Sunday Services Continue Live on Facebook
We will be live-streaming our 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday on Facebook. This will be a service of Morning Prayer and can be found in the Book of Common Prayer on page 75. We will also have the words on…
A Word from Fr. Mike
It was just a week ago that I sent you my first e-news about COVID-19. Much has changed in that time and continues to change. The routines and rhythms of life, work, and school have been interrupted. In-person worship and…
3/17/2020 Update on Covid-19
March 17, 2020 Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: Since I last wrote you concerning COVID-19 President Trump has issued some new guidelines, and last night the vestry and I met with Dr. Baber to discuss St.…
SPEC’s Response to COVID-19
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ: By now you are acutely aware of the novel coronavirus and its associated illness COVID-19. This is a respiratory illness that has now been categorized as a pandemic by the World…
Have you seen our new website?
Our New Website Is Up! We have completed our work on our branding strategy and now our newly branded website is up and running. This new website includes additional updated content, new features, a section for church members, and more.…
Diocesan Council 2020 Updates
Rebecca Taylor's words on her first DWTX Council: With the beautiful Corpus Christi shoreline as our backdrop, hundreds of delegates from the Diocese of West Texas met last week to see old friends, meet new ones, worship together, and vote…
What does a “Choir Retreat” mean for us? New music, repurposed familiar tunes, and new ideas for St. Philip’s!
The choir recently gathered in Concan at the Capt’s beautiful river home for a retreat. Our leader for the next two days was Matt Wise, Associate Rector for Liturgy, Adult Formation, and Family Ministry at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in…
Living Beyond Our Means – The 2020 Annual Parish Meeting
“We live beyond our means.” That’s what I said at the annual meeting. It was the thread that ran throughout the meeting and the theme of everything I talked about. Are those words about excess and abundance or are they…