Wellspring 2007

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The ADF Annual Meeting, held again this year at the Wellspring Festival, put on by Stonecreed Grove, was also
the occasion of an ADF Clergy Retreat, which required the clergy to disappear for hours at a time. This led to
some resentment, and probably won't be repeated in the future.

But lots of ritual and cool workshops went on, as usual, in addition to the Great Sumbel, where folks got to
make boasts, oaths and toasts, and where the new Mother Grove was sworn in. Kirk led the rite, and the
Sumbel Omen was taken by Emerald of Sassafras Grove.

Sunday morning was the Annual Meeting itself, where officer reports were made to the membership

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Photos by Gannd (Rev. David Foster) and Rev. Kirk Thomas

The annual clean-up of the Nemeton	What, resting?!	Raven Mann	Ian Corrigan begins the Opening Rite	Isaac Bonewits
AJ was the Seer	The Opering Rite Omen	Michael Dangler's class on "Fire of Piety"	Illious and his "World of Beer" workshop	Mead tasting contest at the Bardic evening!
Bardd Dafydd opens the Bardic evening	Archdruids, past and present	Awwww	The Archdruids (and Sue) sing for us all	Meredith and Nora back up Linda
AJ and Kirk call in the Solitaries and Groves at the Sumbel	The Sumbel Altar	Isaac invokes the Earth Mother at the Sumbel	The new MG is introduced!	Jenni leads a Roman Rite of purification before the Annual Meeting
Archdruid Skip opens the Annual Meeting	Archdruid Emeritus Fox leads the opening prayer	ADF Secretary Anthony Thompson makes his report	Vice-Archdruid Kirk Thomas makes his report	Emerald, outgoing Members Advocate, makes her last report
Anne Lenzi, incoming Members Advocate, makes her first report	Linda Costell, outgoing ADF Treasurer, makes her last report	Meredith MacDonald, outgoing NOD, makes her last report	Marie, new NOD, makes her first report	Brian Long, NOD, makes his report
Aesa, NOD, makes her report	Francesca, ADF Administrator, makes her report	Raven Mann, ADF Preceptor, makes his report	The Preceptor Posse!	The MG and Archdruids