Sample Welcome Letters

Communication between a facilitator and the participants in a Chalice Circle is via email. Occasionally a participant will not have an account and will need a phone call. About one week prior to starting a Chalice Circle send out a welcome letter to all those registered in your Circle.

The letter should include:

• A welcome statement.
• The date, the beginning time and ending time, and the place of the first meeting.
• Directions to the place (i.e. To the Meditation Room)
• The topic for discussion. "Bring an object that has meaning for you and tell a story about how it came into or fits in your life." Or just come and tell a story about yourself as an introduction to the group.
• The agenda: Chalice lighting, check-in, a reading, sitting in silence, sharing stories, a reading, check-out, extinguishing the Chalice.

Here are two sample letters: