Gathering
Of
Circles |
Our
theme this year is Songs
We Sing !! If you wish to make a general donation to the GOC , please click the following link:
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Suggestions & Comments What does a coordinator do? A Prayer From Beth Hin
2012 Vision Quest info We will not be doing a vision quest this year due to time constraints.
Links:
Ken and Susan in Ecuador
The Bear Tribe Medicine Society
Current Weather in Cloudcroft
Lincoln National Forest Fire Conditions
Bear Heart web site
The Heart Of The Matter (Our Speaker for 2013)
Children's Program - Jennifer Caviness
Coordinators for 2012:
Please call or
email Cliff Buchanan is you wish to volunteer for any of the following
open Coordinator positions:
Cliff@ISISoftware.net or
432-550-3302.
Give-a-way |
Lois Colbridge | (540) 847-4189 | LOCOL7@aol.com |
Sweat Lodge |
Elizabeth Hale | (817) 933-0356 | |
Raffles |
Shawna Mitchell | (325) 668-2563 | sierras33@aol.com |
Port-a-potties/Permit/Wood |
Cliff Buchanan |
(432) 550-3302 |
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Workshops |
Kathy Two-Hawks | (602) 989-8468 | ladytwohawks@myway.com |
Welcome
Table |
June
Baldwin |
(432)
550-8747 |
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Children's Activities |
Jennifer Caviness | (432) 266-0753 | jennifer.caviness@yahoo.com |
T-shirt's |
Donna Trammell | (254) 246-2930 | trammelldonna@yahoo.com |
Environmental Focus |
June Baldwin |
(432) 550-8747 | Nell@TripFantastic.com |
Sweet Medicine Dance |
Bob & Wanda
Wade Enrique Hynes |
(254) 592-8774 (210) 414-8268 |
wblwade@yahoo.com ixtotetpec@gmail.com |
Speaker |
Mike Andrews | (575) 770-4321 | 7laughs@newmex.com |
Drumming Team |
Bobby Ashworth |
(915) 867-5847 | ashworth_bobby@yahoo.com |
Feast |
Shawna Mitchell | (325) 668-2563 | sierras33@aol.com |
Songs & Music |
Sarah Starkey Cathy Martin |
3256603453 (325) 201-7880 |
sstarkey11@aol.com cathysmartin@sbcglobal.net |
Pancake Brunch |
June Baldwin |
(432) 550-8747 |
Prayer from Beth Hin
2 July, Guru Purnima 2012
Friends,
May the grace of God, Yahweh, Elohim, Our Father, Our Mother, The Dharmakaya, That Great One, Allah, Parvargidar, Brahman, Vishnu, Shiva, Mahavira and all of the Arhats and Siddhas, T’ien, The Kami, Wahe Guru, Ahura Mazda, and all that humanity has named, does or will name, as Holy, protect, bless and guide the young women and men of the era. May the ancestors of all faiths who stand sacred and noble protect, bless and guide them. May the angels. May all Saints of all Faiths. May that which is sacred and true within all of humanity. May the sacred within all animals and plants, within all of creation throughout the Universe.
May the forms which are needed as the translation points of their souls into modern forms of family, relationship, community, education, livelihood, creative expression, travel, and daily living be revealed to them, so that they are able to dwell in grace and ease. May the purpose for which each of the young women and men of the era has incarnated be fully realized on Earth as it is in Heaven. May they be protected and guided to the length of their days in health, prosperity, contentment, sacred meaning, and truth. May they realize, know, and be ever held in Divine love.
Always,
Beth
Elizabeth Anne Hin
WRFoundation@aol.com
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GOC Brochure (Available Now)
Introductions and Pipe ceremony start at
6:00 pm on Wednesday evening.
Directions: Go to Cloudcroft, New Mexico. Take Hwy 130 South out of Cloudcroft for 1.2 miles. Turn left at Sleepy Grass Campground or 0.7 miles. Turn right on 5661 for 3.9 miles. Turn left at 5661 marker, look for forked tree on left before turn. Then turn left again immediately
(about 40 feet) and follow road. Signs will be posted.
Registration: Please RSVP with Cliff Buchanan, 1404 Castle Road, Odessa TX 79762, 432-550-3302, WinterFox@GatheringOfCircles.com . We need to know if you are planning to come so we can order the proper number of Port-a-potties! Cliff will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the GOC. RSVP here: RSVP If you have not registered on our mailing list, or if your info has changed, do it here: Register
Cost: We depend on donations solicited from T-shirts, raffles, pancake breakfast, CD's and other donation producing activities to pay our out of pocket costs like postage and flyer costs, speaker stipends, port-o-potties, wood, workshop materials and other costs approved by the planning committee. No monies go to any individual in the form of payment for any activity. We want to have anyone to be able to attend regardless of financial ability, therefore, there is no fee for attending the GOC. However, we encourage you to participate fully in our donations producing activities mentioned above and also invite you to make a donation according to you level of financial ability.
Honor and respect the land and natural life on it as part of our family. Treat it as you would like to be treated. Do not bring any alcohol or drugs. You are responsible for your own meals and camping gear (this is a wilderness area, so bring tent, sleeping bag, etc.). You will need rain gear and rain fly. Port-a-potties are available. Bring a potluck dish to contribute to the Feast on Saturday. Bring noisemakers (drums, rattles, etc.). Rules: Radios will not be allowed except with earphones. Dogs are welcome but must be kept on a leash.
Welcome to the Gathering of Circles. This annual event is sponsored and supported by various individuals and circles of people in New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, California, Colorado, Virginia, and other states who wish to get together and share ideas, ceremonies, spirituality, talents, and friendship. These events include, but are not limited to, various workshops, face painting, world-class pancake breakfast, children's activities, sweat lodges, "Sweet Medicine Dance", Give-A-Way, and feast. We gather on Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM for the opening pipe ceremony and introductions. Thursday morning is usually dedicated to introductions and our featured speaker. Afterwards, we provide an itinerary of the various activities for the weekend. Thursday afternoon and Friday morning are scheduled workshops. Separate Men and Women's sweat lodges will be held Thursday night, and a co-ed sweat will be available on Friday night after the "Sweet Medicine Dance". Saturday morning we will all gather again for the Give-A-Way ceremony and feast. Saturday night we will have a drum/song event and sweat lodge. Sunday morning we will have a short pipe closing ceremony and time to clean up, packup and head home, We should be ready to leave the area by 10:00 a.m.
Give-a-way 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 let 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.