Lammas Ritual & Celebration
Monologues at 4pm • Circle cast at 5pm • In-person and online • Family-friendly
Lammas is the first harvest, the moment we cut the grain that feeds us ... and reckon with what it cost to grow. This is the sabbat of sacrifice and gratitude: what we give so the community can stand taller, and what the community gives back to hold us up. Come give thanks with us.
The grain remembers
Every loaf of bread represents a little death. The grain is cut down at the height of its life so that we can eat through the winter. That's the exchange at the heart of Lammas, an honest acknowledgement that nothing we have came for free. Someone planted the seeds, someone tended the young sprouts, and someone gave everything to see the harvest come to fruition.
At Weavers, Lammas is our festival of sacrifice and gratitude. We ask ourselves, What am I willing to give so the people I love make it through another winter? Our oath for this sabbat is simple: I will choose to help because it strengthens our community.
So we bring food for the pantry. We lend our voices to the gods. We make something with our hands and let the detritus of the year burn away. And then we feast, because gratitude tastes best when it's shared.
The Food Drive
Bring nonperishable food for the Pagans In Need pantry. It's harvest season, so let's restock the shelves. Last year, the pile reached Baldr's knees. This year, can we bury him?
The Monologues
Watch our Vessels channel messages from the Gods, or hold one yourself. Anyone can sign up to invoke a deity and deliver a channeled message to the community
Corn Dollies
Build a corn dolly to carry your harvest sacrifices to the Gods. (We'd love a wicker man someday, but corn dollies are much more accessible.)
Lend the Gods your voice
Every year at Lammas, we open the field to the Lammas Monologues, our living gallery of the Gods. One by one, Vessels step forward in costume, invoke a deity, and let that god speak to the community in their own words. It's part theater, part devotion, part audition. The Vessels who successfully bridge that connection join our roster of potential Vessels for our rituals over the coming year.
You don't have to be a student. You don't have to be initiated. If you can put on the clothing, invoke the energy, and deliver a genuine channeled message, you have a place on the list. Sign up anytime before Lammas, complete your monologue, and earn your Voice/Mabon badge on the Shield Wall path.
New to invocation?
- Take Elements of Invocation at Keys To Manifestation on July 11 for a hands-on workshop in the skill.
- Can't swing the fee? Talk to any of our clergy and we'll find you another way.
Schedule
One long, good day in the woods.
12:00pm Volunteer arrival & setup. Want to help unload and raise the space? Register for a Volunteer ticket.
1:00pm Gates open to public
Path Keepers Warrior Arts with Alfred Silverstar ($25)
Raffle tickets go on sale. Settle in, claim your spot, drop your food donation on Baldr.
Afternoon Corn dolly craft table is open. Make yours before circle. Bring games, instruments, chairs and conversation. This is your time to just be with your community.
4:00pm The Lammas Monologues begin. Zoom call opens.
5:00pm (or when Monologues finish) Circle is cast. Main ritual begins. Livestream on YouTube.
After ritual Community feast. We provide a basic meal; you bring the rest as the spirit moves.
~7:30pm (or after feast) Raffle drawing. All proceeds benefit the Temple Fund.
After the raffle Teardown. Volunteers: what came down the hill must go back up. All offsite by 9:30pm.
Three ways to join
Public ritual means you get to choose how you show up.
In Person
Spend the day with us at the Fenner campground. Path Keepers class, corn dollies, food, and the Monologues before circle. Family-friendly, dog-friendly (well-behaved & leashed), unhurried.
Zoom
Like being in the circle with us. Opens at 4pm for the Monologues and stays open through ritual. You're in circle; cast your own sacrifices from home. Zoom link sent after registration.
YouTube
Goes live when ritual starts, ends when circle is released. No camera or participation expected. Safer if you don't want to be perceived.
Getting around the campground
The Fenner Center scout campground is accessed by a driveway on Mount Hope, just east of the main Fenner entrance. Watch for our signs along the street.
All attendees park in the gravel lot at the entrance and walk the trail down to the campsite. There is no vehicle access on the trail for anyone, including drop-offs. The trail is gravel and slopes downhill.
The campsite is mowed grass with some uneven terrain. Fresh water and a pit toilet are on site. Please bring your own chairs.
If mobility is a concern, reach out to Lord Solinox directly before the day. We will arrange people to help you down the trail and carry your gear. We mean it; please don't stay home over this.
What to bring:
- Your own seating: chairs, blankets, etc. You'll be here a while.
- Nonperishable food for the Pagans In Need pantry — let's bury Baldr!
- Sunscreen. For the love of the gods, sunscreen. (The August sun is no joke.)
- Bug repellant
- A dish or drink to share at the feast. (Label ingredients or be ready to fill out a card for allergy safety.)
- Cash/card for raffle tickets and donations
- Drums, rattles, instruments if you have them
- An open heart and a willingness to give
What to expect:
- A full afternoon and evening in the woods. Come early, stay late.
- The Lammas Monologues: a gallery of gods, voiced by your community.
- Active participation in the circle. No experience needed; all are welcome.
- A ritual of sacrifice and gratitude: what we give, and what holds us up in return
- Corn dolly craft, community feast, raffle
- Kids welcome with parent/guardian
Severe weather plan
If a severe weather alert is issued, or sustained winds exceed 20mph, we move the whole event indoors to Keys To Manifestation. As long as it's dry or just raining, we're at the campground. It's late summer in Michigan, so plan for heat, plan for a passing storm, and dress for the weather.
Can't make it in person?
Our main ritual streams on YouTube and Zoom, so you can celebrate from wherever you are.
Set up your own ritual space before circle, with candles, incense, deity representations, elemental tools, whatever you have. Have your Cakes and Ale ready, and your own feast for after. Want to make a corn dolly along with us? Get your husks soaking earlier in the day.
Online folks are welcome in the raffle. We'll give a video tour of the table after ritual, and tickets can be bought by donation.
Supporting the work
Our rituals are always free to attend. Donations help us cover the cost of renting the campground and ritual supplies, and help build the Temple Fund and support the long game.
Cash
Drop in the donation bowl on the main altar
Digital Cash
Donate via Zeffy here, or pay by card onsite
Raffle Tickets
Purchase onsite with cash or card
Free to attend. Please register so we can plan for the feast!