Mission Statement The Peace Sanctuary provides a haven for all people to connect with the healing energies of the spirit and the earth and to seek inner peace and healing through quiet reflection, meditation and prayer.
The Peace Sanctuary reflects a commitment to peace: peace within ourselves, the seminary and surrounding communities - extending to our global family, and peace with nature.
The Peace Sanctuary promotes reconciliation and peace-building among people of all cultures, races andfaiths, and encourages cross-cultural understanding, alternative conflict resolution, and environmental studies.
The Peace Sanctuary welcomes expressions of peace through art forms such as: sculpture, music, dance and language.
The Peace Sanctuary is registered, #467, with the Cortesia Sanctuary Project as a Sanctuary for Nature and Peace www.cortesia.org
Director
Gillian Corcoran, MRE, is an interfaith spiritual director and hospital chaplain who practices the healing arts of Reiki, the Emotion Code and Emotional Freedom Technique, utilizing Bach flowers and essential oils. She is also a labyrinth facilitator and builder. Gillian creates customized workshops and retreats for various groups. She also loves working with couples in planning and officiating their weddings.
Gillian and friends built the eleven circuit "Chartres" labyrinth in 2002 and have been holding candlelight labyrinth walks every month on the full moon since 2003. Just prior to embarking on an Interfaith pilgrimage to the Holy Land in October 2005, Gillian and friends built the three circuit classical labyrinth, which is dedicated to peace in the Middle East. The landscaping of the gardens around the labyrinths began in 2006 and will continue to expand. Volunteers needed and welcomed.
UPDATE:
Gillian has relocated to Texas, and no longer holds the monthly full moon walks, although the labyrinth is still available for walking.
CALENDAR 2009
The PEACE SANCTUARY at UTS
2009 CALENDAR COMMUNITY LABYRINTH WALKS
UPDATE:
Gillian has relocated to Texas and no longer holds the monthly full moon walks. The labyrinth is still available for people to walk. If you would like to host these delightful candlelight walks, please call Gillian at: 845-417-1345
Group opening
at 7:00 pm with a brief introduction to labyrinth walking.
Walks weather permitting. Call Gillian 845-417-1345 to check
The
labyrinth is candlelit until 10 pm. You can come and walk anytime
until then.
Suggested donation: $2
You're also invited to sit around the campfire for snacks and sharing after
your walk.
Note: Community walks begin in March with the Spring equinox.
The dates of the Jan, Feb, & March full moons are provided for your
information if you choose to walk individually.
There will be no Community walks in December, the dates of the
December full moons are provided for your information if you choose to walk
individually.
Saturday January 10
Monday February 9
Tuesday March 10
(Purim)
Friday
March 20
Spring Equinox – community walks begin!
Thursday
April 9 (Passover begins. Fri. 10th Good Friday)
Sunday April
26th Earth Day Celebration
Saturday
May 9
Sunday June
7
Sunday June 21 Summer Solstice ( & Father’s Day)
Tuesday
July 7
Wednesday
August 5
Friday September 4
Sunday
September 20 Celebration of IDP and AE
Monday Sept. 21
International Day of Peace (IDP)
Tuesday Sept. 22 Autumn
Equinox (AE)
Sunday October 4
Monday November 2
Wednesday December 2 and
Thursday December 31 (blue moon)
Monday December 21 Winter Solstice
"When I admire the wonder of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in worship of the Creator"(Mahatma Gandhi)
