— from Nancy Ayer —
All are encouraged to visit the labyrinth  in the gardens of Emmanuel Church. There is much to walk the labyrinth for in our world, which includes a fairly rare event. This rare event is the summer solstice which coincides with a so-called “strawberry moon,” the folkloric name given to June’s full moon.

What does this current full moon have to do with fruit? It’s not because the moon will look reddish, as many people think. Rather, according to “The Old Farmer’s Almanac,” the strawberry moon was given that name by the Algonquin tribes because it occurs right at the height of the season when strawberries are harvested. Other names for this month’s full moon are the “hot moon” and the “rose moon.”

Starwatchers will have the first chance to see a full moon on the summer solstice in nearly fifty years. The last time these two phenomena occurred together was at the beginning of 1967’s Summer of Love, and it won’t happen again until 2062.

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