in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Visio Divina
Visual Meditation
Visual Meditation (Visio Divina) at herchurch is a process of meditating with paintings of the divine feminine. The process can include journaling and asking for guidance.
Every 2nd Sunday, anytime between 12pm-1pm in person at herchurch (678 Portola), enjoy a free meditative process. Priestess Katie Ketchum will be standing in the front doors of herchurch at noon to show you the downstairs Altar Art Gallery- or you can ask anyone for directions.
The Visual Meditation is taken in silence and is self guided with instructions provided.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
BIPOC Voices/Views Circle
We will read poetry, stories, interviews and viewing art and films and sharing from our encounters with the various artists, activists, authors, etc and discuss. Come and share what you've explored, or just listen.
Join Samy’s Zoom Meeting* (Not the same as one used for Liturgy and Art Classes).
In past meetings we’ve discussed…
Books
The Keeper by Tannanarive Due, Steven Barnes and Marco Finnegan
Kindred by Octavia Butler
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Films
Black Panther and Wakanda Forever
Smithsonian Institution video called "Afrofuturism the Origin Story" available to stream via various means (iTunes, Amazon, Smithsonian channel, etc.) Here is the trailer: (1) Smithsonian Channel premieres AFROFUTURISM: THE ORIGIN STORY - YouTube They will also have an exhibit starting in March of 2023 and running for a year at National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC: Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures
Videos
(1) Intro to Afrofuturism | Part 1 What is Afrofuturism - YouTube
(1) Afrofuturism Explained: Not Just Black Sci-Fi | Inverse - YouTube
Other material people shared that might be of interest:
1.TV show: "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space" (PBS American Experience)
Tuesday January 17 on PBS (in San Francisco this is KQED)
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
April is the Pink Moon.
Northern Native Americans call April's full moon the pink moon after a species of early blooming wildflower. In other cultures, this moon is called the sprouting grass moon, the egg moon, and the fish moon.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
The drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
BIPOC Voices/Views Circle
We will read poetry, stories, interviews and viewing art and films and sharing from our encounters with the various artists, activists, authors, etc and discuss. Come and share what you've explored, or just listen.
Join Samy’s Zoom Meeting* (Not the same as one used for Liturgy and Art Classes).
In past meetings we’ve discussed…
Books
The Keeper by Tannanarive Due, Steven Barnes and Marco Finnegan
Kindred by Octavia Butler
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Films
Black Panther and Wakanda Forever
Smithsonian Institution video called "Afrofuturism the Origin Story" available to stream via various means (iTunes, Amazon, Smithsonian channel, etc.) Here is the trailer: (1) Smithsonian Channel premieres AFROFUTURISM: THE ORIGIN STORY - YouTube They will also have an exhibit starting in March of 2023 and running for a year at National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC: Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures
Videos
(1) Intro to Afrofuturism | Part 1 What is Afrofuturism - YouTube
(1) Afrofuturism Explained: Not Just Black Sci-Fi | Inverse - YouTube
Other material people shared that might be of interest:
1.TV show: "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space" (PBS American Experience)
Tuesday January 17 on PBS (in San Francisco this is KQED)
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Art & Icon Tour
We’ll show you around the Altar Space, in one of the most distinctive and beautiful buildings in San Francisco: herchurch.
The 45 minute tour features over 100 works of fine art created by artists in our community and friends of the community. The primary subject matter of the art is the Divine Feminine in the Goddess and holy women. Pictured below are some of the pieces we will see on the tour.
This tour also gives access to and information about our Art Womb. The Art Womb is where our tactile spirituality classes are held, including our once a month icon making class (no art skill or experience needed).
There will be time for questions.
The tour meets outside at the sign on the southeast corner, every first Sunday at 1pm.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
May is the Flower Moon.
Many cultures refer to May's full moon as the flower moon thanks to the abundant blooming that occurs as spring gets going properly. Other names include the hare moon, the corn planting moon, and the milk moon.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle (Copy)
The second full moon of March is a Blue Moon.
