Go on a Journey this Easter Week.

without even leaving Whaley Bridge!

In the days leading up to Good Friday (2nd April), Churches Together in Whaley Bridge invite you to come to walk through our Easter labyrinth at Whaley Bridge Uniting Church. Along the way, you will discover various ‘stations’ which will enable you to engage with the story of Easter week in a new way. Labyrinths have a long history, and feature in various global cultures and religions.

They were a symbolic way of thinking about our journey through life, and became a popular meditative tool for Medieval Christian pilgrims. Floor labyrinth designs were created at some of the holy sites to which these pilgrims journeyed, so that visitors could follow their path (often on their knees!) to mark the end of their pilgrimage and reflect on what it had meant for them. A famous 13 century labyrinth can still be seen today at Chartres Cathedral in Northern France. When making a long journey to a place of pilgrimage was not  possible, people would enter into the spirit of the journey by walking a labyrinth nearer to home.

Labyrinths have been rediscovered as a means for meditation in more recent years. For a week in March 2000, a labyrinth was set up in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, allowing tourists and pilgrims alike to experience the wonder of a labyrinth. Those of you with internet access can ‘walk’ this labyrinth online today by visiting www.rejesus.co.uk/site/module/labyrinth/ . We want to recapture something of that experience in Whaley Bridge this coming Easter week.

If you come to the Uniting Church, you will find a warm welcome and refreshments available. You will find the space to walk our labyrinth at your own pace. You can come alone or with friends and family. Whether young or old ...

EVERYBODY IS WELCOME