Join us on the 4th Saturday of each month...
Our next event is:
The August Off-Site Picnic
Saturday Aug 27, 12-4pm
At Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island
(with an online ritual Sat night at 7:45pm Pacific)
NOTE: We will NOT be at the Longhouse – we will meet at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island.
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky invites all to join us for our August Picnic Event!
Time for the OLOTEAS picnic! Join us at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island for a casual summer afternoon. Bring your own picnic snacks or lunch and lawn chairs or blankets as you prefer. Bring lawn games if you have them!
You can also join us online Saturday night for ritual and Pagan discussion!
Date: Saturday August 27, 12pm–4pm Pacific
Where: Luther Burbank Park
2040 84th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Meet at: The Source Landform Sculpture near the South Parking Lot, swimming area and restrooms nearby
See map: Google Maps
Online: Sat evening 7:45pm–10pm Pacific
Requested Donation:
We are not asking for site fee at the Picnic event.
Schedule (Pacific time)
In-Person Picnic Event:
Noon Event Opens
All event: Bring-Your-Own Picnic Snacks
12:15-1:15 pm YA&O Discussion: Pagan Spiritual Community
12:15-1:15 pm Lawn Games – Bring them if you have them!
1:15-2:00 pm Workshop: Seasonal Cycles and Pagan Practice (with Stephanie)
1:15-2:00 pm Kids' Activity: Using Magic in a School Setting (with the Magickal Miscreants)
2:00-2:30 pm Picnic Break
2:30-3:30 pm Pre-Ritual Discussion, followed by Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
3:45 pm Cleanup
4:00 pm In-Person Event Closes
Online Ritual Saturday Evening:
7:45-8:00 pm Zoom meeting opens & general discussion
8:00-8:15 pm Opening orientation with round of names/pronouns & Rose/Bud/Thorn
8:15 pm Community Announcements / Pre-Rit Discussion / Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
9:00 pm Coffee Klatch Discussion: Topic: What Does Magick Feel Like? (with Jayson)
9:45 pm Wrap-up / general discussion / sign off
10:00 pm Zoom meeting closes
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86951678178?pwd=YXpzaGQ2YUNhLzBFQmdLVmNVUHZsdz09
Meeting ID: 869 5167 8178
Passcode: picnic
In-Person Events at the Park:
All event: Bring-Your-Own Picnic
Please bring your own picnic snacks or lunch. There will be some individually wrapped snacks to share. Note that there are no food storage or preparation facilities at the park, so you will need to bring coolers, feast gear, and whatever else is needed to store and eat your food.
12:15–1:15 pm: Young Adult & Occult Discussion Group: Pagan Spiritual Community
Young Adult & Occult is a space for Pagans in their late teens and early twenties (roughly 15-25) to build community and learn together that is held monthly at OLOTEAS events (and sometimes offsite). At this month's Young Adult & Occult: We will discuss Pagan spiritual community and the different ways that we can conceptualize it.
12:15–1:15 pm: Lawn Games – Bring them if you have them!
Have a frisbee laying around? A couple of badminton racquets and a birdie? Bring any lawn games you have for a couple quick games!
1:15–2:00 pm Workshop: Seasonal Cycles and Pagan Practice (with Stephanie)
What season is it now? Is it summer, or autumn? How do we track seasonal changes and other cycles of time, and how do those cycles influence our spiritual practice? Join us for a low-key guided discussion about yearly cycles.
1:15–2:00 pm Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Activity: Using Magic in a School Setting (with the Magickal Miscreants)
This is a series of classes about what it means to grow up Pagan – taught by Pagan kids, for Pagan kids. We are all young adults who grew up in Pagan families, and these classes draw on our personal experiences of what we wish we had known growing up and the kids’ own questions about what it means to be Pagan. At this month's Growing Up Pagan: We will learn about using magic in a school setting, including how to use magic to focus, self-regulate, and do well in school. Coloring supplies and story time will be provided as an alternative activity for pre-k kids!
2:00–2:30 pm Picnic Break
2:30–3:30 pm Pre-Ritual Discussion, followed by Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
Join us for a short ritual to appreciate the good and ask for a bit of healing for something in your life. Volunteer to call a quarter or lead some other part of the circle, or just lend your energy to the Working. Hope to see you there!
MASKING AND VACCINATION GUIDELINES
As a community, we care for each other, and there are people in our community who have risk factors for complications from covid infection or who are under age 5 and have not yet completed their vaccine series. Currently circulating variants are more transmissible than previous variants.
