Gathering Of Circles
2007
Updated 07/29/2007
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Wednesday Evening

06:00 to 07:30 

 

Welcome and introductions – Brett Messer - You will also be smudged with sage and sweet grass to prepare for the weekend of ceremony.

07:30 to 08:00 

 

Pipe Ceremony - Pamela Scheler - Pamela Lightsong Scheler is the Pipe Carrier for the Rainbow Bridge Clan.  She creates sacred space through ceremony and song. She will be assisted by other pipe carriers, as is our tradition to open the weekend ceremonies.

08:30 till ?? 

Rainbow Drum Clan Drumming - Bring your noisemakers

 

Thursday Morning

7:00 to 7:45 Yoga with a partner - Susan Murray

08:00 to 8:30  

Brett will continue introductions for people who did not make the circle Wednesday night. Smudging again.

08:30 to 09.00 

Welcome words from WinterFox (Cliff Buchanan). Here is where we acknowledge the coordinators, which are responsible for organizing the various activities of our weekend. Each workshop presenter will say a few brief words about their workshop. Also, any special announcements and reminders will be made here.

09:00to 09:30 

Dave Arneson will introduce our featured speaker.

09:30 to 11:30 

Wayne Juste - Medicine Man
Wayne was born on the Gila Indian Reservation. He is of Pima-Tohono O'odham heritage. For over 25 Years he has been active in the Native American Church and was trained in these ways by numerous medicine people in Canada and the United States  

 

 

Thursday Afternoon - Workshops

01:30 to 03:30 

Wisdom Of The Fire Spirit - Chris Flores

01:30 to 03:30 

Creating Intuitive Ritual For Women - Shawna Mitchell
03:30 to 05:30  Herbal First Aid - Kathy Two Hawks
03:30 to 05:30  Weaving The Fabric Of Life - Brother Sun, Sister Moon
01:00 to 05:30  Children's Activities - Cathy Bails & Aline Marcoux 

 

Thursday Evening - Sweat Lodges

04:00 to 05:00 

Children’s Sweat Lodge - Dave Arneson & Aline Marcoux 

08:00 to 10:00 

Women’s Sweat Lodge - Shawna Mitchell

08:00  to 10:00 

Men's Sweat Lodge - Wayne Juste

 

Friday Morning

04:30 to 07:30 

Co-ed Dawn Sweat Lodge – Enrique Hynes

 A gifted Healer and Ceremonialist, Enrique shares his indigenous spirit by honoring all people and Mother Earth.

07:45 to 08:45 

"World Famous Pancakes" - June Baldwin - (Odessa Texas)

 

Friday Morning - Workshops

09:00 to 11:00 

Red Spider And Her Web - Chris Flores

09:00 to 11:00  The Great Mystery: That Which Can Not Be Described - Mike Andrews
11:00 to 01:00  Writing And Using Mantras - Rita Popp, Jim Earley
11:00 to 01:00  Shamanic Journey Drumming - Cliff Buchanan
11:00 to 01:00  Lighting The Creative Spark! - Cathy S. Martin

 

Friday Afternoon

01:00 to 05:30  Children's Activities - Cathy Bails

02:00 to 03:00

Drumming Team Practice - Susan Murray

03:30 to 06:00 

 

Preparation for the Sweet medicine Dance – Kristie Hunger

Everyone pitches in to prepare the dance circle. 

Dusk to 11:00 

Time to dance your dance of life and find your own Sweet Medicine. Gather for the processional, which will enter the dance circle from the four cardinal directions. Choose your direction or… let it choose you. Trust in Spirit to guide you this night to find what your soul needs. Dress your best, paint your face, wear your mask or not, find your center and dance your best.

11:00 to 01:30 AM

Co-ed Sweat Lodge  - Dave Arneson

 

Saturday Morning & Evening

08:00 to 09:00

Smudging, announcments.
Raffles - Barbara Norman - You must be present to win.

09:00 to 11:00 

“Talking Stick and Give a Way” – Pamela Scheler

Bring a gift wrapped in a paper bag for the “give-a-way.” This should be something of significance (meaningful) to you, which you now want to relinquish your attachment to, and pass on to a new keeper. The size or monetary value of this item is irrelevant but the more significant to you the better. It may be symbolic of something of yourself, which you have or wish to turn loose of so that your “hands” are freed up for your present pursuits. Listen to your heart in deciding what to “give-a-way” at this time.

11:00 to 01:00 

 

“Feast” Susan Murray - Bring “pot luck” dish and share the fellowship. Please stay as long as you can to help take down the sweat lodges and police the campsites.

03:00 to 4:00

Lou Dale Rememberance Service - Dave Arneson & Aline Marcoux

08:00 to ???

Drumming Circle - Pete Phillips - Don't miss it!

 

Sunday Morning

08:00 to 08:30

Pipe Ceremony - Pamela Scheler

 

2007 Cordinators – Thank you!

 

Give-a-way 

Pamela Schela

 (254) 630-4378

 Litesong@msn.com 

Sweat Lodge 

Dave Arneson

 (602) 421-0795

 docdave2003@msn.com 

Raffles 

Barbara Norman

 (915) 592-2184

 HNormand01@aol.com 

Port-a-potties/Permit 

Cliff Buchanan 

(432) 550-3302 

Cliff@isisoftware.net 

Workshops 

Mike Kelley

  (806) 765-0441

 mkelleyrun@yahoo.com 

Welcome Table 

Jazz Jaeschke

June Baldwin 

Lynn Heilbuth

(512) 335-9517

(432) 550-8747

(505) 424-4155

 sjazz@austin.rr.com 

Nell@TripFantastic.com  

lheilbuth@comcast.net 

Children's 

Open

 

 

T-shirt's 

Jazz Jaeschke
Gary Kendrick 

(512) 335-9517 (512) 658-0259 

sjazz@austin.rr.com gkendrick@austin.rr.com 

Clean-up 

 June Baldwin 

Lynn Heilbuth

 (432) 550-8747

(505) 424-4155

 Nell@TripFantastic.com  

lheilbuth@comcast.net 

Sweet Medicine Dance 

 KristieHunger

 (214) 364-2969

kristie.hunger@gmail.com 

Speaker 

Dave Arneson

(602) 421-0795

docdave2003@msn.com 

Drumming Team 

Susan Murray

 (972) 834-5082 

 SMurray56@sbcglobal.net 

Wood 

Mike Andrews 

(505) 776-0001 

7laughs@newmex.com 

Feast 

Susan Murray

 (972) 834-5082 

 SMurray56@sbcglobal.net 

GOC Concepts Shawna Mitchell (325) 668-2563 sierras33@aol.com 

Pancake Breakfast 

June Baldwin 

(432) 550-8747

Nell@TripFantastic.com 

 

Rules:     Radios will not be allowed except with earphones. Dogs must be kept on a leash. No drugs or alcohol.
Wear loose comfortable clothing in sweat lodges. No smoking in Sacred Circles or workshops.

Disclaimer: No ceremony we perform should be construed to be a traditional Native American ceremony.

 

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