Good gentles pay heed. On Oct. 11, 2025 starting at 9am and ending at 9pm, the Shire of Sunderoak will be hosting our first Memento Mori (Remember the Dead) event. We will be at Camp Lutherlyn, 500 Lutherlyn Ln., Butler PA 16001. Fees for the day are $15 for members, $10 children 5-17 years old and children under 5 are free. Non-members 18 and older will be charged an additional $10 non-member fee.

Reservations should be sent to Selena Kaplan, 143 Remill Dr, Butler PA 16001. Make checks payable to SCA PA Inc. Shire of Sunderoak. Her email is skaplan418 (at) gmail.com. If you plan to join us, even if you don't pre register, please email her and include Memento Mori in the subject line (this is so our head cook can more accurately estimate what she needs to prepare for the sideboard.)

Speaking about the sideboard, the days menu will be prepared by THL Sorcha Mackenzie and will include:

* Meats: Mummy dogs (hot dogs in crescent rolls)-GF option as well. - -Beef and lentil stew - Vegetarian: Lentil soup- Both can be made gluten free
* Fruit spread: Oranges/mandrins-Melons-Grapes-Apples
* Sweets: Honey cakes for Cerberus - GF version available-Pom/choc chip muffins (gluten free option available) - Shortbread “coins” for the ferryman
* Basics: Bread selection (confirming a GF option- standby) - Cheese - Pickles - * Meat tray - Jam for bread - flavors TBD
* Drinks: Water and hot tea options

This is a dry site, so please refrain from bringing any alcoholic beverages. Additional details (including 3 videos that give you a virtual tour, and a map of the site) can be found below.

-= Main Hall =- -= Pavillion =- -= Royalty Room =- -= List Field =- -= Event Site Map =-

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The idea for this event came from the belief that even though our bodies are fragile and our time on this earth is limited, we are not truly gone until we have passed from the memories of those we leave behind.

The best way to keep our friends in the forefront of our minds is through wordfame. Stories, songs, sharing something they taught us, or simply just listening to the stories told round the fire. All these stories serve to refresh our memories or create new ones. In our minds, that keeps them alive in some small way.

We struggled with the theme of this event because we did not want it to turn dark and depressing, quite the opposite, our hope for the day is that we celebrate the lives of those that have gone before us. To that end, We are compiling a memory board containing photos of our fallen friends which will be displayed in the main hall. If you want us to include someone, email our autocrat for the event, Baron Aengus MacBain, who can be reached via email at siraengus (at) zoominternet.net

It is our hope that wordfame will be spread thru story and song, on the lysts as we remember the archers, fencers & fighters, and tell the “No sh#t there we were…” stories.

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Activities for the day include bardic opportunities throughout the day, a double elimination heavy tournament followed by by a bear pit run by Sir Rouland , a fencing tournament run by Master Corwin and target archery run by Master Juan Miguel. As this is a Royal progress event, Their Majesties will hold court at Their leisure.

If there is anything our Shire can do please reach out and let us know!

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