ARCADIAN FIELDS

Arcadian Fields is a ministry of the Universal Life Church. The goal of the ministry is to provide free food and shelter for artists and musicians in order to promote education and health through interactive entertainment.

The purpose of this document is to: 1) Clearly define important terms which will be used during ministry functions. 2) Outline the purpose and goals of the ministry. 3) Suggest functions that will allow the ministry to serve its community.

Definitions

Ministry: A Ministry is an organization that uses the dissemination of knowledge and experience in order to inspire a core belief. A ministry is different from a school in that the core belief is the lifestyle of those that belong to the ministry. Those that share the core belief are often sent out to inspire it in others, whereas a school is a place that provides knowledge to everyone that comes into it whether they share that core belief or not.

The fiscal responsibility of a ministry is reliant upon the donations made by those that belong to it, whereas with a school, the fiscal responsibility relies upon taxes and levies of everyone around it.

The knowledge disseminated by a ministry may be based upon established facts (such as in the case of Ministries of Arts, Sciences and Philosophies) or upon commonly held codes of ethics and morals (such as those established by Religious Figures and Gods).

The Universal Life Church affords its ministers the freedom to make anything the central focus of their own unique ministry. Therefore, Arcadian Fields is a Ministry of Art and Music.

Minister: A minister is one who is knowledgeable in the facts, theories, ethics and morals (the core belief) of a ministry. It is the responsibility of the minister to assemble a congregation and coordinate their efforts towards a common goal.

Brother Pateticus is the Minister of Arcadian Fields.

Congregation: A congregation is any group of people that hold a common core belief.

The core belief of Arcadian Fields is that regular consumption of sacrament in the company of creative individuals leads to spiritual health, education and wellness.

Sacrament: Sacrament is anything that is shared by a minister with his congregation in order to confer mental, physical and spiritual health. Often times, a minister grows or brews sacrament as a function of his ordination and vows to share it with anyone who asks for it (unlike growing or brewing those substances in order to sell them for profit). Sacrament is the instrument through which a minister shares his core belief; it is symbolic of the offering of the knowledge that he shares with his congregation.

Purpose & Goals

It is the belief of this ministry that regular consumption of sacrament is essential to the health. Outside of this, the rest of the ministry is non-denominational—meaning that the previously held religious beliefs of anyone within the congregation do not need to change in any way.

Historically, it has been proven that members of a given congregation used to take their sacrament before and after every meal, when they woke up and before they went to bed. They would also receive their sacrament from an ordained minister whenever they were in need of mental, physical or spiritual comfort. Friars, specifically, used to perform house calls in order to bring sacraments to those who could not attend church in order to receive it.

Brother Pateticus has taken it upon himself to revive the concept of making house calls in order to distribute sacrament to the needy and housebound. In conjunction with the Ministry, a variety of events and fundraisers take place in order to raise awareness and collect donations for the construction of a publicly accessible sanctuary and greenhouse, which he hopes will serve as an artist colony.

Events & Fundraisers

Field Trips & Pilgrimages:

Since many members of the congregation are housebound due to illness, one of the functions of the ministry is to get people out of their homes by finding interesting places to go and things to do together. Once a group can be established and organized, Brother Pateticus would like to start organizing field trips to places like the zoo and to theme parks, as well as organizing a bowling league and baseball or soccer team. Currently, Arcadian Fields provides car pools to various drum circles in the area, to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo every Monday and to the movies whenever anyone needs it.

The ministry hopes to someday afford a tour bus that will take them on larger, longer trips such as to the Community Festival in Columbus, the Pennsic War in Pennsylvania, The Starwood Festival, in Philadelphia and the Burning Man Arts Festival, which takes place in Nevada.

Drum Circles & Concerts:

Cleveland, Ohio (where Arcadian Fields is currently located) is host to 125 miles of River Valley. Close to his home, Pateticus has selected a natural stage atop the Stinchcomb Landing, where there can be hosted a variety of events and festivities including Concerts, Drum Circles and Family Barbecues. The Southern-most point of the valley is in Peninsula, which leads directly into the National Park System where it is free to camp for up to 2 weeks. So hopes also include renting or purchasing a trailer and tent so that the ministry can make its way around the valley and to other parts of the country.

Merchant Cooperative:

Brother Pateticus has been inquiring with local bars and coffee houses to see if any of them would be interested in volunteering their venue for fundraisers, concerts and gallery showings. Local Merchants, Artists and Musicians are also invited to take part in our Cooperative, which will acquire space at a variety of community festivals and events so that the creative community will have additional markets for their work. By running this Co-Op as an extension of the Ministry, we are also able to provide education, in home care, housing and legal assistance for anyone taking part in the Co-Op.

Arcadian Fields Needs Your Help:

Arcadian Fields is currently in search of other non-profit groups, businesses and charities in the hopes of bringing needy people together over the mutual consumption of sacrament and the enjoyment of life. It is the belief of this minister that we can help each other by working together and sharing our resources.

From here, it only gets better.

For more information, please contact Brother Pateticus at:

Arcadian Fields

http://members.cox.net/pateticus/

pateticus@cox.net

PO Box 16071

Rocky River, OH 44116