Event Calendar

Events for Sunday, February 19, 2023

Indoor Community Labyrinth Walk
2:00 PM
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church invites the larger community to experience its indoor labyrinth. Labyrinths are used as walking meditations, to focus the mind and put the walker in tune with a spiritual reality greater than themselves. Labyrinths are typically formed as a circle with a singular meditative path leading to a center.

Drop in sometime between 2:00 - 5:00 pm February 19 to experience one of humanity’s oldest spiritual symbols for yourself. There is no cost. The Labyrinth Walk is open to the community. It will be held in the church’s Baker Hall at 20401 Hilliard Boulevard, Rocky River. Reservations are not required. Two other Indoor Community Labyrinth Walks are planned for March 19 and April 16, both from 2-5 pm at the church.

According to Senior Minister Anthony Makar, “Today’s labyrinths are spiritually moving and invigorating experiences that can be transformative for the walker.”

He explained that “The labyrinth is perhaps one of the oldest symbols known to mankind. It is a profound symbol of the spiritual journey.” He explained that in the Middle Ages, for example, walking a cathedral labyrinth was a substitute for going on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Not everyone could make the long and arduous journey to the Holy Land, so walking a labyrinth in a church was a devotional activity.”

Founded in 1946, West Shore is Northeast Ohio’s largest “UU” church, with over 500 members. Our mission is to “help people lead lives of meaning and purpose” through a liberal faith tradition focused on the principle that we need not think alike to love alike. We are a Welcoming Congregation, open to all regardless of religious background, race, ethnicity, age, ability, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Rev. Anthony D. Makar serves as Senior Minister. All are welcome!

Location:
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
20401 Hilliard Blvd., Rocky River
440-333-2255
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CLASSIC SILENT FILM SERIES WITH ORGAN ACCOMPANIMENT RETURNS TO WEST SHORE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
7:00 PM
West Shore UU Church's popular Classic Silent Film series returns on February 19, along with musical accompaniment on our Holtkamp organ by Music Director David Blazer.

February's feature is a 1927 Academy Award winning film, "Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans." In "Sunrise," a sophisticated urban woman seduces a farmer in the hopes that he will murder his neglected wife and join her in the city. But he ends up rekindling his romance with his wife when she discovers their scheme. Many have called it the greatest film of the silent era.

The curtains and music go up at 7 pm in the church Sanctuary located at 20401 Hilliard Boulevard, Rocky River. The show is free and open to the community. For more information, call 440-333-2255. No reservations are required.

Location:
West Shore Unitarian Universalist Church
20401 Hilliard Blvd.
Rocky River
440-333-2255
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