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Come celebrate the Partnership with the Legacy Labyrinth Project!If you like labyrinths and want a unique labyrinth expe...
06/12/2025

Come celebrate the Partnership with the Legacy Labyrinth Project!
If you like labyrinths and want a unique labyrinth experience
Join us!
July 18, 2025
6:00-8:30 p.m.
St. Joseph Episcopal Church Labyrinth & Gazebo
11202 W Jewell Ave, Lakewood, CO 80232

Step into an enchanting evening of elegance, mindfulness, and connection. Art in the Labyrinth is a unique fundraising event benefiting the Legacy Labyrinth Project, featuring contemplative labyrinth experience, live acoustic music, interactive art, and curated gourmet delights.

Guests will enjoy:
· Guided labyrinth walk
· Live art created along the labyrinth path
· Seasonal dinner offerings + dessert
· Signature cocktails, and other summer drinks
· Global Art Exhibit of labyrinth art from around the world
· Ambient soundscapes.

Please register online:
legacylabyrinthproject.kindful.com/e/art-in-the-labyrinthegister Here!

Walk-in’s are welcome
$50 per person
$90 per couple
All proceeds go to the Legacy Labyrinth Project to further their global mission

Your donation allows us to continue to build and connect labyrinths worldwide for the purposes of increasing healing consciousness.

Join us every Tuesday for Gentle Yoga with accessible Yoga poses that mindfully balance effort and ease, increase joint ...
05/22/2025

Join us every Tuesday for Gentle Yoga with accessible Yoga poses that mindfully balance effort and ease, increase joint mobility, strengthen muscles, and improve balance. $10/class - Sign up at toniwerks.com

Feel free to walk one our Labyrinths to hold your Yoga energy after class.

04/22/2025

Picture your soul as a vessel. What will you fill your vessel with? Join us for World Labyrinth Day, May 3rd. We have 2 walking labyrinths to help guide you to the stuff in your vessel.

Labyrinths in the snow are still very meditative.  The snow will melt someday!  Come meditate with us.
02/13/2025

Labyrinths in the snow are still very meditative. The snow will melt someday! Come meditate with us.

01/29/2025

St. Joseph Episcopal Church would like to share a letter from Lutheran Bishop Pipho:

New England Synod

Bishop's Bulletin

February 2025

The choice is clear:

Meanness or Mercy …
Cruelty or Compassion …
Conformity or Freedom …

With a flurry of Executive Orders in his first week in office, the President of the United States has made his choice clear. He is choosing meanness and cruelty and demanding conformity.

In the love of Jesus Christ, as a bishop in Christ’s church, and speaking on behalf of all those targeted by these Executive Orders, I speak against the mean and divisive actions of the President of the United States. While I respect that elections have consequences and winners can enact policies that reflect the will of the majority, the massive amount of swift Executive Orders, on all aspects of American life, reflect a vision for division that do not reflect the teachings of Jesus Christ nor do I believe, ultimately, reflect the will of a majority of Americans.

All January 6th insurrectionists are pardoned … governmental workers are encouraged to snitch on their coworkers as programs encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion are banned … permits for wind energy are rescinded while those for oil and natural gas are expanded … citizens forced into gender conformity that does not align with their lived experiences … neighbors forced into fear over ICE raids, afraid that at any moment they may be caught without the paperwork proving their legal residency in the United States and instantly flown out of the country.

These actions are mean, they are cruel, and they demand conformity to the vision of one man imposed upon the country.

I speak out today because when I was elected Bishop of the New England Synod in June 2024, I shared that my top three priorities would be to tell the story of Jesus, nurture relationships, and do racial justice.

At this moment in time, the story of Jesus I tell is told in Matthew 25 where Jesus tells a parable of a king separating sheep and goats for reward and judgment. Apart from the scenes of judgment which can be difficult for Lutherans, I see a beautiful incarnational promise. Jesus makes the stunning point that when we serve our neighbors in need we serve Christ himself. The sheep judged righteous are told “Truly, I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me” (Matthew 25:40). On the other hand, the goats judged unworthy are told, “Truly, I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me” (Matthew 25:45). To be in relationship with the stranger, the sick, the prisoner is to be in relationship with Christ himself! To fail to serve the least among us is to fail to be in relationship with Christ himself!

In an already polarized society where the United States Surgeon General has warned of an epidemic of loneliness as social connections come apart, and where one study among transgender adults in the United States found that 81% had thought about su***de and 42% had attempted su***de, the President is actively sowing division, breaking apart relationships, and ignoring the least among us. He is incurring judgment upon us as a nation in implementing policies that turn us away from one another and from caring for the least among us.

The choice is clear.

We can choose the President’s path in our silence and inaction, by yielding to despair, and by throwing up our hands in frustration if we believe the lie that there is nothing we can do.

