Postcript - our 2022 Rocky Mountain Retreat

 I'd like to thank all our presenters - Rev. Ian Corrigan, Anthony Murphy, Manny Tejeda Moreno, John Beckett, James "Pigeon" Fielder, and Rev. Jean "Drum" Pagano - for their wonderful presentations, and everyone who joined us. I will be sending out links to the recordings for everyone who signed up in a day or two.

It was a wonderful weekend, and we plan to do it again next year!

Our October Retreat this year - FINAL UPDATE!

Our October Rocky Mountain Retreat starts Friday evening (Oct. 14th) at 6pm MDT with a Zoom chat session followed by a bardic circle. 

Saturday will be our main presenters day, with four 1.5 hours sessions starting at 9:30 am MDT. Topics of the presentations will include: 

9:30 am MDT: Rev. Ian Corrigan: Rites of Audience - Modern Theurgic Invocation

11:30 am MDT: Anthony Murphy: Loughcrew - Tombs on the Cailleach's Mountain

2 pm MDT:  Manny Tejada Moreno: Environmentalism as Reciprocity

4 pm MDT: John Beckett: The Morrigan: An Introduction to the Great Queen

The day will conclude with an evening ritual at 6 pm MDT. 

Sunday morning, beginning again at 9:30 am MDT, we will have two more presenters:

9:30 am MDT: James "Pigeon" Fielder: Ritual of Gameplay

11:30 am MDT: Rev. Jean "Drum" Pagano:  (title to be determined)

We will not be concluding with La Foret's Labyrinth as we had hoped due to scheduling problems. We also will be unable to offer a Saturday Day-Trip option this year. But remember, all presenters' sessions and the Saturday evening ritual will be recorded and available afterwards to everyone who signs up, so even if you can't watch everything live, you won't miss out! To sign up, visit our blog at chokecherryadf.orgNOW! (If you access it via your phone, you will need to scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order to see the payment link on the right sidebar.)

 

Our October Retreat this year - Update #3

 

Our October Rocky Mountain Retreat starts two weeks from today. Zoom links for the entire weekend (six speakers, two rituals, and a Friday night bardic circle) are only $20. All sessions will be recorded and will be shared afterwards with everyone who signs up, so even if you can't watch everything live, you won't miss out. To sign up, visit our blog at chokecherryadf.org now! (If you access it via your phone, you will need to scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order to see the payment link on the right sidebar.)

Saturday will be our main presenters day, with four 1.5 hours sessions starting at 9:30 am MDT. Topics of the presentations will include: 

9:30 am MDT: Rev. Ian Corrigan: Rites of Audience - Modern Theurgic Invocation

11:30 am MDT: Anthony Murphy: Loughcrew - Tombs on the Cailleach's Mountain

2 pm MDT:  Manny Tejada Moreno: Environmentalism as Reciprocity

4 pm MDT: John Beckett: The Morrigan: An Introduction to the Great Queen

The day will conclude with an evening ritual at 6 pm MDT. 

Sunday morning, beginning again at 9:30 am MDT, we will have two more presenters, and will conclude by our walking La Foret's Labyrinth at about 1 pm MDT.  Sunday's presentations:

9:30 am MDT: James "Pigeon" Fielder: Ritual of Gameplay

11:30 am MDT: Rev. Jean "Drum" Pagano:  (title to be determined)

The retreat will conclude by our walking La Foret's Labyrinth at about 1 pm MDT. 

Autumn Equinox Ritual 9/24/22 - update

 

Here is the Zoom link for our Saturday September 24th Equinox ritual: 

Topic: autumn equinox
Time: Sep 24, 2022 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

The ritual theme will be Celtic. If you haven't attended one of our rituals before, there is pre-ritual information here. Join us to celebrate the changing seasons - and plan to join us next month as well for our virtual October Rocky Mountain Retreat!

Autumn Equinox Ritual 9/24/22

 Chokecherry will be holding our Autumn Equinox Ritual next Saturday, September 24, 2022. It will be a hybrid ritual - celebrants physically present, other attendees connecting via our Zoom link. For those of you who haven't attended one of our rituals before, there is pre-ritual information here. The celebrant will be ADF Senior Priest Rev. G. R. Grove, and the theme of the ritual will be Celtic.

I will post the Zoom link later this week, but we will bring the link live around 6 pm and start the ritual around 7 pm MDT. So plan to join us, and celebrate the changing seasons!

Our October Retreat this year - Update #2

 

We have confirmed and scheduled our six speakers this year. The Retreat will start at 6 pm MDT on Friday with an opening prayer and greetings, followed by an open hang-out chat session . This was something requested by last year's participants. At approximately 7:30 pm MDT, we will start an open bardic session - more details to follow!

Saturday will be our main presenters day, with four 1.5 hours sessions starting at 9:30 am MDT. Our Saturday speakers will be Rev. Ian Corrigan, Anthony Murphy, Manny Tejeda Moreno, and John Beckett. The day will conclude with an evening ritual at 6 pm MDT.

Sunday morning beginning again at 9:30 am MDT, we will have two more presenters - James "Pigeon" Fielder and Rev. Jean "Drum" Pagano, and will conclude by our walking La Foret's Labyrinth at about 1 pm MDT. 

All sessions will be recorded and will be shared afterwards with everyone who signs up, so even if you can't watch everything live, you won't miss out. To sign up, visit our blog at chokecherryadf.org now! (If you access it via your phone, you will need to scroll down to the bottom to choose "view web version" in order to see the payment link on the right sidebar.)

Our October Retreat this year - update #1

  Our scheduled speakers so far this year:

John Beckett,
Rev. Jean Pagano,
Rev. Ian Corrigan,
Anthony Murphy,
James "Pigeon" Fielder
Manny Tejeda Moreno

More details coming soon...