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• Lughnasadh- A Celebration of Tribe

  • Start
    Friday, July 30, 2021
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    3:00 PM (EDT)
  • End
    Monday, August 02, 2021
  •  
    3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Gifford Pinchot State Park Campground, 800 E Camping Area Rd, Wellsville, PA 17365

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  Lughnasadh 2021
  
  Join us for an in-person camping event in central PA.  We are taking over the group campsite area at Gifford Pinchot State Park for a weekend of games, camping, fire, community and fun.  

  Festivities will start Friday afternoon and continue through Monday morning giving us a full weekend of fun.  The planning and schedule are under development. Don't miss this one folks! 

  To prevent the spread of Covid-19 and In accordance with recommendations from our Heath Advisory Committee, masks will be required for all individuals during activities where we cannot maintain 6ft distancing, unvaccinated individuals (including those under16) must wear a mask anytime they are outside of their personal campsite.  Other precautions including enhanced cleaning processes will be followed. 

  
  
  

  1. Schedule: 

  Friday: 
  Noon- Check In! 
  6pm- Opening Ceremony! (On Zoom in the Studio) 
  7-9- Fire Circle Fun and Games
  9-11pm- Late Night Games
  9:30pm- Charades (On Zoom in the Studio)

  Saturday: 
  7am- Breakfast on the Campfire with James (Bring your own Fire)
  8:30am- Peaceful Morning Stroll
  10- Team Huddle
  10:30am- KICKBALL!
  Noon-2- Afternoon Competitions
  12:30pm- Corn Goddess Workshop (On Zoom in the Studio)
  2pm- Scavenger Hunt (On Zoom in the Studio) 
  3-5pm- Creative Fun and Games
  3:30pm- Fire Starting Workshop with Keiden!
  5pm- Team Relay Race! (On Zoom in the Studio)
  6-8pm- Dinner Break!
  8pm- Lughnassad Ritual (On Zoom in the Studio)
  9-11- Quiet Late Night Games
  9:30- JACK BOX!! (On Zoom in the Studio)
  10pm- 18+ Workshop with Lilly! (On Zoom in the Workshop) 
  
  Sunday: 
  9am- Team Meeting
  10:30- Capture the Flag Summer Style! (On Zoom in the Studio) 
  12-2- Yes there are more games!
  12:30- Ice Cream in the Woods with James
  2pm- Human Chess (On Zoom in the Studio) 
  3-5pm- More Time for More Games
  3:30pm- Campfire Corn Bread with James 
  5-7pm- DINNER BREAK
  7pm- Canoe Jousting Final Round! (On Zoom in the Studio)
  8ish- Another Fire Circle and a fire starting contest!
  9-11- Late Night Games
  9:30pm- Paint Night with Sarah! (On Zoom in the Studio)
  (to participate from home you need, red, yellow, brown, black, white, blue and orange paint something to paint with/on)

  Monday:
  11am- Closing Ceremony!
  2:30pm- Final Clear Out! 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Meal Plan- Stone Family Gathering

  • Start
    Thursday, September 02, 2021
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    (EDT)
  • End
    Monday, September 06, 2021
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    (EDT)
  • Spaces left
    34

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  Stone Song staff will prepare delicious and nutritious homemade meals to complement your stay.  Registration for the meal plan is separate from registration for the event, please make sure you are registered for both. 

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• Stone Family Gathering- 2021

  • Start
    Thursday, September 02, 2021
  •  
    12:00 PM (EDT)
  • End
    Monday, September 06, 2021
  •  
    3:00 PM (EDT)
  • Location
    Stone Song Center, Flinstone, MD
  • Spaces left
    129

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  It's what we make of it. A gathering of Tribe to raise stones.

  5 days of togetherness, 5 days of Ceremony ending with new stones raised up to honor the community that created them.

  In 2020 we met with out family in an All-Virtual format and raised almost 100 stones in a stone circle that spans 3 continents.  Join us this year as we return to Stone Song Center* in Flinstone PA to continue the work we started there.  

  Activities to Expect: 

  Thursday: 
  Workshops, Classes and Preparing the Stones
  Opening Ceremony
  Evening Drum and Fire Circle
  
  Friday:
  Workshops, Classes, and Preparations
  Cooking classes
  An evening, fire-lite Stone Pull
  
  Saturday: 
  Workshops, Classes, and Preparations
  A day-time Stone Pull
  
  Sunday:
  Stone RAISING
  Fun, Food, Family
  A Blessing of the Stones

  Monday:
  The Youth Lead the Seed Stone Raising
  Closing Ceremony
  Venue Clean Up and Clean Out 

  About the Venue: 

  Stone Song Center is a welcoming space nestled in the Allegany Mountains of Western Maryland. It includes a beautiful farmhouse overlooking 23 acres of luscious land, a renovated barn that serves as a retreat center including an indoor meeting space, kitchen and bunk beds.  The land includes a small pond, and creek, a fire circle, nature trails, an apiary and an organic vegetable garden and orchard. 

  Most of our attendees will camp and that costs will be included in the cost of registration.  Non-campers can upgrade to bunkhouse accommodations.  Stone Song Center does not allow personal camp fires. So be mindful of that when planning meals.  We will also offer a limited number of meal-plans for those attendees who prefer not to cook for themselves.  Registration for meal plans using this separate form. 

  Stone Song Center does not have trash-service so please plan to pack-out anything you pack-in. 

  *Stone Song Center has asked that attendees get vaccinated before attending.  If you will not be vaccinated please e-mail Admin@stonecirclecouncil.org to receive information about venue required testing and quarantine. 

  
  

  
  

  
  

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