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
The annual clean-up of the Nemeton |
What, resting?!
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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
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Isaac invokes the Earth Mother at the Sumbel
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The new MG is introduced!
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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
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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!
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The MG and Archdruids
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