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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
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
click
here for directions.
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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.
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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
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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. |
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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.
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*******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.
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