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Christ Church offers a labyrinth on the church grounds, open and available to all. A labyrinth is a form of prayer in movement. As one enters the labyrinth one makes a prayer intention, something one wishes to pray for. It is also common for people to pray with a simple word or phrase while slowly walking the labyrinth, such "God of peace, fill me with peace." Some people like to carry a worry or a concern to the center of the labyrinth where they "Give it over to God" in prayer. They are then able to walk out of the labyrinth having left the concern in Gods embrace. A labyrinth is not a maze, it is a winding path that has one way into the center and then one follows the same path out.




The Memorial Garden serves two purposes. The garden is a place where people from the parish and community come to have their ashes interred in the ground, discretely buried under the evergreen pyracantha ground cover. The garden is a beautiful place to rest and pray; filled with flowers three out of four seasons of the year. It contains benches and shade for comfortable seating. Many people come to the garden for wedding photographs. Even couples of faiths other than Christian can be seen having their wedding photographs taken in the garden. It is open to the public, but one must remember it is a sacred place of prayer.