SPEC’s Response to COVID-19
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: By now you are acutely aware of the novel coronavirus and its associated illness COVID-19. This is a respiratory illness that…
Have you seen our new website?
Our New Website Is Up! We have completed our work on our branding strategy and now our newly branded website is up and running. This new website includes additional updated…
NEW Logo for the Diocese of West Texas
It looks like we weren't the only ones working on a rebranding in 2019. At the recent council of the DWTX, Emily Kittrell, Diocesan Director of Marketing and Communications, unveiled the…
ChoRuss is Coming Back to St. Philip’s
We are pleased to announce that the wonderful Ensemble “ChoRuss” will be back in Uvalde in May to entertain and delight us once again. Last year we weren’t sure what…
Diocesan Council 2020 Updates
Rebecca Taylor's words on her first DWTX Council: With the beautiful Corpus Christi shoreline as our backdrop, hundreds of delegates from the Diocese of West Texas met last week to…
A Service in the Tradition of Taizé
"Be still and know that I am God." Those words come from Psalm 46. They are an invitation to just be, to rest. In a world full of noise, busyness,…
Diocesan Conversation on Apportionment – March 5th 6:00 p.m.
St. Philip's will be hosting one of the seven Diocese of West Texas convocational conversations on apportionment, shared ministry, and the diocesan budget on Thursday, March 5th, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.…
2020 Lenten Program & Soup Supper
Lent begins on Wednesday Feb. 26th with our Ash Wednesday services at 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Our Lenten Dinner and Program will continue on Wednesdays evenings beginning on March…
What does a “Choir Retreat” mean for us? New music, repurposed familiar tunes, and new ideas for St. Philip’s!
The choir recently gathered in Concan at the Capt’s beautiful river home for a retreat. Our leader for the next two days was Matt Wise, Associate Rector for Liturgy, Adult…
Living Beyond Our Means – The 2020 Annual Parish Meeting
“We live beyond our means.” That’s what I said at the annual meeting. It was the thread that ran throughout the meeting and the theme of everything I talked about.…
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
- A Better DirectionGreg Bovino, the Border Patrol Commander-at-Large, is no longer the “commander,” is leaving Minneapolis, and is returning to his previous duty station in California. (Source) A number of CBP agents in Minneapolis are also leaving. (Source) The chief federal judge in Minneapolis has ordered the head of ICE to appear and explain why he should […]
- Another Morning AfterAfter a federal agent murdered Renee Good I wrote about normalcy as resistance and making a pledge to normalcy. This morning, the morning after federal agents murdered Alex Pretti, I wrote this to myself: Lord,… Lord,… The silence shatters my words. I have no words. I can only remember and say their names. For Renee, […]
- Going To Pharaoh- A Reflection On Martin Luther King, Jr. DayIn the Episcopal Church the Feast of Martin Luther King, Jr., is celebrated on April 4, the date of his death. One of the things that strikes me about the gospel assigned for that day (Luke 6:27-36) is just how much Jesus sounds like Martin Luther King, Jr. “Love your enemies, do good to those […]
- Making A Pledge To NormalcyLate last Friday afternoon I went for a bike ride. I chased dirt roads through a neighborhood forest, spooked some deer, enjoyed cool weather, and kept an eye on the cloudy and darkening skies. My only goal was to get back to my truck before the sun set. It felt nice to be out and […]