"Nothing is sweet or easy about community. Community is a fellowship of people who do not hide their joys and sorrows but make them visible to each other in a gesture of hope." - Henri Nouwen
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"The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society -- more briefly, to find your real job, and do it." - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Commitment, by its nature, frees us from ourselves and, while it stands us in opposition to some, it joins us with others similarly committed. Commitment moves us from the mirror trap of the self absorbed with the self to the freedom of a community of shared values." - Michael Lewis
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"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm." - Henrik Ibsen
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"I have inherited a belief in community, the promise that a gathering of the spirit can both create and change culture. In the desert, change is nurtured even in stone by wind, by water, through time" - Terry Tempest Williams
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Sacred Well Congregation
The Sacred Well Congregation of Texas, located in Converse TX, is a universalist, independent, non-evangelical Wiccan Church. They are organized for the purpose of conducting and promoting religious worship on alternative Spiritual Paths.
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The Church provides open, public venues for the practice of the Old Religions, and promotes community benevolence efforts, spiritual counseling, and religious educational programs.
SWC is formally affiliated with the Greencraft™ Tradition of Wicca, a branch of the Continental Alexandrian line originating in the Benelux. Clergy and Kindred practice Traditional Craft Wicca (TCW).
On August 17, 1996, by Charter issued by the Secretary of the State of Texas, the Sacred Well Congregation was incorporated as a Church and non-profit religious organization.
The Fort Hood Open Circle, the first Wiccan group at a military installation to receive minority faith group status and be assigned a support chaplain, was and is sponsored by SWC.
SWC has their schedule of 2010 Community Open Rituals on the Public Rites page.
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Litha Open Ritual, 18 June
You are cordially invited to attend the Community Litha Open Ritual hosted by the Sacred Well Congregation and led by Ayla & Astralaya of the Anelenvand Congregation.
When: Friday, 18 June, 8:00 p.m.
Where: SWC Community Center, 2534 W. San Antonio Street, New Braunfels, TX
Contact: Astralaya (ronschaefer@ aiemail.net)
Please bring a snack for yourself and to share. Drinks will be available for a nominal donation. More information will follow from the facilitator. There will not be any children’s program available at this event.