Or, we can retain our power and authority as baptized children of God and choose the path of Jesus Christ in our daily interactions, in our community service, and in our public advocacy.

The path of Jesus is mercy, compassion, and freedom … it calls us to see the image of God in all our neighbors and celebrates a diversity of lived experiences … it invites us to understand that Christ-like sacrificial service for our neighbors is the key to life.

The path of Jesus leads us into trouble for eating with the outcasts, sinners, and others society reviles … it calls us to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, care for the sick, and visit the prisoner regardless of citizenship status … it calls us into relationships with our transgender siblings and all who are bullied and targeted by the President’s actions.

The path of Jesus Christ celebrates and welcomes the Holy Spirit guiding, leading, and sustaining us in community with one another… it finds its strength and power in the Holy Spirit filling us with boldness to love, serve, build, create, and enact relationships and communities announcing the dignity and worth of all people.

The choice is ours. In my words and deeds as the Bishop of the New England Synod I choose the path of Jesus Christ. I choose the path of mercy, compassion, and service that leads to the life, healing, and salvation of the world.

I invite you to join me on the path of Jesus. As you do so, be encouraged and emboldened by the faith of the psalmist who sang: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells.” Psalm 46:1-4

May our actions and service for our neighbors in Christ’s name be the glory we give to God!

Bishop Pipho

01/29/2025

We attempted to keep this page about Labyrinths only. Today we will step a bit away. We have 2 letters to share with our labyrinth people. The first one is posted here. The second will be it's own post. We at St. Joseph pray you will keep these points in mind as you meditate with or without labyrinth.

A word from the Episcopal Church Leaders

Letter from Episcopal Church leaders on Trump administration immigration executive orders

Dear People of God in the Episcopal Church:

Yesterday, Donald Trump was sworn in as president of the United States. We pray that he and all of our elected officials will, in the words of the Book of Common Prayer, have the wisdom and strength to know and to do God’s will and be filled with the love of truth and righteousness.

Even as we gave thanks for a peaceful transfer of power, we learned from news reports that the new presidential administration has issued a series of executive orders that are a harbinger of President Trump’s pledge to deport undocumented immigrants at a historic scale, restrict asylum, and direct other immigration actions. We read this news with concern and urge our new president and congressional leaders to exercise mercy and compassion, especially toward law-abiding, long-term members of our congregations and communities; parents and children who are under threat of separation in the name of immigration enforcement; and women and children who are vulnerable to abuse in detention and who fear reporting abuse to law enforcement.

As Christians, our faith is shaped by the biblical story of people whom God led into foreign countries to escape oppression. Exodus tells us the story of the ancient Israelites escaping slavery in the land of Egypt and wandering in the wilderness without a home. In Leviticus 19:33-34, God commands that we remember this sojourn as part of our own story of faith: “When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.”

Now, as Paul tells us in Ephesians 2:12-19, we are no longer aliens. Christ Jesus has made us citizens with the saints and members of the household of God. As we read in 1 Peter 2:9-12, we have received God’s mercy, and we must demonstrate this sacrificial love in our lives and deeds. Because our true citizenship is not here on earth but in heaven, we are called to transcend the earthly distinctions made among us by the leaders of this world. We must proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is promised to the persecuted and answer Christ’s call to welcome the stranger among us.

This vision of God’s kingdom, this new reality, is the one to which we Christians are pledged in our baptism above any political preference or policy, and to which our church must bear witness through word and deed. This sacred call shapes both our churchwide commitment to stand with migrants and the ministries of congregations across our church who serve vulnerable immigrants and refugees in their communities.

Since the late 19th century, The Episcopal Church has followed this call by welcoming immigrants and refugees to the United States, and today, Episcopal Migration Ministries is one of 10 resettlement agencies through which refugees enter this country. Our Office of Government Relations is a persistent advocate for immigration resolutions adopted by General Convention, and works with ecumenical and interfaith partners to urge compassionate and humane policies that at the same time recognize the need to protect borders and address security threats. Thousands of Episcopalians participate in this ministry of advocacy through the Episcopal Public Policy Network.

As more immigration enforcement policy changes are announced, our churchwide ministries will continue to provide practical pathways to protect the most vulnerable among us. We invite you to join us by:

Advocating with our members of Congress by using this action alert to take action to protect immigrants, known as Dreamers, who were brought to the United States as children and have lived here most of their lives. The long-standing Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that offers a respite from the fear of deportation is at risk, and Congress must take action.

Standing against mass deportation using this action alert, which would have severe consequences for our communities and economy.

Supporting orderly border management that is proportional and humane and respects the right of asylum.

Supporting programs that protect vulnerable groups of people, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS), Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), humanitarian parole, and the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program.

