Friday afternoon tours

[Felicia Urbanski or Larry Squire]

Sue,

They all sound fabulous to me!  Could you maybe pick the one that
would work best with a local "guide" (i.e.. yourself) and lead that?
The others could be offered too, either with other locals you could
possibly find, or be self-explanatory for a group of out-of-towners to
do on their own?  We could have a sign-up for each of the sights at
the registration table.

Felicia

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sue Mosher" <sue at slipstick.com>
To: <UUCF-Revival at uua.org>
Sent: January 5, 2003 5:50 PM
Subject: Friday afternoon tours


> The Friday afternoon Revival schedule has time for tours as well as
the
> social action project. Any idea what people might be interested in?
I
> could be persuaded to lead a group to any of these places:
>
> 1) St. Thomas' Park and Labyrinth -- This park, about a 15-minute
walk
> from UNMC, was formed from the ruins of the original church,
destroyed by
> arson in 1970. Rather than rebuilding the church, this welcoming
Episcopal
> congregation (http://www.st-thomas-dc.org) decided to turn the space
into
> a park, preserving the original altar and leaving room for worship
and
> other events. Among the four outdoor "rooms" in the park is a
permanent
> labyrinth. The UNMC youth group walked it last winter, accompanied
with
> large doses of hot chocolate (available nearby). Taking a labyrinth
> journey to our spiritual center on a busy street corner is an
exercise
> very different from walking a labyrinth in the desert or inside a
quiet
> church.
>
> 2) Washington National Cathedral (http://www.cathedral.org) -- Sited
on a
> hill above Washington with amazing views from the Pilgrim's Gallery,
this
> Episcopal cathedral welcomes seekers in its role as a house of
prayer for
> all people. Visits to the beautiful gardens, a quiet meditation
center,
> and an extremely well stocked bookstore could fill an afternoon.
>
> 3) Icon & Book Service (http://www.iconbook.org) + Franciscan
Monastery
> (http://www.pressroom.com/~franciscan/) -- This bookstore offers an
> amazing collection of books and liturgical items, largely but not
> exclusively from the Orthodox tradition. The nearby Franciscan
monastery
> boasts replicas of many Holy Land shrines.
>
>
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