Join in a Beloved drum circle to welcome the Winter Solstice. All levels are welcome. Bring a drum or other percussion instrument (we’ll also have some available for use). Sunday, December 22, 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm, in the Wildflower Community Room.
community room
Wildflowers and community friends are invited to add photos or items that honor their ancestors and loved ones who have passed on to the Día de los Muertos community altar after Sunday’s service in the community room. If you would like to learn more about the history and traditions of El Día de los Muertos, please read this reflection by Maestra Grace Sesma from Curanderismo, the Healing Art of Mexico.
The altar we remain in the community room, through Sunday, November 10.
(You may choose to temporarily place your photos or items on the altar during the gathering on November 3 and bring them home the same day, or you may choose to leave your items on the altar until November 10, when it will be deinstalled and all items returned (please plan to pick up your items).
Here’s a guide for Dia de Los Muertos colors:
Purple – Signifies pain, suffering, grief, and mourning.
Pink – Celebration
White – Purity and hope
Orange – Sun
Red – The blood of life
Yellow – Cempazuchitl are marigolds that symbolize death. Petals are used to make a trail so that the spirits can see the path to their altars.
Here is an invitation to just be!
Join us for a Community Recharge day
Sunday, November 10, 2024, 2pm to 6pm
Come as you are, take what you need.
Stay for a few minutes, or stay all afternoon!
A self-guided afternoon with space to quietly contemplate and space to engage. It’s a relaxing day of both fellowship and solitude, to recharge your batteries.
How you spend the day is completely up to you!
- Bring your own art supplies, or use the ones supplied.
- Bring your yoga mat or relax on our floor pillows.
- Sit at a table or sit on the grass.
- Chat with people or sit with your own thoughts.
- Nosh on the light refreshments provided or bring your own lunchbox or bring a snack to share.
- Use the afternoon to read, write, sing, draw, meditate, pray, color, pray, stretch, dance, or just be.
— at Wildflower Community Room, 1314 Oltorf St, Austin TX 78704
(Note: looking for Wildflower Church’s Sunday worship service? It’ll be on Zoom that morning at 11:45 am. Zoom link provided on our website’s home page.)
Let Us Know You’re Planning to Attend
While you can drop by unannounced anytime between 2pm and 6pm on November 10, we would find it helpful if you’d RSVP so that we can plan for enough snacks and supplies. Thanks!