January Arts and Sciences Project Day

Will be moved this month to Saturday the 11th from 4-5:45 at the El Paso Public Library Memorial Park Branch. We are trying out the space to see if it works and also to see if Saturdays are more convenient.

3200 Copper Ave, El Paso, TX 79930, USA

January 2025 events

For the month of January, here are the events ongoing in the Barony

Arts and Sciences project days :
All Saints Episcopal Church
3500 McRae Blvd, El Paso, TX 79925, USA
-Friday Jan 3rd- finish up cloaks/shoes and work on largess if needed.
-Jan 18th- artist green and Largess derby

Outlands Coronation
Saturday, January 18 and Sunday 19th

Business and Officer Meeting
Thursday, January 23

Rapier skills and drills
-Thursdays 5:30-7pm Memorial Park Library; 3200 Cooper Ave

Baronial Days and Populace updates on the Baronial Calendar
https://citadel.outlands.org/activities/baronial-calendar/

Holiday Greetings!

Their Excellencies of the Citadel of the Southern Pass wish everyone a safe, joyful, and Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Yule, Merry Midwinter, and Happy Holidays. Let us look out for one another during this turn of the season as we are stronger together. Enjoy this time spent with friends made this past year as well as companions of old. Know that we look forward to spending time in the new year with all our friends.

Tui humiles servi,
Carlos and Joella, Baron and Baroness of the Citadel of the Southern Pass

Saint Stephens Day RSVP

One last push for RSVP for the feast at Saint Stephens Day (December 28th)

https://forms.gle/9yJjyCmWdfwtPXcx7

Their Excellencies Carlos and Joella want to ensure there is sufficient food for the celebration, so please RSVP via the form.

The menu so far:

-A winter soup (butternut squash, pumpkin, acorn squash, onion, carrots, garlic, seasoning)

-An Apician carrot dish (butter, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce)

-A baked brussels sprouts dish (with and without bacon)

-Brown rice, bread (both gluten free and regular)

-Smoked brisket and turkey

January 2025 Kingdom Coronation weekly meetings

The Baronial Calendar has been updated (https://citadel.outlands.org/activities/baronial-calendar/) with the weekly meeting we are having to coordinate for Kingdom Coronation in January. All who are interested in volunteering are encouraged to attend. The first one will be this Wednesday.

Coronation Weekly meeting

Wednesday, December 11 · 7:00 – 8:00pm

Time zone: America/Denver

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/txu-rjdm-htb

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 850-895-9279‬ PIN: ‪900 099 061‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/txu-rjdm-htb?pin=5801566747482

November’s (delayed) Business and Officer Meeting

All are encouraged to attend. Officers please send a note to the seneschal if you can not attend. There will be a meeting for all who are interested in volunteering for January Coronation.

Thursday, December 5th · 7:00 – 9:00pm

Time zone: America/Denver

Google Meet joining info

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/gme-bfrd-mtm

Or dial: ‪(US) +1 302-503-0196‬ PIN: ‪521 737 528‬#

More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/gme-bfrd-mtm?pin=9375731703741

December 2024 news and announcements

Activities for December:
-Thursday the 5th will be the Officer and Business meeting make up due to Thanksgiving (7-9 PM). All are encouraged to attend, and those interested in volunteering for January’s Coronation event are asked to also attend. meet.google.com/gme-bfrd-mtm

-THL Dragoslava will be teaching a pinch pot A&S class Friday the 13th (NOT the 6th) at All Saints Episcopal Church
3500 McRae Blvd 6pm. This class will be in two parts. First we make the pots then at a later date we will camp, build a fire, and finish the pots.

-Baronial Day on Sundays will continue this month

-Their Excellencies Carlos and Joella will be hosting the annual St Stephens Day feast December 28th 5-9 pm, All Saints Episcopal Church 3500 McRae Blvd. This is the annual end of year celebration, not in garb. For more information https://citadel.outlands.org/st-stephens-day-2024/

Introduction to Heraldry class (11/8/24)

Hail and well met gentle populace.

It is my honor as the Chief Heraldic Officer of this Barony to inform you all that Friday, November 8th from 6-8p.m. at All Saints Episcopal, I will be teaching an intro to Heraldry class. I will be discussing the process for choosing and submitting a name as well as the how to design and submit a device. If you have yet to decide on a name or device, or simply wish to brush up on the rules please stop by.

