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…
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…
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
- A Better DirectionGreg Bovino, the Border Patrol Commander-at-Large, is no longer the “commander,” is leaving Minneapolis, and is returning to his previous duty station in California. (Source) A number of CBP agents in Minneapolis are also leaving. (Source) The chief federal judge in Minneapolis has ordered the head of ICE to appear and explain why he should […]
- Another Morning AfterAfter a federal agent murdered Renee Good I wrote about normalcy as resistance and making a pledge to normalcy. This morning, the morning after federal agents murdered Alex Pretti, I wrote this to myself: Lord,… Lord,… The silence shatters my words. I have no words. I can only remember and say their names. For Renee, […]
- Going To Pharaoh- A Reflection On Martin Luther King, Jr. DayIn the Episcopal Church the Feast of Martin Luther King, Jr., is celebrated on April 4, the date of his death. One of the things that strikes me about the gospel assigned for that day (Luke 6:27-36) is just how much Jesus sounds like Martin Luther King, Jr. “Love your enemies, do good to those […]
- Making A Pledge To NormalcyLate last Friday afternoon I went for a bike ride. I chased dirt roads through a neighborhood forest, spooked some deer, enjoyed cool weather, and kept an eye on the cloudy and darkening skies. My only goal was to get back to my truck before the sun set. It felt nice to be out and […]