During the season of Lent, you are invited to come and walk the ELPC Labyrinth on the stage in the Social Hall, February 15–March 26:
- Tuesdays,10 am–2pm
- Thursdays,10 am–7 pm
- Sundays, 10 am–2 pm
The labyrinth is an ancient, sacred symbol found in many religious traditions throughout the world. During the Middle Ages, labyrinths were prominent in numerous cathedrals in Europe, where Christians walked floor labyrinths or traced their fingers along the carved ridges of wall labyrinths. For medieval Christians, the labyrinth was a symbolic pilgrimage: instead of taking a costly and dangerous pilgrimage to Jerusalem, worshipers made a symbolic journey on a cathedral labyrinth.
Today, modern pilgrims walk the labyrinth as one of many ways to pray and meditate. The winding path into the center and back out again is a metaphor for the journeys of life and faith. Unlike a maze, which has many paths and is a puzzle to solve, the labyrinth is a single path in and a single path out and is designed to quiet the mind for prayer and meditation.
ELPC was one of the first churches in the Pittsburgh region to develop a Labyrinth Ministry. The labyrinth has since become an integral part of our diverse, multicultural ministry, and it serves as a bridge for reaching Christian seekers and friends of all faiths.