Events
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…
Council 2023 – By Buzz Barton
It was a privilege to attend Council and represent St. Philip’s. I must admit, I went thinking I knew what was ‘best’ for St. Philip’s and our Diocese only to…
An Excerpt from Bishop Reed’s Council Address Concerning Uvalde
Below is an excerpt from Bishop Reed's address to Council in Corpus Christi regarding Uvalde. Click here to read ("Go Baptize and Make Disciples:" The Bishop's Address) to diocesan council…
“Go Baptize and Make Disciples”
On Thursday, February 16, 2023, a group of eight of St. Philp’s faithful ventured to Corpus Christi for Diocesan Council. We had met twice in preparation for this journey and we were…
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 […]