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Shining Lakes Grove Liturgists Worksheet

High Day Being Planned:_______________________

Preparing ourselves for our time with the Gods and Spirits
Processional and Purification____________________________
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____________________________
Unity Chant____________________________
Statement of purpose________________________________________________________

Declaring Center and opening the Portals
Well, Fire, and Tree____________________________
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____________________________
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: ____________________________

Giving and receiving
Passing the____________________________ - To direct praise and energy; to build a group offering
Group praise____________________________
Main sacrifice____________________________
Omen of return____________________________
Return blessings_______________________________________________________________________
Cauldron blessing____________________________
Welcoming new members, officers, and guild members, and bestowing other honors

Unwinding and closing
Recessional____________________________