Events
SPES Announces New Head of School
Welcome back to St. Philip's Joy Jechow! It is with great joy that we tell you that the School Board has hired Ms. Joy Jechow to serve as the next Head…
A 2021 DWTX Council Experience and Recap
By: Barbara Edwards “Nevertheless, the kingdom has come near.” That was the theme of the 2021 Diocesan Council which was held in February. Because it was my first time serving…
Welcome LaSabra Venegas – New Church Secretary
We are pleased to introduce you to LaSabra Venegas, the new church secretary here at St. Philip's. LaSabra graduated from Uvalde High School in 2017 and is currently enrolled at…
Thankfulness in 2020
What could we possibly be thankful for in 2020?” That’s the question Steve Hartman of the CBS Evening News recently asked his kids in a video. I hope you will…
Blessed Beyond My Expectations
By The Reverend Arnoldo L. Romero MLA As some of you may be aware, God willing, I will be ordained to the priesthood in less than six weeks. Mike and our…
Update: Crossroads Academy Self-Care Rewards
As you know St. Philip's has agreed to provide the rewards for the Crossroad's Self-Care challenge for the 2020-2021 school year. We have decided to donate 20 gift cards each month starting…
Where We Stand With Further Resuming Congregational Life?
At its most recent meeting the vestry discussed resuming childcare in the nursery and in-person Sunday School classes for children and adults. The consensus is that we want to do…
Crossroads Academy Outreach Continues
I am happy to say that we are partnering with Crossroads Academy again this year. It has just taken us a little time to get started as the year began so…
Loving our Neighbors During an Election
“I want us to have a conversation about the upcoming election.” That’s what I told the vestry at our September meeting about a week and a half ago. As soon…
A Conversation I Didn’t Think We Could Have
Let me tell you about an amazing conversation the Vestry had. It was important and meaningful to me personally and, I think, to the Vestry as a whole. If I…
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 […]