Events
Legacy Giving Transforms Lives and Communities – Leaving a Lasting Impact for Generations
Philip’s Episcopal Church has been serving the community of Uvalde for over 141 years. Such an accomplishment wouldn't have been possible without the unwavering dedication of our members. While none…
Soles for Souls – Shoe Drive!
St. Philip's Episcopal Church and School will be collecting new and gently used shoes for Philip's Closet from now until All Souls Day, November 2nd. Shoe donations can be dropped…
Children’s Bereavement Center Updates
Additional Space, New Programs = Increased Opportunities for Uvalde Children FINDING FORTITUDE FOR THE FUTURE Following a very generous donation from a local community member, The Children’s Bereavement Center of…
Supporting Crossroads Academy!
St. Philip's has been offering support and helping the students, faculty and staff at Crossroads Academy for five years! Each month we provide gift cards for students as various incentives…
Chapel Doors Update
The work on reconstructing the new chapel doors is underway. While the doors are under construction we are dealing with some serious rot issues in the walls of the chapel.…
Moving Forward!
It's not about moving on - there's a difference! I hope we never move on from May 24th. I do, however, hope and believe we can move forward from May…
Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes
At first glance, maybe the first thought that popped into your head was “?”, or “That doesn’t make sense!”. But drill it down, think about it a bit longer, and it…
Highlights from DWTX Council 2024
The 120th Council of the DWTX convened in San Marcos February 22 - 24th in San Marcos, Texas. This year's delegation from St. Philip's included Darrell & Lory Zimmerman, Randy…
Annual Parish Meeting 2024 – Snow Much Fun!
We gathered in a warm cozy Briscoe Hall on Sunday amidst the snowflake-covered tables for our annual parish meeting! The kids even enjoyed snowball play outside with the 200 snowballs…
Doing Love!
How will you love today? This past Sunday I preached on the two great commandments, to love God and love our neighbor as ourselves. We usually associate love with a…
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
- Love Abhors A Vacuum – A Sermon On John 13:31-35“Where I am going, you cannot come,” Jesus says to his disciples in today’s gospel (John 13:31-35). It’s the night of the last supper and Jesus knows his time to depart this world has come. “Little children,” he says to them, “I am with you only a little longer.” Peter wants to know where Jesus is […]
- Some Soul-Searching – A Sermon On John 10:22-30To whom or what are you dedicating yourself these days? Whose voice are you listening to and following? Who or what is shepherding your life today? On a Sunday morning in church the obvious and correct answer is Jesus. But I don’t want us to settle for the obvious and correct. Today, I want us […]
- It’s Easter, Make A Little Effort.Last Sunday, Easter Sunday, I said that when the stone was rolled away from the tomb the door to our future was opened to us. The obvious thing to do when someone opens the door for you is to say thank you and walk through. It may be obvious but that doesn’t necessarily make it […]
- Sermons For The Triduum 2025Below are my sermons from the Triduum this year: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter. Though we might experience each day’s liturgy as separate, they are in reality one liturgy. There is no dismissal after Maundy Thursday. We leave in silence. The Good Friday liturgy begins and ends in silence, again without a […]