A Witness of the Winter Solstice

The longest night of the year is the closest to darkness that we get, it is a universal time for introspection and stillness. Darkness is where life is born. Where dreams happen. Where energetic imagination lives. Each of us grew in the dark until we were ready to be born, and seeds are growing deep inside the earth right now, preparing to become the fullness of who they will be. It’s in the dark that we conjure visions for the world we need to create. And the earth teaches that no matter how dark it gets, the light will always return, because after the longest night, comes the dawn of a longer day.

Prelude

Ike Sturm and Arta Jēkabsone 

Shadows and Light

Written by Arta Jēkabsone

Salutation & Votum

Katrina Ross Zezza

Welcome

Book of St Nicks: Responsive

(Stevie Nicks) Nightbird

LEADER

And the summer became the fall

I was not ready for the winter

TOGETHER

It makes no difference at all

'Cause I wear boots all summer long

LEADER

My eye makeup, dark, and it's careless

Same circles around my eyes

TOGETHER

Sometimes the real color of my skin

My eyes, without any shadow

LEADER

And when I call, will you walk gently through my shadow?

The ones who sing at night

TOGETHER

The ones who sing at night

The ones you dream of, the ones who walk away

With their capes pulled around them tight

Crying for the night

Cry for the nightbird tonight

Hymn

There Where the Dawn Was Rising

Latvian folk song

Kur Gaismeņa Zyla Ausa

Embracing your Shadow Self

The Goddess Mistletoe & Goddess Holly

The Bursted Seed

Poem | Prayer

Kat Stoutenborough

The Prophecy - Gavin Hecker

The Prophecy - Gavin Hecker

Book of St Nicks: Responsive

(Stevie Nicks) Nightbird

LEADER

The winter's really here now

And the blankets that I love

TOGETHER

Sometimes I am surrounded by too much love

And when I call, will you walk gently through my shadow?

The ones who sing at night

LEADER

The ones who sing at night

The ones you dream of, the ones who walk away

With their capes pulled around them tight

Crying for the night

Cry for the nightbird tonight

TOGETHER

And the darkened eyes, through the net of the lace

In the darkness, it's hard to see her face

Pulls back the net

And you feel the touch of her fingers

And you see she turns the eyes

And you see the eyes of a nightbird

The ones you dream of

Finally the night bird

Finally the night bird

Tonight

Offering

David Sampliner, Jess Jelliffe 

Change by Big Thief | Dear Someone by Gillian Welch

Reflect - Release - Let go

The winter solstice is considered the seasonal dark night of the soul. Spiritually, it’s a time to honor both the light and the darkness that resides within each of us. Use the paper we provided and write down the things that you would like to let go of. We will collect them then throw them in the (metaphorical) yule log fire, transforming darkness into light.

Book of St Nicks: Responsive

From Edge of Seventeen

Just like the white winged dove,

sings a song

LEADER


Sounds like she’s singing 

OOO OO OO

TOGETHER

The Sermon

We Are Never Who We Were

Taylor Jackson

Hymn

Ike Sturm and Arta Jēkabsone

Near Again Soon

Written by Arta Jēkabsone

Seeing the light in your dark.

Making Friends with you Shadow

Poem

Addison Goodson

Striding ‘Cross/ Mustn’t Grumble

Hymn

Ike Sturm and Arta Jēkabsone

Near Again Soon

Written by Arta Jēkabsone

Conjuring the Light

The Winter Warlock (Joe Vergolina)

Benediction

Thank you

Sending Hymn: Book of St Nicks

Landslide

I took my love, I took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

'Til the landslide brought me down

Oh, mirror in the sky

What is love?

Can the child within my heart rise above?

Can I sail through the changin' ocean tides?

Can I handle the seasons of my life?

Well, I've been afraid of changin'

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm getting older too

Well, I've been afraid of changin'

'Cause I've built my life around you

But time makes you bolder

Even children get older

And I'm getting older too

Oh! I'm getting older too

Oh-oh, take my love, take it down

Oh-oh, climb a mountain and you turn around

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well, the landslide bring it down

And if you see my reflection in the snow-covered hills

Well, the landslide bring it down

Oh-ohh, the landslide bring it down

TOGETHER

Prelude.

Ike Sturm and Arta Jēkabsone

Club Draw

Make it shine.

Thank you →

House Band

Andy Reinhardt 

Alex Rivers

Guest Artists & Performers

Arta Jēkabsone

Jessica Jelliffe

David Sampliner

Ike Sturm 

Joe Vergolina

Feff Zezza

Prophecy Hall

Gavin Hecker

Serious Comedy

Valerie Lynn Brett

Steve Capps

Krista Cone

Jaime Fallon

Taylor Jackson

Michelle Lieblein

Shirley Martinez

Print and Design

Jaime Fallon 

Emily Sylvester

Dan Weise

Producer | Director

Katrina Ross Zezza

Special Thank You:

St. Nicks - Stevie Nicks