Calendar for 2012

[still tentative]

Lunar rituals (usually Full Moons) are free and open, and always Saturday night. The Saturday evening meal is potluck, and other meals are on your own. If you stay the night, camping or lodging fees (see below) are requested.

As part of our interfaith outreach, other Pagan groups are encouraged to take over a lunar ritual or even the weekend, as long as the ritual is free and open to all of good will. Please e-mail info@ozarkavalon.net for more details or to reserve a date for your group.

Our Wheel of the Year festivals have much lower prices than in previous years, now typically $10 or $20, but meals are now potluck instead of being included in the price, and some workshops will have a fee.

Lodging: camping on the land costs $10 for up to five people, plus $2 per person after that. Sleeping at the retreat center is $10 per person per night plus $5 per night if using air conditioner, and those with medical conditions get first priority, bunkhouse-style sharing of rooms.

Outside rentals: Your group can take over the campground for a weekend (or longer) for a very reasonable price. Our standard terms, for those who are responsible and are known to leave the land as good or better than they found it, are $10 per head for a weekend (and $5 per head per additional night), with a $500 minimum. Send us a $50 check to reserve your date. See the schedule below for available times. We may be able to make adjustments as long as another group has not already rented the date.

January 7: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Open ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

Jan 8: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Grounding, centering, meditation

February 3-5: Imbolc Festival, the return of the light: $10 plus lodging, many craft workshops, some may have a materials fee.

Feb 5: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Altar and tools

Mar 6: Deadline for Spring 2012 "Out of the Mists"

March 10: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Open ritual, potluck, free plus lodging.

March 24-25: Ostara Festival, vernal equinox: $10, potluck meal, plus lodging.

Mar 25: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Elements of ritual

April 7: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Open ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

Apr 22: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Magickal working and energy

April 22: Earth Day Columbia : Eco Avenue - We are taking care of it and will need help with loading, setup, & maintaining booths, especially Saturday and Sunday mornings.

May 4-6: Beltane, Adults Only: $20

May 19: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Open ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

May 20: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Lunar and solar wheel of year

June 1-3: [outside rental]: Women's Gathering: Sponsored by Sisters of Avalon

June 9-10: Pagan Picnic in St. Louis We expect to have an informational booth and perhaps more

June 15-17: [outside rental]: Wiccan Ways Festival: Festival of all things Wiccan. Theme: the Wiccan Rede

June 22-24: Litha: $30, The Magick of Midsummer

June 29-01: Men's God Gathering: Rituals, workshops, and discussion groups

July 21: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Open ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

Jul 22: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Gender, polarity, and sensuality

August 4: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Lammas: Open ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

Aug 5: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Herbalism and nature spirits

August 31-3: Harvest Homecoming: $20

September 2: Annual Church Meeting: Open to all

Sep 2: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Divination (may adjust date for Harvest Festival)

September 13-16: [outside rental]: Yarrow Coven Mabon: Join Yarrow Coven for a Sabbat weekend of bonfires, feasting, drumming, and dancing.

September 22-23: [outside rental]: Midwest Burners HullabalU

September 29: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Mabon ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

Sep 30: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Chanting, drumming, dance

October 20: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Open ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

Oct 21: Year and a Day class: Sunday 10am, Retreat Center: topic: Rites of Passage

November 2-4: Samhain: $20

November 24: Lunar Ritual & Potluck: Thanksgiving ritual, potluck, free, plus lodging.

December 15: Yule Festival: Celebrate Yule $10, plus lodging

Lunar rituals are free and open to all, and vending is free at all Ozark Avalon events unless otherwise specified.

Please e-mail info@ozarkavalon.net if you have any questions.

Ozark Avalon is a church of nature and our mission is to make outdoor worship accessible to all persons of good intent. We are open for personal retreats and camping during non-festival times.

Be sure to visit the Festivals section of our site for more information, and registration forms for the events as they draw near.

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