Come for the Soup – Stay to be Fed
Have you thought about what your lenten discipline will be this year? What about committing to a weekly gathering on Wednesday nights in March for a time of worship and nourishment…
An Excerpt from Bishop Reed’s Council Address Concerning Uvalde
Below is an excerpt from Bishop Reed's address to Council in Corpus Christi regarding Uvalde. Click here to read ("Go Baptize and Make Disciples:" The Bishop's Address) to diocesan council…
“Go Baptize and Make Disciples”
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, a group of eight of St. Philp’s faithful ventured to Corpus Christi for Diocesan Council. We had met twice in preparation for this journey and we were…
New Women’s Bible Study
A new Women's Bible Study will begin here at St. Philip's on February 2nd at 9:45 a.m. in Grace Hall. Becky Capt will facilitate the study group. The new study…
Crossroads Outreach – How would you like to help?
Hello everyone! I just wanted to update you all about our Crossroads outreach. I never got it together enough last semester to send out an e-mail but we have still…
Candlemas – The Feast of the Presentation
We will celebrate Candlemas -The Feast of the Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple on Thursday, February 2, 6:00 p.m. The service will begin in the chapel with…
The Sr. Warden’s Look at 2022!
2022 began with a return to full communion with the common cup being approved by the diocese and the anticipation of an in-person diocesan council for the first time in…
Rector’s Annual Report: 2023-The Year of the Mosquito
2022. It was a helluva year in so many ways. It was a hard year. A lot was taken from us. A lot was asked of us. And a lot…
Children’s Bereavement Center – Welcome Brenda!
We're privileged and happy to welcome Brenda Faulkner to her new counseling space here at St. Philip's. Brenda will be located in the Children's Bereavement room next to Briscoe Hall.…
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 […]