A labyrinth is a path which leads to the center of an intricate design and back out again. Unlike a maze, a labyrinth has only one path, and it is impossible to get lost within one. A prayer labyrinth is used to facilitate prayer, meditation, and spiritual transformation. The most famous prayer labyrinths today include an ancient one in the cathedral of Chartres, France, and two at Grace Episcopal Cathedral in San Francisco.
Our labyrinth is always open. It can be a quiet, centering oasis for a hectic day--and on the other hand it can can be an excellent way to pray with young children, because it is prayer in motion! We hope you find peace at our labyrinth. We also welcome you to our weekly worship services and many group prayer opportunities (currently via Facebook Live due to the COVID-19 virus). You will find the details on this page. See below for more details on ways to pray using a labyrinth, for a downloadable "finger labyrinth," and for opportunities to help with our final labyrinth construction project, the surrounding garden. Walk the Labyrinth and listen to Dr. Laura Scow, director of music, in this YouTube video.
The path of our All Saints Labyrinth was originally constructed as an Eagle Scout project by parishioner Carl Olsen. It sits in the south-east quadrant of our 13-acre campus, surrounded by trees and near our outdoor Stations of the Cross. The grounds and garden surrounding the Labyrinth are currently being installed by a team led by Tom Glover. If you would like to help finish this beautiful and spiritual new aspect of our church's prayer life, please contact the office at 402-393-8612 or emailoffice@allsaintsomaha.org
Click to download our PDF flyer (sample at right) Four Ways to Pray in a Labyrinth Here is a PDF "finger labyrinth" you can download to use at your desk or on rainy days. It's a model of the famous Chartres Cathedral labyrinth, created by Robert Ferre and Vicki Keiser for labyrinthsociety.org.
Sprinkler heads are being installed just in time for a Fall planting. A crushed limestone path will connect the entrance of the Labyrinth to the Stations of the Cross path. Volunteers are needed for this work—please email or call the church office if you would like to help Labyrinth Chairman Tom Glover in this fun and sacred work! Image clockwise: Labyrinth garden plans; Fr. Keith, a team from Lift 101, and many others not pictured filling in around the Labyrinth; Greg Carlin and Tom Glover prep for the surrounding garden.