Yours in Service, Lord Johan von Horne

November 8th, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. All Saints Episcopal Church, 3500 McRae Blvd, El Paso, TX 79925, USA

November 2024 notes and announcements

Thank you to all who made it out for Populace today! Some absolutely delicious food was shared, comradery was had, and Lady Arnora won the rapier tournament.

Some announcements for the Barony:

-There will be a  Introduction to Heraldry class November 8th at All Saints Episcopal Church by Sayyid al-Faris . On November 16th, THL Corbin will be teaching a shoe making class, he asks for $15 for materials.

-Our bid for Coronation in January was accepted, we will be looking for volunteers to aid in committee work. Lady Asdis will be organizing a largess derby (theme and rules to follow).

-Next weekend is the Las Cruces Arts Council Renaissance Festival, we encourage everyone to go! Great shopping and food, lots of demo opportunities and a great place to recruit for the Southern Outlands. We will talk with Lord Thorbjorn if Sunday practice will happen or encourage everyone to go to the fair.

-With Daylight Savings happening next weekend, practices will start at 10 am.

-HE Carlos encouraged everyone to put March 22, 2025 on their calendar for Kingdom Arts and Sciences competition in Farmington. To go and volunteer as a judge, to participate in the competition, or to just go and see the amazing things people are doing. Car pooling will be an option and figuring out housing will be taken care of.

Tui humiles servi,
Carlos and Joella, Baron and Baroness of the Citadel of the Southern Pass

Court Report: Feast of St. Edrik A.S. 59

Pray attend good gentles all to the words laid henceforth on this missive. It is my duty as Rook Pursuivant to bring forth this report for the proceedings of the courts held at the Feast to honor the blessed Saint Edrik, patron of the Citadel of the Southern Pass, which took place on October 5th, 59 A.S. 2024 C.E.

From this point on are noted the events of their Excellencies, Carlos and Joella, Baron and Baroness of the Barony of the Citadel of the Southern Pass.

Their Excellencies thanked the autocrats THL Emrys ap Gwelchmai and m’lady Gina Celis who put so much effort into organizing this event, and for all those who gave of their time to make it go as smoothly as possible.

The following awards were given, and recognitions made by their Excellencies, with the histories of the orders read by the historian.
For her immediate and dedicated service to our society and to the dream at large, m’lady Ruth of the Citadel was made a Seeker of the Grail.
For her dedication to the arts, and eagerness to share those skills, a Flos Australis was given to Lady Ásdís Alfriðardóttir

The scrolls were read for a pair of Flos Australis that had been given in March, but had not had a scroll accompanying them, thus recognizing Master Walthari von Harx, and Iokepa Waltharison

Lady Ásdís Alfriðardóttir, Countess Elizabeth O’Byrne, Lord Iokepa Waltharison, Mistress Caitriona nic Aoidh, and Lord Symont Merrick of Dorchester all shared with the populace their knowledge with the populace at this event and have their Excellencies’ gratitude for doing so.

The Guard Azure, represented by THL Corbin de Heather, Master Carlos Nieto de Andrade, and Lord Mingus O’Brien inducted two new members: Lord Frederick Fortescue, and Lord Johan von Horne.

A rapier tournament was sponsored by Lord Frederick Fortescue, and was won by Lord Symont Merrick of Dorchester. Likewise an armored tournament sponsored by Master Carlos Nieto de Andrade was won by Sir Zachariah de Kane.

Sir Berald de Gilbert served as royal herald for his Majesty Hawk Rill, King of these mighty Outlands, who saw fit to give the following awards.
An Award of Arms was given to Santiago of the Citadel on 8/5/2024
An Award of Arms was given to Arcadio of the Citadel on 8/5/2024
An Award of Arms was given to Mayala of the Citadel on 8/5/2024
A Silver Tyne was given to Emrys ap Gwelchmai of the Citadel on 8/5/2024
A Silver Tyne was given to Elspeth Monypenney of the Citadel on 8/5/2024
A Promise of the Outlands was given to Cole of Nahrun Kabirun on 8/5/2024
A Stags Heart was given to Lorinc Otog of Nahrun Kabirun on 8/5/2024
A Trefoil was given to Ealusaid of Ardrenk of Nahrun Kabirun on 8/5/2024
A Venerable Guard was given to Timur ibn Junaid of Nahrun Kabirun on 8/5/2024
A Stags Heart was given to Mathilde Larchier de Arundel of Nahrun Kabirun on 8/5/2024
A Stags Blood was given to Reinhard von Stehlenbaur of Al-Barran on 8/5/2024



Yours in Service,
Johan von Horne
Rook Pursuivant of the Citadel of the Southern Pass