Welcome to ThanksGiving Place

Welcome to ThanksGiving Place. A Sacred Place, part off the Nature Sacred Network. , First envisioned in 2002 and dedicated in 2005, ThanksGiving Place is a one-acre interfaith park dedicated to expressing gratitude and giving thanks. Please enjoy this meditative park, which provides a rare slice of peacefulness and green space in an urban community. It also offers residents of Stadium Place and our neighbors an opportunity to experience a reconnection with nature in a sacred open space., Portal and memorial bricks , This is the entrance to ThanksGiving Place. The pergola serves as a portal and provides a quiet meditation garden. The bricks within this entrance space contain individualized messages of reflection, celebration or memorial. Beyond the pergola, a lawn leads to a place for meditative contemplation, the Santa Rosa labyrinth., Curran Memorial Bell Tower , The Joseph Curran Sr. Memorial Bell Tower was dedicated in 2007 as the final phase in construction of ThanksGiving Place. It is centered on the John G. Kovach memorial pergola and gratitude bench., The Santa Rosa Labyrinth , Lea Goode-Harris, copyright 1999 , This 65 foot, 7-circuit blue stone labyrinth is the center of ThanksGiving Place. Labyrinths have been utilized for thousands of years as a tool for meditation and reflection. The Santa Rosa was created by Lea Goode-Harris in 1997. It's based on the Chartres style and includes a 12- foot diameter center, providing a place for contemplation. We invite you to walk the labyrinth and experience it for yourself. You will find the entrance to the labyrinth under the bell tower pergola. Follow the pathway back to the beginning. The entrance and exit are the same in a labyrinth. Even though there is only one path, there is no right or wrong way to walk it., Gratitude Bench , The gratitude bench, located under the bell tower, was generously donated by Nature Sacred for all to use. With over 100 Sacred Places such as this one across the country, each bench is carefully crafted by men at Western Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland, helping them to learn practical skills that they can use upon release. Located under the bench, you will find a yellow weatherproof Nature Sacred journal for visitors to share their own thought and reflections., Nature Sacred is a growing network of urban green spaces designed to improve mental health, unify communities and engender peace. Nature Sacred has partnered with over 100 communities across the country to infuse nearby nature, through a community-led design process, into places where healing is often needed most: distressed urban neighborhoods, schools, hospitals, prisons and more. Scan QR code to learn more., ThanksGiving Place is located on the site of the former Memorial Stadium (1949-1997), the past home of the Baltimore Orioles and the Baltimore Colts. This site, now called Stadium Place, is a national model for an affordable retirement community for older adults, while also offering intergenerational opportunities with the surrounding community. The master developer of Stadium Place is GEDCO (Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation). Learn more about GEDCO at www.gedco.org.