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Council of Three Qualifications and Responsibilities

Qualifications

  • Full Member in good standing
  • Elected and confirmed by a simple majority of voting Full Members
  • Stated commitment to the preservation and growth of CoC

 Responsibilities

  • Act as liaisons between CoC and OBOD office
  • Provide final arbitration of any dispute arising regarding CoC group matters
  • Assign an individual to act as treasurer (this is not an elected role, but is determined by trustworthiness and experience with accounting)
  • Provide support and resources for any Members or Guests in spiritual crisis
  • Coordinate to assure that at least two Council members are present at every public and private ritual
  • Approve requests for Full and Seedling Memberships
  • Maintain Membership roster
  • Scheduling and facilitation of CoC meetings, either directly or through the appointment of a Quarterly Steward
  • Securing ritual spaces and permits, either directly or through the appointment of a Quarterly Steward
  • Facilitate Bardic, Ovate, and Druid grade initiations, as requested
  • Facilitate CoC membership initiations

 Terms of service

  • The Council of Three will serve together for one full year
  • Elections will take place approximately one year from the inauguration of the Council
  • One or more Council members may be re-elected on a yearly basis, without limitation
  • An elected individual may decline to serve as a Council member prior to inauguration
  • If a Council member must leave office before the end of his/her term due to unforeseen circumstances, the remaining Council members will appoint an interim Council member (with full rights and responsibilities) to serve until the next election.
  • Council members voluntarily donate their time and efforts and do not receive monetary compensation for their service.

Oak Facing Holly; the Battle of Light at Summer Solstice

The glorious rising of the Midsummer Sun is a time when a sacred gathering commences in the center of the Great Stone Ring. It is here that the strength of the Light and the richness of the Earth are joyfully celebrated on the Longest Day, when the Twins hand over the Sun at its peak to the Crab. It is during this time when my pilgrimage to the Great Stone Ring begins where I witness the tremendous Battle of Light, the voracious Facing of Holly and Oak.
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The Grove Within Our Hearts

We rest in the grove within our hearts
because we are wanted here
just as we are.
This is our family of choice and more,
a family beyond blood.
Here we are all at home.

We stand, our hearts within the grove,
because we belong here
as we have always been.

Here we can remember ourselves to each other.
The long lines in our faces
the rings of years around our center,
each one bringing us one step closer
to the Truth we all seek.

In this verdant house we call upon each other
to live beyond fear
to give beyond comfort
to love this garden we have sown
beyond the bounty of today’s harvest.
For while we work with heart and sweat and blood,
in this circle we stand not for us,
we sow not for us,
we tend not for us,
we love not for us.

Each root, branch and blossom
is a prayer, a yearning,
and that fruit which ripens here,
we offer in the name of peace
as a gift to all who are hungry.

So may it always be
that wherever we go, we rest
in the quiet grove of our hearts,
held close by brothers and sisters,
The Great Spirit and its many names and faces,
who knows us
who trusts us
who loves us
as we are,
and yet
who will forever and always
ask of us
to live more
to give more
to love more
because it is what is needed.

~ West Latta – May, 2010 ~

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