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:
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 12th and 13th 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 17th
and 18th 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.