Therefore:
What to Bring:
Blankets for the lawn and camping chairs if you'd like seating. Picnic snacks or lunch for yourself, plenty to drink (water etc. – no alcohol allowed on site), and your own feast gear (plate, cup, utensils -- we will have some small compostable plates). Dress for the weather with extra layers and/or sunscreen as necessary. Feel free to bring and play lawn games. Pets must be leashed and kept away from picnic and potluck items. Leashed dogs allowed except in park public swimming areas.
Info about Luther Burbank Park:
Luther Burbank Park | Mercer Island, Washington
https://www.mercerisland.gov/parksrec/page/luther-burbank-park
Where: Luther Burbank Park
2040 84th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Meet at: The Source Landform Sculpture near the South Parking Lot, swimming area and restrooms nearby
See map: Google Maps
Online Event Saturday Evening:
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86951678178?pwd=YXpzaGQ2YUNhLzBFQmdLVmNVUHZsdz09
Meeting ID: 869 5167 8178
Passcode: picnic
8:00 pm: Pre-Ritual Discussion, followed by Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
Join us for a short ritual to appreciate the good and ask for a bit of healing for something in your life. Volunteer to call a quarter or lead some other part of the circle, or just lend your energy to the Working. Hope to see you there!
9:00 pm: Coffee Klatch facilitated conversation: Topic: What Does Magick Feel Like? (with Jayson)
For the last couple years people not in Young Adult & Occult have seen the YA&O discussion topics go by and wanted to participate... Join us as we resurrect the Coffee Klatch as facilitated conversations around Pagan topics. This month's topic: What does Magick feel like?
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky
Mailing address: 12345 Lake City Way NE #195 Seattle, WA 98125-5401
Longhouse address: 23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road, Redmond, 98053
Website: http://www.oloteas.org/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oloteas/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/oloteas/
Discord server: https://discord.gg/CJKsksmDED
Email: OLOTEAS (at) oloteas (dot) org
Our next event is:
The August Off-Site Picnic
Saturday Aug 27, 12-4pm
At Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island
(with an online ritual Sat night at 7:45pm Pacific)
NOTE: We will NOT be at the Longhouse – we will meet at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island.
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky invites all to join us for our August Picnic Event!
Time for the OLOTEAS picnic! Join us at Luther Burbank Park on Mercer Island for a casual summer afternoon. Bring your own picnic snacks or lunch and lawn chairs or blankets as you prefer. Bring lawn games if you have them!
You can also join us online Saturday night for ritual and Pagan discussion!
Date: Saturday August 27, 12pm–4pm Pacific
Where: Luther Burbank Park
2040 84th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Meet at: The Source Landform Sculpture near the South Parking Lot, swimming area and restrooms nearby
See map: Google Maps
Online: Sat evening 7:45pm–10pm Pacific
Requested Donation:
We are not asking for site fee at the Picnic event.
Schedule (Pacific time)
In-Person Picnic Event:
Noon Event Opens
All event: Bring-Your-Own Picnic Snacks
12:15-1:15 pm YA&O Discussion: Pagan Spiritual Community
12:15-1:15 pm Lawn Games – Bring them if you have them!
1:15-2:00 pm Workshop: Seasonal Cycles and Pagan Practice (with Stephanie)
1:15-2:00 pm Kids' Activity: Using Magic in a School Setting (with the Magickal Miscreants)
2:00-2:30 pm Picnic Break
2:30-3:30 pm Pre-Ritual Discussion, followed by Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
3:45 pm Cleanup
4:00 pm In-Person Event Closes
Online Ritual Saturday Evening:
7:45-8:00 pm Zoom meeting opens & general discussion
8:00-8:15 pm Opening orientation with round of names/pronouns & Rose/Bud/Thorn
8:15 pm Community Announcements / Pre-Rit Discussion / Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
9:00 pm Coffee Klatch Discussion: Topic: What Does Magick Feel Like? (with Jayson)
9:45 pm Wrap-up / general discussion / sign off
10:00 pm Zoom meeting closes
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86951678178?pwd=YXpzaGQ2YUNhLzBFQmdLVmNVUHZsdz09
Meeting ID: 869 5167 8178
Passcode: picnic
In-Person Events at the Park:
All event: Bring-Your-Own Picnic
Please bring your own picnic snacks or lunch. There will be some individually wrapped snacks to share. Note that there are no food storage or preparation facilities at the park, so you will need to bring coolers, feast gear, and whatever else is needed to store and eat your food.
