16.02.2016
Give Us Grace – Exploring Themes of Lent at Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral is hosting a creative project entitled ‘Give Us Grace’. The project is exploring the Lenten themes of journey, temptation, challenge and reliance on God’s grace through a variety of creative activities and experiential prayer. The project got underway On Ash Wednesday when a group of artists and designers, led by Laura Pettit and Kate Mulholland spent the day in the cathedral preparing and painting a labyrinth on canvas.
The labyrinth, as a symbol pilgrimage, acts as a symbol of the twists and turns of life. “In our journey we are constantly in need of God’s grace. Our labyrinth is based on the classical labyrinth found on the Hollywood stone, now housed in the Glendalough Visitors Centre, which was discovered near Hollywood on St Kevin’s Road, the pilgrimage trail to Glendalough,” Curate of the Christ Church Cathdral Group of Parishes, the Revd Abigail Sines explains.
The labyrinth will remain installed in the cathedral until Easter for any who would like to walk the labyrinth as an aid to prayer.
Tuesday evenings in Lent will feature ‘Cathedral Nights’, during which the cathedral will be open from 7:00–9:30 pm. During this time there will be space for individual prayer, walking the labyrinth, a quiet cup or tea or coffee, and also a variety of directed, reflective activities:
16 February: Lectio Divina, meditative reading of scripture 7:30 and 9:00 pm, led by the Rev Garth Bunting
23 February: Look Within, 8:00 and 9:00 pm, contemplative dance meditation created by Maria Nilsson Waller, Lucia Kickham and Dagmara Jerzak
1 March: Taizé prayer service 7:30–8:15 pm 8 March: Prayer through creative expression 7:30 and 9:00 pm, led by Carol Casey
15 March: Lectio Divina, meditative reading of scripture 7:30 and 9:00 pm, led by the Revd Garth Bunting
Photo captions:
Top – Artist Laura Pettit and designer Kate Mulholland working on the labyrinth in Christ Church Cathedral on Ash Wednesday.
Bottom – The finished labyrinth in Christ Church Cathedral which will be in place as an aid to prayer until Easter.