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In 1992 the Dorothy Maffett Foundation was
created to honor this dear friend and former member of Unity Center. Its first
order of business was to create and present Unity Center a gift of the Dorothy
Maffett Meditation Garden to be built in an often neglected space behind the
decorative wall on the west side of the church building. A place where people
would come to visit, or pause to relax, refresh and renew, day or night, to meditate
and reflect on the goodness and beauty of God.
In October, 1992 the garden was
completed. An 8’ x 38’ formal garden with a winding walk-way, a ramp leading
from the steps of the church into the garden, benches and chairs for seating, a
fountain, new lighting for the Tower of Light stained glass tower, shrubs,
trees, flowering plants, and large urns. Cardinals, Dorothy’s favorite bird,
decorate the iron ivy covered windows and there is soft meditation music 24
hours a day. The Maffett Foundation continues to maintain the garden at no cost
to the church.
In December, 1994, Unity Center and
The Dorothy Maffett Foundation was honored with a full page photograph of the
Dorothy Maffett Meditation Garden on the cover of CONTACT, the
monthly publication of The Association of Unity Churches. Cheryl Vestal,
Managing Editor of CONTACT wrote, "It is always wonderful to
hear of the good work being done in the field -- and even better to share it
with the field!"
We
have received many cards, letters, and telephone calls over the years from
within our church and outside our church expressing the joy they have found in
the meditation garden.
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"The beauty and peace of our meditation garden bless many people here at our church and many who are passing in the night! Who knows the comfort it brings
to those who pause in their travels? "
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"The
meditation garden adds such beauty and sacredness to what we offer. Its loveliness appeals to all our senses,
creating a whole and holy experience of God."
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