Upcoming Taizé – Dia De Los Muertos
All Souls' Day, Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a religious observance that celebrates the life of those no longer with us. It is an innovative, creative way to…
Celebrating the Feast of All Saints – November 6th
Come join us on Sunday, November 6th for the Feast of All Saints. We will read the names of our local saints at both services. If you would like to…
The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi – Pet Blessing
Dogs dominated at our annual pet blessing on the lawn on Sunday. It was a beautiful afternoon and we had a large assortment of big and small . . . dogs! Some…
Philip’s Closet is Moving!
Thanks to the generosity of First Presbyterian Church, we are making plans to move Philip's Closet to an unused classroom across the street temporarily. This will allow Philip's Closet to…
Join Us In Welcoming Bishop Rayford High
NOTE: We will only have one service on Sunday, October 23rd at 10:30 a.m. with breakfast before at 9:15. a.m. in Grace Hall! It's always a celebration when a Bishop…
Love for Uvalde – Legacy Memorial Tile Painting Project
Artists teams from Texas and Nevada will host an event for the Uvalde Community here at St. Philip's on: October 22nd 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. October 23rd 1:30 p.m.…
Building the Kingdom of God with the Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas
What can we do to help? It’s a question I hear a lot these days and one I’ve often asked myself. St. Philip’s along so many other individuals and organizations…
An Introduction to STEP Up Texas
Providing Listening Circles for the Community of Uvalde Ever since the massacre of 19 beautiful children and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24, I have been struggling with my emotions. My…
Children’s Sunday School Starts September 11th!
It’s Sunday School time again! We are so excited to welcome back all of those sweet, smiling faces every Sunday from 9:15-10:15am. Like always, we will have a class for…
Taizé – A Community Service for Peace and Healing
Our lives forever changed on May 24th. The last few months have been busy, chaotic, sorrowful, frightening, and exhausting. Our town has been inundated with well wishers and those wanting…
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 […]