Friday, March 20 - Sunday March 22, 2009
Time: Friday evening - Sunday afternoon
Location: Berkeley Springs, WV & Fairfax Stone, WV
Sponsored by:
Angela

Join us for our 6th annual pilgrimage to the source of the Potomac River. The Potomac River provides most of the drinking water supply in the Metropolitan DC region. At our Spring Blessing Rite, we welcome the return of spring and bless the running waters that nurture our local environment. During this time of early spring, when the snow is still on the ground but green is beginning to sprout, we take a spiritual journey to the sacred source of our soul’s energy and reflect on the next stage of our life’s path.

Friday evening, we gather in a cabin near Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (about 2.5 hours from the DC metro area), for food and fellowship.

Saturday morning after a home-cooked breakfast, we proceed to the Fairfax Stone in West Virginia. At this traditional source of the Potomac, we sing, pray, and make offerings to the spirit of the river that she may flow strong and clear, bringing abundance and love to our region.

Sunday morning, we enjoy a leisurely breakfast and a nature walk before heading home.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 20
Check-in starts at 4:00pm
7:00pm Dinner and opening ritual

Saturday, March 21
8:00am Breakfast
10:0am-12:00pm Travel to Fairfax Stone, the source of Potomac
12:00-2:30pm Spring Ritual of Blessing; lunch; free time
2:30-4:00pm Travel back to cabin
6:00pm Dinner
8:30pm Evening activity

Sunday, March 22
10:00am Brunch
12:00pm Nature Walk & closing ritual

We recommend that people carpool with others. Drivers will not be reimbursed by Becoming. Arrangements should be made directly with people in your car. Please note that no attendees under the age of 18 without parental attendance will be allowed at this event.

REGISTRATION:

Registration will open January 11, 2009. Space is limited to 12 people.

The registration fee is $50 (Members); $60 (Friends); $70 (Public). Fee includes rituals, 2 nights lodging, and 5 communal meals.

Email Angela (at) becomingdc (dot) org to register.

Sunday, March 8, 2009
Gather at 3:00pm. Ritual starts at 3:15pm.
Location: Brookland Pastoral Center
1325 Quincy Street NE
Washington, DC

RSVP: Eric (at) becomingdc.org

Circle Notes:

Dinner is potluck. We encourage you to bring your own non-disposable plate, cup, and utensils for the potluck to decrease environmental waste.

Becoming’s monthly Circle of Connection is our core tradition. It is here that we come together to build and strengthen our connections with the world around us, each other, and the Divine. The road to membership in Becoming begins and ends with the monthly Circle of Connection.

The circle provides a safe space to temporarily step outside of the hectic pace of our daily lives to re-affirm our relationships with the divine that infuses everything that is. It is a time of thanksgiving and healing with caring and fun people.

After dinner, we will have a Seekers Class on the topic of Worldviews & Cosmologies.

Newbies’ Guide to Becoming’s Monthly Circle (pdf) Please read the Newbies’ Guide before attending your first monthly Circle of Connection, even if you have attended other Becoming events.

For more information and directions contact: Eric at Becomingdc.org

Friday, March 14 - Sunday March 16, 2008
Time: Friday evening - Sunday afternoon
Location: Mathias, WV & Fairfax Stone, WV
Sponsored by:
Angela

Join us for our 5th annual pilgrimage to the source of the Potomac River. At our Spring Blessing Rite, we welcome the return of spring and bless the running waters that nurture our local environment.

We will be staying together in a cabin at Lost River State Park in Mathias, West Virginia (about 2.5 hours from the DC metro area).

On Saturday morning, we proceed to the Fairfax Stone in West Virginia, which is the traditional source of the Potomac. There we will make offerings to the spirit of the river that she may flow strong and clear, bringing abundance and love to our region.

On Sunday we will enjoy breakfast and a nature walk before heading home.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
Friday, March 14
Check-in starts at 3:00pm
7:00pm Dinner and opening ritual

Saturday, March 15
8:00am Breakfast
10:0am-12:00pm Travel to Fairfax Stone, the source of Potomac
12:00-2:30pm Spring Ritual of Blessing; lunch; free time
2:30-4:00pm Travel back to cabin
6:00pm Dinner
8:30pm Evening activity

Sunday, March 16
10:00am Brunch
12:00pm Nature Walk
1:00pm Closing ritual

We recommend that people carpool with others. Drivers will not be reimbursed by Becoming. Arrangements should be made directly with people in your car. Please note that no attendees under the age of 18 without parental attendance will be allowed at this event.

REGISTRATION:

Registration will open February 1, 2008. Space is limited to 10 people.

The registration fee is $40 (Members); $50 (Friends); $60 (Public). Fee includes rituals, lodging, and communal meals.

Email Angela (at) becomingdc (dot) org to register.

Sunday, March 9, 2008
Gather at 12noon. Ritual starts at 12:15pm.
Meeting in the classroom two doors to the left of Spark of Spirit in College Park, MD.
RSVP: Carly (at) becomingdc.org

Circle Notes:

Lunch is potluck. We encourage you to bring your own non-disposable plate, cup, and utensils for the potluck to decrease environmental waste.

Becoming’s monthly Circle of Connection is our core tradition. It is here that we come together to build and strengthen our connections with the world around us, each other, and the Divine. The road to membership in Becoming begins and ends with the monthly Circle of Connection.

The circle provides a safe space to temporarily step outside of the hectic pace of our daily lives to re-affirm our relationships with the divine that infuses everything that is. It is a time of thanksgiving and healing with caring and fun people.

The monthly Circle is held on the second Sunday of the month from 12:15pm to 1:15pm, with lunch following. We sometimes hold a classes or discussion on a variety of topics afterward from 1:45pm to 2:45pm.

Newbies’ Guide to Becoming’s Monthly Circle (pdf) Please read the Newbies’ Guide before attending your first monthly Circle of Connection, even if you have attended other Becoming events.

For more information and directions contact: Carly at Becomingdc.org