Church and Grounds

ABOUT TRANSFIGURATION

Church Features and History
·	Church and Grounds
·	Clothes Horse/Bookstore/Library
·	Religious Art and Symbolism
	·	Labyrinth
	·	Triptych and Altar Art
	·	Shrines
	·	Stained Glass Windows
	·	Sculptures
	·	Processional Crosses
	·	Gospel and Vessels
	·	Needlepoint
	·	Vestments
Worship
Sacraments
Becoming a Member
Jubilee Capital Campaign
·	Campaign-Building Project
·	Campaign-New Organ
·	Campaign-Outreach Endowment

CHURCH AND GROUNDS

The Labyrinth

Located just outside the church entrance, it is Dallas' first permanent indoor labyrinth. The design is a reproduction of a labyrinth found in the nave of the Cathedral in Chartres, France. It is the outward and visible form of an inward and spiritual exercise that may be experienced by people of all ages and religious traditions.

Labyrinths have appeared in various parts of the world for over 4,000 years. During the Middle Ages they were frequently placed in the cathedrals of Europe. Christians, unable to keep their baptismal vow to visit Jerusalem because of the dangers of travel, journeyed to these cathedrals and walked the labyrinth course as an embodied metaphor of their spiritual journeys with Christ. Our labyrinth provides a superb meditation aid for our people and those who come from far and wide to make this spiritual journey.

Labyrinth Details - Click here to review more information, guidelines on walking the Labyrinth and our list of frequently asked questions.

The Roper Parish Life Center
The church building is joined by the Roper Parish Life Center, a multi-use facility dedicated in February of 1997. It incorporates a large Gathering Space, Parlor, and Great Hall (named Roper Hall in honor of Transfiguration's second rector, The Rev. Terence C. Roper), an enclosed Meditation Garden with Columbarium, and the Children's Wing with nursery and children's Sunday School classrooms.

The Meditation Garden and Columbarium

The Meditation Garden offers a quiet refuge for prayer and reflection. Benches provide a resting spot when visiting the garden and a place to sit and meditate. The garden features a statue of the archangel, Uriel, who is reported to be the archangel whose ministry it was to guard the gate to the Garden of Eden. The peaceful atmosphere is further enhanced by the deep-throated sound of tubular wind chimes.

Our garden also incorporates our parish columbarium. A columbarium is a structure in a memorial space, which provides a sacred, and permanent resting place to for the cremated remains of deceased parishioners. Loved ones find great comfort in being able to visit the niches when they come and go from church activities.

The Bell Tower

The bell tower was erected by AT&T Communications and Southwestern Bell Telephone to house cellular telephone communications equipment. In this marvelous example of church and industry working together for the good of the community, Transfiguration was able to provide a home for its first peal of nine bells, forged by the John Taylor Bellfounders of Loughborough, England. There is space for twenty-seven bells in the tower.

Topping the tower is a weathervane executed by William and Charlotte Hallett, artists of the triptych, altar, font and processional cross in the church. It consists of a shaft, spire, ball and cardinal points supporting the principal sculpture. The sculpture is of a whale fully formed and bearing atop its back an ark, a sun image and the rays of the rainbow.

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