Calendar

Jan
8
Sun
2017
Twelfth Night
Jan 8 @ 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

This is a Twelfth Night (a couple days removed) Shire Potluck Holiday Party. Please bring a prepared dish to share. Also, our Webminister, Jenevra, will be giving a lesson on how to access, and use our Website and Shire email.

Location: Please message the webmistress Jenevra (m.k.a. Christine Connors) for the address as this event is at a private home.

Dress: Please wear your garb! Gold Key (costumes to share) will be available.

Cost: None! Please bring a dish to share.

Jan
14
Sat
2017
Coronation of Vivian and Frederick, Holy Kingdom of Acre @ First Unitarian Society of Plainfield
Jan 14 @ 12:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Coronation of Vivian and Frederick, Holy Kingdom of Acre @ First Unitarian Society of Plainfield | Plainfield | New Jersey | United States

Join the Holy Kindgdom of Acre as they crown Vivian and Fredrick as the new Queen and King of Acre. Site opens and noon, ceremony begins at 1pm. Theme will be a festival day in 14th century Scotland. A fantastic feast will be prepared by Lady Charis.

 

Site opens at Noon, Ceremony begins at 1pm.

After the ceremony and court join us for a festival day in 14th Century Scotland
There will be entertainment, A&S and a 9 Man Morris tournament

A Scottish feast will be prepared by Lady Charis
Cost for the event: $25 on-board or $15 without feast, $7 for kids

As of 1/1/17 we are not longer taking onboard reservations.

Autocrat is Bob Fox and his email is: Tyfortbob@yahoo.com

Please send reservations to:
Bob Fox at 12 Forster Parkway, Mount Vernon NY 10552; make all checks out to MSR
Be sure to include the information if you will be sitting with a specific group or household.

Schedule of the day
12noon- Site opens
1:00pm- Coronation Ceremony begins
1st court immediately follows
2:00pm- 1/2 hour break for Dayboard (NO food or drink allowed in the sanctuary)
2:30pm- 2nd court
3:30-6:15pm- Queen and King sitting in state
9 Man Morris Game torment
Maide Leisg contest
Entertainment
6:15pm- lighting of the remembrance candle
6:30-8:30pm- Feast and general merriment
9:30pm- Cleanup begins

Here is the parking information for the event. The church does not have parking. We have gotten permission to use the parking around the corner at the municiple building. You can pull into the church driveway, unload your car, troll and we will give you a parking pass. We will have people outside the event before the ceremony to help direct traffic. After you park in the lot there is walking path that leads right to the church. You can also use street parking wherever you can find it.

Feb
5
Sun
2017
Leather-working for Beginners @ Churchville Nature Center
Feb 5 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Leather-working for Beginners @ Churchville Nature Center | Churchville | Pennsylvania | United States

By special request we will be hosting a beginners leatherworking workshop. If you would like to attend, please bring the following tools if you have them;
1. a small sponge, and bowl
2. a cutting board such as plastic, granite, or marble (NO WOOD)
3. a rawhide or poly mallet. (a normal hammer will do if you don’t have a mallet)
4. X-acto knife w/ wide blade, Box Cutter, or a Swivel Knife if you have one.
I have a limited array of leather carving, stamping, and punching tools to share, so if you just happen to have any please bring them as well.
A small sample piece of Leather will be provided for you to learn with. If you want to actually make something like a belt, mask, etc, you will need to purchase “Tooling Leather” and bring it with you.
5. A pencil
6. A towel

Sep
26
Tue
2017
Barony Status Meeting @ Churchville Nature Center
Sep 26 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Barony Status Meeting @ Churchville Nature Center | Churchville | Pennsylvania | United States

There will be a Shire meeting on Tuesday, 26 September at 7:30, at the Churchville Nature Center to discuss the upcoming populace vote on Baronial status and candidacy for the position of Baron/Baroness of the future Barony of Buckland Cross. We will discuss the term limits and conditions of said positions, as well as any other topics that may apply. All are welcome. We hope to see you there!

In service to the Dream,
Ravenna De’Witte
Seneschal of the Shire of Buckland Cross

Dec
16
Sat
2017
K&Q Rapier Championship @ Bucks County Community College
Dec 16 all-day
K&Q Rapier Championship @ Bucks County Community College | Newtown | Pennsylvania | United States

Calling all good gentles of the Shire!  We will be hosting our King and Queen’s Rapier Championship this year. Please plan on coming out to help with setup, running the event, and clean up. This is a great opportunity for us to participate in a Kingdom event, and we are grateful Their Highnesses have accepted our bid!

Please see the event listing on the East Kingdom Calendar: http://www.eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.php?eid=3261