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,…
Finding Our Holy Spaces
Author: Sharron Carnes, Senior Warden Like many families, we had made plans months ago to go on a spring break skiing trip. Although we were well aware of the corona virus,…
Sunday Services Continue Live on Facebook
We will be live-streaming our 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday on Facebook. This will be a service of Morning Prayer and can be found in the Book of Common Prayer…
A Word from Fr. Mike
It was just a week ago that I sent you my first e-news about COVID-19. Much has changed in that time and continues to change. The routines and rhythms of…
3/17/2020 Update on Covid-19
March 17, 2020 Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Since I last wrote you concerning COVID-19 President Trump has issued some new guidelines, and last night the…
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
- “That’s Just How I Am” – A Sermon On Mark 7:24-37A few weeks ago I was listening to a man who wants to make some changes in and deepen his life. He described some patterns, beliefs, and behaviors in his life that in many ways have served him well but not so much anymore. Now they just seem to get in the way of the […]
- Doers of the Word, A Remedy For Tired Ears – A Sermon On James 1:17-27“My ears are tired.” That’s what our older son, Brandon, said one day. “My ears are tired.” I don’t remember what had happened or if it was my words or someone else’s that had exhausted his ears, but I know exactly what he was talking about. Maybe you do too. Have you ever had tired […]
- Don’t Just Vote, Choose Words Of Life – A Sermon On John 6:56-69Does the bread of life ever give you indigestion? Have Jesus’ words of life ever soured and upset your stomach? When has that happened to you and what was it about? What words, ideas, or teachings of Jesus are more than you can stomach? I think that’s a part of what’s happening in today’s gospel […]
- “God Put Faith In A Body” – A Sermon On John 6:51-58I enjoy watching and listening to children receive communion. Even if they don’t understand what we are doing they just seem to get it. Let me give you a couple of examples of what I’ve seen and heard. He doesn’t do it quite as much as he used to but when I place the bread […]