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Pagan Picnic

26th Annual Pagan Picnic
Saturday, August 5, 2023 10:00am–8:00pm

New Location: Cheesequake State Park!

Our theme this year is Clarity.

Join area Pagans for a day of fun, food and fellowship as we Celebrate, Share and Create – celebrating 26 years of Hands of Change.

A Good Time Rain or Shine!
Respectful Seekers and Families Welcome 🙂
~Potluck Picnic Lunch ~Rituals ~
~ Workshops ~ Web Weaving ~
~ Silent Auction ~ Drum Circle ~
Be sure to Bring:
*Dish to share for Potluck Picnic
*Non-Perishable food item for our Community Service * *Donation to Interfaith Food Pantry in Morris County (list of needed items below) .

*** PAGAN PICNIC UPDATE SCHEDULE **

Saturday, Aug. 5 at Cheesequake State Park 10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Opening Ritual at 11 – Hands of Change

11:30 – Bellydancing

Noon – food blessing and Koko concert

1p, class block 1

– Finding a Clear Path to Nature with Druidry (Rocky Romeo)

– Spell Casting with Herbal Teas (Conny Jasper)

2:10p, class block 2

– Descending to the Underworld (Enheduinanna)

– Poetry of the Tarot (Elkeyai LaRose)

3:20p, class block 3

– Experiencing Gender in the Craft (Macey Gill)

– Ignite your Intuition (Amanda Deltuvia)

4:30, Main Ritual – Lammas Blessings of Bread & Dough (Full Spectrum Magic Lab)

5:30ish to dusk Drumming with Intention and Clarity (Dave Miller and Cheryl Miller Glover – Earth Movers Drum Collective)


If you wish bring:
*Drum or other Acoustic Instrument
*Chair or Blanket for the ground
*1 magickal item, in good condition, to donate to raffle (sharing abundance 🙂
*Group Banners and Information are welcome

We will have classes with common themes, varying from you guessed it Pagan traditions with new perspectives to reach out even further to those in the community who want to learn and develop on their spiritual path. The Pagan Picnic brings together folks from different backgrounds to perform and participate in rituals, classes, and community sharing.

Vendors will be on hand, offering a range of products and services. We will have a Kid’s Track for fun for the little ones. If you bring children, we ask that you stay at the picnic while your children are here. Children are required to wear a wristband with their parent’s cell phone number on it.
Please bring a dish to share for Potluck!
If you are not sure what to bring this may help.
If your first name begins with:
A—G – bring dessert
H—M – bring drinks
N—S – bring a salad
T—Z – bring main course
PLEASE mark your dish “Veggie, ” “Vegan, ” or “Meat, ” and make sure you LABEL & LIST all ingredients in your dish so that people who have allergies know what they’re eating.
Vegetarian & Vegan Dishes are greatly appreciated.
Please take any leftovers home!
NO ALCOHOL NO WEAPONS OR WEAPON REPLICAS*

How to Find Us in Cheesequake Park:

It is at the Spring Hill Picnic area and we made signs which will be posted guiding people to it. Main road past the visitor center.

Questions? contact Trinity
info@handsofchange.org

3 Comments leave one →
  1. Cyndi permalink
    July 27, 2016 1:07 pm

    Is/will the schedule be posted?

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  2. July 29, 2016 4:12 pm

    Hello Cyndi!
    The schedule will be updated sometime today!
    -Ganshmi

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  3. Susannah permalink
    August 4, 2018 9:23 pm

    I have been a sole practitioner for 30+ years and this was my first large group interaction. The picnic was so much more than I had expected. My daughter and I had a wonderful day! Thank you for the classes and for the warmth and welcome. I hope to travel in your circles again.
    -Susannah

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