Goddess Temple Events Calendar
For map and/or driving directions, please click the link within each event listing.
07/27/10 - Full Moon Meditation & Pot Luck
Tuesday, July 27th, 7:00 p.m.
Goddess Blessed, Lakewood
In celebration of the Flower Moon, we offer a specially selected reading and open meditation.
As always, there will be a potluck and group fellowship following the meditation. Bring a covered dish to share and enjoy the company of like-minded individuals.
All are welcome, members and non-members alike. Joining the Goddess Temple is always free and requires no dues and can be done at any Temple event.
08/01/10 - Lammas Service and Pot Luck Cookout
Sunday, August 1st, 3:00 p.m.
Please note that from Beltane to Samhain, the services begin at 3pm, instead of 1pm. Also immediately following the services with be a pot luck cookout in the park. Please bring a covered dish or something to put on the grill to share.
At Lammas the Goddess is in Her aspect as Grain Mother, Harvest Mother, Harvest Queen, Earth Mother, Ceres and Demeter. Demeter, as Corn Mother, represents the ripe corn of this year's harvest and Her daughter Kore/Persephone represents the grain - the seed which drops back deep into the dark earth, hidden throughout the winter, and re-appears in the spring as new growth. This is the deep core meaning of Lammas and comes in different guises: it is about the fullness and fulfillment of the present harvest holding at its heart the seed of all future harvest. (It is a fact that a pregnant woman carrying her as yet unborn daughter is also already carrying the ovary containing all the eggs her daughter will ever release - she is already both mother, grandmother and beyond, embodying the great Motherline - pure magic and mystery.)
So as the grain harvest is gathered in, there is food to feed the community through the winter and within that harvest is the seed of next year's rebirth, regeneration and harvest. The Grain Mother is ripe and full, heavily pregnant she carries the seed of the new year's Sun God within her.
Location: Cleveland Metroparks, Rocky River Reservation, Lagoon Picnic Pavilion, location #21 on the map.
Alternate location: Cleveland Metroparks South Mastick Picnic Area, location #13 on the map.
Regarding alternate location: During winter or in cases of flooding, Valley Parkway may be gated off, preventing access to the Lagoon Pavilion. On the day of our Ritual, if entry to the Lagoon Pavilion is blocked, please proceed immediately to the South Mastick picnic area, by the large open shelter. This is at the intersection of Valley Parkway and Mastick/Puritas Roads. See map above.
All are welcome, members and non-members alike. Joining the Goddess Temple is always free and requires no dues and can be done at any Temple event. Please see FAQ for Service guidelines.
09/14/10 - Temple Meeting
Tuesday, August 17th, 7:00 p.m.
Goddess Blessed, Lakewood
Come out and participate in your Temple. Vote on current issues and fundraisers and sign up for Sabbat Services. All are welcome, but only members may vote. Joining the Goddess Temple is always free and requires no dues and can be done at any Temple event. The Temple belongs to all of us, let your voice be heard.
Coming in October - Goddess Temple Education Day
Dates and details coming soon.
Coming in November- Third Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Chinese Raffle
Dates and details coming soon. Donations for the Chinese Raffle are being accepted now.