Online gatherings
OCTOBER 9 | Thursday at 10 am Pacific Time | Gathering with author and Anglican vicar Claude Atcho about his upcoming book Rhythms of Faith: A Devotional Pilgrimage Through the Church Year
» Paid Subscribers: Rev. Claude’s book will be available on October 14, and it’s such a wise, refreshing, timeless devotional that reveals even more nuance and beauty in the spiritual discipline of the Church year!OCTOBER 15 | Wednesday at 5 pm Pacific Time | Fall Book Club welcome gathering
» Paid Subscribers: We’ll open up our time with our cozy new autumnal book club selection - I’m SO excited to share it with you soon! Bring a warm beverage, if you can!OCTOBER 17 | Friday at 9 am Pacific Time | Discussion with Fr. Victor Cancino, SJ, pastor of the historic St. Ignatius Mission in St. Ignatius, MT
» Paid Subscribers: The gorgeous St. Ignatius Mission church was built in 1891, and it remains a co-labor of the Jesuit tradition and the Bitterroot Salish, Pend d’Oreille, & Kootenai peoples of northwest Montana. I’m delighted to have Fr. Victor joining us!OCTOBER 27 | Monday, time TBD | Chat with Kelly of Morning Star Seeds
» Paid Subscribers: Kelly is the illustrator and farmer behind Morning Star Seeds, as well as the voice of A Green Rule - we’ll get to chat with her about incarnational theology, Marian gardens, ecology & faith, and more!OCTOBER 29 | Thursday at 11 am Pacific Time | Trick-or-Treat with
- author, educator, and liturgical living kindred spirit!
» All Subscribers: Join Ashley & on Substack Live as we chat about Hallowe’en and more!
Fresh Posts & Previous Archives
OCTOBER 4 | Saturday | October Almanac printable scene available - print out your pieces and place your first layer (for St. Francis’ Day!)
OCTOBER 4 | Saturday | St. Francis’ Day
FIRST HALF OF OCTOBER | Fall Book Club announced - with a giveaway!
SECOND HALF OF OF OCTOBER | Monthly focus & resources available for the Feast of Ss. Simon & Jude (October 28)
OCTOBER 18 | Saturday | Lukismas
OCTOBER 28 | Tuesday | Feast of Ss. Simon & Jude - our focus feast this month
SECOND HALF OF OF OCTOBER | Recap of our liturgical life group’s October celebration
OCTOBER 31 | Friday | Hallowe’en
Founding Membership
MID-OCTOBER | Fall boxes mailed out to founding membership, filled with delights to support autumnal liturgical living.
» 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.
» ALL SUBSCRIBERS
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 and founding 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 archives 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!