Sunday May 6, 2012 ********CHANGE OF PLANS!***********
Field Trip to the May Celebration at Out on a Whim Farm
Meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
At 2pm, we will carpool to Out on a Whim Farm
Friday May 4, 2012
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk and Full Moon Circle and Beltane Party
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Please join us as we conclude our study of Starhawk's "The Earth Path" by committing ourselves to healing the Earth. We will also have a ritual honoring the Full Flower Moon and celebrating the holiday of Beltane. Please bring a potluck dish and a flower to share with the group.
Saturday April 21, 2012
Earth Day Celebration and Potluck Lunch
10:30am-12:30pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Help us build a compost pile in the church community garden! Please bring any compostable materials that you may have on hand, like fruit and vegetable scraps, untreated lawn clippings, dead leaves, egg shells, coffee grounds, and weeds. We will bless both the garden and the compost pile in a simple ritual.
Then join us for a potluck lunch during which time we will be given the chance to meet with the UU Meriden ministerial candidate. This will give us an opportunity to ask her any questions we might have and to let her know what Silver Grove CUUPs is all about. Please let us know what light dish you would like to bring to share for the potluck lunch.
Friday April 6, 2012
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk and Full Moon Circle
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Please join in our discussion, then enjoy a short ritual honoring the Full Egg Moon! Also, be sure to bring a housplant or seedling to connect with during the plant allies exercise.
Earth and Center: How can decay create a fertile ground to encourage life to grow? Why are seeds and plant communities so important? What can observing the different patterns in Nature and in our inner lives teach us?
Preparation: Read Chapters Ten and Eleven
Friday March 23, 2012
Spring Equinox Celebration
7:30pm-10:00pm
Celebrate the Vernal Equinox with us, with a ritual, a bonfire, and a Blessing Way for one of our members. Also, please bring a light potluck dish to share. For location and directions, please email Amanda at Fresne03@yahoo.com
Friday March 2, 2012
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Fire and Water: How does the flow of energy, subtly and overtly, influence our lives? What lessons can be learned from the element of Fire? How can listening to and observing and being immersed in Water raise our awareness? How can we protect our most precious natural resource?
Preparation: Read Chapters Eight and Nine
Friday February 24, 2012
Silver Grove CUUPs Planning Meeting
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join Silver Grove CUUPs as we plan and schedule activities and events for the coming year. Anyone interested in this group is welcome and encouraged to attend. Have your say and bring your calendars!
Friday February 3, 2012
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
The Circle of Life and the first element: Air. When we have a decision to make, do we go full circle, consider all the sides of the issue?
What can we learn from this element that surrounds us? What can we learn from Air's creatures?
Preparation: Read Chapters Six and Seven of "The Earth Path."Friday January 13, 2012
Meditation Workshop
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Explore the shamanic journey with us.
Friday January 6, 2012
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
-Observation. Deepening our connection with Nature, by intentionally observing the world around us. In this class, we will explore different techniques of observation and focussing. Please bring your journal.
Preparation: Read Chapter Five of "The Earth Path."
Sunday December 18, 2011
Silver Grove CUUPs' 3rd Annual Yule Party
12:30pm-3:30pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with us! Singing! Storytelling! Dancing! Crafts! Decorating the tree! And more!
Let us know what potluck dish you would like to share at this event.
Friday December 2, 2011
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
-The Sacred and Creation. What are our sacred intentions? Do we welcome help when we need it? What should every Pagan know about evolution?
Preparation: Read Chapters Three and Four of "The Earth Path."
Saturday November 12, 2011
Field Trip to Mystic, CT
Meet at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden at 11:00am. Bring a bag lunch.
Travel with us to Mystic, CT, where we will watch cider being pressed at B.F. Clyde's Cider Mill, visit one of CT's oldest New Age shops- Mystical Horizons, and watch a glassblowing demonstration at Prescient Studios in nearby Stonington, CT.
Friday November 4, 2011 *****POSTPONED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE*******
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
-The Sacred and Creation. What are our sacred intentions? Do we welcome help when we need it? What should every Pagan know about evolution?
Preparation: Read Chapters Three and Four of "The Earth Path."
Sunday October 30, 2011 ******CANCELLED DUE TO POWER OUTAGE**********
Samhain Sunday Service
10:30am-11:30am
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join us for this intergenerational service as we celebrate the transformations of the third and final Pagan harvest festival.
