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.…
SPES Announces New Head of School
Welcome back to St. Philip's Joy Jechow! It is with great joy that we tell you that the School Board has hired Ms. Joy Jechow to serve as the next Head…
The Gift of Years – New Book Study
As an older person, I’ve been navigating this stage of my life along with my other senior friends, with our occasional conversations about life’s changes and challenges at this age. Recently,…
An Invitation to Walk through Holy Week
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…
Moving Forward with Sunday School and Childcare
Over the last few weeks the vestry has met several times to discuss whether to resume further in-person activities at St. Philip’s. After consultation with local physicians and in light…
A 2021 DWTX Council Experience and Recap
By: Barbara Edwards “Nevertheless, the kingdom has come near.” That was the theme of the 2021 Diocesan Council which was held in February. Because it was my first time serving…
Welcome LaSabra Venegas – New Church Secretary
We are pleased to introduce you to LaSabra Venegas, the new church secretary here at St. Philip's. LaSabra graduated from Uvalde High School in 2017 and is currently enrolled at…
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 […]