This video is from 2022, so please disregard any mention of dates. The 2023 ceremony is Wednesday, June 21, 2023.
THIS ENTIRE EVENT WILL BE HOSTED OUTDOORS, rain or shine.
We hope you'll join us for this unique and unifying Summer Solstice Fire Ceremony, where Bryan Sirchio, Pastor of McFarland United Church of Christ and I will weave our spiritual views and practices into this uplifting and healing ceremony.
Here’s the playlist for our 7 part series. I’ll be posting videos daily until about June 20, so subscribe if you don’t wanna miss any! The best one is the last one :)
Several folks have expressed curiosity as to how a Christian pastor and a Shamanic Practitioner have come together to co-create spiritual offerings... Great question!
We wanted to shed a little light on this, hence the video above. Bryan also shared the general viewpoint of the United Church of Christ, as well as some important facts regarding how Christianity has historically interacted with Pagan/pre-Christian/shamanic cultures.
BRING:
Rattle and/or drum if you have one
Camping chair
Water bottle
OPTIONAL: bug repellent, snacks for yourself, blanket
OPTIONAL: Item(s) that represent anything you wish to welcome into your life
OPTIONAL: a pen and journal
IMPORTANT
To respect the sacred container of this work, please refrain from alcohol & recreational drugs the day of the event. It’s ideal, but not necessary to also refrain from both for 24 hours prior, and 24 hours after as well.
This is a free event, and donations are welcome.
I want to give a special thanks to Trish Kalhagen, non-denominational Wedding Officiant at Sacred Moments and my dear friend Jen for making this extra special with your reading and music.
Additionally, Pastor Bryan is also a talented Christian singer and songwriter- find him here.