Saturday October 15, 2011
Divination Tools Workshop
1pm-3pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Discuss divination and learn how to use runes, tarot cards, and the pendulum!
Friday October 7, 2011
Study Group: "The Earth Path" by Starhawk
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join us as we begin studying this book on Paganism and eco-spirituality by famed author, activist and witch Starhawk.
-Introduction. Who are we and why study and practice what many term “eco-spirituality?” What is “eco-spirituality?” How do we see the world?
Preparation: Read Chapters One and Two of "The Earth Path."
Friday September 23, 2011
Mabon Harvest Dinner and Craft Night
6pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join us for a potluck dinner, celebrating the bounty of the Autumnal Equinox, the second Pagan harvest festival.
Afterwards, we will be crafting mojo bags, which carry any personally significant small objects.
Saturday August 27, 2011
10am-6pm
VFW Hall
152 Massirio Drive
Berlin, CT
"Connecticut Pagan Pride is a one day event that encourages the Pagan community to educate the general public."
We will have an information booth about Silver Grove CUUPs, as will many other local Pagan groups. There will be lectures, workshops, vendors, and music.
The admission fee is a donation to the CT Food Bank or the CT Humane Society. (They could use food, toys, clean blankets or towels).
Join us for the fun!
Saturday August 13, 2011
Full Moon Fire Circle
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Gather 'round the fire with us, as we honor the full Corn Moon!
Please note: there will be a brief meeting, before the fire, regarding our information booth at CT Pagan Pride Day.
Saturday July 30, 2011
Lammas Celebration
1pm-3pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Celebrate the Pagan festival of the First Harvest, the Grain Harvest, with us!
Join us for a potluck lunch, a simple ritual, dancing, stories, and a weed walk around the church grounds.
Friday July 8, 2011
Silver Grove CUUPs Planning Meeting
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join us as we review our covenant and mission statement, take steps to join CUUPs Inc, and plan the activities for the coming year.
Anyone with activity suggestions, or the desire to teach a class or lead an activity who is not able to attend the meeting, is encouraged to contact us.
Sunday June 26, 2011
Summer Solstice: Celebrating the Sun
10:30am-11:30am
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
How do we honor the Sun? What is the meaning of the Summer Solstice? What are the environmental effects of the Sun? And how do we cherish the Sun's gifts?
Come explore these questions with us, as we lead the UU Meriden congregation's Sunday Service.
Friday June 3, 2011
Fire Circle
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Gather 'round the fire with us. Bring a story to tell, your chanting voices, and your dancing feet. Musical instruments are also welcome. Come enjoy an evening of fellowship and fun!
Saturday May 14, 2011
Potluck Lunch and Nature Walk
12:30pm-2:30pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Let us know what dish you would like to bring! After lunch we will be going for a walk on the Linear Trail in Wallingford, and doing one or two exercises from Starhawk's latest book "The Earth Path."
Friday May 6, 2011
Dance Discussion/Workshop
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Why do you dance? Come and share your feelings, then dance with us! We will be circle dancing and belly dancing, and any other dancing that moves us!Sunday May 1, 2011
Beltane Sunday Service and Maypole
10:30am-12:30pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join us as we lead our congregation in a Beltane celebration. Bring a flower to share for the Flower Communion. Immediately following the service there will be refreshments and Maypole dancing.
Sunday April 17th, 2011
Potluck Lunch on Ethical Eating
1pm-3pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join us as we eat our yummy "ethical" food and discuss what it means to eat ethically and how we can do it ourselves.
Let us know what ethical dish you would like to bring.
Friday April 1, 2011
Meeting
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Planning our upcoming events.
Sunday March 20, 2011
Spring Celebration Potluck
1pm-3pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Join us as we celebrate the Vernal Equinox.
We will wake up the Earth, eat, and be merry!
Let us know what dish you would like to bring.
Friday March 4, 2011
Organizational Planning Meeting
7pm-9pm
Unitarian Universalist Church in Meriden
Saturday February 12, 2011
Candles Workshop
11:30am-1:30pm
Discuss the magical and ritual uses of candles, including color correspondences, then make some heart and star shaped beeswax candles.
Sunday December 19, 2010
Yule Party
1-4pm
Singing, dancing, decorating the tree, storytelling, eating, wassailing, revelry!
Saturday December 18, 2010
CUUPs' Movie Night
7pm-9pm
Watch and discuss "The Burning Times" by Donna Read.