Labyrinth Walk Comes to Trinity Episcopal Church

As we approach the solemnity of Holy Week, a labyrinth walk answers this fast-paced world's challenge to make time for quiet, meditative moments of prayer and reflection.   All in our community are invited to walk the labyrinth on Saturday, April 16, in the Parish Hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street in Concord.
 
The labyrinth, a winding one-way path which leads into and back out of a central space, offers a kind of body meditation which parallels the inner journey of prayer and reflection. Religions around the world have used labyrinths for ages.  Taking a labyrinth walk is a modern revival of an ancient spiritual custom; Christians in the Middle Ages would walk the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral in France as a safe alternative to making a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.  In recent times, a replica of the Chartres labyrinth was laid in the floor of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco where the Canon Lauren Artress further developed its use as a spiritual tool.  The pattern painted on canvas that will be available for us to use at Trinity is of this same pattern.

A brief introduction to the history and purpose of the labyrinth will be offered at 11 am in the Parish Hall, followed by an opportunity to walk, or drop in anytime from 11 am to 4:30 pm on April 16.  Remove your shoes and enjoy a self-guided walk. For those who are unable to walk, finger labyrinths and on-line interactive labyrinths will be available.

For further information on the April 16 labyrinth walk, please call 978/369-3715  or e-mail the Parish office at trinity@trinityconcord.org.