Quite where the term blue moon came from is unclear. It may be a mispronounciation of the disused word “belewe” which means ‘to betray’. This may be a reference to the betrayal of the usual idea of having one full moon in each month or perhaps the “betrayal” by the Moon of worshippers attempting to determine the position and duration of Lent in the calendar year.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
June is the Strawberry Moon.
In North America, the harvesting of strawberries in June gives that month's full moon its name. Europeans have dubbed it the rose moon, while other cultures named it the hot moon for the beginning of the summer heat.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
July is the Buck Moon.
Male deer, which shed their antlers every year, begin to regrow them in July, hence the Native American name for July's full moon. Some refer to this moon as the thunder moon, due to the summer storms in this month. Other names include the hay moon, after the July hay harvest.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle (Copy)
August is the Sturgeon Moon.
North American fishing tribes called August's full moon the sturgeon moon since the species appeared in number during this month. It's also been called the green corn moon, the grain moon, and the red moon for the reddish hue it often takes on in the summer haze.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
Full Moon Drum Circle (Copy)
September is the Full Corn Moon - and this year, it’s the Harvest moon.
The Harvest Moon and Full Corn Moon both typically refer to the full moon in September, marking the time for gathering crops. The Harvest Moon is specifically defined as the full moon closest to the Autumnal Equinox, while the Full Corn Moon is the traditional name for the September full moon itself
September's full corn moon is so called because this is when crops are gathered at the end of the summer season. At this time, the Moon appears particularly bright and rises early, letting farmers continue harvesting into the night. This moon is also sometimes named the barley moon, and it is often the nearest full moon to the autumnal equinox, earning the title of 'harvest moon'.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
October is the Hunter’s Moon.
After the harvest moon / full corn moon comes the hunter's moon, in the preferred month to hunt summer-fattened deer and fox unable to hide in bare fields. Like the harvest moon, the hunter's moon is also particularly bright and long in the sky, giving hunters the opportunity to stalk prey at night. Other names include the travel moon and the dying grass moon.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
November is the Beaver Moon - and this year, it’s a Supermoon.
There is disagreement over the origin of November's beaver moon name. Some say it comes from Native Americans setting beaver traps during this month, while others say the name comes from the heavy activity of beavers building their winter dams. Another name is the frost moon.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
December is the Cold Moon - and this year, it’s a Supermoon.
The coming of winter earned December's full moon the name cold moon. Other names include the long night moon and the oak moon.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch every first Thursday. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Full Moon Drum Circle
March is the Worm Moon.
Native Americans called this last full moon of winter the worm moon after the worm trails that would appear in the newly thawed ground. Other names include chaste moon, death moon, crust moon and sap moon, after the tapping of the maple trees.
All genders are welcome to this drumming circle and ritual. Bring your own drum/instruments- though some drums are available. In person in the herchurch sanctuary.
Masks available. Please stay home if you are experiencing symptoms of illness.
Drum pictured is a djembe. This goblet-shaped drum is traditionally carved from a single piece of African hardwood and topped with an animal skin as a drumhead. In western understanding, the drum belongs to the membranophone class of instruments in the percussion family. They are called membranophones because sound is created by vibration of membrane stretched tight.
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
She is Materializing
The presentation of this marvelous show illustrates the healing power of music and art. Katie will be sharing personal stories of how her paintings and songs about hope and courage have affected lives. Katie will be joined in song by Pablo Rodriguez, Violinist Lana Dalberg and the herchurch choir
FREE to herchurchers and friends. MARK your calendar now and invite others! More info forthcoming
Songs, Stories and Art of Katie Ketchum;
Katie shares her songs and art as well as her creative journey.
Special guests: Pablo Rodriguez, Lana Dalberg and the herchurch choir.
Sunday, February 22 at 3:33pm. At herchurch 678 Portola Dr., San Francisco. Free parking.
Katie Ketchum is a National Endowment of the Arts recipient and has written and performed many plays with music including: Mary Cassatt; American Painter, The Mary Magdalene Stories and Clara Schumann. She has performed throughout the U.S. and Canada including Boston University, Cranberry Coast Concerts, Sacramento Theatre Company and herchurch in San Francisco. Her art is in many private collections and can be seen at herchurch at the monthly Art and Icon Tours, where she is also the Music Director. Visit herchurch.org and Katie Ketchum Youtube.
