Events Coil: Dec. 15 - Feb. 3

As far as we know, all events we list are open functions; but some may be limited to women or to adults and some may require that you notify them that you plan to attend. Please check the websites for group policies. If no country is given, the event is in USA. All times local. Times for computer/Internet/Web events are given for the place of origin. Events lasting more than 1 day are bolded. When listing events for the same date we have tried to list those that occur first, taking into account time zone differences. If there is a difference between our listings and the listings on the link, assume their web page is correct as details may have changed since we listed from it. Ongoing events are listed after the dated events. The next Events Coil is planned for mid-January and will include events listed here that haven't yet happened, plus new events through late February. If you have an event you want listed, please leave info as a comment. See the end of this Coil for what info we need for listings.

Dec. 15, Deadline for proposals for ASWM East Coast Symposium, Association for the Study of Women & Mythology, Philadelphia PA

Dec. 16, 7 p.m. Women's Ritual Group, WATER, Silver Spring MD

Dec. 17. doors open 7:30 p.m., ritual 8 p.m. Yule/Winter Solstice, North East Pagan Fellowship, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne ENGLAND

Dec. 17, 7 p.m. Winter Solstice Pageant, Circle Sanctuary and First Unitarian Society, Madison WI

Dec. 17, doors open 7 p.m., presentation, 7:30 p.m. Annual Yule Celebration led by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart & Lilith De'Anu, Sonoma County Pagan Network, Santa Rosa CA

Dec. 18, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Community Yule Festival, Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, near Mt. Horeb WI

Dec. 18, gather 4 p.m., observance 6 p.m., Mothernight, UU Pagans & Sunna, Charleston WV

Dec. 18, doors open 2:30 p.m., ritual 3 p.m., Winter Solstice Gathering for Women, The Sacred Circle of Mothers, Maidens, Crones, Carson City NV

Dec. 18, 7 p.m., Winter Solstice Sun Celebration, Moon Path CUUPS, Ft. Lauderdale FL

Dec. 18, doors open 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m. Winter Solstice, Circle of Aradia, Topanga CA

Dec. 18, doors open 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m. doors close 7:15 p.m., Holy Day Ritual for Women: Peace for Animals, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Dec. 18, doors open 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m. Winter Solstice/Yule for Women with Carolyn Hunt, Oakland CA

Dec. 19, 6 p.m. Summer Solstice Ritual, PaGaian Moon Court. Blue Mountains, NSW, AUSTRALIA

Dec. 19, doors open 13.00 uur, ceremony begins 14.00 uur, Winter Solstice Ceremony, Nederlandse Godinnen Tempel, Hillegom NEDERLAND

Dec. 19, gather 6:20 a.m., ritual 7 a.m.,Sing Up the Sun, Earth Spirit & Eastern Mass/RI Pagans, Revere Beach, Revere MA

Dec. 19, gather 11:30 a.m., ritual Noon, Winter Solstice, Connect DC, Washington DC

Dec. 19, 1 p.m. Yule/Winter Solstice, Goddess Temple Inc., Lakewood OH

Dec. 19, 10:30 a.m. Christ-Sophia-Mass, Herchurch, San Francisco, CA

Dec. 19, 11 a.m. Goddess Service honoring Mother Mary, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Dec. 19,3-5 p.m., Yule Family Circle; 7 p.m. Yule ritual, Wiccan Church of Canada, Toronto Temple, Toronto CANADA

Dec. 19, 6 p.m. Yule Goddess Circle for Women, The Sacred Circle of Mothers, Maidens, Crones, San Jose CA

Dec. 19, gather 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m. Yule, North Bay Reclaiming, Sebastopol CA

Dec. 20, 10:30 a.m., Winter Solstice and Nativity of Light Celebration, Church of Gnosis, Mountain View CA

Dec. 20, 7 p.m. Winter Solstice Celebration, Women's Well, Concord MA

Dec. 20, gather 3:30 p.m., ritual 4 p.m. Yule with bonfire, San Francisco Reclaiming, SF CA

Dec. 21, gather 6:40 a.m., Yule "Sing Up the Sun," East Bay Reclaiming, San Francisco CA

Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m. Winter Solstice Ceremony, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

Dec. 21, 7 p.m. Full Moon Circle with Selena Fox, Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, near Barneveld WI

Dec. 21, time tba, Yule and Full Moon celebrations honoring Hestra and Lucia (RSVP), Maetreum of Cybele, Palenville NY

Dec. 21, time tba, Celebrate Winter Solstice & Mayan Moon Goddess Ixchel (total lunar eclipse), Daughters of the Goddess, San Francisco CA

Dec. 21, 7 p.m. Full Moon Drumming, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Dec. 26, 11 a.m. Goddess Service honoring Tashmit, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan. 2, 11 a.m. Goddess Service honoring Oya, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan. 3, doors open, 13.00 uur, ceremony begins 14.00 uur, DonKere Maanviering (Dark Moon) ceremony, Nederlandse Godinnen Tempel, Hillegom NEDERLAND

Jan. 4, 2 p.m.New Moon Healing, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

Jan. 4. time tba, Celebrate Themis, Daughters of the Goddess, San Francisco CA

Jan. 4, 7:30 p.m., Circle of Craft, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan. 8, 11 a.m., Prophesies & New Year's Goddess Social with Z Budapest, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan. 15, time tba, Naiads Graduation Ceremony, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan. 16, 11 a.m., Goddess Service, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan. 19, time tba, Special Full Moon Circle, Red Tent Women's Circles, Canberra AUSTRALIA

Jan. 19, 7 p.m., Full Moon Ceremony of the Presence of the Lady of Avalon, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

