Sacred Currents: Earth-Centered Gatherings

San Gabriel is the name of this Fellowship, the river that runs through Georgetown, and the river valley many of us call home. This valley is also the ancestral homeland of the Tonkawa people, who called it Takachue Pouetsu: "the land of good water." Sacred Currents, our reimagined earth-centered gatherings, takes its name in honor of that living heritage, strengthening our connection to the river, the land, one another, and ourselves.

Join us on Wednesday evenings!

6:30-7:30 pm: Sacred Currents Gathering & Children's Circle.

 Sacred Currents Schedule

Each month follows the moon: rest at the new moon, intention as it rises, celebration at the full, release as it wanes.

Sound Bath on the New Moon (Oct 7)

Drum Journey on the Rising Moon (Oct 14)

Sacred Currents REFLECTIONS (Oct 20)

Grief Tending on the Waning Moon (Oct 27)

Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information.

Sincerely,

Eric Hepburn, Minister

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Descriptions of the Gathering types:

• New Moon Sound Bath - Sound bath healing sessions uses instruments like crystal bowls, brass bowls, chimes, and gongs to create calming vibrations that support deep relaxation, rest, and reset. Bring a yoga mat, pillow, blanket, or whatever you need to make yourself comfortable on the floor. Sound bath is usually best experienced supine.

• Rising Moon Drum Journey - We call on the directions, the spirits, and the ancestors as we let the beat of the drum call us into a deep meditative and contemplative space - seeking guidance and healing for ourselves and the world. Bring an eye mask, yoga mat, pillow, blanket, or whatever you need to make yourself comfortable on the floor. Drum Journey is usually best experienced supine and with eyes covered.

• Full Moon Drum Circle - Practice and participate directly in an outdoor drum circle around the smokeless fire pit on San Gabriel's patio. No experience required. Bring your own drum or borrow one of ours. Come experience the ancient art and practice of collective drumming under the full moon.

• Waning Moon Grief Tending - Practice the art and experience the gift of grief work. We will explore and create together adding in elements of song, poetry, movement, and deep listening to honor our collective grief & gratitude. Our gatherings welcome all forms of grief — personal, collective, ancestral, and relational — with care for whatever is present. There is no grief too big or too small for these circles. Bring a journal or notepad. If you need a mat, cushion, pillow, etc. to be comfortable sitting on the floor, bring them. We will also have chairs for those who want or need them.

• Sacred Currents Reflections - Reflection sessions happen when the monthly calendar and the lunar calendar have an offset, usually about 3 times per year. We use the opportunity to gather together as practitioners and participants and reflect on what is working and what is not working about our Sacred Currents gatherings and practices. We might also share a good story.

Sacred Currents: Children's Circle

• On Wednesday evenings, while the adults gather for Earth-centered practice, children and youth have a circle of their own. This isn't childcare — it's the same work, in a form built for them. They'll learn to drum and to hold a circle, to sing songs that honor the Earth, and to hear the stories that belong to each season. They'll learn the year as it actually turns in Central Texas: cedar on the north wind, a gray winter broken by sudden freezes, summer heat as our resting season, and the first cool front that the whole region waits for like relief. Once a month, at the full moon, the two circles become one and the children take their places in the drum circle beside the adults of this congregation.

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Schedule for 2026-27

Wednesday October 7, 2026	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday October 14, 2026	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday October 21, 2026	Sacred Currents REFLECTIONS	ALL
Wednesday October 28, 2026	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday November 4, 2026	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday November 11, 2026	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday November 18, 2026	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday November 25, 2026	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday December 2, 2026	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday December 9, 2026	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday December 16, 2026	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday December 23, 2026	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday December 30, 2026	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday January 6, 2027	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday January 13, 2027	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday January 20, 2027	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday January 27, 2027	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday February 3, 2027	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday February 10, 2027	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday February 17, 2027	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday February 24, 2027	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday March 3, 2027	Sacred Currents Reflections	ALL
Wednesday March 10, 2027	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday March 17, 2027	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday March 24, 2027	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday March 31, 2027	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams
Wednesday April 7, 2027	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday April 14, 2027	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday April 21, 2027	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday April 28, 2027	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday May 5, 2027	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday May 12, 2027	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday May 19, 2027	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday May 26, 2027	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday June 2, 2027	New Moon Sound Bath	Sabine Countryman
Wednesday June 9, 2027	Rising Moon Drum Journey	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday June 16, 2027	Full Moon Drum Circle	Eric Hepburn
Wednesday June 23, 2027	Waning Moon Grief Tending	June Williams and Ashley Blackwell
Wednesday June 30, 2027	Sacred Currents Reflections	ALL