Everyone is welcome to attend an evening of peaceful reflection, receiving calmness, and tranquility during the New Year’s Eve Labyrinth Walk.

The event is presented by the Emmanuel Episcopal Parish Church on Wednesday, Dec. 31, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall.

The labyrinth is a tool for focus, stress reduction, team and community building, which stems from a mystical tradition for spiritual growth and prayer and quieting the mind. In honoring silence, it is a tool for clarity and creativity and an opportunity for the inner and outer worlds to meet. It is a process of trust in a circular walking path. Organizers invite participants to walk the labyrinth with a question, challenge, or personal issue.

Grounded in history from the middle ages, labyrinths are found cross-culturally all over the world and in all religious traditions. A labyrinth pattern, usually circular, has been associated with pilgrimages, rituals, and self-discovery and represents the life journey. Since they were first built, labyrinths have appeared in civilizations in times of great turmoil and crisis. It symbolizes a connection to a higher source and brings one to the center of the self, thus, offering a powerful opportunity for new images, reflections and insights.