St. Luke's Labyrinth
For thousands of years, people all over the world have created labyrinths. In medieval times, labyrinths were featured in some of the most prominent churches, including the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Chartres. And within the last twenty years, many people - and the Church - have rediscovered the labyrinth as an important tool for meditation and spirituality. Now, through the generosity of the family of Bernie Henning, St. Luke's has its own labyrinth.
Three years ago, Frank Wilson expressed a desire for St. Luke's to have a labyrinth. After investigating a variety of materials and talking with quite a few vendors (you'd be surprised how many people make a living drawing labyrinths) a few of us began to believe we could create our own. Last fall, we bought a 32-foot octagon of canvas - just the right size to fit in the center of the undercroft - and over a four-day period recently, we painted a replica of the Chartres labyrinth on it.
The new labyrinth was blessed on November 11 following the 10:30 service and is now available for use.
