Event Finder
Age of Reason
Motherhood
A Mother Blessing involves a gathering of the mother-to-be’s most trusted friends and family, who sit in the power of a circle and share amongst one another. A Mother Blessing helps the woman to prepare herself for the birth, emotionally, spiritually and mentally, for the all-important role of a new mother. She feels ‘held’ and supported by those she loves and respects.
Marriage
These are moments when we concentrate on the possibilities for the future. Trees are symbolic of continuity. Planting a tree is a concrete, practical act which has represented life and hope since ancient times. Within the sanctity of marriage we plant our human seed and thus perpetuate the species
Birth of a Child
When a Human child is born, relatives and friends gather to visit, congratulate, and celebrate the new life, with abundant joy and merriment!!!
Integrity
Every three years each Vibrationalist will be recognized in the Vibrationalism community. The member will meet with a clergy member who will access the members past accomplishments as a Vibrationalist and assist the member in his or her future goals to obtaining a more personal relationship with God. The member will receive a numerical award to honor the member’s degree of compliance to the 12 Principles of Awareness.
Children's Rite of Passage
Through all time across the earth, people have honored the growth of children as they pass from one time in life to another. In our community we stand strongly beside our children and youth by honoring these passages together. Each child that grows up in our community will know that they are cherished by the whole congregation. The Vibrationalist’s rituals and ceremonies honor our children, youth and families by weaving our principles and their coming of age milestones bringing new opportunities and responsibilities to themselves and to the world.
Seven Years of Age
As children grow, they enter what can be called the Age of Reason—this marks a shift in perspective and cognitive abilities. At age seven, children in our congregation are invited to light our Chalice for the first time. The lighting of our Chalice is a ritual opening of our weekly service; on this day, for a child who has turned seven years old, it is an even more special and reverential time, because we honor the child. In preparation, the child and parents talk with our Director of Religious Education to write a brief introduction of the child, which is read to the congregation as the child signs a special Chalice Lighters Book. The inclusion of their name in this book signifies that they are “of age” to light the chalice. Then our worship leader reads a poem or opening reading while the child lights the chalice.
Through all time across the earth, people have honored the growth of children as they pass from one time in life to another. In VACs we stand strongly beside our children and youth by honoring these passages together. Each child that grows up in our community will know that they are cherished by the whole congregation.
Coming of Age
Our teens participate in a Coming of Age program, which honors and guides them in the spiritual transition from childhood into becoming a youth. Many experiences and workshops are planned to help the youth reflect on their lives, their values and beliefs, and their goals. During the program from the congregation. They choose and participate in a service project, they attend a communications skills workshop, and they go out with their mentors to an unforgettable high ropes trust building course. During this time they work on a credo-writing down the deepest things that are important to them– this guides them through adolescence and into adulthood. The program culminates in a vision quest like weekend with time spent alone in the woods to finalize the credo. The youth come back home and are welcomed into their families honoring their new self with more responsibilities and privileges. As a community, this program culminates in a service that the youth present for the congregation-where they share their talents and their beliefs.
Bridging
In our congregation the children “bridge” multiple times, coinciding with transitions in traditional schooling. We have an actual bridge that the children walk, or sometimes run across to symbolically move to the next stage of school. The most significant “bridge” is from high school to adulthood. We also bridge from preschool to Kindergarten, Elementary school to Middle School, and Middle School to High School. Children with alternative schooling; homeschoolers, and early entry college students, find the “grade” that works best for them and bridge when those kids do.