Pablo (Paul) Rodriguez, vocalist and classical guitarist has soloed at Russian River and Cotati Jazz Festivals, and many events around San Francisco. As well as composing his own works, he collaborated with Brian Whistler on the critically acclaimed album “Forgotten Voices”. His unique vocal style and soulful presence has endeared him to such artists as Rhiannon, Seth Riggs, Charles Veal, Bonnie Brooks, Allaudin Mathieu, Devi Mathieu, Fran Carbonaro, and Katie Ketchum.
Painting: She Is by Kaiti Ketchum
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
BIPOC Voices/Views Circle
We will meet on Valentine’s Day (and every 2nd Saturday!)
Topic: The Harlem Renaissance
Bring something to share on this topic – books, poetry, music, art, dance, fashion, etc.
Or just attend, with no obligation to share.
Notes from the January meeting:
Carolyn shared photos and art related to Southwest indigenous American culture, including photographers featured in the American Indian College Fund calendar, blankets, and biographical info about Ben Nighthorse Campbell, former US Senator from Colorado.
Emily will serve as group coordinator for 2026.
The meeting facilitator role will rotate among whomever wants to volunteer.
We will read poetry, stories, interviews and viewing art and films and sharing from our encounters with the various artists, activists, authors, etc and discuss. Come and share what you've explored, or just listen.
Join Samy’s Zoom Meeting* (Not the same as one used for Liturgy and Art Classes).
In past meetings we’ve discussed…
Books
The Keeper by Tannanarive Due, Steven Barnes and Marco Finnegan
Kindred by Octavia Butler
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Films
Black Panther and Wakanda Forever
Smithsonian Institution video called "Afrofuturism the Origin Story" available to stream via various means (iTunes, Amazon, Smithsonian channel, etc.) Here is the trailer: (1) Smithsonian Channel premieres AFROFUTURISM: THE ORIGIN STORY - YouTube They will also have an exhibit starting in March of 2023 and running for a year at National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC: Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures
Videos
(1) Intro to Afrofuturism | Part 1 What is Afrofuturism - YouTube
(1) Afrofuturism Explained: Not Just Black Sci-Fi | Inverse - YouTube
Other material people shared that might be of interest:
1.TV show: "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space" (PBS American Experience)
Tuesday January 17 on PBS (in San Francisco this is KQED)
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
Twisted Stitch
herchurch's Fiber Arts Circle/Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd Sunday, 1pm-3pm in person and on Zoom. Bring a project and stitch along! Some supplies available too. No formal instruction, but of course we'll help each other out.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Visio Divina
Visual Meditation
Visual Meditation (Visio Divina) at herchurch is a process of meditating with paintings of the divine feminine. The process can include journaling and asking for guidance.
Every 2nd Sunday, anytime between 12pm-1pm in person at herchurch (678 Portola), enjoy a free meditative process. Priestess Katie Ketchum will be standing in the front doors of herchurch at noon to show you the downstairs Altar Art Gallery- or you can ask anyone for directions.
The Visual Meditation is taken in silence and is self guided with instructions provided.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
Goddess Rosary
Goddess Rosary is a time for quiet meditation with or without candles/votives, and praying with a rosary- bring your own, or we can provide one.
In person at herchurch. You may come and go during the hour or stay the whole time. Communal recitation of the Goddess Rosary Prayers at 6:15 and 6:45. Soup available during and after the hour.
Time to focus, relax, meditate with the art and silence. We will meet every first Thursday.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Art & Icon Tour
We’ll show you around the Altar Space, in one of the most distinctive and beautiful buildings in San Francisco: herchurch.
The 45 minute tour features over 100 works of fine art created by artists in our community and friends of the community. The primary subject matter of the art is the Divine Feminine in the Goddess and holy women. Pictured below are some of the pieces we will see on the tour.
