Autumn Equinox 2023

We will be celebrating Autumn Equinox this coming Saturday, October 23rd. Once again will be a Zoomed Core Order ritual. Gather at 6:30 p.m. MDT, ritual will start at 7 p.m.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88441733337?pwd=SGZHK3pQSEVrMkI3bGU2alRTMmVYUT09
 

Chokecherry Grove's Rocky Mountain Retreat is Oct. 13-15!

Our annual Rocky Mountain Retreat is coming up in less than a month now, and we have some great speakers lined up! Our overall theme this year is "Personal Practice with the Kindreds" - how you relate to the Ancestors, Land Spirits, and Deities.

We will start with an open Zoom hang-out session starting at 6 p.m. MDT on Friday evening, followed by a bardic circle. This will be open to anyone, whether or not they've paid for the rest of the weekend, although we may ask aspiring bards to sign up with us first!

On Saturday, we'll have four speakers:

-- 9:30 a.m. MDT: ADF's Archdruid Jean "Drum" Pagano will tell us about his relations with the Kindreds.

 -- 11:30 a.m. MDT: Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland will tell us how the Ancients related to their Kindreds on Slieve na Calliagh, "the Cailleach's mountain".

-- 2 p.m. MDT: Rev. Kirk Thomas will give us a guided tour around his fabulous Nemeton at Trout Lake Abbey, explaining his worship there.

-- 4 p.m. MDT: John Becket will speak on "Magic For Difficult Times".

At 6 p.m. MDT we will hold an ADF Core Order ritual led by Rev. D. Rowen Grove.

On Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. MDT, Rev. G. R. Grove will talk about her exploration of the Coelbren, the Welsh Bardic Alphabet, and how she uses it in Divination to consult the Kindreds.  This will be followed by an open discussion session at 11:30 a.m. MDT. After that we will close the weekend by walking La Foret's Labyrinth, pictured above.

Each presentation will be one hour long plus half an hour's discussion time. All sessions will be recorded, and everyone who signs up for the weekend will received links to the audios and videos, so even if you can't participate live, you won't miss the presentations. The price for the weekend is $20, and as usual the payment link is on the right sidebar of our blog at http://www.chokecherryadf.org/. (If you are viewing this on your phone, scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order to see the links.) Now is the time to sign up and join us for another amazing weekend!
 

Upcoming Events

 Three events are coming over the horizon for us now.

First, we will be holding a yard sale this coming Saturday, September 9th, at 2435 S Franklin St, Denver, CO. If you're in the neighborhood, stop by and chat with us (even if you don't buy anything).

Next, we will be celebrating the Autumn Equinox on Saturday September 23rd. This will be an open Zoom ritual again, as our public Lughnasadh didn't work out for various reasons. I'll post the Zoom link when we get closer.

And finally, next month we will be holding our October Rocky Mountain Retreat on October 13-15. We have some great speakers lined up, all presentations will be recorded and available afterwards to people who register, and the cost for the whole virtual retreat is only $20. For more details and signup links, see this link on our blog.

Lughnasadh 2023

 

Chokecherry Grove, ADF will be celebrating Lughnasadh on Saturday August 5th. Our Zoom session will start at 7 pm MDT, and ritual at approximately 7:30. This may be an indoor ritual due to possible thunderstorms.

Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85896859016?pwd=alpNRzJxd3JRZEhOY01XU1RtdEFqdz09

MIdsummer 2023 - Update

 It's summer, and the roses are blooming. Chokecherry is planning on celebrating Midsummer on Saturday June 24th, and this time we will be holding it publicly for the first time in 3 years. Our location is the outdoor courtyard of the Kirk of Bonnie Brae on South Steele Street. We are planning to gather at 7pm MDT, with the ritual starting at 7:30ish, as usual, and yes, we are planning on the usual Zoom link. 

There will be picnic feasting afterwards, so feel free to bring something to share which you enjoy.

The Zoom link for those unable to attend in person:

 

Topic: midsummer
Time: Jun 24, 2023 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86722360473?pwd=dDk4Wkw2dzMyUHhpRHpjZVhqY05Wdz09

Meeting ID: 867 2236 0473
Passcode: 557835

Midsummer 2023

 

It's summer, and the roses are blooming. Chokecherry is planning on celebrating Midsummer on Saturday June 24th, and we are making arrangements to hold it publicly. More details when we get closer, but it should be "gather at 7pm MDT, ritual starts 7:30ish" as usual, and yes, we are planning on the usual Zoom link.

Beltane 2023

 We had been hoping to have our Beltane ritual at a physically public location this year, but it hasn't worked out. We'll be trying again at Midsummer, but in the meantime, we will have our usual hybrid Zoom ritual on Saturday April 29th. It will be gather at 6:30 pm MDT, ritual starts around 7 pm -- Zoom link:

Topic: beltane
Time: Apr 29, 2023 06:30 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81446681014?pwd=SVYwQ1ZmSWxkd09oMVpKLzNVcVpEZz09

Meeting ID: 814 4668 1014
Passcode: 477101
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