Rev. Velvet Rieth, HPS
Reverend Velvet Rieth is a High Priestess of the Fourth Degree (this rank is honorary, like a general with five stars) and one of the original founders of Covenant of the Pentacle. Velvet has been active with the Crescent City Swamp Witches for much of her adult life and had a dream of drawing together New Orleans pagans for worship and celebration. From this dream, CPWC was born.
Velvet has been active in numerous political causes, founded the first Wiccan prison ministry in Louisiana, and performs countless acts of community service, involving the church in food and clothing drives and organising intertraditional and interfaith ceremonies and meetings. She travels and lectures extensively, and works tirelessly to create "circles linked to circles - it's the goal of everything we teach."
Susan Kagan, 3rd Degree
Susan has served the God/dess
and the church for many years and is well known
for her strong, outspoken nature. She is a tireless
political activist, a talented writer, and a
teacher of the First and Second Degree. She
exemplifies the goal of backing up magic with
hard work in the mundane, or as she puts it,
"If you want something, you'd better be ready
to get up off your ass and work for it."
Debra (Anwnn) Jeffreys, 3rd Degree
Debra
has served the God/dess and the church for many
years in her dedication to community service.
She teaches First Degree lessons as well as online
lessons. In the mundane world Debra works with
organ recovery for transplant (the ultimate in
recycling). She openly discusses Wicca and helps
to dis-spell the myths associated with our beliefs.
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