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Wednesday Evening |
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06:00 to 07:30
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Welcome and introductions – Brett Messer - You will also be smudged with sage and sweet grass to prepare for the weekend of ceremony. |
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07:30 to 09:00
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Pipe Ceremony - Brett Messer - Brett was passed the GOC pipe from Pamela Lightsong Scheler in Odessa TX this year the day before Pamela gave up her fight with cancer. Brett is now the Pipe Carrier for the Rainbow Bridge Clan. He creates sacred space through ceremony. He will be assisted by other pipe carriers, as is our tradition to open the weekend ceremonies. |
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Thursday Morning |
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| 07:30 to 08:00 | Meditation with Bob and Wanda Wade | |
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08:00 to 8:30 |
Brett will continue introductions for people who did not make the circle Wednesday night. Smudging again. |
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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. |
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09:00to 12:00
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Dan Leonard and
Bobby Ashworth - "Morning Fun with Bob & Dan" Our focus will be on having some fun and creating a "safe" environment, especially for newcomers, to begin this wonderful event -- The Gathering of Circles. Participants should expect moderate physical activity and should dress accordingly. |
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Thursday Afternoon - Speaker/Workshops |
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01:30to 01:40 |
Mike Andrews will introduce our featured speaker. |
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01:40
to
03:30 |
Felipe
Ortega - Emerging Into Beauty, A Daily Occurrence. |
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| 03:30 to 05:30 | Brett Messer Origins and History of the Rainbow Bridge Clan. | |
| 03:30 to 05:30 | BJ Stewart - Shamanic Journey | |
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| 01:00 to 05:30 | Children's Activities - Brandon Brown | |
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Thursday Evening - Sweat Lodges |
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04:00 to 05:00 |
Children’s Sweat Lodge - Shawna Mitchell-Hayhurst |
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07:00 to 08:00 |
Mike Andrews - "Return Of The Ancestors" | |
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08:00 to 10:00 |
Women’s Sweat Lodge - Debbie Drumhawk |
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08:00 to 10:00 |
Men's Sweat Lodge - Mike Kelly | |
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Friday Morning |
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04:30 to 07:30 |
Co-ed Dawn Sweat Lodge - Petra Renolds |
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| 07:30 to 08:00 | Meditation with Bob and Wanda Wade | |
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Friday Morning - Workshops |
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09:00 to 11:00 |
Bob Wade - "Healing the Heart Chi Gong" |
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| 09:00 to 11:00 | Mike Andrews - "What Comes Before New Beginnings?" | |
| 09:00 to 11:00 | Chava Aima - "Alchemical Yoga" | |
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11:00 to 01:00 pm |
"World Famous Pancakes" - June Baldwin - (Odessa Texas) |
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Friday Afternoon |
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| 01:00 to 05:30 | Children's Activities - Brandon Brown | |
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02:00 to 03:00 |
Drumming Team Practice - Susan Murray | |
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03:30 to 06:00
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Preparation for the Sweet medicine Dance – Debbie Drumhawk Everyone pitches in to prepare the dance circle. |
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| 03:00 to 06:00 | Donna and Sara Pounds - Face Painting | |
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Dusk to 11:00
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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. |
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11:00 to 01:30 AM |
Co-ed Sweat Lodge - Open |
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Saturday Morning & Evening |
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07:30 to 08:00 |
Meditation with Bob and Wanda Wade |
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08:00 to 09:00 |
Smudging, announcments. Raffles - Virgie Ravenhawk - You must be present to win. |
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09:00 to 11:00
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“Talking Stick and Give a Way” – Donna Pounds 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. |
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11:00 to 01:00 pm
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“Feast” June Davis - 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. |
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01:00 to 1:30 pm |
Closing Pipe Ceremony - Brett Messer |
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08:00 to ??? |
Drumming Circle - Pete Phillips - Don't miss it! |
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Sunday Morning |
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8:00 am - 03:00 pm |
Take down circle canopy and sweat lodges and pack up and clean up the camp area and head home. |
2009 Cordinators – Thank you!
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Give-a-way |
Donna Pounds | (432) 528-6801 | dlbs01@suddenlink.net |
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Sweat Lodge |
Shawna Mitchell | (325) 668-2563 | sierras33@aol.com |
| Talking Stick Circle | Brett Messer | (254) 630-9159 | bcollinsmesser@hotmail.com |
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Raffles |
Virgie Raven Hawk | (210) 722-4560 | vravenhawk@yahoo.com |
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Port-a-potties/Permit |
Cliff Buchanan |
(432) 550-3302 |
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Workshops |
Mike Andrews | (575) 776-0001 | 7laughs@newmex.com |
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Welcome Table |
Jazz Jaeschke June Baldwin |
(512) 219-1316 (432) 550-8747 |
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Children's Activities |
Brandon Brown | (972) 392-2762 | brandonmck@sbcglobal.net |
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T-shirt's |
Jazz
Jaeschke |
(512) 219-1316 (512) 658-0259 |
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Clean-up |
June Baldwin |
(432) 550-8747 | Nell@TripFantastic.com |
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Sweet Medicine Dance |
Virgie Raven Hawk | (210) 722-4560 | vravenhawk@yahoo.com |
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Speaker |
Mike Andrews | (575) 776-0001 | 7laughs@newmex.com |
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Drumming Team |
Susan Murray |
(972) 834-5082 |
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Wood |
Mike Andrews |
(575) 776-0001 |
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| Feast | June Davis | (325) 829-3136 | juned521@gmail.com |
| GOC Concepts | Brett Messer | (254) 630-9159 | bcollinsmesser@hotmail.com |
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Pancake Breakfast |
June Baldwin |
(432) 550-8747 |
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.
