Welcome to the Site for Feather River Grove, ADF
Feather River Grove, ADF is a legally recognized 501(c)3 Druid church serving Chico, CA and the surrounding area. We are part of Ár nDraíocht Féin: A Druid Fellowship (ADF), an international fellowship devoted to creating a public tradition of Neopagan Druidry. This year is ADF's 25th anniversary.
We host regular public ritual and study groups. We also do charity work and community service. Most of our events are open to the public. To join our yahoo group and learn more about us go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ChicoADF/.
For updates on our events or directions by phone call 530-966-6941 or go to our events page.
Samhain
Our next High Day, Samhain, will be held on Saturday, October 31st 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. We will meet at the Council Fire Ring in Chico, CA's Bidwell Park (see a map to this location here). Arrive by 3:30 pm for the pre-ritual briefing, the ritual will begin promptly at 4:00 pm. During the day we will participate in various games and crafts related to the season.
Please bring a food or drink item to share at the potluck and don't forget insect spray, sunscreen, and items to offer to the Kindred during our praise offering.
Event cancellations and backup location announcements may be heard by calling 530-966-6941. To check on the status of upcoming events please call, especially when expecting inclement weather.
Make a Donation
Feather River Protogrove, ADF is a legally recognized 501(c)3 church. All donations to Feather River Protogrove, ADF are tax deductible.
There are many different ways to support our church. Donate through PayPal, purchase something through CafePress, or donate at firstgiving.com (coming soon). You can also volunteer your time at one of our community service projects.
ADF Blessing Rite in a Woodland Setting
Feather River Protogrove, ADF in the News
In December of 2007 we were mentioned in an article about Paganism in our area. While the author got a number of details about ADF wrong, the article was very nice overall and helped clear some misconceptions about Paganism for the general population. You can find that article here.
What is ADF?
The Irish words, pronounced "arn ree-ocht fane", mean "Our Own Druidism", and that's just what ADF is - a completely independent tradition of Neopagan Druidism. Like our sisters and brothers in the other Neopagan movements, we're polytheistic Nature worshipers, attempting to revive the best aspects of the Paleopagan faiths of our ancestors within a modern scientific, artistic, ecological, and wholistic context. Like our predecessors and namesakes the Druids, we're people who believe in excellence - physically, intellectually, artistically, and spiritually.
We're researching and expanding sound modern scholarship about the ancient Celts and other Indo-European peoples, in order to reconstruct what the Old Religions of Europe really were. We're working on the development of genuine artistic skills in composition and presentation. We're designing and performing competent magical and religious ceremonies to change ourselves and the world we live in. We're adapting the polytheologies and customs of both the Indo-European Paleopagans and the Neopagan traditions that have been created over the last fifty years. We're creating a nonsexist, nonracist, organic, and open religion to practice as a way of life and to hand on to our grandchildren. We're integrating ecological awareness, alternative healing arts, and psychic development into our daily activities. Together, we're sparking the next major phase in the evolution of Neopaganism and planting seeds for generations to come.
-Isaac Bonewits, Founder of ADF
To read more about What ADF is all about click here.
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