Culture and Recreation

Finding Peace, Step by Step

Public Information Office

October 29, 2024
11:13 am

A new sign of peace and hope was unveiled in Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park’s Peace Garden with the Mayor and Council, and guests, cutting the ribbon on a labyrinth that encourages park visitors to walk its path, meditate and reflect.

At the labyrinth’s center sits a representation of the flame of hope. “Peace is a Journey Rooted in Hope,” a new sign to be installed at the labyrinth says. “This labyrinth in the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park and Peace Garden offers an opportunity to quiet the mind and find balance while walking the path.”

The 26-acre park was dedicated in 2008 in memory of Mattie J.T. Stepanek, a poet and peace activist who rose to national prominence before his death, aged 13.

Find out more about Rockville’s 67 parks at www.rockvillemd.gov/parks.

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