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Shining Lakes Grove, ADF
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Yule 1998 Order of Service
Welcome to Our Celebration!
Before we begin...
Enjoy the antics of the Fool and other entertainments, greet each other, and check out the Raffle items before the Briefing. Words to the songs we will be singing are on the back of this sheet.
Preparing ourselves for our time with the Gods and Spirits
Processional and Purification (Winter Night) (processional with
Wren boys to ritual site)
Bardic Invocation for our eloquence and
inspiration
Welcoming the Allies, the spirits of the people and their
gods who lived in this land before us
Honoring our Mother Ana
(Ana, Come Be With Us)
Meditation, grounding and centering
Unity Chant (Single Threads)
Statement of Purpose -
Yule is a time of joy as we celebrate the rebirth of the sun-god, Bel.
Declaring Center and Opening the Portals
Tree, Fire, and Well
The opening of the Ways
Acknowledging
the Outsiders - the forces of chaos and change
Invocation of Manannan
mac Lir, our Lord of the Dead, to guide and protect us in the
Otherworld
Acknowledging and Honoring our guests
Ancestors - our beloved dead
Nature Spirits - the spirits of the
land and its creatures
Deities: Lugh, Bríd, Aren, and
Danu (feel free to offer a silent welcome to your own gods)
Archetypes - Acknowledging the three societal functions within us
Deity of the Occasion: Bel, the Sun god
Giving and Receiving
Passing the Candle - Direct your praise and energy to the candle to
build a group offering. While oyu hold it, you may give praise or thanks
to the gods silently or in the form of a vocal or physical offering. When
you finish, pass the candle to the person next to you.
Group Praise -
Light is Returning, burial of the Wren to signify the death of
Winter, Fire in Our Hearts/Kindle the Flame
Omen of Return -
fire scrying
Return blessing - Wassail Song, tie ribbons on
Yule tree
Cauldron blessing
Welcoming new members, officers, and
guild members, and bestowing other honors
Unwinding and Closing
Recessional (You Are My Sunshine)
And afterwards... Join us for a potluck and socializing, and don't forget to get your Raffle Tickets!
Yule Songs 1998
Processional:
Winter Night
Winter night
Gone the light
Sad and lone we sigh
Come the
morn
Sun reborn
Our spirits too will rise
Ana Honoring:
Ana, Come Be With Us
Ana, come be with us,
May your blessings ever flow,
Ana, still
and quiet,
Take our love beneath the snow.
Blessed Mother, ancient and renewing,
Blessed Mother, take our
love below.
Unity:
Single Threads
Single threads entwined in weaving
Are our hearts and minds and
souls
As the branches weave the forest
So our joining makes us
whole.
Group Praise:
Light is Returning
Light is returning
Even though this is the darkest hour
No one
can hold back the dawn
Let's keep it burning
Let's keep the light of hope alive
Make
safe our journey through the storm
One planet is turning
Circles on her path around the Sun
Earth
mother is calling her children home.
Group Praise:
Fire in Our Hearts/Kindle the Flame
Fire in our hearts is burning, burning. (4 times)
Kindle the flame, I feel the sun returning,
Kindle the flame, the
spark of love is yearning,
Kindle the flame, the fire of life is
burning,
Kindle the flame.
Return Blessing:
The Wassail Song
Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green,
Here we
come a-wand'ring
So fair to be seen.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail too,
And
may all our Gods bless you throughout the new year,
May the gods
bless you through the year.
Recessional:
You Are My Sunshine
You are my sunshine
My only sunshine
You make me happy
When
skies are gray.
You'll never know, dear,
How much I love you.
Please don't take my sunshine away.
Note to Parents: Children are welcome to stay and attend the ritual with you, but only if they are supervised. If they decide to leave and go back to Child Care, they may not return to the rite.