Sunday, December 18, 2:30-6pm, Pastime Park, 370 N. Chillicothe St., Plain City, Ohio

Join us in honoring the winter solstice with the Oak and Holly Kings’ tale. This ritual is free, public, and open to all.

While our ritual activities begin with conviviality at 2:30pm and continue with potluck after the rite, the ritual is scheduled for 3:30pm sharp (or as close as we can manage).

This ritual will be at the Plain City Youth building located in the Pastime Park of Plain City [370 N. Chillicothe St., Plain City, OH 43064].

If you can’t make it in-person, we’d still love to see you via Zoom.

First time?

Check our information for first-time attendees at our website.

Some bullet points, though:

• Everyone is welcome, so long as they come with respect. No matter your ancestry, gender identity, orientation, or ethnicity, you are welcome at our fire. We welcome families and children, and consider kids a blessing and a joy, rather than a problem to be solved.

• We will have a potluck after the rite, so please bring a dish to share. Not sure what to bring? Anything will be welcome, but hearty main dishes are always especially welcome. Many people have dietary restrictions, so if you’d like to be especially hospitable, it’s great to have a label, especially if a dish may be appealing to a particular population (vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.).

• Our rituals honor the Three Kindreds (the Ancestors, the Spirits of Nature, and the Shining Godden), as well as the Being(s) of the Occasion, our honored guests, Teutates, in this case. In addition to prayer and song, we generally give two rounds of offerings, one to the Kindreds generally and a second to our Being(s) of the Occasion. Feel free to bring whatever offerings you might wish to make; if you’re not sure, grain is generally a good choice. (We will also have some offering items available for your use.)

• Community support is central to our theology: we are all connected in ways both visible and invisible, and caring for the needy is a vital part of our virtue of hospitality. As such, we generally collect donations to feed the hungry in our communities at our rituals. Please see the Mid-Ohio Food Collective’s information for donors for ideas, both of non-perishable foods and of cash; for every $1 donated, the Mid-Ohio Food Collective can provide $10 worth of food and groceries.

Hosted by Three Cranes Grove, ADF.