Stewardship 2022
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: “We don’t know what the Church will look like in five years.” I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard…
Three Days of Remembrance
Like All Saints' Day and 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…
St. P’s Continues Partnership with Crossroad’s Academy
Hello, everyone! It's a new school year which means new opportunities to help our school district partner, Crossroads Academy who welcomed DAEP and New Hope Daycare to their campus this…
The Annual Blessing of the Animals
We will celebrate the Feast of St. Francis on Monday, October 4th at 6:00 p.m. on the lawn by blessing the animals and giving thanks for creation. Bring your animals,…
Things Just Got a Little Bit “Breezier”
What is Breeze? Breeze is the new church management software that we have implemented here at St. Philip’s. We are working hard to get our information accurate and up-to-date. But…
New Book Study – The Way of Silence
What might we hear if we listened deeply in everyday life? How can we turn away from noise and distraction? What would it be like to embrace silence and pay…
Updated COVID-19 Guidelines – Effective Sunday, August 8, 2021
August 7, 2021 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: I had hoped we were through the worst of the pandemic. Even if…
Going Away and Coming Together
In last Sunday’s gospel (Mark 6:30-34, 53-56) Jesus said to the disciples “Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.” Jesus and the disciples had…
Reading and Interpreting the Bible – A New Adult Formation Class
How we read scripture is as important as that we read scripture. The adult Sunday School Class is now learning the "how of reading scripture." Though we will be focusing on…
Updated COVID-19 Guidelines – Effective May 30, 2021
On May 18, 2021, Bishop Reed issued Updated COVID-19 Guidelines. In light of these changes and our local situation the Vestry and I are updating the St. Philip’s COVID-19 Guidelines.…
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
- Who Are You Living For? – A Sermon On John 10:11-18Who are you living for these days? I’m not asking what you are living for, but who. Now before you answer let me just say that your spouse, children, grandchildren, best friends, and Jesus don’t count. It’s not because they are wrong answers. It’s because most of the time they are too obvious, safe, and […]
- What Is Your Easter Story? – A Sermon On Luke 24:36-48If I were to ask you to tell the Easter story you could do that, right? I suspect we can all tell that story. We may not be able to describe the details and nuances of each gospel but we can outline the basics of the story. For most of us that’s the basic Easter […]
- Eclipse Sunday – A Sermon On John 20:19-31It’s been one week since Easter Sunday; one week since the women found that the very large stone that had covered Jesus’ tomb had been rolled back; one week since they discovered the tomb was empty; one week since they heard the news, “He has been raised; he is not here”; and one week since […]
- Sermons For Holy Week And Easter Sunday 2024Alleluia. Christ is risen. Thank you for reading and supporting Interrupting the Silence. I am grateful for your presence through this past Holy Week and into Easter. O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to hisdisciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith,that we may behold him in all his […]