--- title: The Sacred Liturgy | Laws of Conscience | The Church of the Holy description: The sacred liturgy of The Church of the Holy emphasizes protecting The Great Mother, community engagement, and spiritual integrity through evolving practices and laws. --- [![The Church of the Holy](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Church%20of%20the%20Holy%20logo.png?width=1855&height=2029&name=The%20Church%20of%20the%20Holy%20logo.png)Homepage](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org?hsLang=en) - About - [Core Beliefs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/beliefs?hsLang=en) - [FAQ](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/faq?hsLang=en) - [Newsletters & Quotes](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/newsletters-quotes?hsLang=en) - Religious Comparisons - [Christianity](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/christianity?hsLang=en) - [Judaism](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/judaism?hsLang=en) - [Buddhism](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/buddhism?hsLang=en) - Library - [The Beginning Myth](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/genesis?hsLang=en) - [The Great Mother](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mother?hsLang=en) - [The Two Paths](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/two-paths?hsLang=en) - [The Laws of Conscience](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/law?hsLang=en) - [The Living Scripture](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/canon?hsLang=en) - Gatherings - [Gathering Rituals / Events](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/liturgy) - [Rites of Passage / Life Transitions](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/rituals?hsLang=en) - [The Work / Volunteering](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mission?hsLang=en) - [Ministries / Clubs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ministries?hsLang=en) - Leadership - [Structure](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ecclesiology?hsLang=en) - [Becoming Clergy](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/advancement?hsLang=en) - [Clergy & Trustees](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clergy?hsLang=en) - [Clawgy / Animal Ministers](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clawgy?hsLang=en) - [Saints / Guides](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/saints?hsLang=en) - Get Involved - [Donate](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/donate?hsLang=en) - [Volunteer](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/volunteer?hsLang=en) - [Partner](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/partner?hsLang=en) [Join the Community](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/membership?hsLang=en) - About - [Core Beliefs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/beliefs?hsLang=en) - [FAQ](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/faq?hsLang=en) - [Newsletters & Quotes](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/newsletters-quotes?hsLang=en) - Religious Comparisons - [Christianity](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/christianity?hsLang=en) - [Judaism](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/judaism?hsLang=en) - [Buddhism](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/buddhism?hsLang=en) - Library - [The Beginning Myth](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/genesis?hsLang=en) - [The Great Mother](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mother?hsLang=en) - [The Two Paths](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/two-paths?hsLang=en) - [The Laws of Conscience](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/law?hsLang=en) - [The Living Scripture](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/canon?hsLang=en) - Gatherings - [Gathering Rituals / Events](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/liturgy) - [Rites of Passage / Life Transitions](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/rituals?hsLang=en) - [The Work / Volunteering](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/mission?hsLang=en) - [Ministries / Clubs](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ministries?hsLang=en) - Leadership - [Structure](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/ecclesiology?hsLang=en) - [Becoming Clergy](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/advancement?hsLang=en) - [Clergy & Trustees](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clergy?hsLang=en) - [Clawgy / Animal Ministers](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/clawgy?hsLang=en) - [Saints / Guides](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/saints?hsLang=en) - Get Involved - [Donate](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/donate?hsLang=en) - [Volunteer](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/volunteer?hsLang=en) - [Partner](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/partner?hsLang=en) [Join the Community](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/membership?hsLang=en) # The Sacred Liturgy #### **THE INVOCATION** **Leader/All:** We come together today to honor the most holy: the origin of creation and the source of us all. #### **THE CREED** **Leader/All:** We vow to protect and preserve *The Great Mother* and her children for all generations to come. #### **THE COVENANT** **Leader/All:** We do all things with Love. #### **THE CONFESSION** **Leader/All:** We reclaim what was lost and honor those who fell. We persist and resist oppression through time immemorial. #### **THE DISMISSAL** **Leader/All:** We go forth today to continue the sacred and holy work for the betterment of *The Great Mother* and her children everywhere. #### **THE BENEDICTION** **Leader:** Blessed are the fruit. **All**: Holy is the tree. ## The Liturgical Calendar #### **WEEKLY GATHERING** We gather to share stories and experiences, create art, garden, and cook together. Our gatherings take many forms, reflecting our community's diversity. #### **FULL MOONSDAY GATHERINGS** The Church's core public gathering follows the luminous cycle of the Earth’s tides, convening monthly on the night of the Full Moon. These interactive liturgies are spaces of mutual regulation, collective study, and shared witness. #### **WINTER SOLSTICE – THE LONGEST DARK (DEC 21)** The womb before birth. Stillness honored. We sit with what has not yet emerged. The darkest point is also the turning point. Seasonal benefit with allied organizations. #### **SPRING EQUINOX – THE GREAT BECOMING (MAR 20)** First emergence. Menarche blessings. New Prospectors welcomed into the community. #### **SUMMER SOLSTICE – THE FULL FLOWERING (JUN 21)** Peak light. The flagship fundraising event, benefiting no-kill cat shelters and cancer patients' needs. Artists exhibition. High Priestess presides. Full celebration of expression, body, and community. #### **FALL EQUINOX – THE HARVEST & LETTING GO (SEP 22)** Crone wisdom honored. Menopause rituals. What has been built is counted. What no longer serves is released. Seasonal benefit with allied organizations. All proceeds from benefits go directly to supporting The Work, ministries, and ritual gatherings. The money goes where it's needed. ## The Canon of Evolving Tongues The Church of the Holy recognizes that language evolves across cultures, places, and generations. Titles, forms of address, and ceremonial language may be adapted to suit the needs of the community while preserving the underlying purpose they serve. The role is sacred; the label is a tool. No title is inherently holy. No word is above revision. The purpose of language is understanding, participation, and connection. [mailto:hello@holychur.ch](mailto:hello@holychur.ch) Indigenous Acknowledgement *It’s important to acknowledge that the patterns and beliefs described—consciousness as relational, intelligence as distributed, nature as sentient—would not be revelations to many indigenous peoples worldwide. These truths have been maintained through oral traditions, lived practice, and direct relationship with the land for thousands of years.*  *As a Maine-based church, we honor the Wabanaki Confederacy—the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Micmac, and Abenaki peoples—upon whose unceded ancestral lands and waters we gather and practice.* *The suppression of indigenous wisdom and the severing of humans from land-based consciousness have been catastrophic. The Church of the Holy emerges from within that brokenness, attempting to rebuild bridges through the language of the culture that did the breaking.* **[Privacy Policy & Terms of Service](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/privacy-tos?hsLang=en)** · **[Legal](https://www.thechurchoftheholy.org/legal?hsLang=en)** · The Church of the Holy © 2026. All rights reserved.