12:15–1:15 pm: Young Adult & Occult Discussion Group: Pagan Spiritual Community
Young Adult & Occult is a space for Pagans in their late teens and early twenties (roughly 15-25) to build community and learn together that is held monthly at OLOTEAS events (and sometimes offsite). At this month's Young Adult & Occult: We will discuss Pagan spiritual community and the different ways that we can conceptualize it.
12:15–1:15 pm: Lawn Games – Bring them if you have them!
Have a frisbee laying around? A couple of badminton racquets and a birdie? Bring any lawn games you have for a couple quick games!
1:15–2:00 pm Workshop: Seasonal Cycles and Pagan Practice (with Stephanie)
What season is it now? Is it summer, or autumn? How do we track seasonal changes and other cycles of time, and how do those cycles influence our spiritual practice? Join us for a low-key guided discussion about yearly cycles.
1:15–2:00 pm Growing Up Pagan: Kids' Activity: Using Magic in a School Setting (with the Magickal Miscreants)
This is a series of classes about what it means to grow up Pagan – taught by Pagan kids, for Pagan kids. We are all young adults who grew up in Pagan families, and these classes draw on our personal experiences of what we wish we had known growing up and the kids’ own questions about what it means to be Pagan. At this month's Growing Up Pagan: We will learn about using magic in a school setting, including how to use magic to focus, self-regulate, and do well in school. Coloring supplies and story time will be provided as an alternative activity for pre-k kids!
2:00–2:30 pm Picnic Break
2:30–3:30 pm Pre-Ritual Discussion, followed by Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
Join us for a short ritual to appreciate the good and ask for a bit of healing for something in your life. Volunteer to call a quarter or lead some other part of the circle, or just lend your energy to the Working. Hope to see you there!
MASKING AND VACCINATION GUIDELINES
As a community, we care for each other, and there are people in our community who have risk factors for complications from covid infection or who are under age 5 and have not yet completed their vaccine series. Currently circulating variants are more transmissible than previous variants.
Therefore:
- If you aren’t feeling well, please stay home and participate online (see below for information).
- We continue to ask that anyone over age 5 who attends OLOTEAS events in person be vaccinated against covid.
If you choose not to have a covid vaccine, we ask you to participate online only.
What to Bring:
Blankets for the lawn and camping chairs if you'd like seating. Picnic snacks or lunch for yourself, plenty to drink (water etc. – no alcohol allowed on site), and your own feast gear (plate, cup, utensils -- we will have some small compostable plates). Dress for the weather with extra layers and/or sunscreen as necessary. Feel free to bring and play lawn games. Pets must be leashed and kept away from picnic and potluck items. Leashed dogs allowed except in park public swimming areas.
Info about Luther Burbank Park:
Luther Burbank Park | Mercer Island, Washington
https://www.mercerisland.gov/parksrec/page/luther-burbank-park
Where: Luther Burbank Park
2040 84th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA 98040
Meet at: The Source Landform Sculpture near the South Parking Lot, swimming area and restrooms nearby
See map: Google Maps
Online Event Saturday Evening:
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86951678178?pwd=YXpzaGQ2YUNhLzBFQmdLVmNVUHZsdz09
Meeting ID: 869 5167 8178
Passcode: picnic
8:00 pm: Pre-Ritual Discussion, followed by Ritual: Volunteer Ritual of Gratitude and Healing (with Kimberly)
Join us for a short ritual to appreciate the good and ask for a bit of healing for something in your life. Volunteer to call a quarter or lead some other part of the circle, or just lend your energy to the Working. Hope to see you there!
9:00 pm: Coffee Klatch facilitated conversation: Topic: What Does Magick Feel Like? (with Jayson)
For the last couple years people not in Young Adult & Occult have seen the YA&O discussion topics go by and wanted to participate... Join us as we resurrect the Coffee Klatch as facilitated conversations around Pagan topics. This month's topic: What does Magick feel like?
Our Lady of the Earth and Sky
Mailing address: 12345 Lake City Way NE #195 Seattle, WA 98125-5401
Longhouse address: 23301 NE Redmond-Fall City Road, Redmond, 98053
Website: http://www.oloteas.org/
Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/oloteas/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/oloteas/
Discord server: https://discord.gg/CJKsksmDED
Email: OLOTEAS (at) oloteas (dot) org