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JOANN HARDY, LEFT, AND ANN BARRY walk through a labyrinth in silence. Located on the second floor of the Pilgrim House in Brunswick, members of the First Parish Church UCC have set up the 30-foot canvas, providing a pathway designed for walking meditation and prayer. “It’s a meditation tool. It’s just a simple path that goes all the way to the center, and then you turn and come back out the same way. It’s designed to bring you peace, a sense of calmness,” said Barry. The use of labyrinths by churches dates back centuries, although the canvas one at the First Parish Church was created in 2000. It is set up once a month from September through March at the Pilgrim House on Cleaveland Street. Together with the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, the church also created a labyrinth in the woods by the community garden that is open at all hours. That labyrinth is available as soon as the snow melts. The final opportunity to walk the canvas labyrinth will be Good Friday, March 30, from noon to 7 p.m. All are welcome.
JOANN HARDY, LEFT, AND ANN BARRY walk through a labyrinth in silence. Located on the second floor of the Pilgrim House in Brunswick, members of the First Parish Church UCC have set up the 30-foot canvas, providing a pathway designed for walking meditation and prayer. “It’s a meditation tool. It’s just a simple path that goes all the way to the center, and then you turn and come back out the same way. It’s designed to bring you peace, a sense of calmness,” said Barry. The use of labyrinths by churches dates back centuries, although the canvas one at the First Parish Church was created in 2000. It is set up once a month from September through March at the Pilgrim House on Cleaveland Street. Together with the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust, the church also created a labyrinth in the woods by the community garden that is open at all hours. That labyrinth is available as soon as the snow melts. The final opportunity to walk the canvas labyrinth will be Good Friday, March 30, from noon to 7 p.m. All are welcome.

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