Speaking out against anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions, including race-based targeting, vigilantism and violence, family division, and detention and deportation without charges or convictions. As Christians, we must stand against these expressions of hatred and fear with a clear witness to our sacred promise to respect the dignity of every human being.

Encouraging our congregations to use the resources of the Office of Government Relations and the Episcopal Public Policy Network as we embody the Gospel through direct witness on behalf of immigrants in our communities.
Across our church, migrants are members of the Body of Christ and part of our congregations and communities, and our common life is richer thanks to their contributions. To our siblings who are at risk of deportation or of being separated from those you love, know that your story is our story, and your dignity is inseparable from our own. We stand with you, and we will face these challenges together.

As one church united in the Body of Christ, please pray especially for families who live under the shadow of separation, and for all who seek asylum for protection from persecution. Pray, too, for the people of our congregations and dioceses who work tirelessly to serve immigrants and refugees, and who now face new and heartbreaking challenges to their ministry.

Finally, as faithful Episcopalians have done for decades, please join us in giving generously to Episcopal Migration Ministries and its ministry with refugees seeking a new life in the United States.

In Christ's Peace,

The Most Rev. Sean Rowe
Presiding Bishop

Julia Ayala Harris
President of the House of Deputies

Carta de líderes de la Iglesia Episcopal sobre los decretos ejecutivos de inmigración del gobierno de Trump

Querido Pueblo de Dios en la Iglesia Episcopal:

En el día de ayer, Donald Trump prestó juramento como presidente de Estados Unidos. Oramos para que él y todos nuestros funcionarios electos, según las palabras del Libro de Oración Común, tengan la sabiduría y la fortaleza para conocer y hacer la voluntad de Dios y estén llenos de amor a la verdad y a la justicia.

Mientras dábamos gracias por una transición pacífica del poder, nos enteramos por las noticias de que la nueva administración presidencial ha emitido una serie de decretos ejecutivos que son un indicio de la promesa del presidente Trump de deportar a inmigrantes indocumentados a una escala histórica, de restringir el [derecho de] asilo y de instruir otras medidas migratorias. Leemos esta noticia con preocupación e instamos a nuestro nuevo presidente y a los líderes del Congreso a ejercer la misericordia y la compasión, especialmente hacia los miembros de nuestras congregaciones y comunidades que viven al amparo de la ley desde hace mucho tiempo: padres e hijos que están amenazados de separación en nombre de las normativas migratorias, y mujeres y niños que son vulnerables a ser víctimas de abusos durante la detención y que temen denunciar los abusos a las autoridades.

Como cristianos, nuestra fe está moldeada por la historia bíblica de un pueblo a quienes Dios llevó a países extranjeros para escapar de la opresión. El Éxodo nos cuenta la historia de los antiguos israelitas que escaparon de la esclavitud en la tierra de Egipto y vagaron por el desierto sin hogar. En Levítico 19:33-34, Dios nos ordena que recordemos esa estancia como parte de nuestra propia historia de fe: « No opriman a los extranjeros que habiten entre ustedes. Trátenlos como si fueran sus compatriotas, y ámenlos como a ustedes mismos, porque también ustedes fueron extranjeros en Egipto».

Ahora, como nos dice Pablo en Efesios 2:12-19, ya no somos extranjeros. Cristo Jesús nos ha hecho conciudadanos de los santos y miembros de la familia de Dios. Como leemos en 1 Pedro 2:9-12, hemos recibido la misericordia de Dios y debemos demostrar este amor sacrificial en nuestras vidas y obras. Debido a que nuestra verdadera ciudadanía no está aquí en la Tierra sino en el cielo, estamos llamados a trascender las distinciones terrenales hechas entre nosotros por los líderes de este mundo. Debemos proclamar que el reino de los cielos se les promete a los perseguidos y responder al llamado de Cristo de acoger al extranjero entre nosotros.

Esta visión del reino de Dios, esta nueva realidad, es aquella a la que los cristianos nos comprometemos en nuestro bautismo por encima de cualquier preferencia o criterio política, y de la que nuestra Iglesia debe dar testimonio mediante palabras y hechos. Este llamado sagrado conforma tanto nuestro compromiso de toda la Iglesia de apoyar a los migrantes como a los ministerios de las congregaciones de nuestra Iglesia que sirven a inmigrantes y refugiados vulnerables en sus comunidades.

Desde finales del siglo XIX, la Iglesia Episcopal ha respondido a este llamado acogiendo a inmigrantes y refugiados en Estados Unidos y, en la actualidad, el Ministerio Episcopal de Migración es una de las 10 agencias de reasentamiento a través de las cuales los refugiados ingresan a este país. Nuestra Oficina de Relaciones Gubernamentales es una persistente defensora de las resoluciones sobre inmigración aprobadas por la Convención General, y colabora con socios ecuménicos e interreligiosos para instar a políticas compasivas y humanas que, al mismo tiempo, reconozcan la necesidad de proteger las fronteras y abordar las amenazas a la seguridad. Miles de episcopales participan en este ministerio de defensa social a través de la Red Episcopal de Política Pública.

