Labyrinths in Indiana - a one day tour led by John Ridder

Join John Ridder, seasoned local labyrinth builder and your tour guide on a tour of Labyrinths around Indiana. Tour departs New Harmony at 8 am and returns at 3:00 pm. Fee includes lunch.

Don't miss the opportunity to:

1) visit the historic Benedictine Monastery at Ferdinand, with two labyrinths, Hildegard's outdoor turf labyrinth, and an indoor vinyl Chartres labyrinth, (the 2nd one made by Paxworks!) and awesome sanctuary and grounds.  Also, the sisters make tasty shortbread available in the gift shop. https://www.thedome.org/at-the-monastery/visit-the-monastery/

2) Visit to Dale Presbyterian church in Dale IN  which has an indoor tile labyrinth. A but more importantly, learn how the labyrinth has become part of their feeding clothing and counseling community ministry with other churches participating in this small town. https://dalepresbyterianchurchusa.wordpress.com/community-table/community-table-2/

3) Visit a unique Kermeen Chartres labyrinth, with an exit path!  on the campus of Southern Indiana University in Evansville.  http://labyrinthsinstone.com/indiana/

4) Jasper Riverwalk labyrinth along the Patoka River
Built in a 2016 it is a paver 7 circuit Medieval style labyrinth  built by the Jasper Lumber Company Foundation

*John can also deliver you back to Evansville so you can arrange transport to an airport to fly out on Friday.  Contact John for details. 

BIO: John E. Ridder

 
John is a founding member of The Labyrinth Society and Veriditas trained facilitator.  He attends and makes labyrinths at Nativity Episcopal Church, Indianapolis.

John hosted the 2015 TLS gathering at Waycross, and organized Midwest labyrinth gatherings in 2006, 7, 8, & 10.
 
He first walked a labyrinth in 1993, and since 1995, has made hundreds of labyrinths for a variety of clients, including the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Denver Children’s Hospital, Methodist Hospital Indianapolis, Church of the Epiphany Washington DC;  and St John’s Cathedral, Albuquerque, New Mexico. 
 
He is expert in design and construction of historical and contemporary labyrinths in many media from grass to canvas to concrete!   He is a founding member of the Labyrinth Society and founder of the Labyrinth Coalition.
 
He is a lifelong Episcopalian and holds Bachelors and MBA degrees from Indiana University.  After a career in banking and business consulting, he chose to create labyrinth art full time in 2000.