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Tea Offering
Friday, April 29
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Unitarian Universalist Society
of River Falls, Wisconsin
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Open to the Public
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A Traditional/Shinto Japanese Tea Offering in meditative observance of the magnitude of the recent Christchurch, New Zealand earthquake, and the Japanese Tsunami.
Poetry and music will follow, including globally-published poet Thomas R. Smith, Resophonic guitar master Dakota Dave Hull, National Gaelic Harp Champion Chad McAnally and Rumgumption vocalist Shawn McBurnie, award-winning songwriter/guitarist Tommy Bentz, Skysong Production's Steve Sklar and Johnna Morrow, bassoonist Joanie Tool, folksinger Randall Burger, oldtime/historical musician Howard Hobbs, and River Falls songwriters Kinni Song Sisters.
Also, a local artist is folding one thousand cranes for Japan. She will demonstrate origami and display the cranes at this event.
Local refreshments will be available, including Highland Hollows Coffee and bread donated by Red Horse Bakery.
A free will offering will be collected for Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders.
Visit the Facebook page for more information.
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Little Hokora
on the Prairie
Friday, May 6
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Sacred Paths Center
in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Open to the Public
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Presentations, practices, and discussions related to Minzoku (folk) Neo-Shinto and Jinja (shrine) Shinto.
Minzoku Neo-Shinto is a universalist approach to an existential Japanese folk religion.
Open to anyone who's sincerely interested, it's not just for people of Japanese ancestory. Existential means it's based on personal experience, not on scripture or dogma. Folk religion means it's a religion as practiced by the commons - the everyday people - and on a local basis; it's not a religion as taught in the seminaries, universities, or on a national or international basis.
Moderated by Volkhvy: Shi-Yaku-Jin no Hokora no kannushi.
Little Hokora on the Prairie is presented by Shi-Yaku-Jin no Hokora is a sister shrine to the Sacred Cedar Shrine. Ciaran, the priest of Sacred Cedar Shrine assists with the presentations and performs the Jinja components.
This event reoccurs the first Friday of each month at the same time and place.
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Stones and Bones
Ritual 2011
Saturday, May 14
Gather at 6:00pm
Ceremony starts at 7:00pm
Sacred Paths Center
in St. Paul, Minnesota
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We are delighted to have a permanent memorial shrine now at Sacred Paths Center. This beautiful, hand-crafted, Shinto-inspired altar now graces our Great Room, and stands as a place where we can publicly honor the names of those who have passed onfrom our community. Many thanks to everyone who has helped make this a reality. But, mostly thank you to Volkhvy of Shi-Yaku-Jin no Hokora for his loving care and artistic eye in the designing and building of this memorial.
On May 15, 2010, a dedication ceremony was held for our new altar. Clarke Stone served as Master of Ceremonies. We dedicated the altar, lit incense and candles and called out the names of our beloved dead. The ceremony will be repeated each May and is called “Stones and Bones”. We hope you have an opportunity to stop by to admire and remember those who have passed through the veil before us.
Please join us on Saturday, May 14th as we rededicate the altar and remember our beloved dead. We will gather at 6p and begin the ceremony at 7p. Bring items for the altar if you wish.
The Sacred Paths Center has more information about the ceremony.
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