Sierra Madrone Grove, ADF

Our Google calendar can be found here.

Rituals

Our Grove has a Celtic and Norse focus and we celebrate eight high days per year; Imbolc, Spring Equinox, Bealtainne, Summer Solstice, Lughnasadh, Fall Equinox, Samhuinn, and Winter Solstice. Our rituals are traditionally held on the Sunday before the high day, though sometimes the date is adjusted to allow for other events

(such as our ritual for Winter Solstice 2011, which was held on 18 Dec instead of 25 Dec).

All rituals are open to the public and are held at 1:30pm in Room 12 (the room at the very back) at the

Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento except for our fall equinox ritual,

which we often celebrate at Sacramento Pagan Pride each year.

You are also invited to bring a personal offering for any Ancestor, Nature Spirit, or Deity of your choosing. All of our rituals include the opportunity to make offerings (with the exception of our Fall Equinox ritual at Sacramento Pagan Pride, due to time constraints in light of the usual size of the ritual party there).

2025 Ritual Schedule

Imbolc - Sunday, January 26
Spring Equinox - Sunday, March 16
Beltaine - Sunday, April 27
Summer Solstice - Sunday, June 15
Lughnasadh - Sunday, July 27
Fall Equinox - Sunday, September 21
Samhain - Sunday, October 26
Yule - Sunday, December 21

We assemble at 1:00 PM, and ritual begins at 1:30.
We do not close a circle, so you are allowed to arrive late;
we simply ask that you join us quietly.

Check our calendar (see link above) to see what other activities we have lined up;
we'd love it if you joined us!

Eight Winds ADF Festival

Eight Winds is the annual ADF festival for the Northwest Region, which consists of all of the ADF Groves, Protogroves, and Study Groups in the Northwest region of ADF (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, and Northern California (all of California that's north of the southernmost borders of Fresno, Monterey and Mono counties; basically the zip codes above 93600)). .

Sierra Madrone Grove, ADF is pleased to have hosted Eight Winds multiple times in the past,
and we look forward to hosting again in the future.