Bishop and Patti Reed’s Visit to St. Philip’s
Bishop Reed and Bishop High have been in constant contact with Fr. Mike since the Robb school shooting. The diocese and churches around the diocese have continued to collect money…
Cookies, Cookies and More Cookies!
St. Philip's was approached following the tragedy about assisting with the multitude of cookies that would be coming to Uvalde. The Wedding Cookie Table Community of about 10,000 members wanted…
We Will Continue – And How!
The Rt. Rev. David Reed invites everyone to We Will Continue - And How! - a diocesan festival of fellowship and revival taking place September 16 and 17 at the San Marcos…
St. Philip’s Hosts a Blood Drive
More than 2,000 blood donations were collected in the first couple of days in response to the Robb Elementary shooting. Many donors stood in the heat for hours to help meet…
St. Philip’s Compassion and Care for Uvalde
Grace and peace to you, In the wake of our enormous tragedy, our grief has a way of leaving us feeling helpless, yet longing to reach out and help in…
Welcome Jaymi
We are pleased to introduce you to Jaymi Castro, the new church secretary here at St. Philip's. Jaymi moved to Texas 8 years ago from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.…
Coming to the Fullness of Easter – Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Holy Week is believed to have developed in Jerusalem in the fourth century. The Easter Vigil, one of the oldest of the church's liturgies was already in existence at this…
The Feast of the Epiphany – In case you missed it!
The Feast of the Epiphany is an important day for Christians. Epiphany celebrates the day that the Magi from the East, led by a star, arrived in Bethlehem with gifts…
Annual Parish BBQ Feast!
It’s time to gather together! Join us on Sunday, January 16th after the 10:30 service for a BBQ lunch and annual parish meeting. We miss you and cannot wait to…
NEW Class – The BCP – Beyond the Dirty Pages!
An Introduction to the Book of Common Prayer Did you know that the Episcopal Church in the US has used its own prayer book since 1789? The one we use…
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 […]