This tour also gives access to and information about our Art Womb. The Art Womb is where our tactile spirituality classes are held, including our once a month icon making class (no art skill or experience needed).
There will be time for questions.
The tour meets outside at the sign on the southeast corner, every first Sunday at 1pm.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
hersay chanting circle
All are welcome!
Fourth Fridays from 4:00 - 5:00pm Pacific time
Choir practice is from 4:00-4:30pm and
Chanting is from 4:30pm-5:00pm
Come to learn the song for Saturday’s herchurch liturgy or connect with the Divine Feminine through chanting!
healing circle
Held every third Sunday, healing circle is a time for sharing what is on your heart, listening to others, giving and receiving healing energy, and sharing what you have learned.
The circle is limited to 12 people, so please email Elaine Chan-Scherer (echanscherer at yahoo dot com) if you are interested. You will need to access zoom on your phone or computer.
Everything shared is confidential. The Healing Circle is for herchurch members.
her-icon making class
All are welcome, all ages, and no art experience needed!
Every 3rd Sunday, from 1:30 – 4:30 PM, we host our Goddess/Holy Women icon making class. We will create works of mixed media or painting, as you choose. Join Priestesses Jennifer Mantle and Katie Ketchum for a heart warming, creative, hands on, playful, guided and spiritually uplifting experience.
We work on the same icon for two months time. Every class meets both in person and on zoom. You are welcome to attend one or both, and to follow along with the icon we have chosen on or choose your own.
Those meeting in the art womb at herchurch have access to supplies. Those zooming, gather what you have and we will help you make it work.
This class is free for herchurch members and $25 for general admission.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!
Twisted Stitch
herchurch's Fiber Arts Circle/Prayer Shawl Ministry meets every 2nd Sunday, 1pm-3pm in person and on Zoom. Bring a project and stitch along! Some supplies available too. No formal instruction, but of course we'll help each other out.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
Visio Divina
Visual Meditation
Visual Meditation (Visio Divina) at herchurch is a process of meditating with paintings of the divine feminine. The process can include journaling and asking for guidance.
Every 2nd Sunday, anytime between 12pm-1pm in person at herchurch (678 Portola), enjoy a free meditative process. Priestess Katie Ketchum will be standing in the front doors of herchurch at noon to show you the downstairs Altar Art Gallery- or you can ask anyone for directions.
The Visual Meditation is taken in silence and is self guided with instructions provided.
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
in person liturgy
Where we celebrate and engage the divine feminine through ritual, music, the arts and community gathering. Our lives are enriched and our wisdom expanded as we embody "she who is" always among us! In our hearts, in the world, in justice she is rising!
Masks available. Please stay home if you re experiencing symptoms of illness.
BIPOC Voices/Views Circle
We will read poetry, stories, interviews and viewing art and films and sharing from our encounters with the various artists, activists, authors, etc and discuss. Come and share what you've explored, or just listen.
Join Samy’s Zoom Meeting* (Not the same as one used for Liturgy and Art Classes).
In past meetings we’ve discussed…
Books
The Keeper by Tannanarive Due, Steven Barnes and Marco Finnegan
Kindred by Octavia Butler
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party by Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
Films
Black Panther and Wakanda Forever
Smithsonian Institution video called "Afrofuturism the Origin Story" available to stream via various means (iTunes, Amazon, Smithsonian channel, etc.) Here is the trailer: (1) Smithsonian Channel premieres AFROFUTURISM: THE ORIGIN STORY - YouTube They will also have an exhibit starting in March of 2023 and running for a year at National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC: Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures
Videos
(1) Intro to Afrofuturism | Part 1 What is Afrofuturism - YouTube
(1) Afrofuturism Explained: Not Just Black Sci-Fi | Inverse - YouTube
Other material people shared that might be of interest:
1.TV show: "Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space" (PBS American Experience)
Tuesday January 17 on PBS (in San Francisco this is KQED)
zoom liturgy
Please join/sign in between 10:10 - 10:25 AM.
Newcomers welcome - please be sure to join early and introduce yourself.
Please invite others, friends, family – and ask them to let us know you invited them!