Labyrinth Days for the 2009-10 school year began at Old Brick on Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m.

The events will continue at the same time through December and again in February through May.

Hosted by Soul Friends, the program will feature a 40-foot canvas replica of the labyrinth on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France. Organizers will provide self-guided meditative walking and historical background information.

On the first Sunday of each month, the weekly 5 p.m. ecumenical Taizé service is held around the labyrinth replica.

On all other Sundays, a service of simple chants, readings from the world’s religions and poetry, silent meditation and prayers for the world take place around a prayer icon.

People of all faiths, or those who claim no tradition, are welcome at both Labyrinth Days and Taizé.

— by Sam Lane