By: The Rev. Arnoldo L. Romero, MLA In retrospect, my journey to apostleship began during childhood. Not only did I play priest as a child, but as I got older I did everything from teaching Sunday School for children to leading…
I’m inviting you to join me for a difficult conversation - a conversation most of us have not had, and do not want to have. It’s about racism. Racism has been a part of my preaching the last several weeks (I…
A little more than a year ago Mr. Arnoldo Romero came to St. Philip’s as our field education student. For the past three years Arnoldo has been studying in the diocesan Iona Collaborative. The Iona Collaborative is a three year…
As you know, our plan for reopening in-person worship has been approved by the Diocese. The goal of this plan is to allow those who are ready to resume worshipping in person to do so in a way that is…
“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” (Psalm 122:1) I don’t know the context for the psalmist saying those words, but I know his (or her) gladness at hearing them…
May 8, 2020 Dear Friends in Christ, For the sake of those who are our church family, and for the sake of our communities, I have decided to extend the closure of church facilities for in-person worship and other gatherings through Sunday,…
To the people of St. Philip’s: Grace and peace to you. As I mentioned in my sermon last week, the question of reopening is before us. That question exists at the national, state, local, and personal levels. It is a…
On May 1 Bishop Reed sent the following: Dear Clergy and People of West Texas, We have traveled a long, strange road during the COVID-19 pandemic, and our journey is not over yet. Personally, congregationally, and nationally, our lives have…
At this time when we are unable to gather and worship together in person, St. Philip's is adapting the liturgies to make them meaningful and relevant to those who are watching from home. In this video Fr. Mike explains how…
You probably won’t be surprised to learn that Zoom has experienced a sudden and unexpected increase in the number of Zoom users. We are all Zooming these days - to stay in touch with family and friends, to do our…