From Rich And Yung:

On Thursday, March 22nd, our Clan, The Brood, will be hosting a service/discussion at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Erie, 7180 New Perry Highway.

The purpose of this event is to discuss where the community wants to go in the future, discussions of who we are and what our Clan does, as well as the beginnings of PPD 2012.

We will be having a small opening offering and prayer to the Gods for guidance. For those making an offering, we ask that offerings be actual offerings to the Gods the same way you would offer to a guest. (a piece of hair, nail clipping, few drops of alcohol for example are not offerings. lol)

As per Erie Pagan protocol, it's not an official event unless there is a potluck, However, we are offering to the community a feast by our own hand. This means to all, you do not need to bring a dish to this event, The Brood will feed you and slake your thirst.

And while donations will not be refused, and will solely be used for future feasts, we are self-funding this event (all the reason for good offerings to the Gods), so donations are not going to be asked for.

We are also allowing small vendors whom we have known at Brighidshaven's past event to set up SMALL TABLES ( no charge) for some wares to sell. Please note, we are only going to allow 4 small spots, consisting of 2 large tables to be used. Folks interested MUST CONTACT US VIA EMAIL.

thebrood@juno.com

The order of the evenings event will be as follows:

Doors will open at 7pm. Between 7 and 7:15, the 4 folks vending will set up really fast and vend till 7:15. no sales while prayer and offerings are going on, please, out of respect for the Gods.

At 7:15, we will have prayer and offerings to the Gods.

Feast will begin after prayer and offerings to the Gods. Vending will resume till 7:30.

At 7:30, the hammer will drop and we will begin the discussions. Vending will stop.

We will discuss the future of the community, goals, aspirations, and where folks would like to see Paganism as a whole go to, including much deeper ceremonies, spiritual challenges, etc.

We will also begin the PPD 2012 discussion at about 9:15. We will gather the official list of names and contact info of folks who want to help put on the event.

At about 10pm, all discussions will cease and we will thanks the Gods for their guidance and blessings of the evening.

From 10pm till 10:40, vending will continue. Vending to please promptly end at 10:40

10:40 til 10:50, we ask that vendors please clean their area, and the community begin making their way out.

At 11pm, lights will be turned out and folks rushed out and doors locked up.

For those who want to continue being involved, we will have an email signup list. All coordination of future events, offering/prayer ceremonies, discussions will be addressed via email or, email us at thebrood@juno.com.

Thank you and may the Gods guide your path.

The Brood

Yours,

Mike Mahler
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