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Jul 2nd Wicca Wednesday, 6:00pm at Got Books in Shelby
Jul 10th Book Club, 6:30pm at Gastonia Books-A-Million
Jul 12th Women's Retreat
Jul 19th Men's Retreat
Jul 26th Nonbinary Retreat
Aug 2nd Lughnasda, Noon at Hollis Rd Site
Aug 6th Wicca Wednesday, 6:00pm at Got Books in Shelby
Aug 9th Game Club, 10:00am at Got Books in Shelby
Aug 14th Book Club, 6:30pm at Gastonia Books-A-Million
Aug 23rd Esbat, 6:30pm at Hollis Rd Site
Sep 3rd
Wicca Wednesday, 6:00pm at Got Books in Shelby
Sep 6th Game Club, 10:00am at Got Books in Shelby
Sep 10th Business Meeting, 7:00pm Online
Sep 11th Book Club, 6:30pm at Gastonia Books-A-Million
Sep 27th Mabon


Esbats - We hold esbats centered around the moon in various phases to honor the Goddess and to work magick. These gatherings are also a time of fellowship and social bonding. Esbats are typically held at the church's rustic site on Hollis road in Ellenboro.


Business Meetings - Business meetings give members a chance to be part of the church's decision making process. Typical agenda items include scheduling and budgeting for rituals and other special events. We sometimes hold our business meetings online, using Zoom. 


Highway Cleanup - Our church participates in the NC "Adopt A Highway" program. We are responsible for a 2 mile section of street extending from highway 74, just in front of the Walmart turn-in, down Dekalb St to just in front of the hospital.


Wicca Wednesday - The church holds a monthly Wiccan discussion group on the first Wednesday of each month. We meet at Got Books in Shelby, NC. The meetings start at 6:00pm and are open to the public. Each month we feature a different Wiccan topic of interest. Non-Wiccans are welcome to attend and contribute to discussions, of course. These meetings are not intended as a forum for debating the merits of Wicca itself, however, and disruptive individuals will be asked to leave.


Book Club - The church holds a Wiccan book club which meets at Books-a- Million in Gastonia, NC the second Thursday of each month. The meetings start at 7:00pm and are open to the public. Each month we feature a book of interest to Wiccans. Non-Wiccans are welcome to attend and contribute to discussions, of course. These meetings are not intended as a forum for debating the merits of Wicca itself, however, and disruptive individuals will be asked to leave.
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Game Club - The church holds a monthly board game meetup. We meet at Got Books in Shelby, NC and the sessions are open to the public. Each month we'll be playing one or more pre-chosen games.


Lughnasadh - Lughnasadh is the celebration of the first harvest. It is named for the Celtic God, Lugh. We celebrate the grain harvest by sharing a loaf of bread baked into an anthropomorhic representation of the grain crop. click here for directions.


Mabon - Mabon, also called Harvest Home, is the Neopagan festival of the Autumn Equinox. Like the Sprng Equinox, it's a time of balance between dark and light, when there are equal hours of day and night. It is also the second of the year's three harvest festivals. We celebrate Mabon as a multi-course dinner party. Since the courses and portions have to be carefully planned and prepared, we ask that people who wish to attend RSVP at least a week prior to the event. Please call or email for directions


Retreats - Our annual retreats provide a chance for fellowship and bonding among folk who share a common gender expression. As with all NCPCOW events, our retreats are trans-inclusive. You are welcome to attend whichever event matches the gender you currently identify as. NCPCOW holds retreats for those who identity as male or female, and also for those with less conventional gender identities.


Hollis Road Site - The church holds most of our rituals at a rustic wooded site on Hollis Road, between Ellenboro and Polkville. The site has limited parking and very primitive amenities. Our rituals are held out of doors and there is currenlty no permanent structure on the property. Please dress in weather-appropriate clothing, including sensible footwear. If possible, please also bring your own folding camp chair. In warm weather, you may also wish to bring something to wear into the creek. Directions to the site are available through Google Maps.


*******Notice*******
NCPCOW Events are family friendly and child-safe. If you have a legal requirement to appear on any sexual offender registry, either state or federal, then you are not allowed at our events or services. We also reserve the right to ask disruptive or disrespectful individuals to leave the premises of any church event, regardless of the event's location.