Blessed Brigid / Candlemas / Imbolc!It's still winter, it's still cold and dark, but the days are definitely longer.  In some locales, the sap is starting to rise.  Brigid is a Triple Goddess of Smithcraft, Healing, and Poetry.  What creative sap is starting to rise in you?   ..read more

bread and roses spiritual nurture invites you tothe 25th AnnualWinter Solstice CelebrationA Celebration of the Darkness and the Lightwith Songs and StoriesSaturday, 18th December, 2021On-line7-9 pm GMTPlease note: the Celebration lasts one hour and fifteen minutes; we are allowing time for technical issues as well as for fellowship after!* A time of quiet reflection in the midst of the hectic ..read more

 Blessed Samhain to you.This is the Witches' New Year, and the Sabbat where we honor those who have gone before and welcome those who have been newly born.  Some possible queries for you to think about: Who are your ancestors, literal, but also spiritual and cultural? Are there people you've been taught are your ancestors, in any of those senses, who really aren't?  How are you letting them go ..read more

[image: candles in the dark]On-line Winter Solstice Singing starts in early October!  Sign up here: https://forms.gle/pi7i1GephusuArJh8  Starting on the first Sunday in October, I'll be hosting on-line song-learning sessions / rehearsals for an on-line Winter Solstice Celebration (a presentation of A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual).There will be regular sessions from October to December that ..read more

I am excited to share a few bits of news!Winter Solstice Celebration (on-line): Save the date!Winter Solstice Singing (on-line song-learning sessions)Winter Solstice Celebration (on-line): Save the date!  This year I am hosting a presentation of A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual on-line again.  Saturday, December 18th11 am Pacific / 2 pm Eastern / 7 pm UT / 8 pm Central EuropePresented by Stasa ..read more

At our recent special called Meeting for Worship with Attention to Business, South Edinburgh Quakers expressed our support for making conversion therapy for gender and/or sexual orientation illegal in Scotland.  Attached below please find an email from Rici Marshall-Cross, Clerk of South Edinburgh Local Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), about our recent Meeting for Worship ..read more

[image: a tree on a plain against a night sky bright with stars and light. source*:]The Sabbat mid-way between Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox is called by various names in different traditions: Brigid.  Candlemas.  Imbolc or Imbolg.Brigid is a triple Goddess of smithcraft, healing, and poetry.In this song-learning workshop on 30th January, we'll learn a song inspired by two poems by Rumi.Join ..read more

 Hello, folks,If you missed the Winter Solstice Celebration I led, it turns out there are three more communities, all in the US, who are presenting A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual this year.  Orange Coast Unitarian Universalist Church had their Celebration over Zoom on Saturday night, but will have a recording available for about a week on YouTube.  More here: https://ocuuc.org/events ..read more

 You're invited tothe 24th AnnualWinter Solstice CelebrationA Celebration of the Darkness and the Lightwith Songs and Stories-------Saturday, 19th December, 2020On-line7-9 pm GMTEurope: 7-9 pm UK; 8-10 pm Central European TimeNorth America: 2-4 pm Eastern Time; 11 am-1 pm Pacific TimeEverywhere: Click here to confirm time in your location-------A time of quiet reflection in the midst of the ..read more

 I am going to be hosting a Winter Solstice Celebration (A Winter Solstice Singing Ritual) on-line, on Saturday, 19th December.   From September through December, I am hosting on-line song-learning sessions / rehearsals for those who would like to learn the songs ahead of time, to sing along during the Celebration.   Everyone is welcome, regardless of experience singing or ability to read music ..read more