Sylvania church has a labyrinth

Published: Sunday, 8/10/2014 - Updated: 36 seconds ago

BY NATALIE TRUSSO CAFARELLO BLADE STAFF WRITER

A little rain and no consumable water did not stop Jacob Long from building a labyrinth in Sylvania.

Its not ideal but its better than being 95 degrees out, he said.

The 17-year-old Sylvania resident, along with friends and family, kept focused on finishing the labyrinth at the Sylvania United Church of Christ grounds on Erie Street.

Coordinating the construction of the labyrinth is part of his Eagle Scout project, which requires planning and carrying out a service project for a charitable organization.

I asked my pastor Luke (Lindon) what could I do and he said how about a labyrinth, Jacob said.

I always thought it interesting how their roots are in ancient Greek mythology.

In Greek mythology, a labyrinth was built with confusing passages to capture the Minotaur, a creature that was half man and half bull.

Jacob was careful to point out that they are not mazes and described a labyrinths circular (or square) path as a spaghetti noodle wound around itself.

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Sylvania church has a labyrinth