A medida que se anuncien más cambios en la aplicación de las normas de inmigración, nuestros ministerios en toda la Iglesia seguirán ofreciendo vías prácticas para proteger a los más vulnerables entre nosotros. Les invitamos a unirse a nosotros por estos medios:
Abogando ante nuestros miembros del Congreso mediante el uso de este llamado a la acción a fin de tomar medidas para proteger a los inmigrantes, conocidos como Dreamers, que fueron traídos a Estados Unidos de niños y han vivido aquí la mayor parte de sus vidas. El antiguo programa de Acción Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia, que ofrece un respiro al miedo a la deportación, está en peligro, y el Congreso debe tomar medidas.

Oponiéndonos a la deportación masiva — mediante este llamado a la acción —que tendría graves consecuencias para nuestras comunidades y nuestra economía.

Apoyando un control ordenado de las fronteras que sea proporcional y humano y respete el derecho de asilo.

Apoyando programas que protegen a grupos de personas vulnerables, incluido el Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS, por su sigla en inglés), la Salida Forzada Diferida (DED, por su sigla en inglés), la libertad condicional humanitaria y el Programa de Admisión de Refugiados en EE. UU.

Pronunciándose en contra de la retórica y las acciones antiinmigrantes, incluidos los ataques basados ​​en la raza, el vigilantismo y la violencia, la división familiar y la detención y deportación sin cargos ni condenas. Como cristianos, debemos oponernos a estas expresiones de odio y miedo con un testimonio claro de nuestra sagrada promesa de respetar la dignidad de cada ser humano.

Alentando a nuestras congregaciones a utilizar los recursos de la Oficina de Relaciones Gubernamentales y la Red Episcopal de Política Pública mientras encarnamos el Evangelio a través del testimonio directo a favor de los inmigrantes en nuestras comunidades.
En toda nuestra iglesia, los migrantes son miembros del Cuerpo de Cristo y parte de nuestras congregaciones y comunidades, y nuestra vida común es más rica gracias a sus contribuciones. A nuestros hermanos y hermanas que corren el riesgo de ser deportados o de ser separados de sus seres queridos, sepan que su historia es la nuestra y su dignidad es inseparable de la nuestra. Estamos a su lado y enfrentaremos estos desafíos juntos.

Como una Iglesia unida en el Cuerpo de Cristo, oren especialmente por las familias que viven bajo la sombra de la separación y por todos los que buscan asilo para protegerse de la persecución. Oren también por las personas de nuestras congregaciones y diócesis que trabajan incansablemente para servir a inmigrantes y refugiados, y que ahora enfrentan nuevos y desoladores desafíos en su ministerio.

Finalmente, tal como lo han hecho los fieles episcopales durante décadas, únanse a nosotros para donar generosamente al Ministerio Episcopal de Migración y a su ministración con los refugiados que buscan una nueva vida en Estados Unidos.

En la paz de Cristo,

Rvdmo. Sean Rowe
Obispo Primado

Julia Ayala Harris
Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados

Join us February 1 at 5pm MST as we join with The Legacy Labyrinth Project in a virtual labyrinth walk.Our church office...
01/23/2025

Join us February 1 at 5pm MST as we join with The Legacy Labyrinth Project in a virtual labyrinth walk.

Our church office offers free finger labyrinths. If you're not in the Lakewood, CO area free finger labyrinths can be found here....

https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/resources/finger-Creative Labyrinths

Please feel free to come walk one of our labyrinths anytime you find yourself needing a little peace. Our outdoor labyrinths are free and open to the public.

Finger Labyrinths

Come walk into the future with us with collective intention!  This walk puts Legacy Labyrinth Project's research into ac...
01/21/2025

Come walk into the future with us with collective intention! This walk puts Legacy Labyrinth Project's research into action. Yes, Joy is a Form of Resistance to negativity in the world. And when we walk with a collective intention like this, we can have a positive influence in the world.

Please join us for a 60-minute, collective finger labyrinth walk, using heart focused intention. You don't have to have labyrinth experience to participate.

It's free, it's non-partisan, it's important.
February 1, 5 pm Mountain Time
You will receive your Zoom invitation 2 hours prior to the event when you register at https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/walk-with-us.

We offer free finger labyrinths at St. Joseph. Our office hours are Tues 9am - 2pm, Weds 9am - noon or Thurs 9am - 2pm. We'd be delighted to see you and show you both of our walking labyrinths.

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11202 W. Jewell Avenue
Lakewood, CO
80232

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