Our labyrinth is a living breathing part of our church community. Walking the labyrinth has re-emerged today as a metaphor for the spiritual journey and a powerful tool of transformation. Our labyrinth was created to bless us as we journey together toward wholeness.
Veriditas is the organization created by Rev. Lauren Artress from Grace Cathedral in San Francisco to help others promote and use labyrinths in their churches and communities. The word, Veriditas, means “The Greening Power of God”. We chose green stones for our labyrinth’s path as a symbol of God’s power to heal and renew.
About Our Labyrinth
The world-renowned artisit and labyrinth builder, Marty Kermeen, created our labyrinth in January 2002. (View our labyrinth on his web site,
www.artpaver.com.) “Sculpted in brown and moss green paving stones, this magnificent labyrinth is a precision replica of the Chartres pattern. The labyrinth is 39 feet in diameter, and the path is 12.5 inches wide, extending a total of 750 feet in length. The smooth surface is fully handicapped accessible.”
The labyrinth is in a covered courtyard next to our beautiful prayer garden. Our labyrinth sits on Mother Earth, there is no concrete under it, and there is no mortar holding the stones in place, just the artistry of Marty Kermeen!
Labyrinth Hours
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Evenings when classes are in session – usually 6:30 – 8:00PM
The Labyrinth Is Sacred Space
A labyrinth has only one path that leads in a circuitous fashion to a center. This center is representative of the meeting of heaven and earth, the manifest and the unmanifest, the center of your Being. The walker goes in and out by the same path. The path is a symbolic representation of your spiritual or life path. When you choose to take a physical pilgrimage to a holy shrine, you leave your everyday life behind. Your focus is on each step toward your sacred destination. All you do relates to that one goal. In this powerful process you come face to face with your issues, life lessons, those things that seem to keep you from knowing the truth about yourself. If you enter into pilgrimage consciously aware of this fact it is difficult to miss or ignore these gifts of insight.
The process of walking a labyrinth is the same as a pilgrimage. When you choose to enter the labyrinth, to focus on the path beneath your feet, and take one step at a time you have the same opportunity to see your life metaphorically. You may receive one of these gifts of insight upon the labyrinth: answer to a question, solution to a problem, ability to forgive, understanding, emotional healing, joy, peace, enhanced creativity, or a feeling of oneness or a connection to the Divine. Whatever your experience, it is uniquely yours. Taking time after your walk to journal your experience will help you look at your experience on all levels. Write down what you experienced physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Keeping a journal of your walks is a valuable tool for personal and spiritual growth. Each time you walk the labyrinth it is a different experience. And, the effect is cumulative.
