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Shining Lakes Grove Liturgists Worksheet: Beltaine 2000

(Webmaster's note: This is the worksheet used by the folks running the ritual. Italics indicate an action, bold indicates the person performing the action (or a ritual prop, or a song title), and plain text is spoken during the ritual. The blanks ( _____________ ) indicate a ritual role which will be filled by a lucky volunteer chosen at the ritual. It could be you!)

Preparing ourselves for our time with the Gods and Spirits
Processional and Purification:
Come Through the Arbor

Come through the arbor to the grove
To start the celebration (2x)

Young and old we come together
To the grove to honor the old ones (2x)

Bardic Invocation for our eloquence and inspiration: _____________________________________________
Welcoming the Allies, the spirits of the people and their gods who lived in this land before us: ____________________________________________
Honoring our Mother Ana: Rod
Meditation, grounding and centering: Kirn
Unity chant:
We Are One With the Mother

We are one with the Mother,
We are one with the earth
We are one with each other
By our lives, by our birth.

Statement of purpose: Rob

Declaring Center and opening the Portals
Well, Fire, and Tree: Tree: _______________ Fire: _______________ Well: _______________
Portal Song

By Fire and by Water
Between the Earth and Sky
We stand like the Worldtree
Rooted deep, crowned high.

Come we now to the well....
...The eye and the mouth of Earth
...And silver we bring
...The waters of rebirth
...Together we sing:
CHORUS

We will kindle a fire
...Bless all and with harm to none
...And offerings pour
...A light 'neath the Moon and Sun
...Our spirits will soar.
CHORUS

Gather we at the tree
...The root and the crown of all
...Below and above,
...Together we make our call
...In wisdom and love.
CHORUS

Acknowledging the Outsiders - the forces of chaos and change: _______________
Invocation of Manannan mac Lir, our Lord of the Dead, to guide and protect us in the Otherworld: _______________

Acknowledging and honoring our guests
Ancestors - our beloved dead: _______________
Nature Spirits - the spirits of the land and its creatures: Toad
Deities: Lugh, Bríd, Aren, Danu, and Bel (feel free to offer a silent welcome to your own gods): _______________
Archetypes - acknowledging the three societal functions within us: _______________
Deity of the Occasion: Aren (Rob)

Giving and Receiving
Passing the basket of flowers - To direct praise and energy; to build a group offering
Group praise:
The Lusty Month of May(from "Camelot" by Lerner and Loewe)

Refrain:
It's May, it's May, the lusty Month of May
That lovely month when everyone goes blissfully astray
It's here, it's here, that shocking time of year,
When tons of wicked little thoughts merrily appear.

It's May, it's May, that gorgeous holiday,
When every maiden prays that her lad will be a cad
It's mad, it's gay, alive, a lust display,
Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks,
Everyone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May

(Refrain)

It's May, it's May, the month of "Yes, you may."
The time for every frivolous whim, proper or im-
It's wild, it's gay, depraved in every way,
The birds and bees with all of their vast amorous past,
Gaze at the human race aghast
The lusty month of May.

(Refrain)

It's May, it's may, the month of great dismay,
When all the world is brimming with fun, wholesome or un-
It's mad, it's gay, alive a lust display,
Those dreary vows that everyone takes, everyone breaks,
Everyone makes divine mistakes
The lusty month of May!

Main sacrifice
jumping the fire

Omen of return: Seer

Return blessing
May Wine

Cauldron Blessing: Newest mother

Welcoming new members, officers, and guild members, and bestowing other honors

Unwinding and closing
Recessional:
Now the Rite is At an End

And now the rite is at an end, again we're parting ways
May truth and honor be your friend and lucky be your days
I'll hold you dearly in my heart, I'll hold you in my mind
And though our branches grow apart, our roots shall be entwined.

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