A PEACEFUL reflection and meditation trail on the one-hectare grounds of Mount Martha Uniting Church is opening to the public with an early Christmas focus.
Workers and church volunteers have spent 12 months getting the reflection trail ready for visitors, following a Mornington Peninsula Shire grant that paid for revegetation works and infrastructure.
Church executive Peter Hough said the improvements were supported by community planting days and the creation of five places of seated reflection, contemplation and recreation along the trail.
“We are delighted to have the trail accessible by the wider community as an offering of tranquility, peace and hope during difficult times for many,” he said.
“Walkers are encouraged to pause in a woodland setting, remember significant others in a memorial garden, leave a message of hope and encouragement on our community garden chalk board, use a labyrinth for personal meditation or prayer and to borrow a book as they leave from our outdoor community book lending cupboard.”
On Sunday 18 December, from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, the trail will take on a specifically family-friendly Christmas focus with the retelling of the Christmas story Journey to Bethlehem via props along the trail designed to interest children.
Hough said he hoped the trail, which will be opened before Christmas, would be well used by the community.
For details about the 18 December Christmas story retelling call Peter Hough on 0412 030 747.
The church is at 109 Bay Road, Mount Martha.
First published in the Mornington News – 22 November 2022
