Here are some of the photos taken on the day we built the labyrinth. Thanks to Katriona and Scott for supplying the camera.
Archive for May, 2007
When:
Saturday 2 June, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm
Where:
Centre for Theology & Ministry,
1 Morrison Close, Parkville
Cost:
$25 for Metropolitan participants
$15 concession and non-Metropolitan participants
Economic considerations seem to dominate much of our society. Sometimes this may serve a greater good, ensuring efficient use of resources for meeting the needs of a greater number of people. However, too often the economic focus puts aside human needs and human dignity, encouraging greed and environmental destruction.
The Convention will consider what the Christian faith has to say about economic systems we live with and what principles should guide a Christian view of the economy.
The Children’s Church families did a magnificent job and had a great time constructing the labyrinth at church on Sunday morning. I haven’t yet scanned the print photos that were taken while we were building, but here are some digital shots I fired off this afternoon that show the design, if not the people who created it.
If anyone out west of Melbourne wants to use a labyrinth any time - feel free to get in touch! … or just drop by as you’re passing through.
I wonder what we’ll do next month?
Our Children’s Church project day to build our new Labyrinth is this Sunday!
The plan is to work from 11.00am to 12.30pm then fire up the BBQ for lunch together.
When: 11.00am, 20th May 2007.
Where: St. Andrew’s Church
Who: All Children’s Church regulars plus anyone with a young family
What: Bring a bucket, spade, outdoor clothes (sunhat if it’s sunny).
Any wheelbarrows will also be helpful.
BBQ lunch for your family. Drinks supplied.
Why a labyrinth?
The labyrinth is a thing of beauty as well a tool that aids the process of prayer and contemplation. Originally a pagan device, the two most often referred to labyrinths in Christian worship are set in the floor of the cathedrals at Reims and Chartres.
It is said that they were used by Christians during the Middle Ages who wished to complete a pilgrimage, but were unable to make it to the Holy Land. Instead they walked the labyrinth as a symbolic pilgrimage. In recent times labyrinths have enjoyed a revival alongside the explosion of ‘Do It Yourself’ spirituality.
People who are curious to explore contemplation, use of the body, and more ‘alternative’ forms of worship are similarly drawn to the labyrinth as a means of exploring faith and prayer.
