PRACTICES OF A CELTIC PILGRIM: Resources from Rev. Holly Morrison Elements of Celtic Christianity: W Prayer and praise woven through all aspects and rhythms of life W Discipline and self-denial vital to health of individual and community W Radical Hospitality: welcoming and caring for strangers, friends and foes W“Communion of Saints:” respect for, and close bond with, ancestors W Communion with Creation: the natural world as “God's Word writ large” W “Turas:” every soul makes a journey. We learn & grow through pilgrimage. W “Anam Chara:” soul-friends provide mutual accountability, confession & challenge W God is revealed and understood best through relationship, creativity, & hospitality W “Gu leor:” abundance is revealed in the awareness of sufficiency W Books: Celtic Christianity: Ecology & Holiness Christopher Bamford & William Parker Marsh Every Earthly Blessing: Rediscovering the Celtic Tradition Esther De Waal The Celtic Monk: Rules & Writings of Early Irish Monks Uinseann O Maidin OCR And... everything ever written by John O'Donohue: https://www.johnodonohue.com/works The Celtic Year: Rhythms & Themes Winter Solstice Imbolc/Brigid's Feast: Samhuinn/New Year: Fire, Poetry, Milk & Birth Reflection, Inner work Church: Candlemas, Honor Ancestors Feast of St. Brigid Church: All Saints/Souls Epiphany/Lent Advent Food Drives Watch Night Autumn Spring Equinox Equinox Lunasdal/Grain Harvest: Bealtuinn/May Day: Golden gifts: Beer, Bread, Honey Earth's Greening: Viriditas Church: Homecoming Sunday Church: Pilgrimage Stewardship Season, Pentecost Season Food Drives Summer Solstice Church CSA shares Locally-sourced Communion Churchyard gardens Rev. Holly Morrison is pastor of Phippsburg Congregational Church, UCC in Phippsburg, Maine. She and her spouse serve as land stewards and sustainability educators at Tir na nOg Farm, a Celtic heritage farm in Pownal, Maine. Farm site: mainecelt.weebly.com Farm blog archive: http://mainecowgaels.blogspot.com/ Email: [email protected].