Summer Solstice / Litha
June 21st: Official Summer Solstice
June 28th at 1-6pm: CUUPS will be honoring Solstice on this day. We will be having a meditation lead by Andrea Joy which will lead us on a journey to a sweat lodge and more. We will have Solstice Ritual honoring the sun and we will also be honoring something we must let go of. All this will be followed with a Summer feast and craft. Since we don’t know what the weather will be like we will celebrate in the hall and lanai. All are welcome, please bring something to share for the feast, an open heart, and goals, affirmations you may want to work with. We love to see all, this is our community. Plenty of time for gathering.
Elements Class
This material has been done before, books aplenty and there should be. It has been and it ever will be so. The elements from the beginning of time, were earth and fire joined by water and air but what do they mean to us now? How do we understand what they are, what we are, for we are all combined into what we call the connected web. Join me for five classes going into depth of each element starting with earth and ending with all combined as spirit. We will journey through sound, color, taste and so on to explore the realm of elements. Some of this will be hands-on and includes a meditation to meet the elemental of each one. Approximately 2 hours of immersion going within and a time to talk of feelings. The class is limited to 15 people so we have time to fully enjoy the ways of each element. There may be a few surprises along the way. Join me in exploration. Have an open mind and heart for we go into sacred realms.? Bring your journal or notebook. - Joy Purcell, Druid
Calendar of events for the first half of the year
January
1/12/25- coffee service at 10:30 am
1/25/25– meeting, 101 class on basics of circle, directions, etc. 1:00pm , lanai
February
2/9/25 - coffee service at 10:30am
2/1/25 - Imbolc ritual, 4-9pm –weather permitting will be by the firepit and the hall. More info will be given.
2/22/25 - meeting at 1pm. Class 1 of 4, earth element, all that is earth from taste to sound and meditation.
March
3/9/25 - coffee service at 10:30 also day light savings time
3/22/25 - meeting and ritual, spring equinox. Class on altar building as part of the ritual. Time to TBD.
April
4/13/25 - coffee service at 10:30 am.
4/26/25 - meeting in the hall at 1pm. Class on divination - different methods.
May
May 3rd, maybe may 4 th Beltane– time and place TBD
5/11/25 coffee service at 10:30 also mother’s day
5/24/25 - meeting at 1 pm, Class 2 of 4, element water-following earth we look at the next element water from taste to sound and meditation.
June
6/8/25 - coffee service 10:30 am
6/20/25 - Summer Solstice. We will confirm this as time gets closer due to our weather.
6/28/25 - Meeting at 1 pm. Seasonal crafting, meet in the hall. Followed immediately by a Summer Solstice / Litha ritual and celebration.
This brings us through the ascending part of the year where things are growing and changing. We in this area will be going thru our dry season now, to next is fire season which gives way to rainy and hurricane. Weather is changing so is our earth as she will. When we tune ourselves in with earth cycles we feel things a bit more. There is a time to go out and do and then we may feel a time to go within and be a home body, this is what our ancestors did as they look up at the stars and planets just like we do. There is much honor in doing the simple things and to take a moment to experience divinity in all things.
Calendar of events for the second half of the year
July
July 13th 10:30am; CUUPS turn to do coffee service. This theme will be summer foods.
July 26th 1 Pm; our meeting with the focus on water element, a workshop on the element of water, plan on extra time for this. We will be setting up for our Service of Blessing of the Animals.
July 27th 10:30am : CUUPS will officiate our Blessing of the Animals service. This is the start of Lughnasadh Cycle. All are welcome including pets as long as it is not stressful for them, Cuups people please be in the hall by 9;30.
August
Aug 1: Lammas/Lughnasadh– this is the first harvest and celebration of the turn of the wheel.
Aug 3, Sun @ 4pm; CUUPS will hold a sound immersion in the hall, to honor the cycle, going within to look at what we need to harvest in our lives, This cycle is vegetarian in its nature bringing in grains, berries, melon, and those things such as summer squash. We will have a food sharing and conversation after. Please bring something to share, vegetarian and a mat to lie on if you choose. Harvest Blessings.
Aug 10th @ 10:30: coffee service held after service. Theme will be first harvest.
Aug 23rd@ 1:00 : meeting, we will recap and plan for the fall times. Pendulum crafting. Bring chains, stones that have a hole in for hanging, any special items that you may wish to use for personal divination. We will learn how to work a pendulum.
September
Fall newsletter will come out, dates and events will be given as we see how our climate and schedules work.