UU Sisterhood April Potluck and Labyrinth

Join the women of the UU Sisterhood at our next meeting on Friday, April  17th for an evening of food, wine, conversation and laughter.

We gather at 6:00 in the Dining Room with a potluck dinner starting shortly thereafter. All women of the church are welcome. 

Please bring a dish and a beverage to share.

After dinner and cleanup please plan to stay for the following program:

  

Celebrate spring by walking the labyrinth!  Marjorie Connelly will lead us this evening, giving a little background about the labyrinth and some practical tips for how to walk it if this is your first experience.  Marjorie has trained as a Labyrinth Facilitator, with Lauren Artress, the founder of the Labyrinth Renewal.  She has walked many labyrinths including the one in Chartres Cathedral, France.

The labyrinth is an ancient symbol found in ancient Greek and Roman Culture.  In the 12^th and 13^th centuries large labyrinths were laid into the floor of a number of Gothic Cathedrals in France.  These labyrinths fell into disuse and many were removed from the churches in the 17^th and 18^th centuries.  Today, thanks to Lauren Artress, retired Canon priest of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco who rediscovered the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral, France, a world-wide labyrinth renewal has taken place and many of us have come to love this walking meditation tool.

As we walk the labyrinth, we meander turning one corner and then another sometimes coming close to the center and then finding ourselves walking at the outside edge; however, we continue along the path and eventually find ourselves in the center. This is often referred to as a metaphor of life, something to ponder and explore the meaning of.