Join us for Lent!
This Lenten season, join with those
who are intrigued, inspired, and in love
with Christ in exploring how we live
this faith in ways that are vibrant and
meaningful.
5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Labyrinth Walk
Parish-Hall
5:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Fasting: More with
Less
Wednesday Evenings
6:30 ‐ 7:30 p.m.
Parish Hall/Makai
Rev. Brandon Duran
ANCIENT
LABYRINTH
LENT 2017
Minister of Spiritual Formation
March 8th
Fasting is More with Less
(The Fun of Fasting)
Centering Prayer
Women's Building
6:00 p.m.
Soup Supper
Parish-Hall/Makai
(Free will offering)
March 15th
Fasting isn’t a Fad Diet
(It’s About More than Food)
March 22nd
Fasting to Fill up
(Prepare for Ministry)
Wednesday Evenings
6:30‐ 7:30 p.m.
Fasting: More with Less
Parish-Hall/Makai
You are welcome to come for some
of the activities, or stay for the
entire program!
Register Online
www.centralunionchurch.org/bulletinboard/ancient-labyrinth-2017.html
Come experience the
Labyrinth: An ancient
walking meditation
March 29th
Fasting for a Change
(The Communal Role of
Fasting)
March 8th ‐ April 5th
5:00 p.m. ‐ 7:30 p.m.
April 5th
The Other Side of Fasting
(Breaking the Fast)
Central Union Church
1660 South Beretania St
Honolulu, Hawaii 96826
Contact: 808-941-0957
The Labyrinth:
An Ancient Meditative
Tool
Centering Prayer
There is a reason that the word
"journey" is frequently used during
Lent. These 40 days and six Sundays of
Lent can be an enriching personal and
spiritual journey toward Easter's new
life.
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of
silent prayer that prepares us to receive the
gift of contemplative prayer, in which we
experience God's presence within us, closer
than breathing, closer than thinking, closer
than consciousness itself. This method of
prayer is both a relationship with God and a
discipline to foster that relationship.
The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool
dating back 5,000 years. It entered
Christian prayer life in the 1200s,
appearing in cathedrals across Europe.
One of the most famous patterns is
found in the floor of the Chartres
Cathedral in France. Walking labyrinths
has become a powerful Christian
contemplative practice. Whether it’s
made of stone, grass or canvas (like the
one in Parish Hall), it can be a path of
prayer, meditation, and reflection that
leads you into the center, and then back
out again.
The Labyrinth has become a
nondenominational,
cross‐cultural
instrument of wellbeing and balance,
healing and renewal.
Walking the Labyrinth
One of the Benefits:
Prayerful walking brings Body, Mind
and Spirit into Harmony.
One Suggested Way:
 Before entering, ask the Holy
Spirit to bless your walk.
 You may carry a prayer request
in your heart.
 Let your body set its own pace ‐
gentle passing is permitted
 At the center, pause and listen to
the Holy Spirit.
 As you return, release any
burdens to the Lord.
Labyrinthlocator.com
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Church Mission:
“We Engage and Embrace ALL
as We Seek to Embody Christ”
Contemplative outreach.org
One of the Benefits:
Stress may be released as a side effect of
Centering Prayer because an increased
trust in God opens us to healing.
One Suggested Way:
Just remember you cannot do it wrong. Sit
down and rest in the Lord’s loving arms
without expectations or judgments.
 Choose a “sacred word” (like
‘Jesus’ or ‘God’) as a symbol of your
intention to consent to the Lord’s
presence and action within.
 Sitting comfortably with eyes
closed, settle briefly and silently
introduce the sacred word.
 When engaged with thoughts,
return ever‐so‐gently to the sacred
word.
 At the end of the prayer period,
remain in silence with eyes closed
for a couple of minutes. You may
wish to close with the Lord’s Prayer.