We believe that restoring the connection between humans and the more-than-human world is key to sustaining wellbeing. We also believe that gathering in community provides mutual aid, support, challenge, and depth to this spiritual practice of restoration and healing.
Founded in 2023 in the spirit of the Church of the Wild, Hearth Cville invites all spiritually curious folks to join us for wanderings in nature year-round.
NEXT WANDERING: Summer Solstice, Saturday June 20, 2026, 6:30 p.m. at Botanical Garden of the Piedmont.
SUMMER SOLSTICE WILD CHURCH GATHERING
6:30 PM Saturday June 20th
(Labyrinth Farewell at 6 PM)
BotanicalGarden of the Piedmont.
Hearth Cville Wild Church will meet in the high, flat area near the parking lot then proceed down to one of the gathering spots, as available.
- Bring a chair, blanket, or something else to sit on.
- Dress weather- and movement-appropriately.
- Bring your own water/tea/snacks if you wish.
- Option/invitation to bring a brief reading, song, or other artwork to share.
- Option/invitation to bring something to place on the altar during our ceremony
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- Allow yourself a few minutes to arrive and settle
- We will begin at 6:40 p.m. with an arrival practice, placing any items on the altar.
- After a brief practice and opening words, folks who brought art/reading/song will be invited to share.
- The majority of our time together (~30 minutes) will be spent in semi-solitary communion with nature, so dress for whatever amount of sitting, walking, crawling, lying down, etc. you may wish to engage in.
- For the “sermon,” all are invited to share experiences/reflections/observations.
- Closing ceremony and departure 7:30 p.m.
You are very welcome to be as active/social or as passive/introverted as you like throughout our gatherings.
Bring your own seat and anything else you may need to be comfortable. We meet rain or shine.
We meet four times in a year, on the Equinoxes and Solstices to wander at various locations around Charlottesville, VA.
Wanderings start with informal conversation. Facilitators then offer suggestions to guide folks into silence with one another and into communion with nature. We close with conversation and sharing in a variety of formats.
For more information or to join our mailing list, email hearthcville@gmail.com.
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