WCC Toronto Temple

Special Announcements
Date Event
Sun, Apr 29, 2012
4pm

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!

Location: High Park — we'll meet at the Jamie Bell Adventure Playground, near the High Park Boulevard entrance on the east side of the park, and go from there to find a site for our Maypole.

Divination Night

Due to scheduling problems, Divination Night has been postponed. The new date and location will be posted as soon as they become available.
Ongoing

Toronto Temple Location Change

After nearly 30 years at 109 Vaughan Road, the Toronto Temple has changed location. Our new home is the Bavia Arts Centre at 898b St Clair Ave West — about eight blocks west from our old temple.

Note that due to scheduling constraints at the new location, classes are now held on Thursday nights, not Tuesdays.

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.

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 22, 2012 Runes
Thu, Mar 29, 2012 Amulets & Talismans
Thu, Apr 5, 2012 Incense
Thu, Apr 12, 2012 Oils
Thu, Apr 19, 2012 Greek Mythology
Thu, Apr 26, 2012 Sabbat class — Beltaine
Thu, May 3, 2012 Scrying
Thu, May 10, 2012 Divination Other Than Scrying

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, Apr 1, 2012, 7pm  
Sun, Apr 8, 2012, 7pm  
Sun, Apr 15, 2012, 7pm  
Sun, Apr 22, 2012, 7pm Note: this will be the last ritual held at our indoor location until Harvesttide, except for rain days.
Sun, Apr 29, 2012, 8pm Sabbat — Beltaine. Please bring feast foods. Also, please note: ritual will be moving outside, to Serena Gundy Park, for the warm half of the year as of this night, and also to the summer hour of 8pm.
Sun, May 6, 2012, 8pm  
Sun, May 13, 2012, 8pm  
Sun, May 20, 2012, 8pm  
Sun, May 27, 2012, 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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