Guidelines for the Phased Reopening of Churches in West Texas
On May 1 Bishop Reed sent the following: Dear Clergy and People of West Texas, We have traveled a long, strange road during the COVID-19 pandemic, and our journey is…
Psalm 23 – St. Philip’s Virtual Choir
We began our journey through this Season of COVID-9 with Psalm 23. Fr. Mike said it was exactly what we needed to hear and we were fortunate that it was…
St. Philip’s Virtual Choir Singing “Alleluia, Alleluia.”
In this Season of COVID-19 the choir members of St. Philip's are scattered, staying home, but united in love and song. Love and music are a powerful combination. They remind…
The Prayer of Our People -Our Parish Prayer
A few years ago we wrote a parish prayer to express who we are and how we want to live as the people of St. Philip's. O Lord our God,…
My Spiritual Art Journey
My spiritual art journey began very early in my childhood. As a priest’s child, I have fond childhood memories of my mother bringing a sketchpad and crayons for me to…
Worshipping In The Easter Triduum
At this time when we are unable to gather and worship together in person, St. Philip's is adapting the liturgies to make them meaningful and relevant to those who are…
New Zoom Security Measures – What does this mean for St. Philip’s?
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that Zoom has experienced a sudden and unexpected increase in the number of Zoom users. We are all Zooming these days - to…
Holy Week: Preparing Amid Covid-19
Grace and peace be with you: About three months ago we chalked our houses with an Epiphany blessing. Before that they were decorated for Christmas, and before that for Thanksgiving,…
Outdoor Opportunities for Prayer and Contemplation
As this social distancing extends into a future for an unknown time, we will all become more anxious to be about our normal activities, especially as the weather warms up,…
Our Bells will be Ringing – Our Prayers Ascending
John Thomas Buchanan has organized a group to ring our church bell three times a day beginning this Friday. The bells will call us to prayer at 8:00 a.m., noon,…
Read The Rev. Dr. Michael K. Marsh’s Sermons
AN EPISCOPAL PRIEST’S SERMONS, PRAYERS, AND REFLECTIONS ON LIFE, BECOMING HUMAN, AND DISCOVERING OUR DIVINITY
Interrupting the Silence
- “The Antidote To Exhaustion” – A Sermon On Mark 6:30-34, 53-56“Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while,” Jesus says in today’s gospel (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56). That sounds pretty good to me, how about you? What does that mean for you today? What do you need to let go of or get away from in order to rest? Where and […]
- Losing Our Head – A Sermon On Mark 6:14-29He lost his head. It happens. It happened in Jesus’ time and it’s happening in our time. It makes me wonder if we all come to moments in our lives when we lose our head. Maybe the question isn’t whether we will lose our head but what are we willing to lose our head for. […]
- What If You Already Are Enough? – A Sermon On Mark 6:1-13In the summer of 2000 Cyndy and I moved from Corpus Christi, Texas, to Sewanee, Tennessee, for me to attend seminary. A few months before we left Cyndy asked the wife of our priest about being a clergy spouse. “What’s it like being married to the priest?” she asked. Speaking about her husband, she said, […]
- Touching The Cloak – A Sermon On Mark 5:21-43A few days ago someone told me that several years ago he blocked a friend of his from contacting him. They had some very different opinions about life and the world and their relationship had become difficult. He said, “I regret that I did that. I don’t know why but I’ve recently started thinking about […]