Events
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…
Offering our Tears for the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
By geography they are Israelis and Gazans. By ethnicity they are Jews and Arabs. By religion they are Jewish and Muslim. By history they are enemies. At least, that’s what…
How will you serve at St. Philip’s?
Each Sunday we need approximately fifteen people to help serve at our two services. This does not include those in the choir, the altar guild, or the vestry person of…
A Great Day of Celebration and Thanksgiving
One of my favorite Sundays every year is when the Bishop visits St. Philip's. It's always good to catch up with the Bishop and their spouse. It's feels good sharing…
Prayers and More for Maui!
Reaching out in faith! I know we are all sending our love and prayers for Maui, Hawaii, and that is great. But let's do more to help them rebuild and…
Blood Drive at St. Philip’s
Give a pint - get a pint (of ice cream) and more! Meeting the blood needs is not always easy for the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center, especially in…
Let’s Walk!
We all know the value of walking, but sometimes we don't always take the time for this beneficial exercise. What if you could combine a walk, with spending time with…
Love Heals
During the "We Will Continue . . . And How!" festival in San Marcos last September, keynote speaker, the Rev. Becca Stevens, priest and founder of Thistle Farms, spoke about…
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
- By Another Road – An Epiphany Reflection On Matthew 2:1-12A couple of weeks ago I had a dream that has stuck with me, asking for some attention and consideration. Toward the end of the dream, I decide to go home. The road home is on the other side of a small hill. I’m on my bike and when I get to the top of […]
- What’s Your Here And Now Christmas Story?You know the usual Christmas story (Luke 2:1-20). It happened “in those days” when Emperor Augustus issued a decree to “all the world.” He was pretty full of himself. It happened “in that region” where shepherds were living in the fields and working the night shift. They were neither imperial nor august. They were, rather, […]
- Managing The Advent CrisisIn my previous post I suggested that Advent is less about a countdown to Christmas and more about a crisis. I’m not talking about our usual understanding of crisis as one of those “Aw, shhhiiioot!!” events in which something has gone wrong. I’m talking about the older, original understanding of the word. It comes from […]
- The Crisis Of AdventMy post from a few days ago, Advent Truth, was the first in almost six months. During that time some of you may have wondered, “What happened to Mike?” A few of you emailed or left a comment asking that question. It’s a good question and one I’ve been asking myself. So, what happened? In […]