IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
Baroness Angharad ferch Tangwystl has been selected as the next Seneschal beginning January 1, 2023. We thank Lady Claricia de la Mere for her hard work over the past years.
There will be no meetings on November 23, December 21 and December 28 due to the holidays. Meetings will resume Jan. 4, 2023.
DESSERT REVELS
Nov. 30: Baronial Fencing Tournament. Each combatant will need a person to be their inspiration. Introductions and the processional will start at 7:15, with the matches starting at 7:30 p.m. Please bring treats to share. See rapier marshal Lord Reinhardt for details.
Dec. 14: Yule Revel. Activities include: dancing, caroling (music will be supplied to anyone wishing to sing some seasonal tunes) and treats to share. Bring site tokens to decorate a Yule tree.
“Cookie” Exchange: Like a cookie exchange, bring one or more entries, equivalent in effort and/or expense to a dozen cookies (around $5). For every entry you bring, you take one entry home. So, if you bring a dozen felt sewing kits, you could take home a dozen items from other people. Entries could include: A dozen cookies (because cookies are always good). A small fruitcake. A pair of beeswax candles. A stamped draw string bag. A linen napkin. Or anything else you can think of that people may appreciate. Items should arrive by 7 p.m. to be set up in the viewing area. We’ll start the selection of items to take home around 8:30.
(Note: We don’t expect every person to do every activity. It’s fine to just socialize!)
OPEN OFFICER POSITIONS
Minister of Arts and Sciences: The position is now open; the new officer will take over January 1, 2023.
Youth: The current Minister of Youth, Lord Rojhon the Wanderer, will be stepping down on January 1, 2023. The position will remain open until filled.
OFFICER ANNOUNCEMENTS
(Emails for all officers are listed on the officers’ page of the baronial website.)
Seneschal: The SCArs system for electronic payment for events will be discontinued. A new electronic payment system will take over in 2023; the exact system has not been decided on. If you have paid for an event using SCArs, that information will be given to event staff.
Minster of Arts and Sciences: A group will take a docent-led tour of an exhibit, “Tales of the City: Drawing in the Netherlands from Bosch to Bruegel” at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Sunday, Nov. 27. Tickets are free but registration is required. See MOAS Mistress Angharad for details and to let her know you are coming.
Please sign up for the upcoming bobbin lace class; only six kits are available.
There will be no drawing circle in December; it will return in January.
Check the baronial calendar on the website for details on upcoming classes.
GUILD ANNOUNCEMENTS
Armorers Guild: This guild meets most Thursdays in Berea. There will be no guild meeting the week of Thanksgiving. The host requires that participants be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to attend. See Baron Calum for details.
UPCOMING SCA EVENTS
Dec. 10: Yule Feast, Toledo
Jan. 7: Twelfth Night in the Middle Marches, Delaware
Jan. 21: Masque of Courtly Love, Canton
See a full list of upcoming Midrealm events here: https://midrealm.org/events-calendar/
OLD BUSINESS
No more masks: As of Dec. 1, there will be no mask requirements or contact tracing in any Kingdom of the SCA.
Exchequer: Members are asked to donate $2 per meeting, or $50 per year, to cover the cost of the meeting hall rental.
Quartermaster: The quartermaster must be notified at least two weeks in advance if a member wishes to borrow baronial gear.
Baronial meetings: Set-up starts at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7 p.m. We must vacate the building before 10 p.m.
For updates, corrections or additions, contact THL Jolicia atte Northclyfe at chronicler@cleftlands.org or on Facebook.