Updated July 10:
I’ve been on an impromptu pilgrimage (more on that later!), so I’m following the Spirit and revising this month’s post schedule with some of the inspiration that has hit me. Thanks for joining me for the journey!
TBD | Reflections on Ordinary Time
» It’s easy to feel unmoored in this longest season of the Church calendar. This is my favorite season, though - this month, I’ll be sharing some thoughts on the helpful patterns that make this such a rich stretch of the liturgical year!
JULY 2 | Wednesday | Begin coloring!
WEEK OF JULY 9 | Rushbearing Festival invitation with details wings its way to you!
» This July, please join me for our first annual (online) Rushbearing Festival! We’ll gather for some wonderful conversation, impactful discussions and speakers, and more.MID-JULY | How to build your liturgical binder (second installment!)
» Let’s keep working on our liturgical year binders - have you been collecting your summertime resources? In the next installment, we’ll sort out ways to distill all of it into a system that works for you.JULY 18 & 19 | Friday & Saturday | Rushbearing Festival for paid members!
LAST HALF OF JULY | Summer Pilgrimage
» As so many of us have full summer days, I’m shifting our July schedule to better accommodate us all! I went on a driving trip that turned into a pilgrimage, and I’ll be sharing more about that with you.
LAST HALF OF JULY | Botanical Liturgy: Linden
» On my pilgrimage, I was struck by the linden trees in bloom around a historic Mission church. We’ll be digging into the Christian symbolism of this meaningful tree.
JULY 25 | Friday | St. James’ Day
JULY 25 | Friday | Welcome gathering chat for Midsummer Book Club
EXPLORE THE VILLAGE
» WELCOME
WHAT IS THE CHURCH YEAR?
Whether you’re new to the liturgical year or familiar with it, this post helps to give you a sense of how I’m exploring the Church calendar - informed by agrarian heritage - in my locale and in this online space.ABOUT
Learn a bit more about Hearthstone Fables (and your hostess, Kristin), as well as what to expect as a subscriber or a paid member.
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EXPLORE BY SEASON
Sift through posts sorted by month, liturgical season, and natural season.
ARCHIVE
You can access my chronological archive of posts here! One to two posts each month are shared with all subscribers, while additional posts are available to paid members.SUBSCRIBER CHAT
Join in a discussion with subscribers - and keep an eye out for occasional bits of news or announcements popping into the Chat.
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In addition to exploring the spaces above, you may also want to venture to…
SCRIPTORIUM
This space is filled with all of my printable artwork and resources spanning the Church year, for all ages! Coloring pages, cards, packets for your liturgical living binder, interactive paper scenes, and more are available to help you bring ancient traditions into your modern life and landscape.BOOK CLUB
As a paid member, you can join us for live Zoom discussions (sometimes featuring the authors themselves!) of our seasonal book club selections. Recordings of our gatherings are archived in the Book Club posts, so you can enjoy the replay even if you couldn’t be there live.LITURGICAL LIFE GROUP BEHIND-THE-SCENES
We host a monthly liturgical living group, and you’re invited to join (from afar) through re-caps of our gatherings.MEMBER-ONLY ZOOM DISCUSSIONS & POSTS
Throughout the year, we enjoy a variety of live Zoom chats with special guests who help to illuminate our engagement with the Church year. All of our discussions are recorded, so you can watch arhives of these festive discussions!
If you’d like to explore the idea of cultivating a liturgical living group in your own neck of the woods, I’m here to help support you & brainstorm ideas to help it fit your own life and landscape. I can chat with you via email or the Voxer app!
As you leave the village, consider these destinations…
SIGNS + SEASONS GUILD
This guild helps to support the efforts of liturgical living folks here on Substack! Featuring a member directory, as well as periodic posts that gather seasonal articles from different authors.SHOP
Though most of my creations are available as printables in the Scriptorium, some are available for sale through Etsy!
Please always feel free to reach out with any questions or thoughts!