WCC Toronto Temple

Special Announcements

Date Event
Sun, May 5, 4pm
Location: High Park

Beltaine Family Circle

Family Circles, designed for parents and children, are held for each sabbat, usually at 4pm on the day that the main public sabbat ritual is being held. Location is generally the same as for the regular Sunday circles (indoors or out, depending on the season and weather). There are games, crafts and other activities for the kids, followed by a ritual (short enough to accommodate a child's attention span) and feast. Please bring kid-friendly feast foods!

Public Classes

Classes are currently held every Thursday night at 8pm throughout the year, at the Bavia Arts Centre (898b St Clair Ave West), unless otherwise specified below. Please note that this is a recent change from our previous schedule of holding classes on Tuesdays.

The classes follow a year-long cycle that starts at Samhain each year, but students can start at any point during the year and attend as many or as few classes as they wish. They are offered on a drop-in basis, with no advance registration required.

Our classes are open to the public, and are all welcome to attend, regardless of their level of knowledge and experience (or lack thereof), though minors require the permission of a parent or guardian. Admission is free, but donations are gladly welcomed.

Date Class Topic
Thu, Mar 28, 2013 Incense
Thu, Apr 4, 2013 Oils
Thu, Apr 11, 2013 Alchemy
Thu, Apr 18, 2013 PR & the Law
Thu, Apr 25, 2013 Sabbat class — Beltaine
Thu, May 2, 2013 Ogham
Thu, May 9, 2013 5 Paths
Thu, May 16, 2013 Fairy Tales
Thu, May 23, 2013 Herbs
Thu, May 30, 2013 Moon Lore
Thu, Jun 6, 2013 Sun Lore
Thu, Jun 13, 2013 Greek Mythology
Thu, Jun 20, 2013 Sabbat class — Midsummer

Public Rituals

Circles are held every Sunday night throughout the year. During the colder months (from Harvesttide until the Sunday before Beltaine), they are held at the Bavia Arts Centre (898b St Clair Ave West), at 7pm. During the warmer months (from Beltaine to the summer before Harvesttide), they take place at Serena Gundy Park at 8pm, except in case of rain when they are held indoors at Bavia Arts.

Our Sunday rituals are open to the public, and are all welcome to attend, regardless of their level of knowledge and experience (or lack thereof), though minors require the permission of a parent or guardian. Admission is free, but donations are gladly welcomed.

Date Notes
Sun, Mar 31, 2013, 7pm  
Sun, Apr 7, 2013, 7pm  
Sun, Apr 14, 2013, 7pm  
Sun, Apr 21, 2013, 7pm  
Sun, Apr 28, 2013, 7pm  
Sun, May 5, 2013, 8pm Sabbat — Beltaine. Please bring feast foods. Please note: this will be the first outdoor ritual of the season! From this point forward until Harvesttide, rituals will be outdoors in Serena Gundy Park, weather permitting.
Sun, May 12, 2013, 8pm
Sun, May 19, 2013, 8pm  
Sun, May 26, 2013, 8pm  
Sun, Jun 2, 2013, 8pm  
Sun, Jun 9, 2013, 8pm  
Sun, Jun 16, 2013, 8pm  
Sun, Jun 23, 2013, 8pm Sabbat — Midsummer. Please bring feast foods.
Sun, Jun 30, 2013, 8pm  

About Feast Foods

When "feast foods" are requested for a sabbat or other special occasion, this means that people should bring some sort of food or drink to share in a potluck dinner after the ritual. Bringing feast foods for these events isn't required, but it is encouraged.

Because the sabbats are seasonally based, it is preferable to bring food that is seasonally appropriate and/or traditional to that sabbat. The class prior to each sabbat will usually contain a section on what foods are associated with that day, and there are a number of excellent resources on the web for seasonal foods in the southern Ontario area, including the following:

Also, please note that since the new location does not have a kitchen or coffee counter like our old temple did, please bring your own plate, cutlery, etc. for sabbat feasts. We would prefer to avoid the use of disposables, for environmental reasons. Also, since there's no place to wash dishes at the site, you'll want to make sure you have a bag to put your used dishes into for the trip home, so they don't get other things you may be carrying dirty.

Toronto Temple Priesthood

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