Jan. 22, Noon, Temple Decoration for Brigit, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan.22-23, Conference on Current Pagan Studies 2011, Selena Fox and Patrick McCollum keynoting, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont CA

Jan. 28, 4 p.m. Temple Dressing for Imbolc, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

Jan. 29, gather 6:30 p.m., ritual 7 p.m. , doors lock 7:15 p.m., Temple Holy Day: Brigit, Goddess Temple of Orange County, Irvine CA

Jan. 29, gather 7 p.m., ritual 7:30 p.m., Brigid, Reclaiming, San Francisco CA

Jan. 30, doors open 13.00 uur, ceremony begins 14.00 uur, Imbolc Ceremonie, Nederlandse Godinnen Tempel, Hillegom NEDERLAND

Feb. 1, 7:30 p.m. Imbolc Ceremony, Glastonbury Goddess Temple, Glastonbury ENGLAND

Feb. 1, Deadline for proposals for ASWM Midwest Symposium, Association for the Study of Women & Mythology, Madison WI

Feb. 2, 7 p.m., Circle of Selene, Red Tent Women's Circles, Canberra AUSTRALIA

Feb. 3, 7 p.m. Circle of Diana, Red Tent Women's Circles, Canberra AUSTRALIA

Feb. 3, doors open 13.00 uur, ceremony begins 14.00 uur, DonKere Maanviering (Dark Moon) ceremony, Nederlandse Godinnen Tempel, Hillegom NEDERLAND

Feb. 3, time tba, Temple Dedication Ceremony, Bridgette, Chinese New Year, Daughters of the Goddess, San Francisco CA

Ongoing

Australia
Perth (White Gum Valley): Mondays, 17:30, Chalice Ceremony, Daughters of Ishtar.

Belgium
Gent, most days 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Goddess Temple open for personal prayers.

Canada
Hamilton: Saturdays, 4 p.m. Open Classes ; gather 7 p.m. Open Circles , Hamilton Temple, Wiccan Church of Canada.

Great Britain
Glastonbury: Priestess/Priest of Avalon Training Program, both in Glastonbury (Avalon) and by correspondence, Glastonbury Goddess Temple.
Glastonbury: Most days except Mondays, Noon-4 p.m. Temple Open for personal prayers; Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Belly Dancing; Thursdays, 7 p.m. Temple Ritual Dance Class, Glastonbury Goddess Temple.

Sweden
Soderhamn, Gudinne Temple Open weekdays Noon-6 p.m. Mondays, 7-9 p.m., meditation prayer, conversation.

USA
Arlington VA: 3rd Sunday of month, time tba, ritual Moonfire.
Asheville NC: Sundays, 10 a.m drumming, 10:30 a.m. Service, Morning Devotionals, Mother Grove Goddess Temple.
Berkeley CA: last Sunday of month, 5 p.m., East Bay Goddess Rosary, University Lutheran Chapel.
Canton CT: Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Services, Women's Temple: In Her Name
Carson City NV: Mondays 6 p.m. Women's Spirituality Studies with Mama J, The Sacred Circle of Mothers, Maidens, Crones.
Charleston SC: 1st Tuesday of month, Women's Circle with Carolyn Rivers, The Sophia Institute
Geyersville CA: Sunday Services 2-4 p.m. Temple of Isis
Grants Pass OR: Sunday Services; doors open 10:45 a.m., service starts 11 a.m., doors lock 11:10 a.m. Southern Oregon Temple of the Goddess
Houston TX: Sundays, 10 a.m. Magdalene Community, Rothko Chapel; 1st &3rd Fridays at Noon, Group studying Gospel of Mary, Brigid's Place, Christ Church Cathedral.
Irvine CA: Sunday Services, 1st Service at 10 a.m. inward, meditative; 2nd service at 11 a.m., dancing, drumming, singing; see dates for guest speakers, Goddess Temple of Orange County
Palenville NY: Saturdays, 5 p.m. training sessions; Sundays 4-6 p.m, open classes, 7 p.m. Pagan Circles, Maetreum of Cybele.
San Francisco CA: Wednesdays, Christian Goddess Rosary, Ebenezer Lutheran Church; Fridays evenings at various locations, Woman's Spirituality group.
St. Sandy UT: second Saturday of each month, 4:30 p.m., Isis Devotionals, Iseum of Muth/Lyceum of Auset and Heru em Aakhuti
Washington DC: 2nd Sunday of month; gather Noon, ritual 12:15 p.m., National Arboretum, Becoming DC.
West Concord MA: 1st Monday, 7-9 p.m. Women's Circles; other ongoing groups include Demeter & Persephone's Circle for mothers and daughters; Council of Mother Bears; Menopause As Spiritual Journey; Menarche, for mothers and Daughter, at Women's Well.

World Wide Web
Online, "Celebrating Cosmogenesis" a course for people in both Southern and Northern Hemispheres, with Australian author Glenys Livingstone
Online, Wednesdays, 6 p.m. PT "Voices of the Sacred Feminine" interviews with well-known Goddessians and Pagans, hosted by Karen Tate, Blog Talk Radio.
Online, Sundays, 11 a.m. PT, "Creatrix Media Live" roundtable discussions include guests and phone-in audience participation, co-hosted by Jayne DeMent and Anniitra Ravenmoon, Blog Talk Radio.

We'll be happy to add your Goddess and spiritual feminist events (and those you know about that are open to the public) no matter where in the world they are. Leave a comment giving: Name of event, sponsoring organization (if any), town, date, time (if known), and, required: url of website where person can get more info (no pdf pages, no password-protected pages). (Do NOT give street addresses, phone numbers or email addresses. People should go to the website to get that info.) We plan to publish an Events Coil every month.