Events & Celebrations
Event: Autumn Celebration
Saturday, September 24 at 2pm
As Autumn approaches, we are going to be winding down our events for the year here at Crossing Hedgerows. We are feeling the need for a breather, and also want to allow everyone time to focus on home and family. However, please do remember that we are always open by appointment for members to access the land for their own private pilgrimages.
So with that in mind, we invite you to a second event for September, a Celebration of the Arrival of Autumn. Dress festively if you wish, and join us on the trails and into the awaiting forest where we will participate in a small ritual together. Please bring a stone which you can bury there, with the intention of whatever you would like to discard in the fallow period of winter. Under the fallen leaves, your intentions will be purified by freezing, and spiritually cleansed by the spring floods, to wash away into the creek and out to Lake Erie. We will likewise have our usual potluck and bonfire.
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Written by : Jean Cavanaugh
Jean Cavanaugh is the founder and steward of Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary, established in 2019 as a living, learning community devoted to reconnecting people with the wisdom of nature, the sacred order of creation, and the presence of Christ within all life. Her work brings together spiritual formation, ecological stewardship, ancestral wisdom, and hands-on community practice.
Through years of practical work on the land, study of the Mysteries, and the healing of her own severe health challenges through natural methods, Jean has come to recognize God’s hand at work throughout creation. Her teachings, rooted in the Mystery School tradition and Christian gnosis, explore how the patterns of heaven, earth, and the human body reveal the way back to divine presence, peace, and inner strength.
Jean leads with honesty, integrity, and a deeply welcoming spirit, inviting others to let go of inherited assumptions and rediscover truth through lived experience and embodied understanding. She works with all ages—from preschoolers to elders—offering programs and celebrations that emphasize direct engagement with nature, music, story, homesteading skills, and in-person community.
She and her family live at the 21-acre Crossing Hedgerows Sanctuary, where daily life reflects a commitment to simplicity, beauty, and harmony with the land. The sanctuary includes gardens, woodland trails, a seasonal creek, gathering circles, and spaces designed to nourish both people and wildlife. Jean is especially passionate about creating environments that are grounding, beautiful, and spiritually restorative.
Through her writing and teaching, Jean encourages others to know themselves, know creation, and recognize Christ as the living truth present within and around us—always inviting a return to love, beauty, and the sacred order of life.
