{"id":1733,"date":"2016-03-24T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/naturespath\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2016-03-24T05:00:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T11:00:47","slug":"cuups-convo-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/naturessacredjourney\/2016\/03\/cuups-convo-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"CUUPS Convo is coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><figure id=\"attachment_1734\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1734\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/naturespath\/files\/2016\/03\/DSCN0151-e1458793525243.jpeg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1734\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1734\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/857\/2016\/03\/DSCN0151-e1458793525243.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo by Maggie Beaumont.\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1734\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Maggie Beaumont<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>I\u2019m excited \u2026 just back from Sacred Space, realizing that I can\u2019t go to Pagan Spirit Gathering or Pantheacon or the UUA\u2019s General Assembly this year \u2026 and don\u2019t have the energy for another big conference \u2026 and here comes CUUPS Convo, back after hiatus, just the right size.<\/p>\n<p>I know it\u2019s barely Spring, but I\u2019m already planning the last weekend in August. I\u2019m going to spend it in Salem, Massachusetts, with CUUPS members from all over New England and maybe the wider CUUPSworld \u2026!<\/p>\n<p>Want to join me?<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in several years, CUUPS Continental is putting on an East-coast gathering for UU-Pagans and friends. Workshops and speakers, community ritual, and more \u2014 plus time enough to explore the town, the Witch Museum, and whatever else you can imagine finding in the Witch City.<\/p>\n<p>Featured presenters include<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rev. Shirley Ranck, creator of the UU Curriculum <i><a href=\"http:\/\/astore.amazon.com\/cuups-20\/detail\/0595388566\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Cakes for the Queen of Heaven<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li>Byron Ballard, author of <i>Asfidity &amp; Mad-Stones<\/i> and <i>Staubs and Ditchwater<\/i><\/li>\n<li>John Beckett, blogger at <i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/johnbeckett\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Under the Ancient Oaks<\/a><\/i><\/li>\n<li>Gypsy Ravish, whose albums include <i>Enchantress<\/i> and <i>Spirit Nation<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Registration prices are reasonable, lodging and camping are available nearby. I\u2019m psyched. Who\u2019s ready to come along?<\/p>\n<p>Register at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cuups.org\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CUUPS.org<\/a> \u2013 just click the <a href=\"http:\/\/couup.roundtablelive.org\/event-285450\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Convo button<\/a>. Bring a friend, a CUUPS chapter, a coven \u2026 and let\u2019s get together.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Witch looks over my shoulder. She wonders why I haven\u2019t mentioned the joys of spending time face to face with people I so often only see in Cyberspace.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>She wonders why I haven\u2019t mentioned that I\u2019ve always wanted to visit Salem, but never had anyone to go there with.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>She asks, directly, when I\u2019m going to recognize that the only time is Now \u2013 and if I want to see my CUUPSfriends, I need to get a move on.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>May we meet in Salem.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Blessed Be.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know it\u2019s barely Spring, but I\u2019m already planning the last weekend in August. 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