October update

Sunday, October 25th, 14 members of the Sheboygan Branch of CWI and their friends and significant others, met at the First Congregational UCC for our 5th (at least) annual Samhain Dinner.   Again, we entered into the dark season enjoying the many fruits of the harvest.   Soups to take your breath away, potato dishes, chicken and desserts to die for.

For those of you who don't know how important this feast is, here is a summary:  Samhain is the end of the harvest season, the beginning of the dark season.  The Night (our Halloween) was the time that the veil between here and the other world was the thinnest and ghouls and goblins roamed the world.   The dark season is actually a season to regroup, much as sleep is a time to replenish the soul.   This is the time of year to repair, to renew, to begin again.   The trouble with our world is that there is no time for just being.

So it was a wonderful evening.   I thank all who came,  for your company.  Please don't let this feast die if I am gone.   I will start another Samhain in Oklahoma.  OK!.


Mark your calendar for Saturday, November 14th at 1:00 PM. We are meeting at the First Congregational UCC at 1405 South Milwaukee (Hwy 67) in Plymouth. This CWI bi-annual Literary Exchange includes tea, members may bring a treat to pass, we learn about author Leon Uris and discuss his book: "Trinity".
Joan Kramer


Finally:  Our last event for 2015 will be our annual Collaborative Irish Christmas Tea, celebrated at the Plymouth Historical Society. 420 E. Mill St., Plymouth WI,  along with the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center, Sheboygan Falls, (thank you Beth Dippel) will be held on December 5th, Saturday, from 1PM to 3PM. 

Enjoy musical entertainment, Christmas Treats, traditional Irish Brown Bread, tea and coffee in addition to good conversation.  Bring your special holiday treats to share with all the guest that come to share this time with us.

Begin your Christmas season with joyful sounds of this program.

Dia Dhuit

Mary Kunert
920-893-5139

--
Michael Kelly " In a land where there are no musicians; in a land where there are no storytellers; teachers and poets; in a land where there are no men and women of vision and leadership; in a land where there are no legends, saints, and champions; in a land where there are no dreamers, the people will most certainly perish."

October 4, 2015

An announcement, a request and information.   All in one little newsletter. The Announcement (and
Invitation.)
On Sunday, October 25, the Sheboygan Branch of Celtic Women International will celebrate our annual
Samhain dinner starting at 4PM at the First Congregational UCC, 1405 S. Milwaukee (Hwy67) Plymouth.
 It is a pot luck Harvest Dinner as always.  Bring your own place settings and utensils and a dish
to pass.  Bring a place setting for your ancestors also.   We can share tales of our year as we
move into the dark season of the year. Guests are welcome.  Please bring your significant other or
any friends who are hungry.

FYI
Samhain is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or
the "darker half" of the year.

For many Pagan traditions, Samhain is a time to reconnect with our ancestors, and honor those who
have died.

This is the time when the veil between our world and the spirit realm is thin, so it's the perfect
time of year to make contact with the dead.

(From a computer search)



The Request

Please come.  Most of you know that I have my home on the market and will be moving closer to my
son in Oklahoma when it sells.  I have been putting out requests for some of you to come forward to
take over the communication and some of the events that we do each year.   There has been some talk
of combining our efforts with the Milwaukee branch.   Come, or stay connected so that we can
hopefully keep our efforts alive. And perhaps we can talk at the dinner.

Many of you have heard that 100 years ago there was an Irish Club in the county.   My Grandmother,
Matie Bowser, was a member of that club.   It faded out.   I would hate to see that happen to us.



I am adding the events that we generally do during the year.  Generally, Joan Kramer has planned
the book discussion meeting. Luann Cleary-Benninghaus did the Christmas Tea last year and I think
she will do it again.   (Will you Luann, Please Please).   AND Kathy Paul said that she would
handle the money.

Nothing is hard – it is a matter of communication.  I can help set that up

Dia Dhuit

Mary Kunert
920-893-5139








The Information
CELTIC WOMEN INTERNATIONAL – SHEBOYGAN COUNTY BRANCH MONTHLY ACTIVITIES


January – St Brigid's day is Feb 1st – We have often celebrated with a
Brigid event or a baking event. February – Book Discussion
March – March 17, the Irishman's Walk in Plymouth preceded by a short meeting and followed by
celebration of the day


April – The Annual Celtic Women International gathering


May


June – June 16 – Bloomsday – Sometimes big – sometimes just a dinner with readings from Ulysses


July


August – Irish Fest Milwaukee – CWI marches in the parade on
Sunday


September


October – Weekend closest to Halloween – The Samhain Dinner


November – Book Discussion


December - The Christmas Tea – with the Plymouth Historical