-09-02 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!

Cleveland Pagan Pride Day
2022-08-19 17:00 - 2022-08-21 18:00 | Bedford Town Square, 795 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States
Stone Creed Grove ADF runs a prominent booth and several workshops and rituals at the annual Cleveland Pagan Pride Day gathering. Join us for general education, sales of our books and related merchandise, music, and demonstration rituals.

Lughnassadh 2022 Ritual
2022-07-31 14:00 - 18:00 | Tredara, 2451 Bennett Rd, Madison Township, OH, 44057, United States
Lughnassadh is the time of turning from the growing season to the harvest season. The heat of summer is at its most intense and will begin to wane throughout the next few months. This one of our rituals that we celebrate in the Celtic hearth culture pantheon, honoring Lugh, as the ancient Irish Celtic peoples did.

Due to COVID we will be hosting an abbreviated version of the Warrior Games. Those interested in participating in the Warrior Games should arrive at 1pm. We will also be doing tie-dye as a craft. For those who wish to participate, please bring white cotton PRE-WASHED items that you wish to tie-dye. Those not participating can arrive at 4pm for Pre-Ritual Briefing.

This rite will be a hybrid event, occurring both online via Zoom, and in person for those fully vaccinated.

Midsummer 2022 Ritual
2022-06-19 15:00 - 18:00 | Tredara, 2451 Bennett Rd, Madison Township, OH, 44057, United States
At Midsummer, the world is now in full bloom. The early harvests of the year are starting to be brought into the larder, the animals are busy fattening up, the streams are flowing smoothly, the fields are growing, and all seems light and warm.
As with other solstices, we celebrate this rite in the Norse cultural traditions, with particular attention to the Aesir deities Sif and Thor.
This rite will be a hybrid event, occurring both online via Zoom, and in person for those fully vaccinated.

Wellspring Festival 2022
2022-05-26 14:00 - 2022-05-30 12:00 | Tredara, 2451 Bennett Rd, Madison Township, OH, 44057, United States
The Wellspring Gathering is an annual festival hosted by Stone Creed Grove every Memorial Day weekend. We are proud to be able to host over 100 guests, most of whom are members of our parent organization ADF, to join us for 4 days of rituals, workshops, entertainment, contests, and fellowship.
More information on this event
Full Event Schedule

May 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States

Beltaine 2022 Ritual
2022-05-01 15:00 - 18:00 | Tredara, 2451 Bennett Rd, Madison Township, OH, 44057, United States
Beltainne is the time of late planting and the beginning of the growing season in colder climates. For many ancient peoples, this was the beginning of their summer season, which would continue until Samhain.
For Stone Creed Grove, this marks our first ritual of the year performed in our grove’s ritual space at Tredara. This is one of our major Celtic rites, honoring the deities Aine Glas (“Green Aine”) and Aengus Og the Harper, as well as the various tribes of Sidhe-folk.
Please feel free to join us at home from your own altar or shrine at home, or just follow along and bask in the presence of our community from home! Our magic, energy, love, and community flow through the cosmos, connecting us regardless of where we are! We are all together, even through isolation!

April 2022 Blessing Rite
2022-04-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Spirit Apotheosis, 691 Broadway Ave, Bedford, OH, 44146, United States

Spring Equinox 2022 Ritual
2022-03-20 15:00 - 18:00 | 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

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
